NOTHING CAN JUSTIFY TORTURE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!
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International human
rights NGOs urge the Chinese government to drop the “subversion of state power”
charge against human rights defender Chen Jianfang (陈建芳) and release her immediately and unconditionally. Ms.
Chen has spent over six months in detention incommunicado and now faces a
likely lengthy prison sentence after authorities charged her with an endangering
state security crime.
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October 21, 2019 | Human Rights Defenders | Statements | China
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The Observatory has been informed by reliable sources about the ongoing arbitrary detention and judicial harassment of Mr. Mohamed Al-Otaibi, co-founder of the Union for Human Rights. read more ...
October 18, 2019 | Human Rights Defenders | Urgent Interventions | Saudi Arabia
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October 18, 2019 | Human Rights Defenders | Urgent Interventions | Colombia
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According to the information received, on October 8,
2019, the Ministry of Justice submitted a lawsuit requesting the Supreme Court
of Russia to shut down the “For Human Rights” NGO, under the pretext that the
NGO “violated Russian laws and Constitution”, including the 2012 Foreign Agent
Law for Non-Commercial Organisations (hereafter the “Foreign Agent Law”), which
targets non-profit organisations receiving foreign financial assistance or
carrying out activities deemed to be “political”. read more ...
October 18, 2019 | Human Rights Defenders | Urgent Interventions | Russian Federation
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October 18, 2019 | Human Rights Defenders | Urgent Interventions | Morocco, Western Sahara
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October 15, 2019 | Monitoring Protection Mechanisms | Reports and Publications | Mexico
The undersigned international, regional and Iraqi human rights organisations demand that the authorities in Iraq immediately uphold promises to put an end to violent reprisals against the popular protest movement taking place across the country, which has left over 100 people dead, with thousands more injured and hundreds detained. read more ...
October 10, 2019 | Urgent campaigns | Urgent Interventions | Iraq
October 9, 2019 | Monitoring Protection Mechanisms | Statements | United States
The Brazilian civil society organizations, supported by several foreign, regional and international organizations, express their deep and grave concern about the Brazilian candidacy for the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) for the three-year period 2020- 2022.
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October 8, 2019 | Monitoring Protection Mechanisms | Statements | Brazil
October 7, 2019 | Rights of the Child | Statements
October 4, 2019 | Monitoring Protection Mechanisms | Reports and Publications | United States
October 4, 2019 | Statements | India
We strongly condemn the decision by
the Municipal Court judge to continue the investigation into unsubstantiated espionage
charges against Yeang Sothearin and Uon Chhin.
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October 4, 2019 | Urgent campaigns | Urgent Interventions | Cambodia
October 1, 2019 | Monitoring Protection Mechanisms | Statements | Saudi Arabia
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