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Dear Members of the SOS-Torture Network, Dear colleagues.
OMCT is pleased to announce the launch of its new Economic, Social and Cultural Rights webpage and library. They contain information on OMCT’s work aimed at addressing the economic, social and cultural root causes of torture and other forms of violence in addition to extensive documentation on the subject. The webpage and library can be accessed at http://escr.omct.org/
Human Rights Defenders - Urgent Appeals -
Iran
26-07-2010 | Grant Mr. Mohamad Sadigh Kaboudvand immediate access to adequate medical treatment!
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Geneva-Paris, July 26, 2010. The Observatory for the human rights defenders, a joint programme of World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), expresses its deep concern about the critical health condition of Mr. Mohamad Sadigh Kaboudvand, a journalist and the President of the Association for the Defence of Human Rights in Kurdistan (RMMK), who remains arbitrarily detained since July 2007.
On July 15, 2010, Mr. Mohamad Sadigh Kaboudvand lost consciousness in prison of Evin due to irregularities in his blood pressure. After been ...
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Human Rights Defenders - Open letters -
Tunisia
09-07-2010 | Appeal to the President of the Republic of Tunisia to repeal the amendment to Article 61bis of the Criminal Code
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Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; Poverty, Inequality, Discrimination and Violence - Reports -
09-07-2010 | Report on implementing OMCT’s Project, Preventing torture and other forms of violence by acting on their economic, social and cultural root causes: January 2007 to March 2010
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Human Rights Defenders - Urgent Appeals -
Iran
09-07-2010 | Acts of intimidation and ill-treatments against the daughter-in-law of Mr. Mansour Osanloo, who remains arbitrarily detained
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IRN 004 / 0710 / OBS 084
Ill-treatments / Acts of intimidation / Threats / Ongoing arbitrary detention
Iran
July 9, 2010
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), requests your urgent intervention in the following situation in Iran.
Description of the situation:
The Observatory has been informed by reliable sources about the acts of intimidation and ill-treatments against Ms. Zoya Samadi, the daughter-in-law of Mr. ...
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Human Rights Defenders - Press Releases -
The Russian Federation
07-07-2010 | Mr. Oleg Orlov charged with criminal offence
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Paris-Geneva, July 7, 2010. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), denounces the ongoing judicial harassment against Mr. Oleg Orlov, Chairman of the Board of the Human Rights Centre “Memorial”.
On July 6, 2010, Mr. Oleg Orlov was summoned to appear before the Investigation Division of Investigatory Department at the Department of Internal Affairs (UVD) of the Central Administrative District of the city of Moscow. He was then charged with criminal offense of ...
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Human Rights Defenders - Press Releases -
Tunisia
07-07-2010 | Confirmation on appeal of the sentencing of journalist Fahem Boukaddous to four years in prison
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Human Rights Defenders - Press Releases -
Kazakhstan
06-07-2010 | Solidarity visit of detained human rights defender Evgeny Zhovtis
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Paris - Geneva, July 6, 2010. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), undertook a visit of Mr. Evgeny Zhovtis in prison. Mr. Zhovtis is a founding member and the Director of the Kazakhstan International Human Rights and the Rule of Law Bureau, as well as a member of the Council of Experts of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODHIR) under the Organisation on Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in charge of freedom of assembly[1]
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Human Rights Defenders - Press Releases -
Syrian Arab Republic
05-07-2010 | Conviction of Haytham Al-Maleh, a 79 years-old human rights lawyer, signals continuing persecution of Lawyers and Human Rights Defenders in Syria
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[Arabic version]
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) and the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders - a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) - today strongly condemned the decision of the Second Military Court of Damascus to convict Mr. Haytham Al-Maleh, a 79 years old prominent Syrian human rights lawyer, and to sentence him to three ...
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Human Rights Defenders - Press Releases -
Iran
02-07-2010 | Ms. Nargess Mohammadi released on bail
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Paris-Geneva, July 2, 2010. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), welcomes the release of Ms. Nargess Mohammadi, Vice-President of the Defenders of Human Rights Centre (DHRC).
In the evening of July 1, 2010, Ms. Nargess Mohammadi was released on a 50,000 dollars bail. She had been arrested at her home on June 10, 2010, and had been detained in Evin prison since then. However, the charges against her remain pending. No further information could be ...
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Human Rights Defenders - Press Releases -
Chile
02-07-2010 | Publication of a judicial observation mission report on the trial against Ms. Pascale Bonnefoy
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