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Communications report to session 54 of the Human Rights Council, communications sent from 01 Mar 2023 to 31 May 2023 and their replies received until 31 Jul 2023. Some names of individuals or other information have been rendered anonymous or otherwise unidentifiable. |
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Informations reçues concernant les allégations de torture et autres peines ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants infligés à cinq civils, dont quatre d’entre eux seraient décédés en détention : M. Isaac da Gloria Lopes Afonso, M. Gonçalo Evaristo Bonfim, M. Isiquias Lopes Afonso et M. Arlécio Costa. Ces violences auraient été perpétrées par des membres des forces armées de Sao Tomé-et-Principe lors des événements du 25 novembre 2022. Nous avons également reçu des allégations, à la suite de ces évènements, faisant état de négligence à fournir des soins médicaux nécessaires aux personnes détenues, y compris à M. Bruno Afonso Dos Santos Lima (Lucas), ainsi que des menaces et des actes d'intimidation à l'encontre des personnes associées aux victimes et de leurs représentants légaux.Alleged victims: 5 |
10 Jun 2023 |
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Informations reçues concernant Mme Sihem Bensedrine, ancienne présidente de l’Instance Vérité et Dignité (IVD), qui a été interdite de quitter le pays après avoir été inculpée dans le cadre d'une enquête sur le rapport final de cette instance qu'elle a présidée sur les crimes commis sous la dictature. Le rapport a été publié au Journal Officiel conformément à la loi et fait donc désormais partie du cadre juridique tunisien.Alleged victims: 1 | |
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Follow-up on the cases of Messrs Siarhei Tsikhanouski, Viktar Babaryka, and Maksim Znak based on new information received, including allegations of incommunicado detention of individuals sentenced on politically motivated charges, denial of visits by family members, lawyers and independent physicians, denial of communication and correspondence and concerns of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or torture that endanger their health and life, and danger that they are subjected to enforced disappearance. Alleged victims: 3 | |
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Información recibida sobre la presunta expulsión de un estudiante, Señor Adrián Camilo García Flores, de la Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala como forma de represalia por el ejercicio de su libertad académica y por sus actividades como representante estudiantil.Alleged victims: 1 |
23 Jul 2023 |
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Information reçue concernant la situation précaire actuelle des juges et des avocats, qui semblent faire face à des schémas de harcèlement judiciaire, et sur les réseaux sociaux, sur la base des mesures prises après le décret-loi présidentiel 2022-11 (et sa modification par le décret-loi 2022-35), et le décret 2022-516. Alleged victims: 11 | |
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Information received concerning the escalating administrative and judicial harassment of woman human rights defender Ms. Tran Phuong Thao, wife of imprisoned environmental human rights defender Dang Dinh Bach, as well as the continued incarceration of Mr. Dang Ding Bach himself, in connection with the exercise of their freedom of expression, environmental advocacy, and human rights activities, respectively. This, furthermore, relates to a communication which we submitted to Your Excellency’s Government on 18 February 2022 (VNM 2/2022) and we would like to thank your Excellency’s government for the replies we received on this matter thus far, both on 19 February 2022 and on 20 March 2023. Alleged victims: 2 |
19 Jul 2023 |
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Información recibida en relación con la tramitación de proyectos de ley, principalmente de los contenidos en los boletines n°15.261-25 y n°15.439-06 que modifican la ley nº21.325, de Migración y Extranjería y la ley n°20.430, que establece disposiciones sobre protección de refugiados, por su posible impacto en los derechos humanos de las personas migrantes, solicitantes de asilo, y refugiadas.Alleged victims: - |
26 May 2023 03 Jul 2023 |
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Information received concerning the sentencing of three human rights defenders by the Terrorism Circuit of the Emergency State Security Court in a trial that lacked due process after they were arrested arbitrarily in 2018 and subjected to enforced disappearance, ill treatment amounting to torture, and poor detention conditions.Alleged victims: 3 |
19 Jul 2023 02 Aug 2023 |
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Informations reçues concernant la détérioration des conditions de détention de trois défenseurs des droits de l’homme condamnés à de longues peines de prison, MM Al-Hussein Al-Bashir Ibrahim, Khatri Dadda, Naama Asfari. Cette lettre fait suite aux communications précédentes envoyées au Gouvernement de votre Excellence concernant les trois défenseurs des droits humains, y compris la communication MAR 5/2021 datée du 7 janvier 2021. Nous remercions le Gouvernement de votre Excellence pour les réponses fournies le 8 janvier 2021, le 27 janvier 2021, le 9 mars 2021 et le 12 avril 2021.Alleged victims: 3 |
24 Jul 2023 |
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Information received concerning the plan to abolish the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (henceforth, MOGEF).Alleged victims: - |
21 Jul 2023 |
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Information received concerning alleged human rights violations and abuses against members of the Kokoya community in Bong County, Liberia, in relation to both a toxic spill by MNG Gold Liberia Inc., subsidiary of Avesoro Holdings Ltd, and to the use of excessive force, intimidation and arrest by the Liberian National Police of community members, including environmental and indigenous defenders and civil society activists, who demanded accountability for related human rights abuses and environmental harm.Alleged victims: 1 | |
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Information received concerning Mr. Toomaj Salehi, an Iranian musician who was violently arrested and is being detained for supporting the peaceful protests as well as for raising his voice through protest songs. Mr. Toomaj Salehi is charged with multiple counts, including “corruption on earth” (efsad-e fel arz), a capital offence under Iran’s strict interpretation of Islamic law and is therefore facing death penalty. He is also charged with spreading propaganda against the government, formation and management of illegal groups with the aim of undermining national security, collaboration with hostile government and spreading lies and inciting violence through cyberspace. Alleged victims: 1 |
31 Jul 2023 |
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Information received concerning alleged human rights violations and abuses against members of the Kokoya community in Bong County, Liberia, in relation to both a toxic spill by MNG Gold Liberia Inc., subsidiary of Avesoro Holdings Ltd, and to the use of excessive force, intimidation and arrest by the Liberian National Police of community members, including environmental and indigenous defenders and civil society activists, who demanded accountability for related human rights abuses and environmental harm.Alleged victims: 1 | |
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Information received concerning alleged human rights violations and abuses against members of the Kokoya community in Bong County, Liberia, in relation to both a toxic spill by MNG Gold Liberia Inc., subsidiary of Avesoro Holdings Ltd, and to the use of excessive force, intimidation and arrest by the Liberian National Police of community members, including environmental and indigenous defenders and civil society activists, who demanded accountability for related human rights abuses and environmental harm.Alleged victims: 1 | |
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Information received concerning alleged human rights violations and abuses against members of the Kokoya community in Bong County, Liberia, in relation to both a toxic spill by MNG Gold Liberia Inc., subsidiary of Avesoro Holdings Ltd, and to the use of excessive force, intimidation and arrest by the Liberian National Police of community members, including environmental and indigenous defenders and civil society activists, who demanded accountability for related human rights abuses and environmental harm.Alleged victims: 1 | |
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Informations reçues concernant les projets de stockage d’eau qui se développent en France depuis les années 90 (« méga-bassines »), l’usage excessif de la force à l’encontre de leurs opposants lors de manifestations, ainsi que la criminalisation des organisations de défense des droits humains et de l’environnement. Les méga-bassines font l’objet de contestations en raison de leur potentiel impact environnemental et social, ainsi que du point de vue du respect des droits à l’alimentation, à l’eau, à un environnement propre et sain, à la liberté de réunion pacifique et d’association. Alleged victims: 1 |
15 Sep 2023 15 Sep 2023 15 Sep 2023 15 Sep 2023 15 Sep 2023 15 Sep 2023 15 Sep 2023 15 Sep 2023 15 Sep 2023 |
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Information received concerning the case of Mr. Majid Kazemi (aged 30), Mr. Saeed Yaghoubi (aged 37), Mr. Saleh Mirhashemi (aged 36), who were arrested on 21 November 2022. The three men are accused of taken part of the killing of three Iranian officials and are now at risk of imminent execution after being sentenced to death for the charge of moharebeh (“enmity against God”).Alleged victims: 3 |
20 Jun 2023 |
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Information received concerning the sentencing of Ms. Irina Danilovich, to seven years of prison following her alleged arbitrary detention, and the ill-treatment to which she is being subjected to whilst in detention, all of which are reportedly in connection with her legitimate human rights work and the exercise of freedom of expression.Alleged victims: 1 | |
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Información recibida en relación con las consecuencias de la Ley Orgánica 10/2022, de 6 de septiembre, de Garantía Integral de la Libertad Sexual, conocida también como la Ley “solo sí es sí” (SSES) y, en particular, la rebaja de las sentencias penales por violencia basada en género. Alleged victims: - |
04 Aug 2023 |
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Información recibida sobre la renovación del Estado de Emergencia en El Salvador y la aprobación de reformas legales que restringen las garantías del debido proceso y sobrecargan el sistema judicial en el país e impactan la administración de justicia para todas las personas en El Salvador.Alleged victims: 1 |
15 Jul 2023 |
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Información recibida en relación con el presunto hostigamiento y estigmatización de la Defensora del Pueblo Eliana Revollar Añaños.Alleged victims: 1 |
16 Jul 2023 |
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Information received concerning the alleged search of the homes of members of the Russian NGO “Memorial” as well as their offices, and the criminalization of Oleg Orlov in connection with his legitimate human rights work, the exercise of his freedom of expression and freedom of association. Alleged victims: 2 | |
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Information received concerning Mr. Jamshid Sharmahd, aged 68, a German-Iranian software engineer and journalist based in the United States who was kidnapped, forcibly disappeared and detained by the Iranian authorities in Dubai in July 2020 and is now at risk of execution after being sentenced to death for “corruption on earth” (efsad-e fel-arz) following an unfair trial. Throughout his time in detention, Mr. Jamshid Sharmahd has not had access to a lawyer of his choice. Also, the Iranian authorities have denied consular access to Mr. Sharmahd, despite his German nationality.Alleged victims: 1 |
11 Jul 2023 11 Jul 2023 |
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Informations reçues concernant l’intrusion au domicile et des menaces et intimidations à l’encontre de M. Dismas Kitenge.Alleged victims: 1 | |
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Information received concerning seven Canadian nationals, who include a mother and her six minor children, currently detained in Al Roj camp, in the North-East region of the Syrian Arab Republic.Alleged victims: 7 |
13 Jul 2023 |
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Information received concerning the sentencing of human rights defenders and lawyers Messrs. Xu Zhiyong, Ding Jiaxi and Qin Yongpei.Alleged victims: 3 |
21 Jul 2023 |
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Information received regarding five South African nationals arbitrarily detained in the al-Roj camp in North-Est Syria. We express deep that one of the female detainees suffers from severe and deteriorating chronic health problems and urgently needs access to medical care that is unavailable in the camp. Furthermore, we are deeply concerned that the 14-year-old boy is at serious risk of being forcibly separated from his family and transferred to another detention centre, where he is at risk of disappearing and being held in incommunicado detention in life-threatening conditions. Alleged victims: 5 | |
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Information received on the alleged arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance and criminalisation of human rights defenders Mr. Daler Bobiev, Mr. Avazmad Ghurbatov, Mr. Zavqibek Sohibov, Mr. Abdusattor Kotibov, Mr. Abdulmajid Rizoev, Ms. Ulfathonim Mamadshoeva, Mr. Manuchekhr Kholiknazarov, Mr. Faromuz Irgashov, and Mr. Khushruz Djumaev.Alleged victims: 9 | |
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Information received concerning a wide-scale police operation that was carried out in 21 Turkish provinces on 25 April 2023 to arrest and detain over 120 individuals on suspicion of terrorism and their alleged ties to the Kurdistan Workers Party. Alleged victims: 126 |
14 Aug 2023 |
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Information received concerning the situation of children and women, mostly of refugee, asylum-seeking and minority background, including unaccompanied and separated children, who continue to face a heightened risk of abuse and exploitation including by being subjected to immigration detention, extortion, sale, child forced labour, trafficking, sexual exploitation, child forced marriage and other forms of gender-based violence against women and girls, in the aftermath of recent earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria. Alleged victims: - |
10 Aug 2023 |
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Information received concerning the alleged recent imposition of additional requirements for survivors to file a criminal complaint to be eligible for reparation under the Yazidi Survivors Law (YSL), and associated by-laws, addressed to victims of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from the Yazidi, Christian, Turkmen, and Shabak communities, which substantially impair the realizaiton of the rights of survivors to reparation as stipulated under the law and international standards. Alleged victims: - | |
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Information received concerning the grave and alarming deterioration in the access of women and girls to comprehensive sexual and reproductive healthcare, including abortion, following the United States Supreme Court decision in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, and the direct and indirect violations of international human rights law as a result of the decision.Alleged victims: 500000000 |
30 Aug 2023 30 Aug 2023 30 Aug 2023 30 Aug 2023 30 Aug 2023 30 Aug 2023 30 Aug 2023 30 Aug 2023 30 Aug 2023 30 Aug 2023 |
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Information received concerning allegations of systemic acts of violence, threats, harassment, and discrimination against Guarani and Kaiowá indigenous peoples in Mato Grosso do Sul, particularly women spiritual leaders, which appear to be related to the legitimate exercise of their rights to freedom of expression, freedom of religion or belief as well as their cultural rights. Alleged victims: 6 |
10 Jul 2023 21 Jul 2023 29 Aug 2023 |
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Comments on the Law No. (58) Of 2006 With Respect to Protecting the Society from Terrorist Acts and the Bahraini Citizenship Act of 1963 as amended in 2014 and 2019 respectively. We respectfully address several serious human rights challenges in relation to the definition of terrorism contained in the legislation which, in our view, is overly broad; the negative and disproportionate impact of the legislation may have on particular groups, on due process, on the right to liberty and security of person, as well as on the exercise of freedom of opinion and expression, and freedom of peaceful assembly and association. We respectfully encourage your Excellency's Government to review and reconsider certain key aspects of the law to ensure that it complies with Bahrain's international human rights obligations. We would also like to reiterate the observations made in AL BHR 2/2019 on the Law No. (58) Of 2006 With Respect to Protecting the Society from Terrorist Acts. Alleged victims: - |
02 Jun 2023 |
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Información recibida en relación con alegaciones de asesinatos en distintos eventos de 57 personas integrantes de la Federación Sindical Unitaria Agropecuaria (FENSUAGRO); alegaciones de amenazas, incluyendo amenazas de muerte, actos de intimidación, hostigamiento, desapariciones forzadas y desplazamiento forzado contra personas integrantes de esta Federación, asociaciones y sindicatos afiliados y personas asociadas a las mismas y sus comunidades; y la falta de investigaciones rápidas, exhaustivas, eficaces e imparciales por parte de las autoridades estatales. Alleged victims: 4 |
30 Jun 2023 30 Jun 2023 30 Jun 2023 07 Jul 2023 |
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Information received concerning the charges of rebellion, the alleged smears and harassment against human rights defenders Mr. Florence Kang, Mr. Nino Joseph Oconer, Ms. Lucia Lourdes Gimenez, Ms. Jennifer Awingan-Taggaoa, Mr. Windel Bolinget, Mr. Stephen Tauli and Ms. Sarah Abellon Alikes, who all advocate for Indigenous peoples, land and environmental rights. Alleged victims: 7 |
18 Sep 2023 |
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Information received concerning the alleged lack of an effective and prompt investigation into the killing of Mr. Uakhele Giban, an indigenous Papuan, on 5 July 2022 in Suru Suru district, Yahukimo regency, allegedly by agents of the Indonesian security forces of the Damai Cartenz Unit, the alleged killings of Arlod Lokbere, Irian Nigiri, Lemaniol Nigiri, and Atis Tini, indegenous Papuans, in Mimika Regency, Nduga, in the Indonesian province of Papua on 22 August 2022, reportedly by members of the Indonesian Army from Brigif 20 and the alleged excessive use of force against an indigenous Papuan minor, on 15 April 2022. These cases appear to occur in the context of ongoing practices of excessive use of force, extrajudicial killings, and torture of indigenous Papuans by Indonesian police, military or joint security forces.Alleged victims: 6 |
09 Aug 2023 |
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Information received concerning Mr. Walid Daqqa, a Palestinian prisoner who has been detained for more than 37 years in Israeli prisons and suffers from myelofibrosis, a rare form of bone marrow cancer. It is alleged that he has been deliberately and systematically denied of adequate health care while in detention, which directly contributed to his current critical condition.Alleged victims: 1 | |
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Information received on the punitive conditions of his continuing detention which are affecting his health status, reported to be rapidly deteriorating, with dangerous, life-threatening consequences.Alleged victims: 4 | |
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information we have received concerning the detention of a young girl and the charges brought against her under Section 112 (lèse-majesté) of the Criminal Code. The lèse-majesté legislation has been the subject of numerous observations and recommendations by international human rights bodies and mechanisms in recent years.Alleged victims: 1 |
09 May 2023 25 Aug 2023 |
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Information received concerning the introduction of the “Illegal Migration Bill” (hereinafter “the Bill”), and the impact it would have, if adopted, on the human rights of migrants, including those in need of international protection.Alleged victims: - | |
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Information received concerning the arrest, detention and prosecution of journalist Shamsuzzaman Shams Zaman. We are also writing about an investigation opened into editor Matiur Rahman. Mr Shamsuzzaman Shams and Mr Matiur Rahman are respectively journalist and editor for Prothom Alo newspaper, the country’s largest daily news. Alleged victims: 2 | |
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Information received concerning the alleged failure of Unilever Tea Kenya Ltd. (UTKL), a business enterprise with operations in your country, to provide effective remedy to the 218 UTKL employees and their families who were victims of attacks and serious human rights violations (i.e. killings, rapes, lootings) committed by third parties and fellow UTKL employees on the UTKL plantation, before and after the presidential elections in December, 2007, in the Rift Valley Province, Kenya.Alleged victims: 219 |
11 Jul 2023 |
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Information received concerning the alleged failure of Unilever Tea Kenya Ltd. (UTKL), a business enterprise with operations in your country, to provide effective remedy to the 218 UTKL employees and their families who were victims of attacks and serious human rights violations (i.e. killings, rapes, lootings) committed by third parties and fellow UTKL employees on the UTKL plantation, before and after the presidential elections in December, 2007, in the Rift Valley Province, Kenya.Alleged victims: 219 |
19 Jun 2023 19 Jun 2023 |
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Information received concerning the alleged failure of Unilever Tea Kenya Ltd. (UTKL), a business enterprise with operations in your country, to provide effective remedy to the 218 UTKL employees and their families who were victims of attacks and serious human rights violations (i.e. killings, rapes, lootings) committed by third parties and fellow UTKL employees on the UTKL plantation, before and after the presidential elections in December, 2007, in the Rift Valley Province, Kenya.Alleged victims: 219 | |
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Information received concerning the alleged failure of Unilever Tea Kenya Ltd. (UTKL), a business enterprise with operations in your country, to provide effective remedy to the 218 UTKL employees and their families who were victims of attacks and serious human rights violations (i.e. killings, rapes, lootings) committed by third parties and fellow UTKL employees on the UTKL plantation, before and after the presidential elections in December, 2007, in the Rift Valley Province, Kenya.Alleged victims: 219 | |
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Information received concerning credible reports that the Kyrgyz Parliament (Jogorku Kenesh) may be considering, in the coming days, the early dismissal of Ms. Atyr Abdrakhmatova, Ombudsperson (Akyikatchy) of the Kyrgyz Republic.Alleged victims: 1 | |
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Information received concerning alleged trafficking of a group of more than 700 people, including children, allegedly trafficked and detained in unlawful places of detention under the control of traffickers, including in a warehouse in Tazirbu. We would also like to bring to your attention the situation of 120 persons who were allegedly released by Libyan authorities, from an unofficial place of detention, in February 2023, and subsequently transferred to an undisclosed location, where it is alleged, they continued to be detained, without being provided with access to lawyers, or to any assistance or protection, and with limited investigations undertaken in relation to the allegations of trafficking and other serious human rights violations, including torture, inhuman and degrading treatment, rape and sexual violence, and the risk of enforced disappearance, forced labour and sexual slavery. In this context we would also like to bring to your Excellency’s Government attention information we have received concerning alleged trafficking of a group of more than 700 people, including children, allegedly trafficked and detained under the control of traffickers, in locations in Tazirbu, and who have been allegedly released by Libyan authorities in previous operations. Alleged victims: 1451 | |
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Información recibida en relación con la situación de riesgo que enfrenta la nacionalidad Kichwa amazónica de la comunidad Tzawata-Illa-Chukapi, ante un posible desalojo inminente de 150 familias (alrededor de 400 personas de estas 150 niños y niñas) habiendo solicitudes judiciales pendientes respecto al caso. Nos preocupa la falta de reconocimiento y titulación del territorio ancestral de dicha nacionalidad, así como la violación de su derecho a la consulta y consentimiento previo libre e informado frente al desarrollo de proyectos económicos (minería y monocultivos) en su territorio ancestral. Alleged victims: 151 |
29 Jun 2023 |
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Information received concerning the imminent risk of execution of three persons and long prison convictions of three others, in the context of alleged persecution of members of the Howeitat tribe. Messrs. Shadly Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Ibrahim Salih Ahmad Abou Khalil al-Huwaiti and Atallah Moussa Mohammed al-Huwaiti, have been sentenced to death. Messrs. Abdelnasser Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Mahmoud Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti and Abdullah Dakhilallah al-Huwaiti, have been handed severe prison sentences. All are convicted for terrorist acts, which are allegedly baseless, and they are rather being punished for merely voicing their opposition to the forced evictions of the Howeitat tribe, including on social media. Some of them have allegedly been subjected to torture and ill-treatment while in custody, including prolonged solitary confinement, for the purpose of extracting confessions. The six, along with other members of the Howeitat tribe, have been resisting evictions from their homes under the NEOM project, part of the Saudi 2030 Vision. The NEOM project is being implemented allegedly without genuine consultation, free prior and informed consent, and access to effective remedies of the Howeitat tribe, whose members have been threatened with evictions from Al Khuraiba, Sharma and Gayal villages. NEOM is a project of the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which owns 100% of a closed joint-stock company named Neom. A number of international companies, have been allegedly involved in different stages of the development of the Neom Project.Alleged victims: 6 | |
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Information received concerning the imminent risk of execution of three persons and long prison convictions of three others, in the context of alleged persecution of members of the Howeitat tribe. Messrs. Shadly Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Ibrahim Salih Ahmad Abou Khalil al-Huwaiti and Atallah Moussa Mohammed al-Huwaiti, have been sentenced to death. Messrs. Abdelnasser Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Mahmoud Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti and Abdullah Dakhilallah al-Huwaiti, have been handed severe prison sentences. All are convicted for terrorist acts, which are allegedly baseless, and they are rather being punished for merely voicing their opposition to the forced evictions of the Howeitat tribe, including on social media. Some of them have allegedly been subjected to torture and ill-treatment while in custody, including prolonged solitary confinement, for the purpose of extracting confessions. The six, along with other members of the Howeitat tribe, have been resisting evictions from their homes under the NEOM project, part of the Saudi 2030 Vision. The NEOM project is being implemented allegedly without genuine consultation, free prior and informed consent, and access to effective remedies of the Howeitat tribe, whose members have been threatened with evictions from Al Khuraiba, Sharma and Gayal villages. NEOM is a project of the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which owns 100% of a closed joint-stock company named Neom. A number of international companies, have been allegedly involved in different stages of the development of the Neom Project.Alleged victims: 6 | |
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Information received concerning the imminent risk of execution of three persons and long prison convictions of three others, in the context of alleged persecution of members of the Howeitat tribe. Messrs. Shadly Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Ibrahim Salih Ahmad Abou Khalil al-Huwaiti and Atallah Moussa Mohammed al-Huwaiti, have been sentenced to death. Messrs. Abdelnasser Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Mahmoud Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti and Abdullah Dakhilallah al-Huwaiti, have been handed severe prison sentences. All are convicted for terrorist acts, which are allegedly baseless, and they are rather being punished for merely voicing their opposition to the forced evictions of the Howeitat tribe, including on social media. Some of them have allegedly been subjected to torture and ill-treatment while in custody, including prolonged solitary confinement, for the purpose of extracting confessions. The six, along with other members of the Howeitat tribe, have been resisting evictions from their homes under the NEOM project, part of the Saudi 2030 Vision. The NEOM project is being implemented allegedly without genuine consultation, free prior and informed consent, and access to effective remedies of the Howeitat tribe, whose members have been threatened with evictions from Al Khuraiba, Sharma and Gayal villages. NEOM is a project of the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which owns 100% of a closed joint-stock company named Neom. A number of international companies, have been allegedly involved in different stages of the development of the Neom Project.Alleged victims: 6 |
27 Jun 2023 |
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Information received concerning the imminent risk of execution of three persons and long prison convictions of three others, in the context of alleged persecution of members of the Howeitat tribe. Messrs. Shadly Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Ibrahim Salih Ahmad Abou Khalil al-Huwaiti and Atallah Moussa Mohammed al-Huwaiti, have been sentenced to death. Merssrs. Abdelnasser Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Mahmoud Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti and Abdullah Dakhilallah al-Huwaiti, have been handed severe prison sentences. All are convicted for terrorist acts, which are allegedly baseless, and they are rather being punished for merely voicing their opposition to the forced evictions of the Howeitat tribe, including on social media. Some of them have allegedly been subjected to torture and ill-treatment while in custody, including prolonged solitary confinement, for the purpose of extracting confessions. The six, along with other members of the Howeitat tribe, have been resisting evictions from their homes under the NEOM project, part of the Saudi 2030 Vision. The NEOM project is being implemented allegedly without genuine consultation, free prior and informed consent, and access to effective remedies of the Howeitat tribe, whose members have been threatened with evictions from Al Khuraiba, Sharma and Gayal villages. NEOM is a project of the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which owns 100% of a closed joint-stock company named Neom. A number of international companies, have been allegedly involved in different stages of the development of the Neom Project. Alleged victims: 6 |
28 Jun 2023 |
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Information received concerning the imminent risk of execution of three persons and long prison convictions of three others, in the context of alleged persecution of members of the Howeitat tribe. Messrs. Shadly Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Ibrahim Salih Ahmad Abou Khalil al-Huwaiti and Atallah Moussa Mohammed al-Huwaiti, have been sentenced to death. Messrs. Abdelnasser Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Mahmoud Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti and Abdullah Dakhilallah al-Huwaiti, have been handed severe prison sentences. All are convicted for terrorist acts, which are allegedly baseless, and they are rather being punished for merely voicing their opposition to the forced evictions of the Howeitat tribe, including on social media. Some of them have allegedly been subjected to torture and ill-treatment while in custody, including prolonged solitary confinement, for the purpose of extracting confessions. The six, along with other members of the Howeitat tribe, have been resisting evictions from their homes under the NEOM project, part of the Saudi 2030 Vision. The NEOM project is being implemented allegedly without genuine consultation, free prior and informed consent, and access to effective remedies of the Howeitat tribe, whose members have been threatened with evictions from Al Khuraiba, Sharma and Gayal villages. NEOM is a project of the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which owns 100% of a closed joint-stock company named Neom. A number of international companies, have been allegedly involved in different stages of the development of the Neom Project.Alleged victims: 6 | |
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Information received concerning the imminent risk of execution of three persons and long prison convictions of three others, in the context of alleged persecution of members of the Howeitat tribe. Messrs. Shadly Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Ibrahim Salih Ahmad Abou Khalil al-Huwaiti and Atallah Moussa Mohammed al-Huwaiti, have been sentenced to death. Messrs. Abdelnasser Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Mahmoud Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti and Abdullah Dakhilallah al-Huwaiti, have been handed severe prison sentences. All are convicted for terrorist acts, which are allegedly baseless, and they are rather being punished for merely voicing their opposition to the forced evictions of the Howeitat tribe, including on social media. Some of them have allegedly been subjected to torture and ill-treatment while in custody, including prolonged solitary confinement, for the purpose of extracting confessions. The six, along with other members of the Howeitat tribe, have been resisting evictions from their homes under the NEOM project, part of the Saudi 2030 Vision. The NEOM project is being implemented allegedly without genuine consultation, free prior and informed consent, and access to effective remedies of the Howeitat tribe, whose members have been threatened with evictions from Al Khuraiba, Sharma and Gayal villages. NEOM is a project of the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which owns 100% of a closed joint-stock company named Neom. A number of international companies, have been allegedly involved in different stages of the development of the Neom Project.Alleged victims: 6 | |
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Information received concerning the imminent risk of execution of three persons and long prison convictions of three others, in the context of alleged persecution of members of the Howeitat tribe. Messrs. Shadly Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Ibrahim Salih Ahmad Abou Khalil al-Huwaiti and Atallah Moussa Mohammed al-Huwaiti, have been sentenced to death. Messrs. Abdelnasser Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Mahmoud Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti and Abdullah Dakhilallah al-Huwaiti, have been handed severe prison sentences. All are convicted for terrorist acts, which are allegedly baseless, and they are rather being punished for merely voicing their opposition to the forced evictions of the Howeitat tribe, including on social media. Some of them have allegedly been subjected to torture and ill-treatment while in custody, including prolonged solitary confinement, for the purpose of extracting confessions. The six, along with other members of the Howeitat tribe, have been resisting evictions from their homes under the NEOM project, part of the Saudi 2030 Vision. The NEOM project is being implemented allegedly without genuine consultation, free prior and informed consent, and access to effective remedies of the Howeitat tribe, whose members have been threatened with evictions from Al Khuraiba, Sharma and Gayal villages. NEOM is a project of the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which owns 100% of a closed joint-stock company named Neom. A number of international companies, have been allegedly involved in different stages of the development of the Neom Project.Alleged victims: 6 |
27 Jun 2023 |
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Information received concerning the imminent risk of execution of three persons and long prison convictions of three others, in the context of alleged persecution of members of the Howeitat tribe. Messrs. Shadly Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Ibrahim Salih Ahmad Abou Khalil al-Huwaiti and Atallah Moussa Mohammed al-Huwaiti, have been sentenced to death. Merssrs. Abdelnasser Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Mahmoud Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti and Abdullah Dakhilallah al-Huwaiti, have been handed severe prison sentences. All are convicted for terrorist acts, which are allegedly baseless, and they are rather being punished for merely voicing their opposition to the forced evictions of the Howeitat tribe, including on social media. Some of them have allegedly been subjected to torture and ill-treatment while in custody, including prolonged solitary confinement, for the purpose of extracting confessions. The six, along with other members of the Howeitat tribe, have been resisting evictions from their homes under the NEOM project, part of the Saudi 2030 Vision. NEOM is a project of the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which owns 100% of a closed joint-stock company named Neom. A number of international companies, have been allegedly involved in different stages of the development of the Neom Project. The NEOM project is being implemented allegedly without genuine consultation, free prior and informed consent, and access to effective remedies of the Howeitat tribe, whose members have been threatened with evictions from Al Khuraiba, Sharma and Gayal villages. Alleged victims: 6 | |
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Information received concerning the imminent risk of execution of three persons and long prison convictions of three others, in the context of alleged persecution of members of the Howeitat tribe. Messrs. Shadly Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Ibrahim Salih Ahmad Abou Khalil al-Huwaiti and Atallah Moussa Mohammed al-Huwaiti, have been sentenced to death. Messrs. Abdelnasser Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Mahmoud Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti and Abdullah Dakhilallah al-Huwaiti, have been handed severe prison sentences. All are convicted for terrorist acts, which are allegedly baseless, and they are rather being punished for merely voicing their opposition to the forced evictions of the Howeitat tribe, including on social media. Some of them have allegedly been subjected to torture and ill-treatment while in custody, including prolonged solitary confinement, for the purpose of extracting confessions. The six, along with other members of the Howeitat tribe, have been resisting evictions from their homes under the NEOM project, part of the Saudi 2030 Vision. The NEOM project is being implemented allegedly without genuine consultation, free prior and informed consent, and access to effective remedies of the Howeitat tribe, whose members have been threatened with evictions from Al Khuraiba, Sharma and Gayal villages. NEOM is a project of the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which owns 100% of a closed joint-stock company named Neom. A number of international companies, have been allegedly involved in different stages of the development of the Neom Project.Alleged victims: 6 | |
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Información recibida sobre el riesgo inminente de ejecución de tres personas y largas condenas de prisión de otros tres, en el contexto de presunta persecución de miembros de la tribu Howeitat. Los señores Shadly Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaití, Ibrahim Salih Ahmad Abu Khalilal-Huwaiti y Atallah Musa Mohamedal-Huwaití, han sido condenados a muerte. Los Sres. Abdelnasser Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqaal-Huwaiti, MahmudAhmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqaal-Huwaiti y Abdullah Dakhilallahal-Huwaití, han sido condenados a severas penas de prisión. Todos están condenados por actos terroristas, supuestamente infundados, y están siendo castigados por simplemente expresar su oposición a los desalojos forzosos de la tribu Howeitat, incluyendo a través de las redes sociales. Al parecer, algunos de ellos han sido sometidos a torturas y malos tratos mientras se encontraban bajo custodia, incluido un régimen de aislamiento prolongado, con el fin de obtener confesiones. Los seis, junto con otros miembros de la tribu Howeitat, se han resistido a los desalojos de sus hogares en el marco del proyecto NEOM, que forma parte de la Visión Saudita 2030. NEOM es un proyecto del Saudi Public Investment Fund, que posee el 100% de una sociedad anónima cerrada denominada NEOM. Presuntamente, varias empresas internacionales, incluida su empresa, han estado involucradas en diferentes etapas del desarrollo del Proyecto NEOM. El proyecto NEOM se está implementando supuestamente sin una consulta genuina, un consentimiento libre, previo e informado, y acceso a mecanismos de reparación eficaces de la tribu Howeitat, cuyos miembros han sido amenazados con desalojos de las aldeas de Al Khuraiba, Sharma y Gayal. Alleged victims: 6 | |
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Information received concerning the imminent risk of execution of three persons and long prison convictions of three others, in the context of alleged persecution of members of the Howeitat tribe. Messrs. Shadly Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Ibrahim Salih Ahmad Abou Khalil al-Huwaiti and Atallah Moussa Mohammed al-Huwaiti, have been sentenced to death. Merssrs. Abdelnasser Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Mahmoud Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti and Abdullah Dakhilallah al-Huwaiti, have been handed severe prison sentences. All are convicted for terrorist acts, which are allegedly baseless, and they are rather being punished for merely voicing their opposition to the forced evictions of the Howeitat tribe, including on social media. Some of them have allegedly been subjected to torture and ill-treatment while in custody, including prolonged solitary confinement, for the purpose of extracting confessions. The six, along with other members of the Howeitat tribe, have been resisting evictions from their homes under the NEOM project, part of the Saudi 2030 Vision. NEOM is a project of the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which owns 100% of a closed joint-stock company named Neom. A number of international companies, have been allegedly involved in different stages of the development of the Neom Project. The NEOM project is being implemented allegedly without genuine consultation, free prior and informed consent, and access to effective remedies of the Howeitat tribe, whose members have been threatened with evictions from Al Khuraiba, Sharma and Gayal villages. Alleged victims: 6 |
22 Jun 2023 |
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Información recibida en relación con la iniciativa de ley 6153 (Ley de apoyo a la dignificación de la muerte gestacional), la cual presenta inconsistencias con los estándares internacionales de derechos humanos que afectan en particular los derechos de las mujeres y las niñas, y que incluye puntos que podrían vulnerar sus derechos humanos, incluidos el derecho a la vida, los derechos sexuales y reproductivos y al más alto nivel de salud física y mental. Lo anterior constituiría una contravención de las obligaciones internacionales de derechos humanos de la República de Guatemala. Habíamos previamente expresado nuestra preocupación sobre el tema del disfrute de la salud sexual y reproductiva de las mujeres en Guatemala (OL GTM 12/2018) y lamentamos no haber recibido respuesta del Gobierno de su Excelencia.Alleged victims: - | |
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Informations reçues concernant l’exacerbation des attaques, des violences, y compris sexuelles, et de l’exploitation à grande échelle perpétrées par des gangs en Haïti, notamment à l’encontre les femmes et des enfants.Alleged victims: 3000 | |
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Information received concerning the imminent risk of execution of three persons and long prison convictions of three others, in the context of alleged persecution of members of the Howeitat tribe. Messrs. Shadly Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Ibrahim Salih Ahmad Abou Khalil al-Huwaiti and Atallah Moussa Mohammed al-Huwaiti, have been sentenced to death. Messrs. Abdelnasser Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Mahmoud Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti and Abdullah Dakhilallah al-Huwaiti, have been handed severe prison sentences. All are convicted for terrorist acts, which are allegedly baseless, and they are rather being punished for merely voicing their opposition to the forced evictions of the Howeitat tribe, including on social media. Some of them have allegedly been subjected to torture and ill-treatment while in custody, including prolonged solitary confinement, for the purpose of extracting confessions. The six, along with other members of the Howeitat tribe, have been resisting evictions from their homes under the NEOM project, part of the Saudi 2030 Vision. The NEOM project is being implemented allegedly without genuine consultation, free prior and informed consent, and access to effective remedies of the Howeitat tribe, whose members have been threatened with evictions from Al Khuraiba, Sharma and Gayal villages. NEOM is a project of the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which owns 100% of a closed joint-stock company named Neom. A number of international companies, have been allegedly involved in different stages of the development of the Neom Project.Alleged victims: 6 |
10 Jul 2023 |
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Information received concerning the imminent risk of execution of three persons and long prison convictions of three others, in the context of alleged persecution of members of the Howeitat tribe. Messrs. Shadly Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Ibrahim Salih Ahmad Abou Khalil al-Huwaiti and Atallah Moussa Mohammed al-Huwaiti, have been sentenced to death. Messrs. Abdelnasser Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Mahmoud Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti and Abdullah Dakhilallah al-Huwaiti, have been handed severe prison sentences. All are convicted for terrorist acts, which are allegedly baseless, and they are rather being punished for merely voicing their opposition to the forced evictions of the Howeitat tribe, including on social media. Some of them have allegedly been subjected to torture and ill-treatment while in custody, including prolonged solitary confinement, for the purpose of extracting confessions. The six, along with other members of the Howeitat tribe, have been resisting evictions from their homes under the NEOM project, part of the Saudi 2030 Vision. The NEOM project is being implemented allegedly without genuine consultation, free prior and informed consent, and access to effective remedies of the Howeitat tribe, whose members have been threatened with evictions from Al Khuraiba, Sharma and Gayal villages. NEOM is a project of the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which owns 100% of a closed joint-stock company named Neom. A number of international companies, have been allegedly involved in different stages of the development of the Neom Project.Alleged victims: 6 | |
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Information received concerning the imminent risk of execution of three persons and long prison convictions of three others, in the context of alleged persecution of members of the Howeitat tribe. Messrs. Shadly Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Ibrahim Salih Ahmad Abou Khalil al-Huwaiti and Atallah Moussa Mohammed al-Huwaiti, have been sentenced to death. Messrs. Abdelnasser Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Mahmoud Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti and Abdullah Dakhilallah al-Huwaiti, have been handed severe prison sentences. All are convicted for terrorist acts, which are allegedly baseless, and they are rather being punished for merely voicing their opposition to the forced evictions of the Howeitat tribe, including on social media. Some of them have allegedly been subjected to torture and ill-treatment while in custody, including prolonged solitary confinement, for the purpose of extracting confessions. The six, along with other members of the Howeitat tribe, have been resisting evictions from their homes under the NEOM project, part of the Saudi 2030 Vision. NEOM is a project of the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which owns 100% of a closed joint-stock company named Neom. A number of international companies, have been allegedly involved in different stages of the development of the Neom Project. The NEOM project is being implemented allegedly without genuine consultation, free prior and informed consent, and access to effective remedies of the Howeitat tribe, whose members have been threatened with evictions from Al Khuraiba, Sharma and Gayal villages. Alleged victims: 6 |
26 Jun 2023 |
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Information received concerning the imminent risk of execution of three persons and long prison convictions of three others, in the context of alleged persecution of members of the Howeitat tribe. Messrs. Shadly Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Ibrahim Salih Ahmad Abou Khalil al-Huwaiti and Atallah Moussa Mohammed al-Huwaiti, have been sentenced to death. Messrs. Abdelnasser Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Mahmoud Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti and Abdullah Dakhilallah al-Huwaiti, have been handed severe prison sentences. All are convicted for terrorist acts, which are allegedly baseless, and they are rather being punished for merely voicing their opposition to the forced evictions of the Howeitat tribe, including on social media. Some of them have allegedly been subjected to torture and ill-treatment while in custody, including prolonged solitary confinement, for the purpose of extracting confessions. The six, along with other members of the Howeitat tribe, have been resisting evictions from their homes under the NEOM project, part of the Saudi 2030 Vision. The NEOM project is being implemented allegedly without genuine consultation, free prior and informed consent, and access to effective remedies of the Howeitat tribe, whose members have been threatened with evictions from Al Khuraiba, Sharma and Gayal villages. NEOM is a project of the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which owns 100% of a closed joint-stock company named Neom. A number of international companies, have been allegedly involved in different stages of the development of the Neom Project.Alleged victims: 6 | |
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Information received concerning the imminent risk of execution of three persons and long prison convictions of three others, in the context of alleged persecution of members of the Howeitat tribe. Messrs. Shadly Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Ibrahim Salih Ahmad Abou Khalil al-Huwaiti and Atallah Moussa Mohammed al-Huwaiti, have been sentenced to death. Messrs. Abdelnasser Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Mahmoud Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti and Abdullah Dakhilallah al-Huwaiti, have been handed severe prison sentences. All are convicted for terrorist acts, which are allegedly baseless, and they are rather being punished for merely voicing their opposition to the forced evictions of the Howeitat tribe, including on social media. Some of them have allegedly been subjected to torture and ill-treatment while in custody, including prolonged solitary confinement, for the purpose of extracting confessions. The six, along with other members of the Howeitat tribe, have been resisting evictions from their homes under the NEOM project, part of the Saudi 2030 Vision. The NEOM project is being implemented allegedly without genuine consultation, free prior and informed consent, and access to effective remedies of the Howeitat tribe, whose members have been threatened with evictions from Al Khuraiba, Sharma and Gayal villages. NEOM is a project of the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which owns 100% of a closed joint-stock company named Neom. A number of international companies, have been allegedly involved in different stages of the development of the Neom Project.Alleged victims: 6 | |
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Information received concerning the imminent risk of execution of three persons and long prison convictions of three others, in the context of alleged persecution of members of the Howeitat tribe. Messrs. Shadly Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Ibrahim Salih Ahmad Abou Khalil al-Huwaiti and Atallah Moussa Mohammed al-Huwaiti have been sentenced to death. Messrs. Abdelnasser Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Mahmoud Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti and Abdullah Dakhilallah al-Huwaiti have been handed severe prison sentences. All are convicted for terrorist acts, which are allegedly baseless, and they are rather being punished for merely voicing their opposition to the forced evictions of the Howeitat tribe, including on social media. Some of them have allegedly been subjected to torture and ill-treatment while in custody, including prolonged solitary confinement, for the purpose of extracting confessions. The six, along with other members of the Howeitat tribe, have been resisting evictions from their homes under the NEOM project, part of the Saudi 2030 Vision. NEOM is a project of the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which owns 100% of a closed joint-stock company named Neom Company. A number of international companies, have been allegedly involved in different stages of the development of the Neom Project. The NEOM project is being implemented allegedly without genuine consultation, free prior and informed consent, and access to effective remedies of the Howeitat tribe, whose members have been threatened with evictions from Al Khuraiba, Sharma and Gayal villages. Alleged victims: 6 | |
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Information received concerning the alleged persecution of members of the Huweitat tribe who have been resisting their evictions under the NEOM project, part of the Saudi 2030 Vision. Specifically, three persons (Shadly al-Huwaiti, Ibrahim al-Huwaiti and Atallah al-Huwaiti) have been given the death penalty, and three others (Abdelnasser al-Huwaiti, Mahmoud al-Huwaiti and Abdullah al-Huwaiti) have been handed severe prison sentences, to punish as terrorist acts their mere voicing of opposition to the forced evictions, including on social media. Some of them have allegedly been subjected to torture and ill-treatment, including prolonged solitary confinement, while in custody. The NEOM project is being implemented allegedly without genuine consultation, free prior and informed consent, and access to effective remedies of the Indigenous Howeitat tribe, whose members have been threatened with evictions from Al Khuraiba, Sharma and Gayal villages. Alleged victims: 6 |
26 Jun 2023 |
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Information received concerning the imminent risk of execution of three persons and long prison convictions of three others, in the context of alleged persecution of members of the Howeitat tribe. Messrs. Shadly Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Ibrahim Salih Ahmad Abou Khalil al-Huwaiti and Atallah Moussa Mohammed al-Huwaiti, have been sentenced to death. Messrs. Abdelnasser Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Mahmoud Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti and Abdullah Dakhilallah al-Huwaiti, have been handed severe prison sentences. All are convicted for terrorist acts, which are allegedly baseless, and they are rather being punished for merely voicing their opposition to the forced evictions of the Howeitat tribe, including on social media. Some of them have allegedly been subjected to torture and ill-treatment while in custody, including prolonged solitary confinement, for the purpose of extracting confessions. The six, along with other members of the Howeitat tribe, have been resisting evictions from their homes under the NEOM project, part of the Saudi 2030 Vision. The NEOM project is being implemented allegedly without genuine consultation, free prior and informed consent, and access to effective remedies of the Howeitat tribe, whose members have been threatened with evictions from Al Khuraiba, Sharma and Gayal villages. NEOM is a project of the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which owns 100% of a closed joint-stock company named Neom. A number of international companies, have been allegedly involved in different stages of the development of the Neom Project.Alleged victims: 6 | |
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Information received concerning the alleged persecution of members of the Huweitat tribe who have been resisting their evictions under the NEOM project, part of the Saudi 2030 Vision. Specifically, three persons (Shadly al-Huwaiti, Ibrahim al-Huwaiti and Atallah al-Huwaiti) have been given the death penalty, and three others (Abdelnasser al-Huwaiti, Mahmoud al-Huwaiti and Abdullah al-Huwaiti) have been handed severe prison sentences, to punish as terrorist acts their mere voicing of opposition to the forced evictions, including on social media. Some of them have allegedly been subjected to torture and ill-treatment, including prolonged solitary confinement, while in custody. The NEOM project is being implemented allegedly without genuine consultation, free prior and informed consent, and access to effective remedies of the Indigenous Howeitat tribe, whose members have been threatened with evictions from Al Khuraiba, Sharma and Gayal villages. Alleged victims: 6 |
21 Jun 2023 |
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Information received concerning the imminent risk of execution of three persons and long prison convictions of three others, in the context of alleged persecution of members of the Howeitat tribe. Messrs. Shadly Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Ibrahim Salih Ahmad Abou Khalil al-Huwaiti and Atallah Moussa Mohammed al-Huwaiti, have been sentenced to death. Messrs. Abdelnasser Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Mahmoud Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti and Abdullah Dakhilallah al-Huwaiti, have been handed severe prison sentences. All are convicted for terrorist acts, which are allegedly baseless, and they are rather being punished for merely voicing their opposition to the forced evictions of the Howeitat tribe, including on social media. Some of them have allegedly been subjected to torture and ill-treatment while in custody, including prolonged solitary confinement, for the purpose of extracting confessions. The six, along with other members of the Howeitat tribe, have been resisting evictions from their homes under the NEOM project, part of the Saudi 2030 Vision. The NEOM project is being implemented allegedly without genuine consultation, free prior and informed consent, and access to effective remedies of the Howeitat tribe, whose members have been threatened with evictions from Al Khuraiba, Sharma and Gayal villages. NEOM is a project of the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which owns 100% of a closed joint-stock company named Neom. A number of international companies, have been allegedly involved in different stages of the development of the Neom Project.Alleged victims: 6 | |
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Information received concerning the alleged persecution of members of the Huweitat tribe who have been resisting their evictions under the NEOM project, part of the Saudi 2030 Vision. Specifically, three persons (Shadly al-Huwaiti, Ibrahim al-Huwaiti and Atallah al-Huwaiti) have been given the death penalty, and three others (Abdelnasser al-Huwaiti, Mahmoud al-Huwaiti and Abdullah al-Huwaiti) have been handed severe prison sentences, to punish as terrorist acts their mere voicing of opposition to the forced evictions, including on social media. Some of them have allegedly been subjected to torture and ill-treatment, including prolonged solitary confinement, while in custody. The NEOM project is being implemented allegedly without genuine consultation, free prior and informed consent, and access to effective remedies of the Indigenous Howeitat tribe, whose members have been threatened with evictions from Al Khuraiba, Sharma and Gayal villages. Alleged victims: 6 |
26 Jun 2023 10 Jul 2023 |
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Information received concerning the imminent risk of execution of three persons and long prison convictions of three others, in the context of alleged persecution of members of the Howeitat tribe. Messrs. Shadly Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Ibrahim Salih Ahmad Abou Khalil al-Huwaiti and Atallah Moussa Mohammed al-Huwaiti, have been sentenced to death. Messrs. Abdelnasser Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Mahmoud Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti and Abdullah Dakhilallah al-Huwaiti, have been handed severe prison sentences. All are convicted for terrorist acts, which are allegedly baseless, and they are rather being punished for merely voicing their opposition to the forced evictions of the Howeitat tribe, including on social media. Some of them have allegedly been subjected to torture and ill-treatment while in custody, including prolonged solitary confinement, for the purpose of extracting confessions. The six, along with other members of the Howeitat tribe, have been resisting evictions from their homes under the NEOM project, part of the Saudi 2030 Vision. NEOM is a project of the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which owns 100% of a closed joint-stock company named Neom Company. A number of international companies, have been allegedly involved in different stages of the development of the Neom Project. The NEOM project is being implemented allegedly without genuine consultation, free prior and informed consent, and access to effective remedies of the Howeitat tribe, whose members have been threatened with evictions from Al Khuraiba, Sharma and Gayal villages. Alleged victims: 6 | |
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Information received concerning the imminent risk of execution of three persons and long prison convictions of three others, in the context of alleged persecution of members of the Howeitat tribe. Messrs. Shadly Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Ibrahim Salih Ahmad Abou Khalil al-Huwaiti and Atallah Moussa Mohammed al-Huwaiti, have been sentenced to death. Messrs. Abdelnasser Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Mahmoud Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti and Abdullah Dakhilallah al-Huwaiti, have been handed severe prison sentences. All are convicted for terrorist acts, which are allegedly baseless, and they are rather being punished for merely voicing their opposition to the forced evictions of the Howeitat tribe, including on social media. Some of them have allegedly been subjected to torture and ill-treatment while in custody, including prolonged solitary confinement, for the purpose of extracting confessions. The six, along with other members of the Howeitat tribe, have been resisting evictions from their homes under the NEOM project, part of the Saudi 2030 Vision. The NEOM project is being implemented allegedly without genuine consultation, free prior and informed consent, and access to effective remedies of the Howeitat tribe, whose members have been threatened with evictions from Al Khuraiba, Sharma and Gayal villages. NEOM is a project of the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which owns 100% of a closed joint-stock company named Neom. A number of international companies, have been allegedly involved in different stages of the development of the Neom Project.Alleged victims: 6 | |
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información recibida sobre el riesgo inminente de ejecución de tres personas y largas condenas de prisión de otros tres, en el contexto de presunta persecución de miembros de la tribu Howeitat. Señores Shadly Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaití, Ibrahim Salih Ahmad Abu Khalilal-Huwaiti y Atallah Musa Mohamedal-Huwaití, han sido condenados a muerte. Sres. Abdelnasser Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqaal-Huwaiti, MahmudAhmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqaal-Huwaiti y Abdullah Dakhilallahal-Huwaití, han sido condenados a severas penas de prisión. Todos están condenados por actos terroristas, supuestamente infundados, y más bien están siendo castigados por simplemente expresar su oposición a los desalojos forzosos de la tribu Howeitat, incluyendo las redes sociales. Al parecer, algunos de ellos han sido sometidos a torturas y malos tratos mientras se encontraban bajo custodia, incluido un régimen de aislamiento prolongado, con el fin de obtener confesiones. Los seis, junto con otros miembros de la tribu Howeitat, se han resistido a los desalojos de sus hogares en el marco del proyecto NEOM, parte de la Visión Saudita 2030. NEOM es un proyecto del Saudi Public Investment Fund, que posee el 100% de una sociedad anónima cerrada denominada NEOM. Supuestamente, varias empresas internacionales han estado involucradas en diferentes etapas del desarrollo del Proyecto NEOM. El proyecto NEOM se está implementando supuestamente sin una consulta genuina, un consentimiento libre, previo e informado, y acceso a recursos efectivos de la tribu Howeitat, cuyos miembros han sido amenazados con desalojos de las poblaciones de Al Khuraiba, Sharma y Gayal. Alleged victims: 6 |
23 Jun 2023 |
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Concern on the recently proposed Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) published on 17 March 2023, which represents the latest development of your Excellency’s Government response to the challenges posed by the Prevention of Terrorism Act of 1979 (PTA) and the Rehabilitation Bill passed by the Sri Lankan Parliament on 18 January 2023. This legislation followed previously proposed legislation which sought to establish a Bureau for the Rehabilitation of ‘drug addicts, war warriors, and violent extremists.’ We note that revisions to the Rehabilitation Bill following a decision of the Supreme Court do not adhere in certain regards to fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution, in our view have not remedied the substantive deficiencies of the legislation, and therefore place many of its provisions in direct contradiction with the international human rights law obligations of your Excellency’s Government. Alleged victims: - | |
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Information received concerning the imminent risk of execution of three persons and long prison convictions of three others, in the context of alleged persecution of members of the Howeitat tribe. Messrs. Shadly Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Ibrahim Salih Ahmad Abou Khalil al-Huwaiti and Atallah Moussa Mohammed al-Huwaiti, have been sentenced to death. Merssrs. Abdelnasser Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Mahmoud Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti and Abdullah Dakhilallah al-Huwaiti, have been handed severe prison sentences. All are convicted for terrorist acts, which are allegedly baseless, and they are rather being punished for merely voicing their opposition to the forced evictions of the Howeitat tribe, including on social media. Some of them have allegedly been subjected to torture and ill-treatment while in custody, including prolonged solitary confinement, for the purpose of extracting confessions. The six, along with other members of the Howeitat tribe, have been resisting evictions from their homes under the NEOM project, part of the Saudi 2030 Vision. NEOM is a project of the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which owns 100% of a closed joint-stock company named Neom. A number of international companies, have been allegedly involved in different stages of the development of the Neom Project. The NEOM project is being implemented allegedly without genuine consultation, free prior and informed consent, and access to effective remedies of the Howeitat tribe, whose members have been threatened with evictions from Al Khuraiba, Sharma and Gayal villages. Alleged victims: 6 |
08 Aug 2023 |
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Information received concerning the imminent risk of execution of three persons and long prison convictions of three others, in the context of alleged persecution of members of the Howeitat tribe. Messrs. Shadly Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Ibrahim Salih Ahmad Abou Khalil al-Huwaiti and Atallah Moussa Mohammed al-Huwaiti, have been sentenced to death. Merssrs. Abdelnasser Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Mahmoud Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti and Abdullah Dakhilallah al-Huwaiti, have been handed severe prison sentences. All are convicted for terrorist acts, which are allegedly baseless, and they are rather being punished for merely voicing their opposition to the forced evictions of the Howeitat tribe, including on social media. Some of them have allegedly been subjected to torture and ill-treatment while in custody, including prolonged solitary confinement, for the purpose of extracting confessions. The six, along with other members of the Howeitat tribe, have been resisting evictions from their homes under the NEOM project, part of the Saudi 2030 Vision. The NEOM project is being implemented allegedly without genuine consultation, free prior and informed consent, and access to effective remedies of the Howeitat tribe, whose members have been threatened with evictions from Al Khuraiba, Sharma and Gayal villages. NEOM is a project of the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which owns 100% of a closed joint-stock company named Neom. A number of international companies, have been allegedly involved in different stages of the development of the Neom Project.Alleged victims: 6 | |
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Information received concerning the imminent risk of execution of three persons and long prison convictions of three others, in the context of alleged persecution of members of the Howeitat tribe. Messrs. Shadly Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Ibrahim Salih Ahmad Abou Khalil al-Huwaiti and Atallah Moussa Mohammed al-Huwaiti, have been sentenced to death. Messrs. Abdelnasser Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Mahmoud Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti and Abdullah Dakhilallah al-Huwaiti, have been handed severe prison sentences. All are convicted for terrorist acts, which are allegedly baseless, and they are rather being punished for merely voicing their opposition to the forced evictions of the Howeitat tribe, including on social media. Some of them have allegedly been subjected to torture and ill-treatment while in custody, including prolonged solitary confinement, for the purpose of extracting confessions. The six, along with other members of the Howeitat tribe, have been resisting evictions from their homes under the NEOM project, part of the Saudi 2030 Vision. The NEOM project is being implemented allegedly without genuine consultation, free prior and informed consent, and access to effective remedies of the Howeitat tribe, whose members have been threatened with evictions from Al Khuraiba, Sharma and Gayal villages. NEOM is a project of the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which owns 100% of a closed joint-stock company named Neom. A number of international companies, have been allegedly involved in different stages of the development of the Neom Project.Alleged victims: 6 |
17 May 2023 |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary arrest, threats, surveillance, travel restrictions and harassment of two Montagnard Protestants and human rights defenders, Mr. Y Khiu Niê and Mr. Y Sĩ Êban, which appear to be related to the legitimate exercise of their rights to freedom of thought, conscience and religion in the context of participating in an international conference on freedom of religion or belief in Southeast Asia, that took place in Bali (Indonesia). The allegations received also indicate that these restrictions might constitute acts of intimidation and reprisals for engaging or attempting to engage with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights.Alleged victims: 2 | |
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Information received concerning the imminent risk of execution of three persons and long prison convictions of three others, in the context of alleged persecution of members of the Howeitat tribe. Messrs. Shadly Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Ibrahim Salih Ahmad Abou Khalil al-Huwaiti and Atallah Moussa Mohammed al-Huwaiti, have been sentenced to death. Messrs. Abdelnasser Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti, Mahmoud Ahmad Mahmoud Abou Taqiqa al-Huwaiti and Abdullah Dakhilallah al-Huwaiti, have been handed severe prison sentences. All are convicted for terrorist acts, which are allegedly baseless, and they are rather being punished for merely voicing their opposition to the forced evictions of the Howeitat tribe, including on social media. Some of them have allegedly been subjected to torture and ill-treatment while in custody, including prolonged solitary confinement, for the purpose of extracting confessions. The six, along with other members of the Howeitat tribe, have been resisting evictions from their homes under the NEOM project, part of the Saudi 2030 Vision. The NEOM project is being implemented allegedly without genuine consultation, free prior and informed consent, and access to effective remedies of the Howeitat tribe, whose members have been threatened with evictions from Al Khuraiba, Sharma and Gayal villages. NEOM is a project of the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which owns 100% of a closed joint-stock company named Neom. A number of international companies, have been allegedly involved in different stages of the development of the Neom Project.Alleged victims: 6 |
27 Jun 2023 |
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Information received concerning the conditions and treatment of detainees at the two penal colonies for women in Belarus, as well as in the Akrestina detention centre. Although the number of women detained in such dire conditions is allegedly larger, this communication focuses on the documented cases of seven women, detained and sentenced on what appear to be politically motivated charges, that suffered irreversible and sometimes life-threatening health deterioration in detention and denial of medical treatment, potentially amounting to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, namely: (1) Maria Kalesnikava, (2) Ksenia Lutskina, (3) Maria Rabkova, (4) Kanovalova Antonina, (5) Redacted, (6) Volha Zalatar, (7) Viktoryia Kulsha.Alleged victims: 62 | |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary restriction of the right to freedom of peaceful assembly of individuals, principally persons with disabilities, protesting against a lack of government funding and public infrastructure for persons with disabilities in the Republic of Korea. We also wish to raise our concerns regarding the reported physical and verbal intimidation and harassment of protesters by security forces during demonstrations, as well as the reported use of verbally intimidating language against the protesters and persons with disabilities by government and municipal officials. We also raise concerns about police investigations into the actions of these protesters, including the case of Mr. Park Kyeong-Seok.Alleged victims: 1001 |
23 Jun 2023 |
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Information concerning the following comment on the Decision of the Governing body of the International Labour Organization (hereafter, ILO) “Options for measures under article 33 of the ILO Constitution, as well as other measures, to secure compliance by the Government of Belarus with the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry in respect of Conventions Nos 87 and 98. ” with regards to the draft resolution of the General Conference of the International Labour Organization (Meeting in Geneva at its 111th Session, June 2023) on measures to be applied under art. 33 of the ILO Constitution. Alleged victims: 2 |
27 Apr 2023 09 May 2023 |
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Information received concerning the risk of imminent execution of Mr. Tangaraju s/o Suppiah, a 46-year-old Singaporean Tamil national, scheduled for 26 April 2023, for drug related offenses that do not meet the threshold for “most serious crimes” in a context that continues to indicate a highly alarming issuance of execution notices for this type of offence in the country.Alleged victims: 1 |
19 Jun 2023 |
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Information received concerning the detention and charges brought against Mr. Al-Rousan in relation to the exercise of his right to freedom of expression in the context of his political commentaries and journalistic activities in Jordan.Alleged victims: 1 |
15 Jun 2023 |
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Information received concerning a law proposal introduced in the New York State Legislature: The New York Taxpayer and International Debt Crises Protection Act, (Senate Bill S.4747, and companion Assembly Bill to A.2970) . The Act amends the Debtor and Creditor Law, in relation to the recoverability of sovereign debt.Alleged victims: - | |
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Information received concerning provisions of the National Security Law, amendments to the Legal Aid Scheme, and proposed amendments to the Legal Practitioners Bill in Hong Kong.Alleged victims: - |
23 Jun 2023 23 Jun 2023 |
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Information received, concerning allegations of medical negligence, during and after childbirth, and the resulting physical and mental health complications suffered by Ms. Regina Michele Tedsen. Alleged victims: 1 |
31 Jul 2023 |
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Information received concerning the arbitrary arrest and detention of Mr. Sepal Amarasinghe, which appears to be related to the legitimate exercise of his right to freedom of religion or belief and freedom of expression and the misuse of the International Covenant for Civil and Political Rights Act to punish expressions and behaviours that are considered contemptuos to religious feelings. Alleged victims: 1 |
15 Jun 2023 30 Jun 2023 |
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Information received concerning the alleged presence of the Pegasus spyware, developed by the private corporation, NSO Group Technologies (the NSO Group), in devices belonging to at least 35 human rights defenders, academics, political leaders, and activists during the height of nationwide demonstrations from 2020 to 2021 in Thailand.Alleged victims: 4 |
20 Apr 2023 |
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Information received concerning the new amendment bill to the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act.Alleged victims: - | |
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Information received concerning concerning the alleged use of excessive and lethal force by Somaliland security forces against protesters during demonstrations that took place from 27 December 2022 to 9 January 2023 in Las Anod town, Sool region in Somaliland. We are also concerned by the reported arrest and detention of protestors from the same demonstrations.Alleged victims: 72 | |
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Information received concerning the criminal charge filed against human rights defender Alexei Semyanov in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Alleged victims: 1 |
02 May 2023 |
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Information received concerning the proposed amendments to harshen the punishment for blasphemy laws under the Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure of Pakistan, against the backdrop of an increasing pattern of vigilante violence following accusations of blasphemy against religious minorities in Pakistan.Alleged victims: - | |
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Information received concerning the conditions of detention and treatment of Mr. Karim Massimov who is currently being held in pretrial detention and whose health, it is reported, has deteriorated to such an extent that there are concerns for his life and well-being. Among the many allegations, I am particularly preoccupied by his continuous period of 12 months in solitary confinement which, if credible, would be in clear violation of international standards and a good faith application of those standards; the physical conditions of his cell and the impact on his health, and restrictions on access to proper medical care and medications. Either individually or cumulatively, such treatment or conditions – if established – would amount to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in violation of international law. Alleged victims: 1 |
07 Jun 2023 |
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Information received concerning the arbitrary detention of Mr. Matiullah Wesa and Mr Rasoul Parsi Abdi. Alleged victims: 2 |
17 May 2023 |
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Informations reçues concernant des allégations d’usage excessif de la force pendant les manifestations et grèves du mouvement social contre le projet de réforme des retraites du gouvernement, organisées depuis mi-janvier 2023 et ayant occasionné des blessures de plusieurs manifestants, mais aussi des arrestations et des violations aux droits à la liberté d’expression et de réunion pacifique.Alleged victims: - | |
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Information received concerning intimidation of three women journalists and human rights defenders for covering a case of a girl victim of rape, whose sexual and reproductive health rights have reportedly been violated.Alleged victims: 3 | |
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Information received concerning the failure to effectively address complaints of repeated domestic violence against Ms. Anastasia Pinto, in particular during the lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, that led to the violation of her rights to be free from violence and to adequate standard of living, among others, to adequate housing.Alleged victims: 1 | |
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Information received concerning the upcoming bill introduced by Senator Aisha Wahab that would prohibit discrimination of individuals on the basis of caste. If passed, the bill would add caste to the state’s list of protected classes and update various legislative provisions in order to outlaw discrimination on the basis of caste in employment, housing, healthcare, education, business services, public and private land use s and contracting. Alleged victims: - | |
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Informations reçues concernant des allégations d'obstruction arbitraire aux études d'un défenseur des droits humains.Alleged victims: 1 | |
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Informations reçues concernant le dépôt d'une proposition relative à la question de l'extension du revenu de solidarité active (RSA) aux jeunes adultes de 18 à 24 ans. Cette proposition fera l'objet d'un débat en séance plénière à l'Assemblée nationale, selon nos informations, le 6 avril 2023. Alleged victims: - | |
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Information received concerning the detention and alleged ill-treatment of human rights defender Muhammad Ahsan Untoo.Alleged victims: 1 | |
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Information received concerning the following comment on the text of the European Union’s Council Regulation 2023/407 and European Union’s Council Decision 2023/408 of 23 February 2023, amending article 16a of the EU Regulation 36/2012 and article 28a of the EU Council Decision 2013/255 respectively. This new EU regulation and decision were adopted in response to the humanitarian crisis in Syria and aims at easing for a period of 6 months of the EU Restrictive Measures against Syria for the purpose of facilitating the relief efforts following the catastrophic earthquakes of 6 February 2023.Alleged victims: - | |
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Information received concerning the public consultation process on the revised environmental impact assessment submitted by Savannah Resources PLC regarding their proposed Barroso mining project, and related human rights concerns. Alleged victims: 1 |
23 May 2023 |
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Information received concerning the public consultation process on the revised environmental impact assessment submitted by Savannah Resources PLC regarding their proposed Barroso mining project, and related human rights concerns. Alleged victims: 1 |
26 May 2023 |
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Information received concerning the public consultation process on the revised environmental impact assessment submitted by Savannah Resources PLC regarding their proposed Barroso mining project, and related human rights concerns. Alleged victims: 1 |
31 May 2023 |
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Information concerning the comment on the text of your Excellency’s Government’s General Licence: Humanitarian Activity INT/2023/2711256 issued on 15 February 2023 under Regulation 61 of The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (“The Syria Regulations”) pertaining to the humanitarian activity in relations to the earthquake in Syria and Turkey. This General Licence aims at easing for a period of 6 months the sanctions regime against Syria for the purpose of facilitating the relief efforts following the catastrophic earthquakes of 6 February 2023. Alleged victims: - | |
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Information concerning the comment on the text of the General Licence No. 23 (hereafter GL23), issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury, and which aims at easing the Syrian Sanctions Regulations 31 CFR part 542 (SySR) for a period of 6 months for the purpose of facilitating the relief efforts following the catastrophic earthquakes of 6 February 2023. Alleged victims: - | |
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Information received concerning the arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance since July 2022, and risk of torture, ill-treatment and execution of Messrs. Pejman Fatehi, Vafa Azarbar, Mohammad (Hazhir) Faramarzi and Mohsen Mazloum who are members of the Kurdish minority.Alleged victims: 4 |
20 Jun 2023 |
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Information received concerning the arbitrary detention of Mr. Behboudi, an international journalist and documentary-maker focusing on issues such as mass migration, women and minority rights and the co-founder of the independent news website Guiti.Alleged victims: 1 | |
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Information received concerning the allegation of threats of forced evictions of seven families who self-identify as Nooksack, without due process and plans for providing compensationAlleged victims: 8 |
06 Jun 2023 |
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Information received regarding growing discrimination and rising incidents of hate speech and incitement to violence against the Ahmadi religious minority in Pakistan, including attacks against places of worship and other acts of intimidation.Alleged victims: 1 | |
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Information received concerning the allegation of threats of forced evictions of seven families who self-identify as Indigenous Nooksack, without due process and plans for providing compensation, despite accrued rights towards home ownership. The majority of these are households with older persons, some with disabilities or chronic health issues.Alleged victims: 8 |
01 Jun 2023 |
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Information received concerning criminal investigation launched by the Long An Police, Long An Province (Viet Nam), against one of the most prominent human rights lawyers and human rights defenders in Viet Nam, Mr. Dang Dinh Manh. Alleged victims: 1 | |
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Informations reçues concernant la détérioration continue du système d’accueil des demandeurs d’asile en Belgique depuis 2021, ce qui aurait conduit à ce que des milliers de demandeurs d’asile, dont des familles et des enfants, sans abri, vivent dans la rue et dans des campements informels dans des conditions précaires et insalubres.Alleged victims: 1 |
31 May 2023 |
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Informations reçues concernant dépôt de la proposition de loi n°360 visant à protéger les logements contre l’occupation illicite, et nous avons pu prendre connaissance du texte tel qu'adopté en seconde lecture par la Commission des affaires économiques de l'Assemblée nationale (n°1010). Ce texte fera l'objet d'un débat en séance plénière à l'Assemblée nationale, selon nos informations, le 29 mars 2023, avant, le cas échéant, sa transmission au Sénat. Nous craignons que la loi, si elle est adoptée sans modification, n'aboutisse à la criminalisation de certaines personnes en situation de précarité, à une accélération des procédures d'expulsion locative sans alternative de logement adéquat et une réduction éventuelle des garanties procédures visant à protéger les occupants d'un logement et à limiter le risque de sans-abrisme.Alleged victims: - | |
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Information received concerning allegations of judicial harassment of human rights defenders, including a prominent human rights lawyer and a leading woman human rights defender, as well as infringement of their freedoms of expression and of association because of their online activism.Alleged victims: 2 | |
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Information received concerning the harassment and threats, as well as prosecution based on criminal defamation laws against Mr. Sarmad Al Taee, a writer and journalist, Mr. Saadoun Damad, a presenter for Al-Iraqiya TV channel and host of talk show “Al-Mouhayed”, Mr. Mohamed Jabber, presenter for Zagros TV channel and host of talk show “Biwodoh”, and Mr. Ahmed Yahya Issa Rubaye, assistant professor at the Department of Chemistry at Basra university and anti-corruption defender. Alleged victims: 4 | |
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Information received that a bill called the Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill (Bill 210, 2022-23), has been passed by the House of Lords and is now before the House of Commons (currently at second reading).[1] The Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill would recognize the human right to breathe clean air (an essential element of the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment) and would require the United Kingdom to strengthen its air quality objectives and take accelerated action to meet these objectives.Alleged victims: - |
31 May 2023 |
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Informations avons reçues concernant des allégations de racisme, de discrimination raciale et de discrimination xénophobe en Tunisie, y compris des discours de haine et des violences xénophobes, à l'encontre de migrants originaires d'Afrique subsaharienne, ainsi que de détention arbitraire de ces migrants.Alleged victims: 1 |
02 Jun 2023 |
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Information received on the delicate and deteriorating situation of human rights of people of African descent in Guyana, who live on the fringes of society and suffer from numerous violations of their fundamental rights.Alleged victims: 3 |
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Informations reçues concernant des ingérences dans le processus judiciaire, ce qui causent des délais indus et préjudiciables, et des préoccupations que la justice ne soit être établie dans l’affaire d’explosion qui est lieu le 4 d’août 2020 (« l’explosion du port de Beyrouth »). Alleged victims: 300001 |
18 Aug 2023 |
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Information received concerning allegations of judicial harassment and intimidation of human rights defenders and capital defense lawyers defending inmates on death row, including being subjected to punitive cost orders that risk obstructing inmates’ access to legal counsel and right to a fair trial.Alleged victims: 5 |
26 May 2023 |
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Information received concerning allegations of interference in the judicial independence of a Justice Esther Kitimbo Kisaakye of the Supreme Court of Uganda, as well as the subjection of that Justice to allegedly unfair disciplinary procedures, possibly in retaliation for carrying out her judicial functions.Alleged victims: 1 | |
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Information received concerning the criminal proceedings against members of Human Rights Center Viasna. Human Rights Center Viasna is a Belarusian non-governmental organization, established in 1996 to help victims of human rights violations. The main goal of the organization is to contribute to the development of the civil society in Belarus, based on the respect of human rights standards.Alleged victims: 3 |
19 May 2023 |
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Information received concerning the alleged intimidation of and cyber-attacks against Mr. Mark Somos, following his communications with various UN human rights bodies regarding alleged human rights violations committed by the State of Qatar against his clients. Alleged victims: 1 |
17 May 2023 |
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Information received concerning the alleged intimidation of and cyber-attacks against Mr. Mark Somos, following his communications with various UN human rights bodies regarding alleged human rights violations committed by the State of Qatar against his clients. Alleged victims: 1 | |
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Information received concerning the imminent risk of forced eviction and arbitrary displacement of Palestinian families from their homes in the Old City of Jerusalem, Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan, including the Ghaith-Sub Laban family, the Salem family, and the Shehade family. Alleged victims: 970 | |
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Information received concerning the alleged intimidation of and cyber-attacks against Mr. Mark Somos, following his communications with various UN human rights bodies regarding alleged human rights violations committed by the State of Qatar against his clients. Alleged victims: 1 | |
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Informations reçues concernant des entreprises domiciliées et opérant en Suisse qui pourraient être liées, par le biais de leurs chaînes d’approvisionnement, à des abus de droits de l’homme, y compris l’empoisonnement au mercure et la dégradation de l’environnement, ainsi que l’exploitation sexuelle présumée des femmes et des enfants, le travail d’ enfants, la traite des personnes, entre autres, où l’extraction de l’or a lieu. Alleged victims: - |
16 May 2023 |
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Information received concerning allegations of racial discrimination in Louisiana, specifically land use and zoning decisions that have classified the land as suitable for industrial facilities in the areas populated by African American communities. We have been informed of racial discrimination in relation to the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment in Louisiana; namely, certain Parishes within the State of Louisiana are allegedly adopting and implementing zoning practices that unfairly discriminate against, and disproportionately affect, the African American communities in the area. Information that construction of hazardous facilities by Wolverine and Petroplex International has been blocked by the St James Parish’s Council in the Third District, with a majority Anglo/White population, is a sign of such discriminatory practices and is therefore of serious concern. Alleged victims: 1 | |
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Information received concerning amendments to the criminal code of Belarus (Law No. 275-Z of 9 July 1999) introducing capital punishment for State officials and military personnel convicted of high treason.Alleged victims: - | |
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Information received concerning the alleged use of excessive force resulting in the killing and injuring of protesters in the context of December 2022 protests, which sparked in response to the sentencing over alleged social media post of a human rights defender, and the reactivation of arrest warrants against other Tishreen demonstrators.Alleged victims: - |
07 Jun 2023 |
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Informations reçues concernant les poursuites engagées contre Anja Federer et Lisa Salza pour avoir respectivement exercé leur droit à la liberté de rassemblement pacifique sans autorisation préalable devant les ambassades du Royaume-Uni et de la Fédération de Russie, à Berne.Alleged victims: 2 |
12 May 2023 |
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Information received concerning multiple cases filed against Jimmy Lai Chee-ying (Jimmy Lai), founder of the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, under various legal provisions, including the National Security Law.Alleged victims: 1 |
01 May 2023 |
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Information received concerning Mr. Mohyeddin Ebrahimi aged 43 comes from Oshnavieh in West Azerbaijan province who is at reportedly at imminent risk of execution, after having allegedly been arbitrarily arrested and following an unfair trial marred by torture allegations.Alleged victims: 1 |
17 Apr 2023 |
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Informacion recivida en relación con presuntas amenazas y agresiones en contra de Berenice Celeita Alayón y Lina Yajaira Peláez Celada, respectivamente directora y miembro del equipo socio-jurídico de la asociación Nomadesc.Alleged victims: 2 |
12 May 2023 12 Jul 2023 |
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Information received concerning the Lugano Convention (as well as the Brussels I Regulation Recast under the European Union) overcomes the forum non conveniens doctrine, as that doctrine limits the possibility of victims bringing a legal action in relation to corporate activities outside the state in which they are domiciled. Alleged victims: 1 |
11 Jul 2023 |
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Information concerning the alleged abduction from Nairobi, Kenya, of human rights defender Mr Morris Mabior Awikjok, his alleged enforced deportation to South Sudan, his detention and torture, and the lack of information provided to his family members in Nairobi, Kenya. Alleged victims: 1 | |
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Information received concerning the Lugano Convention (as well as the Brussels I Regulation Recast under the European Union) overcomes the forum non conveniens doctrine, as that doctrine limits the possibility of victims bringing a legal action in relation to corporate activities outside the state in which they are domiciled. Alleged victims: 1 | |
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Follow-up letter concerning the alleged role of Omegle in facilitating self-generated and live video streamed sexual activities and material online that depicts or otherwise represents children appearing to engage in sexually explicit conduct. Allegedly, Omegle has gained popularity after videos tagged with “Omegle” in Tiktok, a China-based company, have reportedly been viewed more than 9.4 billion times worldwide. Alleged victims: - | |
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Follow-up letter concerning the alleged role of Omegle in facilitating self-generated and live video streamed sexual activities and material online that depicts or otherwise represents children appearing to engage in sexually explicit conduct and it being shared on your platform (Tiktok).Alleged victims: - | |
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Informations reçues concernant l'escalade présumée des mesures du de-risking (réduction des risques) contre une ONG par les banques suisses UBS Group AG et Banque Cler. Ces mesures auraient eu un impact financier et opérationnel grave sur cette ONG et sur son secteur national, ainsi que sur la jouissance d’autres droits et libertés fondamentales, notamment les droits à la liberté de réunion pacifique et d'association, à la liberté de participer aux affaires publiques, à la liberté d'opinion et d'expression, aux droits économiques, sociaux et culturels, y compris les droits à la propriété et au travail, ainsi qu’au droit à un procès équitable et à une procédure régulière. Alleged victims: - | |
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Information regarding the proposed draft amendments to the criminal code of Republika Srpska on “criminal offences against honour and reputation”, which were announced by the Minister of Justice of Republika Srpska, Mr. Milos Bukejlovic, on 2 March 2023 and were published on 3 March 2023.Alleged victims: - | |
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Information received concerning a bomb attack perpetrated outside the home of journalist and human rights defender Mr. Victor Mambor.Alleged victims: 1 |
08 May 2023 |
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Information received concerning the deliberate poisoning of more than 1200 schoolgirls since November 2022.Alleged victims: 1200 |
05 Sep 2023 |
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Information concerning comments on a draft bill on non-profit organizations (NPO) in Mozambique (“the draft NPO law”), introduced to Parliament in October 2022, and currently tabled to be discussed at the parliamentary session starting on 22 February 2023. If adopted into law in its current version, this bill will have serious consequences for the exercise of human rights, including the right to freedom of association, for individuals involved in and benefiting from non-profit organizations in Mozambique.Alleged victims: - | |
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Information received concerning the alleged use of excessive and lethal force by security forces against protestors on 11 August 2022 in Somaliland. We are also concerned by the reported arrest and detention of protestors from the same demonstrations.Alleged victims: 244 | |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary arrest and detention of over 50 protesters, predominately women, by the authorities on 4 July 2022 for protesting against increased living costs, including due to fuel price increases. We are also concerned by the reported physical attacks against the individuals detained, which may amount to torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. Alleged victims: 50 | |
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Informations reçues concernant l'escalade présumée des mesures du de-risking (réduction des risques) contre une ONG par les banques suisses UBS Group AG et Banque Cler, suite à sa désignation par le gouvernement israélien comme "organisation terroriste" et comme "organisation illégale". Ces mesures auraient eu un impact financier et opérationnel grave sur cette ONG et sur son secteur national, ainsi que sur la jouissance d’autres droits et libertés fondamentales, notamment les droits à la liberté de réunion pacifique et d'association, à la liberté de participer aux affaires publiques, à la liberté d'opinion et d'expression, aux droits économiques, sociaux et culturels, y compris les droits à la propriété et au travail, ainsi qu’au droit à un procès équitable et à une procédure régulière. Nous attirons l'attention du Gouvernement de votre Excellence sur l'effet particulièrement négatif de ces mesures sur les enfants, garçons et filles.Alleged victims: - |
27 Apr 2023 |
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Informations reçues concernant l'escalade présumée des mesures du de-risking (réduction des risques) contre une ONG par les banques suisses UBS Group AG et Banque Cler. Ces mesures auraient eu un impact financier et opérationnel grave sur cette ONG et sur son secteur national, ainsi que sur la jouissance d’autres droits et libertés fondamentales, notamment les droits à la liberté de réunion pacifique et d'association, à la liberté de participer aux affaires publiques, à la liberté d'opinion et d'expression, aux droits économiques, sociaux et culturels, y compris les droits à la propriété et au travail, ainsi qu’au droit à un procès équitable et à une procédure régulière. Alleged victims: - |
27 Apr 2023 |
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Information received concerning Telegram, specifically that its services are being used as a vehicle for the dissemination of hate speech and incitement to violence against pro-democracy actors in Myanmar.Alleged victims: - | |
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Information received concerning Telegram, specifically that its services are being used as a vehicle for the dissemination of hate speech and incitement to violence against pro-democracy actors in Myanmar.Alleged victims: - | |
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Información recibida en relación con alegatos de supuesta detención arbitraria contra cinco defensores del medio ambiente.Alleged victims: 5 |
06 May 2023 |
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Information received concerning the ongoing demolition of affordable and social residential buildings and threats of forced evictions of their residents, the majority of them being older persons, persons with disabilities and persons with complex medical conditions, the building being located in the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, United Kingdom. In particular, the involvement of your company in a redevelopment project resulting in the demolition of at least two buildings of social rental homes may be in violation of the human right to adequate housing.Alleged victims: 2 | |
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Information received concerning the ongoing demolition of affordable and social residential buildings managed by your company and threats of forced evictions of their residents, the majority of them being older persons, persons with disabilities and persons with complex medical conditions, the buildings being located in the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. In particular, the involvement of your company in a redevelopment project resulting in the demolition of at least two buildings of social rental homes may be in violation of the human right to adequate housing, which will be further impacted by the ongoing demolitions.Alleged victims: 2 |
05 May 2023 |
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Information reçue concernant des allégations de détention arbitraire et de mauvais traitement du défenseur des droits de l’homme M. Mamadou Billo Bah, ainsi que des actes d’intimidation et de persécution envers deux défenseurs des droits de l’homme M. Saikou Yaya Diallo et M. Mouloukou Souleymane Touré.Alleged victims: 5 | |
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Information received concerning food and water shortages in Malawian prisons and their harmful impact on the human rights of prisoners to adequate food, health and water.Alleged victims: 1 | |
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Information received concerning the ongoing demolition of affordable and social residential buildings and threats of forced evictions of their residents, the majority of them being older persons, persons with disabilities and persons with complex medical conditions, the building being located in the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. In particular, the involvement of your company in a redevelopment project resulting in the demolition of at least two buildings of social rental homes may be in violation of the human right to adequate housing. Alleged victims: 2 |
05 May 2023 |
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Information received concerning the ongoing demolition of residential buildings and threats of forced evictions of their residents, the majority of them being older persons, persons with disabilities and persons with complex medical conditions, from affordable and social housing located in the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. In particular, the long-term involvement of local authorities in a development project resulting in the demolition of at least two buildings of social rental homes may be in violation of the human right to adequate housing, which will be further impacted by the ongoing demolitions.Alleged victims: 2 | |
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Information received concerning the human rights impact of a redevelopment project resulting in ongoing demolition of social rental buildings and threats of forced evictions of their residents, the majority of them being older persons, persons with disabilities and persons with complex medical conditions, from affordable and social housing located in the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, United Kingdom. In particular, the involvement of a United States based equity company, Cerberus Capital Management, L.P, headquartered in New York City, New York, United States of America in the concerned redevelopment project may be in violation of your Government’s obligations to adequately protect human rights in the context of corporate activities, especially the right to adequate housing of tenants from 1 3 Carnwath road, London.Alleged victims: 2 | |
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Information received concerning the alleged undue use of criminal proceedings against human rights defenders Ieva Raubiško and Egils Grasmanis. Alleged victims: 2 |
28 Apr 2023 |
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Information received about the negative human rights impact of the extraterritorial jurisdiction asserted by the United States in connection with its unilateral sanctions. Specifically, this involves primary and secondary sanctions against foreign nationals for alleged activities outside of the United States that circumvent or fail to comply with the US sanctions. It also involves penalizing foreign companies that are owned or controlled by U.S. persons, as well as certain other foreign companies, for doing business with sanctioned states. These situations raise grave concerns about human rights as well as adherence to the rule of law.Alleged victims: - | |
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Information received concerning the extension of the deadline to submit requests for recognition of status as victim of sexual violence during the war under the “Draft law to amend and supplement the law no.04/l-054 for the status and rights of martyrs, disabled, veterans, participants of the Kosovo liberation army, persons violated during the war, civilian victims and their families, amended and supplemented by law no. 04/l-172”, currently being drafted by the Government, and take this opportunity to remind the Government that no statutes of limitations are applicable to the category of crimes constituting grave breaches of the 1949 Geneva Conventions or otherwise serious human rights violations.Alleged victims: - |
01 May 2023 |
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Information received concerning the allegations of arbitrary arrest of 4 environmental defenders, Mr. Dragan Dmitrović, Mr. Nikola Dragosanovic and Mr. Vladimir Božić on 27 September 2022 and Mr. Mladen Vladić on 6 October in the municipality of Majdanpek, Bor region of Serbia. The arrests appear to respond to efforts of the alleged victims to defend their human right to a healthy environment (enshrined in the Serbian Constitution) in the face of mining project with impacts on local people’s health and the environment in terms of air and water pollution.Alleged victims: 1 |
28 Jun 2023 |
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Information received concerning the recruitment of prisoners serving their custodial sentences in Russian penitentiary facilities, for the private military and security contractor known as the Wagner Group, and their deployment in Ukraine.Alleged victims: - |
23 Mar 2023 |