Crimes Against Humanity
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Carta Abierta De Organizaciones Internacionales De Sociedad Civil Al Ministro De Asuntos Penitenciarios De Venezuela Respecto De Las Condiciones De Detención Y Posibles Torturas En La Cárcel ‘Rodeo I’
Tags Share Señor Julio García Zerpa Ministro del Poder Popular para el Servicio Penitenciario República Bolivariana de Venezuela Señor ministro García Zerpa, Las organizaciones internacionales de sociedad civil que suscribimos esta carta nos dirigimos a Usted para trasmitirle nuestra profunda preocupación por las condiciones de reclusión en el centro penitenciario El Rodeo ubicado en el…
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Biden Should Oppose US Sanctions on ICC
Tags Share (Washington, DC) – US President Joe Biden should oppose threats and calls for punitive actions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), 121 human rights and civil society groups said today in a letter to President Biden. On May 20, 2024, the court’s prosecutor announced that he was seeking arrest warrants for three leaders of Hamas and two senior Israeli officials.…
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Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court Upholds Authorization to Resume Investigation into Crimes Against Humanity in Venezuela
Tags Share RFK Human Rights and Foro Penal celebrate the recent decision made by the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) concerning the investigation pertaining to the situation in Venezuela I. The Chamber’s findings indicate that the State of Venezuela has not initiated, and does not appear inclined to initiate, meaningful investigations into…
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La Sala de Apelaciones de la Corte Penal Internacional Confirma la Autorización para Reanudar Investigación sobre Crímenes de Lesa Humanidad en Venezuela
Tags Share RFK Human Rights y Foro Penal celebran la reciente decisión tomada por la Sala de Apelaciones de la Corte Penal Internacional (CPI) respecto a la investigación relacionada con la situación en Venezuela I. Los hallazgos de la Sala indican que el Estado de Venezuela no ha iniciado, y no parece inclinado a iniciar,…
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Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity in Venezuela
Share Venezuela is facing a severe human rights crisis, marked by widespread and systematic violations and crimes committed by the Nicolás Maduro government and its security forces. These include extrajudicial executions, enforced disappearances, arbitrary detentions, torture, persecution of political opponents, and repression of protests. The government has also failed to address the humanitarian emergency that…
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Civil Society Demands the Immediate Release of Venezuelan Human Rights Defender Rocío San Miguel
Tags Share We, the undersigned civil society organizations and individuals, express in the strongest possible terms our rejection of the arbitrary detention and forced disappearance for more than 60 hours of human rights defender Rocío San Miguel, by agents of the Military Counterintelligence Directorate [DGCIM] and the Bolivarian Intelligence Service [SEBIN] of Venezuela. San Miguel,…
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Exigimos la Inmediata Liberación de la Defensora de Derechos Humanos Rocío San Miguel
Tags Share Exigimos la Inmediata Liberación de la Defensora de Derechos Humanos Rocío San Miguel Febrero 12/2024 Las organizaciones de la sociedad civil y las personas que suscriben este pronunciamiento, expresamos nuestro más firme rechazo a la detención arbitraria y la desaparición forzada por más de 60 horas de la defensora de derechos humanos Rocío…
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International organizations express concern over revived legislation aiming to criminalize and obstruct civil society work in Venezuela
Tags Share The undersigned organizations express deep concern over the ongoing efforts by the Venezuelan government to pass the bill entitled “Law of Supervision, Regularization, Performance, and Financing of Non-Governmental and Related Organizations” (Ley de Fiscalización, Regularización, Actuación y Financiamiento de las Organizaciones No Gubernamentales y Afines). This legislation, which was introduced and initially approved…
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Bangladesh: Odhikar published its Annual Human Rights Report 2023
Tags Share Despite the continuous harassment imposed by the Bangladesh Government, Odhikar published its Annual Human Rights Report 2023. The report documents the human rights situation in the country, based on information collected by human rights defenders, data published in the media and is based on international human rights instruments and standards. Read the report.
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CIDH refiere el caso de la Masacre de El Junquito ante la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos
Tags Share Foro Penal y Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights celebran la decisión tomada por la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) de remitir el caso de la Masacre de El Junquito contra Venezuela a la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos el pasado octubre. Este caso, en el cual las organizaciones actúan como representantes de…
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IACHR refers case of El Junquito Massacre to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Tags Share Foro Penal and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights welcome the IACHR’s decision to refer the Case of El Junquito Massacre against Venezuela to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights last October. This case, in which both organizations act as victims’ representatives, refers to the extrajudicial executions of Oscar Pérez and six other victims…
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Out of sight, out of mind: How new film ‘The Zone Of Interest’ challenges all of us to be vigilant in protecting and defending human rights
Tags Share This year we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a document outlining the basic fundamental rights we have because we are human. A document drafted soon after WWII with the hope and desire that the atrocities witnessed would happen “never again.” An aspirational document proclaiming in the first…
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