Statement
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El Foro Penal y Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR) piden a la Honorable Sala de Apelaciones de la Corte Penal Internacional (CPI) que confirme la decisión de la Sala de Cuestiones Preliminares I de reanudar las investigaciones sobre crímenes de lesa
Tags Share En una histórica audiencia de dos días, la Sala de Apelaciones de la CPI llevó a cabo una revisión exhaustiva de la apelación del Estado de Venezuela contra la Decisión de la Sala de Cuestiones Preliminares I sobre la reanudación de las investigaciones por parte de la Fiscalía. Esta audiencia marcó la primera
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Submits Petition on Behalf of Mahmoud Hussein – “The T-Shirt Detainee”
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights has submitted a communication to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) on behalf of Mahmoud Hussein, often referred to as the “T-Shirt Detainee.” Mahmoud is presently held at the notorious Badr Prison in Cairo, Egypt and requires urgent medical care. Mahmoud is a young Egyptian
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Las víctimas de Crímenes de Lesa Humanidad en Venezuela tendrán voz este martes 7/11 en audiencia de la Corte Penal internacional
Tags Share La Haya, 6 de noviembre de 2023: La Sala de Apelaciones de la Corte Penal Internacional ha programado la primera audiencia pública de la Situación Venezuela I para los días martes 7 y miércoles 8 de noviembre a las 9 de la mañana, hora estándar de Europa Central (CET). La Situación Venezuela I,
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The victims of Crimes against Humanity in Venezuela will have a voice this Tuesday, 7/11, in a hearing at the International Criminal Court
Tags Share The Hague, November 6, 2023: The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court has scheduled the first public hearing for Situation Venezuela I for Tuesday, November 7, and Wednesday, November 8, at 9 a.m. Central European Time (CET). Situation Venezuela I focuses on the investigation of crimes against humanity, including arbitrary detentions, torture,
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Bangladesh: Government must end excessive use of force against protesters, release arbitrarily detained activists and political opponents and conduct prompt investigations
Tags Share Bangladesh authorities must immediately cease resorting to violence and excessive use of force to suppress protests. The undersigned organizations wish to express our deep concern over the alarming and distressing developments in Bangladesh, in the context of the rallies and demonstrations co-organized by the opposition parties and led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party
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RFKHR Calls for Ceasefire in Gaza
Tags Share We are deeply alarmed by the mounting death tolls in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank. Our thoughts go out to all those affected by the bloodshed. Israeli forces & Palestinian armed groups must protect civilian lives and cease all hostilities to avoid further death and destruction.
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Mexico Should Address Criminalization of Human Rights Defenders
Tags Share The undersigned organizations express our deep concern at the continuing lack of accountability for acts of criminalization, including undue investigation of cell phone records, against human rights defenders Ana Lorena Delgadillo (director and founder of the Foundation for Justice and the Democratic Rule of Law (FJEDD)), Mercedes Doretti (scientist and expert in cases
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Estado mexicano debería esclarecer criminalización de defensoras de derechos humanos
Tags Share Las organizaciones abajo firmantes expresamos nuestra profunda preocupación por la falta de esclarecimiento y sanción hasta la fecha de los actos de criminalización, incluyendo la obtención indebida de registros telefónicos, a las defensoras de derechos humanos Ana Lorena Delgadillo (directora y fundadora de la Fundación para la Justicia y el Estado Democrático de
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Egypt: RFK Human Rights Calls for the Immediate Release of Mahmoud Hussein
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights strongly condemns the re-arrest and arbitrary detention of Mahmoud Mohamed Ahmed Hussein, who already spent over two years in pretrial detention for wearing an anti-torture t-shirt. We are deeply concerned by reports of Mahmoud’s deteriorating health and demand his immediate and unconditional release. We also call upon the
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Dominican Republic: for 10 years now, thousands of people are still deprived of their nationality
Tags Share Santo Domingo, Washington D.C.: September 25, 2023. In the face of the largest deprivation of nationality in the history of Latin America and the Caribbean, the undersigned organizations demand that the Dominican government respect, promote, and protect the human rights of Dominicans of Haitian descent affected by Ruling TC-169-13 of the Constitutional Court
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República Dominicana: desde hace 10 años, miles de personas continúan privadas de su nacionalidad
Tags Share Santo Domingo, Washington D.C.: Septiembre 25, 2023. Frente a la privación de nacionalidad más grande en la historia de América Latina y el Caribe, las organizaciones firmantes exigimos al gobierno dominicano a respetar, promover y proteger los derechos humanos de las personas dominicanas de ascendencia haitiana afectadas por la Sentencia TC-169-13 del Tribunal
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Bangladesh: Quash conviction and release rights defenders
Tags Share (September 14, 2023) Bangladesh authorities should immediately release human rights defenders Adilur Rahman Khan and ASM Nasiruddin Elan, quash their convictions, and end all reprisals against them for their legitimate human rights work, said 72 organizations today. Khan and Elan were sentenced by the Cyber Tribunal of Dhaka to two years’ of prison
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