NOTHING CAN JUSTIFY TORTURE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!
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Following concerns raised by civil society
organisations including the OMCT, 22 Members of the European Parliament
(MEPs) belonging to 5
different political groups and 9 European Union
Member States have expressed their
concern about the approval of the NGO Law in Guatemala. The MEPs have
urgent President Alejandro Giammattei not to validate this law due to
the fact that it does not meet international human rights standards with
regards to Freedom of Association.
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February 21, 2020 | Human Rights Defenders | Urgent Interventions | Guatemala
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February 21, 2020 | Human Rights Defenders | Urgent Interventions | Venezuela
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The Observatory has been informed by reliable sources about the release on bail of Mr. Ahmed Abdel Fattah, a human rights defender from Aswan governorateand a board member of the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms (ECRF), a human rights law firm based in Cairo operating in several governorates. Mr. Abdel Fattah notably works for the promotion of health rights, environmental rights, refugees and migrants’ rights, Nubian rights, and the rights of persons with disabilities in Upper Egypt. read more ...
February 18, 2020 | Human Rights Defenders | Urgent Interventions | Egypt
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February 14, 2020 | Human Rights Defenders | Urgent Interventions | Guatemala
According to the information received, on December 6, 2019, Thammakaset
filed a criminal complaint for “defamation” (Article 326 of the Thai Criminal
Code) and “libel” (Article 328) with the Bangkok Southern Criminal Court
against Ms. Puttanee Kangkun over her 14 social media posts. If prosecuted and
convicted under these charges, Ms. Puttanee Kangkun could face up to 28
years in prison and a fine of up to 2.8 million Thai Baht (approximately 81,500
Euros). A preliminary hearing is set for March 2, 2020 read more ...
February 14, 2020 | Human Rights Defenders | Urgent Interventions | Thailand
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February 20, 2020 | Reports and Publications | Congo, Democratic Republic
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February 18, 2020 | Monitoring Protection Mechanisms, Violence against women | Events | Congo, Democratic Republic
February 11, 2020 | Links
The report by OMCT and nine other international organisations points to the repeated and generalized character of the human rights violations committed by the security services during the protests
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January 29, 2020 | Monitoring Protection Mechanisms | Reports and Publications | Chile
January 27, 2020 | Statements | Niger
January 27, 2020 | Monitoring Protection Mechanisms | Links
January 23, 2020 | Violence against women | Statements | Mexico
January 23, 2020 | Links | Switzerland
January 20, 2020 | Statements | Algeria
January 8, 2020 | Monitoring Protection Mechanisms | Reports and Publications | Russian Federation
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