Statement
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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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SJS and RFK Human Rights call for Mohamed Bulbul’s immediate release
Tags Share MOGADISHU/ WASHINGTON DC – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR) strongly denounce the ongoing arbitrary detention of SJS Information and Human Rights Secretary, Mohamed Ibrahim Osman Bulbul and demand his immediate and unconditional release. We are deeply alarmed by the growing trend of attacks against journalists and…
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BANGLADESH: Government must cease enforced disappearances, stop harassment of the victims’ families and hold perpetrators accountable
Tags Share Bangkok/ Dhaka/ Geneva/ Hong Kong/Kuala Lumpur/ Manila/ Melbourne/ Paris/ Washington, D.C.; 29 August 2023: We, the undersigned organisations, are gravely concerned over the continued commission of enforced disappearances in Bangladesh and the denial of access to justice for the victims. The acts of enforced disappearance occur with impunity in Bangladesh and have become…
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Bangladesh: End Political Prosecution of Rights Leaders
Tags Share The Bangladesh authorities should cease their continued criminalization and harassment of Bangladesh human rights group, Odhikar, 21 human rights groups said today. Authorities should drop politically-motivated charges against Odhikar’s leaders, Adilur Rahman Khan and ASM Nasiruddin Elan. On August 10, 2013, Khan, secretary of Odhikar and a prominent human rights activist, was arbitrarily…
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