Statement
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Two Soldiers Convicted for Sexual Torture of Valentina Rosendo
Tags Share The undersigned organizations that form part of the International Observatory on Human Rights in Mexico welcome the historic ruling that sentenced two members of the Mexican military to prison for violating the human rights of Valentina Rosendo Cantú in 2002. Sixteen years after the crimes took place, and eight since the Inter-American Court…
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Statement on Senate Bail Reform Proposal in “Big Ugly” Bill S9097
Tags Share This weekend, the Senate Republicans released a “Big Ugly” bill—S9097—which includes a proposal to “reform” bail practices in New York. This proposal disregards the need for bold and sweeping bail reform that will drastically reduce pretrial detention across the state and end disparities in our jails. Nearly 70% of the 25,000 people held…
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El caso Valentina Rosendo Cantú: oportunidad única de frenar la impunidad en casos de abusos militares
Tags Share Próxima sentencia en el caso Valentina Rosendo Cantú, oportunidad única de frenar la impunidad en casos de abusos militares: Observatorio Internacional sobre México Organizaciones internacionales resaltan la importancia del caso de Valentina Rosendo Cantú en la discusión sobre la militarización de la seguridad pública y la Ley de Seguridad Interior en México. En…
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Government Shuts Down LGBTQ+ Event in Uganda
Tags Share We are deeply troubled to learn that the Ugandan government ordered Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) to shut down their event today commemorating the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). This unjustified order, issued by the Ugandan Minister of State for Ethics and Integrity, arbitrarily disrupts SMUG’s celebration of a day dedicated…
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En el caso Alvarado, la Corte Interamericana considerara las desaparaciones forzadas en Mexico
Tags Share El caso Alvarado es el primero en que la Corte Interamericana se pronunciará sobre la Ley de Seguridad Interior de México San José, Ciudad de México, Washington D.C., Ginebra, Stuttgart, 25 de abril del 2018 El próximo jueves 26 de abril, la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos conocerá la historia de Nitza Paola…
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Seeking Justice in the Trial of Molina Theissen
Tags Share HAGA CLIC AQUI PARA LEER Guatemala City, San José, Washington D.C. – April 11, 2018 – On March 1, the High Risk tribunal C began the trial that will determine the criminal responsibility of five high-ranking officials accused of crimes against humanity for the arbitrary detention, torture and sexual violation of Emma Molina…
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Protect Egyptian Human Rights Defenders, Both Home and Abroad
Tags Share The undersigned civil society organisations express their outrage at the latest death threats targeting the Director of Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), Bahey el-Din Hassan, as a result of his human rights work on Egypt in Europe and the US. On 21 March 2018, in reaction to a memo sent by…
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Hope for a Safer Environment for Journalists in Colombia
Tags Share Twenty years today, on April 16, 1998, Colombian journalist Nelson Carvajal was shot and killed in Pitalito, Huila, by a hitman that escaped on a motorbike. Just prior to his death he had been uncovering corruption by the local government and businessmen. The Colombian authorities’ investigation into his murder has been plagued with…
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We Urge Guatemala to Prioritize Armed Conflict Cases
Tags Share HAGA CLIC AQUÍ PARA LEER Guatemala City, San Jose, Utrecht and Washington D.C., April 4, 2018 In light of the recent death of the former dictator, Efraín Ríos Montt, the stagnancy and permeability of the Guatemalan judicial system has become evident. The search for justice for the genocide of the Maya-Ixil people has…
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Statement on the Syrian Government’s Use of Chemical Weapons
Tags Share The world has watched in horror as Syrian civilians suffered the horrific effects of yet another chemical weapons attack. Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights joins organizations and countries around the world in condemning the use of chemical weapons in this ongoing war. The fact that we are again discussing the use of chemical…
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Attack on Mozambique Human Rights Defender Raises New Concerns
Tags Share 3 April 2018 It is with sadness that the undersigned civil society organisations express deep concern about the attack on Mozambique human rights defender, Ericino de Salema, which took place in Maputo on 27th March 2018. Mr Salema, a journalist, a rights activist and political analyst was allegedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen in…
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Organizaciones Internacionales Instan a la Suprema Corte de México a Proteger la Independencia Judicial en Chihuahua
Tags Share La independencia de los poderes judiciales en México es fundamental para juzgar casos de corrupción y violaciones a derechos humanos. El próximo lunes 02 de marzo, el pleno de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (SCJN) resolverá dos controversias constitucionales que pueden afectar de forma directa la estabilidad e independencia judicial…
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