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Déclaration de kerry kennedy sur la détention illégale de kezimana
Tags Share [New York/Washington D.C., 20 mai 2020] Avant les élections générales du 20 mai au Burundi, les autorités burundaises et les membres du parti au pouvoir ont utilisé des tactiques de peur et de violence pour étouffer et réprimer l’opposition politique. Plus récemment, les autorités ont arrêté l’ancienne défenseuse des droits humains et candidate…
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Kerry Kennedy on the Unlawful Detention of Cathy Kezimana
Tags Share [New York/Washington D.C., 20 May 2020] Leading up to today’s general elections in Burundi, national authorities and members of the ruling party have employed tactics of fear and violence to stifle and repress its political opposition. Most recently arresting former human rights defender and current political candidate Cathy Kezimana in retaliation for a…
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COVID-19 Challenges for the Dominican Republic
The pandemic directly impacts those who have been denationalized, migrants, refugees, stateless people, and those at risk of statelessness in the country.
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El desafío que presenta COVID-19 para la República Dominicana
La Pandemia Impacta Directamente a Aquellos Que Han Sido Desnacionalizados, Migrantes, Refugiados, Apátridas Y Aquellos en Riesgo De Apatridia en El País.
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Human Rights Orgs Petition UN on Behalf of LGBTQ+ People Arbitrarily Detained in Uganda
The Ugandan government has unlawfully detained 19 LGBTQ+ people under the guise of its COVID-19 response.
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Call for Release of Sahrawi Activist Mohamed Al-Bambary
Tags Share (May 15, 2020, Washington D.C.) — Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and Freedom Now urge the Government of Morocco to immediately release Mohamed Al-Bambary and all political prisoners in light of the growing threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. A journalist and Sahrawi activist, Mr. Al-Bambary had reported on human rights abuses committed…
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Statement on Trump’s Executive Order Suspending Immigration
Tags Share At a time when our leaders should be bringing this country together, Donald Trump continues to sow division and hate. His call to suspend immigration to the U.S. is nothing more than a shameless attempt to blame immigrants for his own administration’s failure to competently manage the coronavirus crisis. Xenophobia should have no…
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RFK Human Rights Joins Urgent Call to Release Political Prisoners in Venezuela
Tags Share COVID-19 poses a particular threat to the Venezuelan people, who already suffer from deplorable humanitarian conditions. Venezuela’s overcrowded prisons and detention centers are particularly vulnerable to the virus. Our partner Foro Penal estimates that there are 326 political prisoners among the detainees. Like all inmates, they are being held in unsanitary conditions without…
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Urgent Measures Must Be Taken by MENA Governments to Protect Prison Population
Tags Share In light of the global COVID-19 pandemic outbreak—qualified as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization (WHO)—we, the undersigned organizations, express grave concern over the situation of detainees and prisoners across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). While certain states in the region have taken some positive…
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Escalating Attacks on Malawian Civil Society Leaders
Tags Share Ahead of Malawi’s upcoming general election rerun on May 19, government authorities have escalated their attacks on civic space, homing in on human rights defenders Gift Trapence, Reverend MacDonald Sembereka, and Timothy Mtambo—leaders of the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC)—for organizing national protests to advocate for electoral justice and free elections. “We are…
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Rechazamos la aprobación del Decreto que limita el trabajo de las ONGs en Guatemala
Las Ong Firmantes Exhortamos Al Presidente De La República De Guatemala a Vetar El Decreto No. 04-2020 Que Introduce Reformas a La Ley De Ongs Que Afectan La Libertad De Asociación, Libertad De Expresión Y Restringe El Espacio Cívico
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Myanmar: Lift Internet Restrictions in Rakhine and Chin States
Tags Share We, the 29 undersigned organizations, call on the Government of Myanmar to immediately lift restrictions on mobile internet communications in eight townships in Rakhine State and one township in Chin State. We are particularly concerned by the Government of Myanmar’s recent reinstatement of restrictions on mobile internet access in five townships on February…
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