Censorship
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Egypt: Joint Submission for Universal Periodic Review
Tags Share Since 2019, civic space and human rights in Egypt have severely deteriorated, exacerbated by several recent developments related to presidential elections and Israel’s war on Gaza. In this submission, the Committee for Justice and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights analyze Egypt’s fulfillment of its human rights obligations since Egypt’s prior Universal Periodic Review…
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Committee for Justice and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Submit Report to UN Universal Periodic Review
Tags Share Geneva, Switzerland and Washington, United States [July 15, 2024] – The Committee for Justice (CFJ) and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR) have jointly submitted a comprehensive report to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) for the Arab Republic of Egypt. The submission, prepared for the UPR 48th Session of the Human…
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This Week’s Spotlight on Human Rights
Tags Share Michael Brown’s mom pushes for justice for her son in public hearing The mother of Michael Brown — who was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer in 2014 sparking protests around the county — gave testimony to the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR) to review the case of her son’s killing in…
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Watchdog organizations expose state censorship strategies in Latin America before IACHR
Tags Share In a July 8 hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), representatives of 25 civil society organizations—including Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights—detailed how some repressive Latin American regimes are attempting to suppress political opposition and censor criticism, according to LatAm Journalism Review. According to the representatives, state strategies to dismantle rule…
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Nigeria: Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Welcomes News That Charges Have Been Dropped Against Journalist Omoyele Sowore
Tags Share Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights welcomes the news that the Nigerian government has dropped all charges against prominent journalist and human rights activist, Omoyele “Yele” Sowore. “Five years ago, the Nigerian government initiated an unjust trial against Omoyele Sowore on the basis of unsubstantiated charges,” said Kerry Kennedy, President at Robert F. Kennedy…
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NGOs call for protection of journalists and freedom of expression in Cambodia and Việt Nam ahead of UN human rights review
Tags Share Journalists working in Cambodia and Việt Nam are routinely threatened, subject to mistreatment, and detained for their reporting and commentary, with many imprisoned and denied basic rights, according to two new reports on press freedom and freedom of expression submitted to the United Nations. A report on Việt Nam was jointly submitted by…
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Việt Nam: Joint Submission for Universal Periodic Review on Human Rights Abuses
Tags Share Ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Việt Nam that is taking place in Geneva next year, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Freedom House, and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR), submitted a joint report, with the support of Covington & Burling LLP. The report provides a…
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Cambodia: Joint Submission for Universal Periodic Review Documenting Human Rights Violations
Tags Share Ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Cambodia that is taking place in Geneva next year, Freedom House, and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR) submitted a joint report, with the support of Covington & Burling LLP. The report documents the human rights abuses committed by the government…
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Experts call on the international community to engage in specific recommendations during the Universal Periodic Review on Bangladesh
Tags Share Ahead of the 44th session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the U.N. Human Rights Council (HRC) scheduled for November 13, 2023, four experts called on U.N. member states to urge Bangladesh to cease the continuing violations faced by human rights defenders, journalists, and critical voices within the country, during a virtual…
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Bangladesh: Joint Submissions for Universal Periodic Review Documenting Human Rights Violations Committed by the Government
Tags Share Ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Bangladesh, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights alongside our partners have submitted the following reports. The first report was submitted together with Asian Legal Resource Center and Committee to Protect Journalists and the second report was submitted as part of a Bangladesh…
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New Amicus Brief Defends the Decriminalization in Cases of Defamation
Tags Share On April 20th, 2023, Robert F Kennedy Human Rights, partnered with Free Press Unlimited, Unión Nacional de Instituciones para el Trabajo de Acción Social (UNITAS), Red Latinoamericana y del Caribe por la Democracia (REDLAD), Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law (KIBHR) and Odhikar, filed an amicus curiae brief before…
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BANGLADESH: Government must stop human rights violations and end impunity
Tags Share Kuala Lumpur/ Hong Kong/ Manila/ Bangkok/ Paris/Dhaka /Geneva /Johannesburg /Washington DC, 09 December 2022: The undersigned human rights organizations commemorate all victims of human rights violations and stand in solidarity with the victims’ families in Bangladesh and across the world. This year’s International Human Rights Day’s slogan is “Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for…
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