NOTHING CAN JUSTIFY TORTURE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!
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December 6, 2019 | Human Rights Defenders | Urgent Interventions | Morocco, Western Sahara
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This week, more than a year after issuing a guilty verdict, the First Chamber of the Sentencing Court in Tegucigalpa, Honduras issued the sentence and individualized the convictions of seven people responsible for carrying out the murder of Lenca leader Berta Cáceres Flores and the attempted murder of Mexican environmentalist Gustavo Castro. These included an employee and former employee of the Desarrollos Energéticos S.A. (DESA) company and an active Major and several officers of the Honduran Armed Forces. read more ...
December 5, 2019 | Human Rights Defenders | Urgent Interventions | Honduras
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December 2, 2019 | Human Rights Defenders | Urgent Interventions | Guinea
The Observatory has been informed by reliable sources about the arbitrary detention and judicial harassment of Mr. Ramy Kamel, a defender of religious minorities’ rights. He is a member of the Maspero Youth Union (MYU), a Coptic human rights organisation. read more ...
November 29, 2019 | Human Rights Defenders | Urgent Interventions | Egypt
The Observatory has been informed by reliable sources
about the threats and harassment against family members of Mr. Ahmed Saïd,
Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedom (ECRF) Coordinator in Germany. read more ...
November 28, 2019 | Human Rights Defenders | Urgent Interventions | Egypt
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Starting on 15 November 2019, mass protests have erupted in Iran in response to a three-fold rise in petrol costs. Protesters have called for improved living conditions amidst high levels of corruption, unemployment, poverty and discrimination across the country. read more ...
December 3, 2019 | Statements | Iran
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We, the undersigned human rights organisations,
call on the Iraqi government to immediately cease the use of lethal and
excessive force against protesters. read more ...
December 3, 2019 | Statements | Iraq
November 28, 2019 | Events
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members of Slovakia’s parliament debate proposed legislation that, if
enacted, will potentially impede women’s access to abortion services, 36 organisations have issued a statement urging the Slovak Parliament to reject this regressive bill.
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November 18, 2019 | Monitoring Protection Mechanisms | Urgent Interventions | Slovakia
November 12, 2019 | Monitoring Protection Mechanisms | Reports and Publications | Burkina Faso
November 12, 2019 | Monitoring Protection Mechanisms | Reports and Publications | Niger
November 12, 2019 | Statements | Chile
The Iraqi
government has stepped up its violent crackdown on peaceful demonstrators,
including human rights defenders and other activists, as the campaign of mass arrests
and fatal attacks continues. The undersigned organisations call on the Iraqi authorities
to immediately end violence and reprisals against protestors, and uphold the rights
to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression. read more ...
November 12, 2019 | Statements | Iraq
November 11, 2019 | Statements | Philippines
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