NOTHING CAN JUSTIFY TORTURE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!
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Since the
beginning of the National Strike on November 21, 1023 people have been
arrested, and at least 47 have been prosecuted. Criminalising protest and the
defence of human rights is not merely an issue related to the current moment –
a report
published today
describes a sustained policy in which State institutions are unduly used in an
attempt to silence the defence of human rights.
« Criminal prosecution purely based on their defence
of human rights is not only unfair, it is also perverse: it contributes to
perpetuating the very human rights violations the defenders were opposing,
namely pollution, deforestation, land concentration and the erosion of the
freedoms of expression and peaceful protest. The whole of Colombian society
loses out in this scenario. At least, everyone except the perpetrators, that is
», declared Gerald
Staberock, OMCT Secretary General.
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December 12, 2019 | Human Rights Defenders | Reports and Publications | Colombia
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The Observatory has been informed by reliable sources about the continuing arbitrary detention of Mr. Haytham Mohamadein, labour rights lawyer at the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms (ECRF) and a member of El-Nadim Centre for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence and Torture, an Egyptian NGO dedicated to combating torture and providing medical and legal aid in support of victims of human rights’ abuses. read more ...
December 12, 2019 | Human Rights Defenders | Urgent Interventions | Egypt
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December 11, 2019 | Human Rights Defenders | Urgent Interventions | Chad
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December 10, 2019 | Human Rights Defenders | Urgent Interventions | Mexico
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The Observatory firmly condemns the ongoing
judicial harassment of Mr. Taner Kılıç and the “Istanbul 10”, as it seem to be
only aimed at punishing them for their legitimate human rights activities. The
Observatory urges the Turkish authorities to immediately and unconditionally
drop all the charges against 11 above-mentioned human rights defenders, and to
put an end to any act of harassment, including at the judicial level, against
them and all the human rights defenders in Turkey. read more ...
December 10, 2019 | Human Rights Defenders | Urgent Interventions | Turkey
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December 12, 2019 | Reports and Publications | Guatemala
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December 9, 2019 | Monitoring Protection Mechanisms | Statements | Brazil
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
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
As
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
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