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Décision décevante de la Cour africaine, qui refuse de se prononcer sur l’ingérence dangereuse et systématique du gouvernement rwandais dans les activités des organisations de défense des droits humains
Tags Share Selon une succession troublante d’événements liés à la lutte mondiale pour la protection des espaces civiques, la Cour africaine des droits de l’homme et des peuples (“la Cour africaine”) a finalement refusé d’examiner une affaire contestant la prise de contrôle illégale par l’État rwandais de l’une des dernières organisations indépendantes de défense des…
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In a Disappointing Decision, the African Court Refuses to Address Rwanda’s Dangerous and Systematic Interference with Human Rights Organizations
Tags Share In a troubling turn of events in the global struggle to protect civic spaces, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (“The African Court”) recently declined to hear the merits of a case challenging the illegal takeover by the Rwandan State of one of the last independent human rights organizations in the…
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UN: Ban Abusive Bangladesh Unit from Peacekeeping
Tags Share January 19, 2022 – The United Nations Department of Peace Operations should ban Bangladesh’s notoriously abusive paramilitary Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) from UN deployment, 12 organizations said in a letter to Under Secretary General Jean-Pierre Lacroix, made public today. Human rights organizations have documented widespread RAB abuses. UN human rights experts have also…
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Exigimos justicia por el asesinato de la activista trans Thalía Rodríguez en Honduras
Tags Share [Tegucigalpa/Washington D.C., 11 de enero de 2022] Las organizaciones Red Lésbica Cattrachas y Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights repudiamos el asesinato de Thalía Rodríguez, mujer trans y activista de los derechos de las personas LGBTI, ocurrido el día de hoy en su casa ubicada en el cerro Juana Laínez, en Tegucigalpa. Thalía era…
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We demand justice for the murder of trans activist Thalía Rodríguez in Honduras
Tags Share [Tegucigalpa/Washington D.C., January 11, 2022] The organizations Red Lésbica Cattrachas and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights condemn the murder of Thalía Rodríguez, a trans woman and LGBTI rights activist, which occurred today at her home located on Juana Laínez Hill, in Tegucigalpa. Thalía was a trans woman who dedicated more than 20 years…
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RFK Human Rights calls on the IACHR to hold Cuba responsible for the 2012 death of pro-democracy leaders Oswaldo Paya and Harold Cepero
Tags Share On July 22, 2012, Oswaldo José Payá Sardiñas, a renowned Cuban dissident and human rights leader, was killed in a car crash near Bayamo, Cuba. Harold Cepero, a young activist who was traveling with him, died in the hospital soon afterwards. Both were prominent figures in the Christian Liberation Movement, which Mr. Payá…
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RFK Human Rights pide a la CIDH hacer responsable al estado Cubano por la muerte de los líderes pro-democracia Oswaldo Payá y Harold Cepero
Tags Share El 22 de julio de 2012, Oswaldo José Payá Sardiñas, un reconocido disidente cubano y líder de derechos humanos, falleció tras un choque de auto cerca de Bayamo, Cuba. Harold Cepero, un joven activista que viajaba con él, falleció en el hospital poco después. Ambos eran figuras prominentes del Movimiento Cristiano Liberación, que…
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Bangladesh: Stop Harassment of Human Rights Defenders
Tags Share (December 14, 2021) – Bangladesh authorities must end the harassment of Adilur Rahman Khan and ASM Nasiruddin Elan, respectively Secretary and Director of the human rights group Odhikar, who have been targeted through the misuse of the criminal justice system, eleven rights groups said today. On December 15, 2021, the Cyber Tribunal of…
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Joint statement on new assault against Human Rights Defender Aminatou Haidar in Western Sahara
Tags Share On Dec. 5, Sahrawi human rights defender Aminatou Haidar was physically assaulted by Moroccan police forces and paramilitary during a peaceful demonstration. She was protesting against the renewed attacks on her fellow colleague and human rights defender Sultana Khaya, who has been subjected to repeated violent physical and psychological aggression, including of a…
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Joint Civil Society Statement on Nigeria ahead of United States’ Summit for Democracy
Tags Share The undersigned organizations welcome the Biden-Harris Administration’s Summit for Democracy for leaders of governments, civil society and private sector to set forth an “affirmative agenda for democratic renewal and to tackle the greatest threats faced by democracies today through collective action”. We acknowledge the key themes of the Summit: defending against authoritarianism; addressing…
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Calls for Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram Parvez to be Immediately Released
Tags Share November 22, 2021—Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights calls for the immediate release of Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram Parvez, who was arrested today under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act and Indian Penal Code. As the coordinator of the Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) and chairperson of the Asian Federation Against Involuntary…
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Deep Concern Over Attacks on Human Rights Defender Sultana Khaya and the Retaliation facing Sahrawi Activists in Western Sahara
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights is deeply concerned about recent reports of attacks and human rights violations by Moroccan authorities against Sahrawi human rights defender Sultana Khaya, as well as the retaliation that the Sahrawi activist and 2008 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award laureate, Aminatou Haidar, faces for her activism. On Nov.…
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