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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: - More details... | |
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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: - More details... | |
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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 More details... | |
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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 More details... | |
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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 More details... | |
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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 More details... | |
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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 More details... | |
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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 More details... | |
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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 More details... | |
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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 More details... | |
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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 More details... |
01 May 2023 |
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Information received concerning the alleged impromptu inspection and dissolution of the Moscow Helsinki Group. The Moscow Helsinki Group (“MHG”) is the oldest Russian human rights organisation. Since 1976, it has been monitoring and documenting human rights violations, providing legal assistance in human rights cases, taking measures to bring Russian legislation and law enforcement practice in line with international human rights obligations, and improving public oversight over the activities of public authorities. The MHG has also been organizing a human rights movement in Russia and protecting other human rights defenders.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
27 Apr 2023 |
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Informacion recivida en relación con la presunta detención arbitraria del defensor de los derechos humanos Francisco González Arredondo.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the ongoing prosecution of Ms. Rozina Islam, an investigate journalist for Prothom Alo newspaper.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the administration of the death penalty in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in cases of crimes allegedly committed by offenders under the age of eighteen.Alleged victims: 7 More details... |
14 Apr 2023 |
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Comments and advice regarding a set of proposals put forward by the Minister of Justice, which, if enacted without significant alteration, I believe would seriously undermine the independence of courts in Israel, including the Supreme Court. The proposals include measures that could harm the independence of legal advisers charged with guiding government ministries. Recalling that one of the main purposes of an independent judiciary is to protect human rights and check power that would endanger such rights, I have various comments regarding the compatibility of these legislative proposals with the international human rights law obligations binding on Israel. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Información en relación con las presuntas detenciones arbitrarias, persecuciones judiciales y políticas, e intimidaciones en contra de las y los líderes políticos Oriol Junqueras I Vies, Marta Rovira I Vergés, Raul Romeva I Rueda, Josep Maria Jové I Llado, Lluís Salvadó I Tenesa, Roger Torrent I Ramió, Jordi Solé I Ferrando y Pol Serena I Rius en el contexto del conflicto catalán-español, vinculadas al referéndum sobre la independencia de Cataluña, que tuvo lugar en octubre de 2017, y las protestas pacíficas posteriores. Alleged victims: 8 More details... |
04 Apr 2023 18 Apr 2023 |
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Suivi sur le cas de M. Lokman Mohsen Slim, un éminent intellectuel libanais qui aurait été tué le 4 février 2021 au Liban. Nous avons porté cette affaire à l'attention du gouvernement de votre Excellence en mars 2021. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant le harcèlement et la campagne d’intimidation menée à l’encontre de madame Hasna Ben Slimane, juge tunisienne, ex-membre du conseil de l’ISIE, ancienne ministre chargée de la Fonction Publique et ancienne ministre de la Justice par intérim, dans un contexte politique de mise à mal de l’indépendance du pouvoir judiciaire en Tunisie. Hasna Ben Slimane fut membre du gouvernement de Hichem Mechichi du 2 septembre 2020 au 25 juillet 2021.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the assassination of human rights defender and lawyer Thulani Maseko.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
06 Feb 2023 |
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Informations reçues concernant le décret-loi No. 2022-54 relatif à la lutte contre les infractions relatives aux systèmes d’informations et de communication (ci-après « le décret-loi »), adopté le 13 septembre 2022, pour lequel nous exprimons nos profondes préoccupations quant à sa compatibilité avec les normes et standards relatifs aux droits à la liberté de d’expression, de la presse, de l’indépendance des avocats, d’association et à la vie privée. Plus généralement, nous nous préoccupons du fait que cette nouvelle mesure législative, adoptée quelques mois avant les élections législatives, s’inscrit dans une tendance générale de restrictions croissantes aux libertés fondamentales, à la liberté d’expression et au débat libre et pluriel, qui sont les caractéristiques d’une société libre et démocratique.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning interferences with the legal profession, affecting those protestors who have been detained, accused and tried, in the current context of ongoing mass protests and unrest sparked by the death of Jina Mahsa Amini in September 2022. We aslo bring to your attention reports of the arrest and judicial harassment of seven lawyers working on human rights cases, Mostafa Nili, Arash Keykhosravi, Astareh Ansari, Bahareh Sahraian- Jahromi, Nazanin Salary, Mahmoud Taravat- Roui, and Babak Paknia, which suggest a possible pattern of interference with the legal profession, contrary to human rights laws and standardsAlleged victims: 7 More details... | |
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Information received concerning harassment and death threats against Mr. Shahanur Islam, a lawyer, allegedly for his legitimate activities in exercise of the legal profession. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the continuing deterioration in the physical and mental health of detainee Mr. Nashwan al-Tamir, allegedly due to systematic shortcomings in medical expertise, equipment, treatment, and accommodations at the Guantánamo Bay detention facility and naval station. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
05 May 2023 |
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Información recibida en relación con el Señor Oscar René Vargas Escobar, una persona privada de libertad de 76 años de edad en precario estado de salud, que se encuentra en condiciones inhumanas de detencion y cuya vida podría correr peligro si no recibe atención médica inmediata. Su detención y el acceso estrechamente limitado a la atención médica se producirían en el contexto más amplio de condiciones carcelarias inadecuadas de personas detenidas arbitrariamente en Nicaragua.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received regarding harmful impact of hate speech, incitement to hatred and racism targeting people of African descent and spreading on social media such as Twitter. It is especially alarming given the inadequacy of the responses and solutions put in place to counter them.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received regarding the harmful impact of hate speech, incitement to hatred and racism targeting people of African descent and spreading on social media. It is especially alarming given the inadequacy of the responses and solutions put in place to counter them.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received regarding harmful impact of hate speech, incitement to hatred and racism targeting people of African descent and spreading on social media such as Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. It is especially alarming given the inadequacy of the responses and solutions put in place to counter them.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received regarding the harmful impact of hate speech, including misogynistic hate speech, incitement to hatred and racism targeting people of African descent and spreading on social media, especially alarming given the inadequacy of the responses and solutions put in place to counter them.Alleged victims: - More details... |
13 Mar 2023 |
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Information received concerning amendments to law No. 136-Z "On Citizenship of the Republic of Belarus" allowing for the deprivation of nationality as a punitive measure and the application of the new Criminal Procedure Code provisions on trials in absentia. We have doubts about the compatibility of these legislative provisions and their implementation with the international human rights law obligations binding on Belarus. Namely, in terms of their potential negative impact on the right to a nationality and the right to a fair trial, the denial of which would profoundly affect the enjoyment of all other fundamental rights. Furthermore, there could be a potential intimidatory effect of this legislation purporting to limit the exercise of fundamental freedoms, including those of opinion and expression as well as of peaceful assembly and association by Belarusian nationals abroad, preventing them from uniting in any structures, participating in public actions, or expressing dissenting views and criticism towards the current governance. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant des violences et des attaques à l’encontre de M. Marcelino Intupé. L’avocat et analyste juridique M. Marcelino Intupé exerce des fonctions en Guinée-Bissau et est particulièrement connu pour défendre des personnes qui ne disposent pas de moyens suffisants pour avoir recours à un conseil. Il est également commentateur d'une émission radio d'analyse de l'actualité politique en Guinée-Bissau.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received regarding Mr. Sunai Phasuk and Ms. Waraporn Utairangsee, Thai human rights defenders who are being investigated and charged, respectively, by the Royal Thai Police under Thailand’s Computer Crime Act and Criminal Code for their work on the protection of victims of torture and indigenous rights. Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
03 Jan 2023 08 May 2023 |
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Información recibida en relación con la iniciativa de ley número 6099 intitulada "Ley para el fortalecimiento de la paz”, que persigue establecer extinción de la responsabilidad penal y de la pena por amnistía absoluta de los responsables de delitos y graves violaciones a los derechos humanos cometidos durante el conflicto armado interno de Guatemala.Alleged victims: - More details... |
25 Dec 2022 |
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Information concerning the successive assaults and detentions carried out against Mr. Douglas James Coltart by Zimbabwean police and security forces, in connection with the legitimate exercise of his professional activities.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Información redcibida en relación con los procesos judiciales abiertos contra operadores de justicia a raíz de su trabajo en casos de corrupción o de violaciones de derechos humanos. Los casos se refieren a la Sra. Virginia Laparra Rivas, ex fiscal Jefa de la Fiscalía Especial Contra la Impunidad (FECI) en Quetzaltenango; y el Sr. Miguel Ángel Gálvez, quien hasta hace unos días era titular del Juzgado de Primera Instancia Penal, Narcoactividad y Delitos de Mayor Riesgo “B”.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
23 Jan 2023 |
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Information received concerning Mr. Mohammad Jumaa an Iraqi human rights lawyer who is, most notably, providing legal assistance to women victims of domestic violence. Since August 2022, he has been subject to disciplinary proceedings after speaking out on women’s rights issues.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning Israel’s State policy of withholding the remains of deceased Palestinians and the lack of effective remedies for family members of the deceased.Alleged victims: 16 More details... | |
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Information concerning the structure of the Judiciary that does not ensure its independence and the right to the guarantees of fair trial.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
22 Dec 2022 |
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Informations avons reçues concernant M. Ahmed Sambi, originaire de l'île d'Anjouan, Président de l’Union des Comores de 2006 à 2011. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Información recibida, en relación con la Magistrada María Alejandra Mauricio, Jueza del Primer Juzgado Penal Colegiado en Mendoza, Argentina.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
21 Dec 2022 |
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Information received regarding the alleged continuing actual and potential human rights impacts of the Mayan Train Development Project (the Project) and the lack of substantive measures from the Mexican Government and involved businesses to prevent, mitigate and redress them.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con afectaciones reales y potenciales del Proyecto de Desarrollo del Tren Mayaen materia de derechos humanos, , involucranda empresas domiciliadas en Espana , y la falta de medidas significativas por parte del Gobierno Mexicano y las empresas para prevenir, mitigar y repararlas.Alleged victims: - More details... |
15 Dec 2022 |
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Información recibida en relación con las afectaciones reales y potenciales del Proyecto de Desarrollo del Tren Maya en materia de derechos humanos y la falta de medidas significativas por parte del Gobierno Mexicano y las empresas involucradas para prevenir, mitigar y repararlas.Alleged victims: - More details... |
22 Nov 2022 |
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Información recibida en relación con las afectaciones reales y potenciales del Proyecto de Desarrollo del Tren Maya en materia de derechos humanos y la falta de medidas significativas por parte del Gobierno y las empresas para prevenir, mitigar y repararlas.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida sobre la continuación de las afectaciones reales y potenciales del Proyecto de Desarrollo del Tren Maya en materia de derechos humanos y la falta de medidas significativas por parte del Gobierno para prevenir, mitigar y repararlas.Alleged victims: - More details... |
08 Dec 2022 |
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Information received regarding the actual and potential human rights impacts of the Mayan Train Development Project and the lack of meaningful measures from the Mexican Government and the involved businesses to prevent, mitigate and redress them.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con las afectaciones reales y potenciales del Proyecto de Desarrollo del Tren Maya en materia de derechos humanos y la falta de medidas significativas por parte del Gobierno Mexicano y de las empresas involucradas para prevenir, mitigar y repararlas.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación a la continuación de las afectaciones reales y potenciales del Proyecto de Desarrollo del Tren Maya en materia de derechos humanos y la falta de medidas sustantivas por parte del Gobierno Mexicano y de las empresas involucradas para prevenir, mitigar y repararlas. En septiembre de 2020, varios de las y los expertos de la ONU que le dirigen esa carta ya habían manifestado su preocupación en relación con los posibles impactos del proyecto para los Pueblos y comunidades Indígenas.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con las afectaciones reales y potenciales del Proyecto de Desarrollo del Tren Maya en materia de derechos humanos y la falta de medidas significativas por parte del Gobierno Mexicano y de las empresas involucradas para prevenir, mitigar y repararlas.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged continuing actual and potential human rights impacts of the Mayan Train Development Project (the Project) and the lack of substantive measures from the Mexican Government and involved businesses to prevent, mitigate and redress them.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received regarding the actual and potential human rights impacts of the Mayan Train Development Project and the lack of meaningful measures from the government of Mexico and the involved businesses to prevent, mitigate and redress them.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received regarding the actual and potential human rights impacts of the Mayan Train Development Project and the lack of meaningful measures from the Mexican Government and involved businesses to prevent, mitigate and redress them.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information concerning the trial of Ms. Veronica Gabriel, a survivor of gender-based and domestic violence, incarcerated in Tanzania, who gave birth of her sixth child while deprived of her liberty. She reportedly also suffers from mental illness and intellectual disability and has allegedly not received appropriate physical and mental health care and support while in detention.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information regarding lack of independence of the judges who oversaw the lawsuits regarding Türkiye’s withdrawal from the Istanbul convention, as well as procedural issues that may have impacted the right to a fair hearing of the people and organizations in the country protesting this Presidential Decision.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
09 Dec 2022 |
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Información indicando que el Juez Baltasar Garzón, habría sido víctima de persecución y represalias por sus investigaciones e interpretaciones judiciales; habría sido sometido a dos procesos penales por prevaricación ante el Tribunal Supremo de España; habría sido suspendido de sus funciones en mayo de 2010; y posteriormente, condenado y suspendido de su cargo por 11 años en 2012.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant le juriste sahraoui et défenseur des droits de l'homme M`hamed Hali qui a été arbitrairement privé de son droit d'exercer la profession d'avocat dans le système judiciaire marocain en raison d'opinions exprimées en faveur du droit à l'autodétermination du peuple de Sahara occidental.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
02 Dec 2022 |
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Informations reçues concernant l'absence d'enquêtes efficaces et indépendantes, visant à identifier des personnes décédées ou disparues et à clarifier les causes et les circonstances de leur décès, suite au naufrage survenu au large des côtes de Tripoli le 23 avril 2022, et ayant entraîné la mort d'au moins sept personnes, tandis que 33 personnes sont toujours portées disparues. Cet incident semble s'inscrire dans un contexte marqué par une absence de volonté d’enquêter et d'une impunité endémique s’agissant d’accidents de navires impliquant des personnes en situation de déplacement, notamment des migrants, des réfugiés et des demandeurs d'asile.Alleged victims: 59 More details... |
29 Nov 2022 |
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Information received concerning the alleged failure of the Iraqi Government to conduct prompt, impartial and effective investigations into the disappearances and potentially unlawful deaths of victims of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and to criminally prosecute and sanction the perpetrators of those crimes and to provide full reparation to victims, in line with international standards.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information concerning the alleged arbitrary arrest and administrative charges against Mr. Edem Semedliaev, Ms. Emine Avamileva, and two other persons, as well as the alleged arbitrary detention of the latter three, all of which was reportedly in connection with their legitimate human rights work, exercise of their legal profession and the freedom of expression.Alleged victims: 4 More details... |
09 Nov 2022 |
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Information received regarding harassment and interference with the work of a lawyer defending a high-profile case, in which the accused faces the death penalty.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
28 Apr 2023 |
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Information concerning the disbarment of three Ukrainian human rights lawyers, Ms. Lilia Ibrahimovna Hemedzhy, Nazim Nuriievych Sheikhmambetov, and Rustem Nuriievych Kiamelev, allegedly as a result of the legitimate exercise of the legal profession.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
09 Sep 2022 |
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Information concerning the repeated allegations of sexual harassment and sexual abuse by the security forces against women and girls in the context of peaceful demonstrations, as well as of the continuous allegations of killing and injuring of individuals due to the use of unlawful and excessive force against peaceful protesters, and the use of lethal force; alleged arbitrary detention of activists, human rights defenders and individuals associated with the demonstrations, including of children; attacks on medical facilities obstructing the injured protesters access to health; and prolonged internet shutdowns to prevent access to information ahead of and during demonstrations. Additionally, we would like to bring to your attention concerns related to the increase of sexual and gender-based violence against women in the conflict affected-areas, as the insecurity has increased since the military coup of 25 October 2021 in Sudan. We are concerned that these continuous violations, conducted with impunity, in addition to constituting serious human rights violations, also severely restrict the civic space and create a hostile environment for the participation in public affairs, especially for women and girls.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information concernant des harcèlements et des menaces subites par le Président de l’AMT de la part du pouvoir exécutif à travers l’inspection générale du ministère de la justice.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information concerning the continued detention and criminalisation of Mrs. Zarema Musaeva, allegedly in relation to the legitimate human rights work of her son, human rights defender Mr. Abubakar Iangulbaev, as well as the lack of protective measures despite the death threats from the local public officials and the lack of specialised medical care in detention.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
14 Oct 2022 |
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Information regarding some of the provisions of the draft Bill of Rights that may undermine the enjoyment of human rights in the UK, including, in particular, the rights to fair trial, effective remedy, equality before the courts, equality before the law, and non-discrimination.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning actions taken by the Executive to reportedly shorten the appointment of high court judge David Lambourne and the ensuing judicial crisis in Kiribati.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Información recibida relación con las defensoras de derechos humanos privadas de la libertad Sra. Nidia Lorena Barbosa Castillo, Sra. Rusia Evelyn Pinto Centeno y Sra. María Esperanza Sánchez García, que se encuentran en grave estado de salud y cuya vida podría correr peligro si no reciben atención médica especializada urgente. Su detención y el acceso estrechamente limitado a la atención médica se producirían en el contexto más amplio de condiciones carcelarias inadecuadas de personas detenidas arbitrariamente en Nicaragua.Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Information concerning the case of Mr. Autukhovich, who is protesting on hunger strike against his complete deprivation of access to correspondence and access to outside information. Alleged victims: 7 More details... | |
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Information we have received concerning Mr. Abdul Rahim bin Shapiee, a Singaporean national of Malay ethnicity convicted for drug possession for the purpose of trafficking, scheduled to be executed on 5 August 2022. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
16 Sep 2022 |
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Information received concerning the continued lack of identification and preservation of unmarked and mass grave sites in Indian-administered Kashmir, including the failure to conduct forensic investigations, search processes for the forcibly disappeared, and the lack of progress in identifying the remains of individuals buried in these graves in accordance with international standards.Alleged victims: - More details... |
26 Sep 2022 |
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Información recibida sobre el proceso de criminalización en contra de la defensora de derechos humanos Claudia Paz y Paz y otros hechos en contra de defensoras de derechos humanos que trabajan en el ámbito de la justicia en Guatemala.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
26 Sep 2022 |
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Information received concerning recent statements made by the newly-appointed Chairman of the Supreme Court.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the case of Mr. Kalwant Singh a/l Jogindar Singh, a Malaysian national convicted for drug trafficking and drug possession, scheduled to be executed on 7 July 2022.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received the case of a Moldovan national living in Venice whose former partner has relatives in the Venice Tribunal which has reportedly impeded her access to an impartial tribunal in separation, custody and criminal cases Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
24 Mar 2023 |
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Information received concerning the imposition of the death penalty on Mr. Junaid Hafeez for charges of blasphemy, which do not meet the threshold of “most serious crimes” as required under international law when the death penalty is imposed.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la falta de garantías básicas de un juicio justo y del debido proceso en cuatro procesos judiciales en contra del Sr. Rais a raíz de una presunta deuda, en un contexto nacional de las reformas judiciales realizadas por el Congreso Nacional en 2021, especialmente las relacionadas con la estabilidad laboral de los magistrados.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
19 Aug 2022 |
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Información recibida sobre presuntas faltas a las garantías procesales, confusión de jurisdicción y presiones de la fiscalía en el caso contra el Sr. Cerdas Araya que habrían afectado su derecho a un juicio justo. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
22 Aug 2022 24 Aug 2022 |
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Informations concernant des violations présumées de l'indépendance de la justice en Tunisie après la dissolution du Conseil supérieur de la magistrature, par décret-loi présidentiel 2022-11, ainsi que la révocation de 57 magistrats par décret présidentiel 2022 - 516, suite à la modification du décrét-loi 2022-11 par le décret-loi 2022-35.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con las alegaciones de presuntas violaciones de derechos humanos, o el posible riesgo de ellas, en el marco del Régimen de Excepción y reformas a la legislación penal implementadas recientemente en El Salvador, lo que podría estar conduciendo a un uso excesivo de la fuerza por parte de agentes policiales y militares y a la detención potencialmente arbitraria de cientos de personas sin orden de arresto, en ocasiones sometidas a desapariciones forzadas de corta duración, algunas de las cuales habrían sido sometidas a torturas o tratos crueles, inhumanos o degradantes.Alleged victims: - More details... |
29 Jul 2022 |
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Información recibida en relación con la remoción de magistrados y sucesiva designación de un nuevo Tribunal Supremo de Justicia en Venezuela, así como de otros funcionarios del Poder Judicial, tras una reforma a la ley orgánica del Tribunal Supremo de Justicia, que presuntamente amenaza la independencia y autonomía de los jueces y en general de sistema de Justicia.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con presuntas afectaciones al ejercicio libre de la abogacía del Sr. Rodrigo Escobar Gil, un abogado constitucionalista, muy reconocido, dentro del contexto de una extensa cobertura mediática negativa de su caso así como de declaraciones públicas de la Fiscalía, que habrían afectado su derecho a un juicio justo.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
25 Jul 2022 |
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Information received concerning the arrest, enforced disappearance and arbitrary detention of human rights lawyer, Mr. Youssef Mansour. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the interference with and detention of an attorney and a human rights defender attempting to defend protestors of the war against Ukraine that had been detained at a police station in St. Petersburg. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
27 Jun 2022 |
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Information received concerning the Revolution Court’s sentencing of students Ali Younesi and Amir Hossein Moradi to sixteen years in prison on the basis of national security legislation and for spreading “propaganda against the system”, in violation of their rights to due process and fair trial.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
15 Jul 2022 |
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Información recibida en relación con el proceso disciplinario contra la fiscal anticorrupción de la provincia de Entre Ríos, Dra. Cecilia Andrea Goyeneche, que podría constituir una represalia por los casos anticorrupción que ha investigado. La Dra. Goyeneche interpuso una acción de Amparo contra la resolución del Honorable Jurado de Enjuiciamiento de la Provincia de Entre Ríos (HJE) el 29 de diciembre de 2021Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
24 Jun 2022 |
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información recibida en relación con el procedimiento disciplinario y posterior sanción al juez Carlos Sánchez Miranda, ciudadano costarricense, Juez en el Juzgado de Familia del II Circuito Judicial de San José, en relación con una sentencia que dictó, en virtud de una interpretación del derecho costarricense a la luz del derecho internacional de los derechos humanos; reconociendo en sentencia la unión de hecho de una pareja del mismo sexo en Costa Rica.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
15 Jun 2022 18 Jul 2022 |
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Information reçues concernant l’arrestation, la détention et la poursuite devant un tribunal militaire de M. Nicodemus Amungwa Tanyi, éminent avocat camerounais des droits de l'homme. M. Tanyi représente plusieurs personnes emprisonnées en relation avec la crise anglophone. M. Tanyi a été un défenseur du droit à un procès équitable de ses clients. Plus récemment, aux côtés de plusieurs autres avocats, il a boycotté la représentation de leurs clients devant le tribunal militaire pour protester contre ce qu’il a appelé la conduite injuste de ce tribunal.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the arrest and conviction of Mr. Hassan Sadeghi and Ms. Fatemeh Mosanna and alleged violations of their property and housing rights which appear to be justified merely for their family affiliation with a member of a dissident political-militant organization.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
25 Jul 2022 |
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Información recibida en relación con acusaciones penales y detenciones durante el mes de febrero y marzo contra fiscales y auxiliares fiscales que trabajan o han trabajado en la Fiscalía Especial contra la Impunidad (FECI) del Ministerio Público (una ex fiscal y su abogada, y tres auxiliares fiscales, y la jefa de la FECI en Quetzaltenango). Lo anterior, según se indica, a raíz de denuncias interpuestas por personas afectadas por investigaciones contra la corrupción impulsadas por los fiscales y auxiliares fiscales en el marco de sus funciones y en colaboración con la Comisión Internacional contra la Impunidad en Guatemala (CICIG). Las referidas acciones tienen elementos para sospechar que podrían además constituir represalias por sus investigaciones en materia de corrupción. Alleged victims: 8 More details... |
30 May 2022 |
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Informations reçues concernant l’usage excessif de la force lors des arrestations et des disparitions forcées alléguées de MM. Noureddine Bhiri et Fathi Beldi, dans le cadre d’une mesure d’assignation à résidence, ainsi que les mesures de représailles qui auraient été prises à l’encontre de M. Abdelrazzak Al Kilani, l’avocat de M. Bhiri.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
08 Jun 2022 |
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Information received concerning the arrest, detention and conviction of Mr. Sudalenka as a possible reprisal for his human rights work and the exercise of his profession as lawyer to his clients.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning allegations regarding irregularities in the appointment of the new Attorney General, and the subsequent strike by the Judiciary in Yemen’s Southern governorates as well as forced closure of judicial facilities are affecting access to justice and the right to a fair trial in the country.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con investigaciones abiertas por la Fiscalía y por la Contraloría sobre el Señor Sergio Fajardo Valderrama, líder del movimiento político compromiso ciudadano, ex Gobernador y ex Alcalde de Antioquia, sobre las cuales hay alegaciones de que no se habrían cumplido los estándares internacionales de independencia e imparcialidad. Estas investigaciones y las decisiones que en ellas se van adoptando, tendrían, entre otros, el efecto de limitar los derechos políticos del señor Fajardo.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
08 Apr 2022 |
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Información recibida en relación al proceso en contra de los señores Walter Hipólito Solís, Christian Viteri, Viviana Bonilla y Roldán Alvarado en el caso conocido como “Sobornos”, respecto del cual se alegan varios hechos violatorios a la independencia judicial y la imparcialidad de los jueces y otros operadores de justicia.Alleged victims: 4 More details... |
25 Mar 2022 |
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Information received concerning reports of acts constituting torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment resulting in deaths of individuals under custody of the State, without subsequent independent investigation into the cause of death and without accountability for perpetrators.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
09 Mar 2022 |
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Information received concerning the trial of Mr. Popoviciu, a Rumanian businessman, indicating the Judge on his case had a long-standing – and undisclosed – relationship with a key prosecution witness.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con las presuntas amenazas, hostigamientos, vigilancia e intimidación en contra del Señor Engels Wladimir Puertas Ochoa, de la Sra. Theresly Malavé Wadskier y de la Sra. Yasnaia Villalobos Montiel, todas personas defensoras de derechos humanos, quienes habrían sido objeto de las citadas violaciones por su labor de promoción y tutela de los derechos humanos, y en particular a raíz de la defensa legal que ejercen en juicios relativos a casos de alto impacto en el país. Alleged victims: 5 More details... | |
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Information received concerning alleged violations of the right to a trial.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the Ministry of Justice’s suspension of Ms. Matskevich from performing her professional duties in connection with the disciplinary proceedings initiated against her on the basis of the order of the former Minister of Justice. She was later excluded from the Minsk Bar Association.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
27 Jan 2022 |
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Información recibida en relación con los actos de hostigamiento, persecución política, amenazas a la integridad física y amenazas de destitución en contra del señor Jorge Luis Salas Arenas, presidente del Jurado Nacional de Elecciones, dentro del contexto del clima de polarización política que se vive en el Perú en conexión a las elecciones presidenciales celebradas en el mes de junio de este año.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged threats and intimidation of woman human rights defender Ms. Veronica Koman and her family, in relation to her work advocating for human rights in West Papua.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
09 Feb 2022 |
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Information received concerning the ongoing judicial harassment against Mr. Adilur Rahman Khan and Mr. Nasiruddin Elan, respectively Secretary and Director of the human rights non-governmental organisation Odhikar. Mr. Adilur Rahman Khan is also a member of the World Organization against Torture’s (OMCT) General Assembly, and Secretary-General of the International Federation for Human Rights ( FIDH). Odhikar was founded in 1995 and advocates for civil and political rights, and reports on enforced disappearances. It is a member of various international networks.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Information received concerning charges of administrative offences and detention of a Ukrainian lawyer, Mr. Edem Semedliaiev, allegedly as a result of the legitimate exercise of the legal profession.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
26 Jan 2022 |
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Information received concerning the impending involuntary liquidation of the human rights organisations International Memorial Society and Human Rights Center “Memorial”.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
19 Jan 2022 |
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Information received concerning the arrest, detention, torture and ill-treatment, including by forced medical teatment and transfer to psychiatric hospital, of Mr. Payam Derafshan, a human rights lawyer, resulting in his critical health condition while in state custody in 2020.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
13 Jan 2022 |
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Information received concerning the alleged threats and intimidation against Mr. Mohammad Ahmad Samir Sablouh, in relation to his work as a human rights lawyer working on documenting cases and assisting victims of torture and arbitrary detention.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
18 Jan 2022 |
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Informatión recibida en relación con la presunta vulneración de las garantías de estabilidad e inamovilidad de los jueces por un procedimiento que dejó sin efecto los acuerdos de traslado de jueces Pablo Daniel Bertuzzi y Leopoldo Bruglia.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
06 Jan 2022 |
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Information received concerning the life-threatening health status of Dr. Abdel Moniem Aboul Fotouh Abdel Hadi as a result of his conditions of detention.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the case of Mr. Bassem Awadallah, who have been allegedly subjected to torture and ill-treatment to coerce him into signing self-incriminating confessions, the use of such tainted confessions as evidence in judicial proceedings, and the denial of due process.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
29 Dec 2021 |
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Información recibida en relación con la ostensible demora en que viene incurriendo la Corte Suprema de Justicia de la República Argentina, en resolver causas por crímenes contra la humanidad y graves violaciones de los derechos humanos, incluyendo desapariciones forzadas, cometidos durante la dictadura miliar, que esperan resolución desde hace años.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
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Informations reçues concernant des allégations relatives à la condamnation de M. Tony Germain Nkina à cinq ans de prison.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
12 May 2022 |
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Information received concerning the sentencing of woman human rights defender and lawyer Ms. Farzaneh Zilabi to one year in prison and a two-year travel ban on the charge of “propaganda activities against the state.”Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
14 Dec 2021 |
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Information received concerning a series of legislative efforts which appear to undermine the independence of the Bar Associations in Iran.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received in relation to the detention, conviction and sentencing of human rights defender and lawyer Mr. Abdulmajid Rizoev.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
26 Jan 2022 |
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Information received concerning the harassment and death threats against lawyer Saif-ul-Malook, allegedly in connection to the legitimate exercise of his professional activities in favour of his clients.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación a las reformas de la Ley de la Carrera Judicial y de la Ley Orgánica de la Fiscalía General de la República, supuestamente con el fin de remover del cargo a jueces y fiscales mayores de 60 años o con más de 30 años de servicio. Alleged victims: - More details... |
12 Nov 2021 |
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Information received concerning the arbitrary dismissal of 151 judges from service, allegedly on the basis of a disciplinary procedure that did not comply with established international standards.Alleged victims: 151 More details... | |
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Information received concerning several attacks on lawyers and the independence of the legal profession, which take the form of arbitrary arrests, physical attacks, intimidation, and harassment. The information received also concerns the alleged political interference with the independence of the judiciary.Alleged victims: 4 More details... |
15 Oct 2021 |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary detention of human rights defender Mr. Ramy Shaath, and the decision of the Court of Cassation to maintain his name in the terrorist entities and terrorist list; and the alleged arbitrary detention of lawyer and human rights defender Mr. Mohamed El-Baqer, and his inclusion in the terrorist entities and terrorist list. Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Information received regarding the physical attack and alleged arbitrary detention of human rights defender Mr. Mohannad Karajah, and the alleged arbitrary detention of Mr. Jihad Abdo and Mr. Ezz El Din Zaaloul.Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged failure of the executive branch of power to comply with certain judicial orders issued by the Supreme Court in relation to ongoing election disputes.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant des allégations de détention arbitraire et de condamnation à trois ans de prison ferme de M. Oumar Sylla, pour des accusations potentiellement infondées, ainsi que des conditions de détention assimilables à la torture et autres peines ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
24 Sep 2020 |
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Information received concerning the judicial harassment against and sentencing of woman human rights defender Ms. Sevda Özbingöl Çelik, as well as the judicial harassment against human rights defender Mr. Cihan Aydın.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
24 Sep 2021 |
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Informations reçues concernant des allégations que les journalistes Omar Radi et Soulaimane Raissouni, tout deux détenus et condamnés possiblement en lien avec leur travail journalistique, et ayant entâmé une grève de la faim, respectivement les 9 et 8 avril derniers, pour protester contre leur détention provisoire prolongée et les charges portées contre eux.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
10 Nov 2021 |
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Información recibida sobre los alegatos de acoso por parte de los autoridades en perjuicio de los miembros de la entonces Fundación Violeta Barrios de Chamorros, supuestamente por la actividad política que desempeña su ex directora; el periódico Confidencial por la presión a los medios periodísticos durante el proceso electoral; así como a Juan Sebastián Chamorro García, por su actividad política en contra del Gobierno.Alleged victims: 5 More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant l'arrestation, la détention et une procédure d'extradition arbitraire à l’encontre de M. Alex Saab Moran, Envoyé spécial et Représentant permanent par intérim du Venezuela auprès de l'Union africaine.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning an alleged pattern of wire-tapping and surveillance by public prosecutors in 2017 of several journalists, as well as staff members of humanitarian relief organisations and human rights defenders, who appear to have been covering or working on the central Mediterranean migration crisis at that time.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
04 Aug 2021 |
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Information received concerning the reportedly imminent execution of 12 individuals following a mass trial, which failed to meet due process and fair trial standards, marred by allegations of enforced disappearances, torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and arbitrary detention.Alleged victims: 12 More details... |
08 Sep 2021 |
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Información recibida en relación al supuesto incumplimiento de estándares de independencia judicial, paridad de género y faltas de garantías en el proceso de selección y nombramiento de magistradas y magistrados en el Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca; Estado federado de la República de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación al proceso en contra del señor William Wallace Phillips Cooper y del señor Víctor Manuel Fontana Zamora, en el cual se alegan varios hechos violatorios sobre la posible falta a la independencia judicial y de imparcialidad de los jueces y otros operadores de justicia, incluida la Fiscalía General de la República en ese proceso específico, así como en el contexto general de las reformas judiciales realizadas a partir del Referendo del 2018.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
06 Sep 2021 |
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Information received in relation to the continued detention of human rights defender Mr. Hejaaz Omer Hizbullah, who has been charged with terrorism-related offences.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
07 Sep 2021 |
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Information received concerning the continued detention of Mr. François-Xavier Byuma. Mr. François-Xavier Byuma is a human rights defender, who heads an organization for the defence of children’s rights known as Turengere Abana, which fights against the sexual exploitation and forced labour of children, based in Kigali.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the continued solitary confinement of Habib Afkari and Vahid Afkari in violation of international human rights law; gross due process and fair trial violations in connection with their sentencing to long prison sentences, including the use of forced confessions as evidence and lack of investigation into torture allegations.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
07 Jul 2021 |
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Información recibida en relación con la criminalización, detención y violaciones a las garantías al debido proceso del Sr. Bernardo Caal Xól, líder indígena q’eqchí’ y defensor de derechos humanos de Santa María Cahabón en el departamento de Alta Verapaz, condenado a siete años y cuatro meses de prisión. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
19 Aug 2021 |
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Informations reçues concernant les conditions de détention de deux défenseurs des droits humains condamnés à de longues peines de prison.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
25 Aug 2021 |
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Information received concerning the arbitrary detention of 12 human rights defenders, under investigation for the alleged commission of crimes carrying potentially lengthy prison sentences, and related allegations of grave ill-treatment and poor conditions of detention. Three of these individuals were allegedly targeted for their cooperation or attempted cooperation with the UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights. Alleged victims: 12 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the imprisonment of Ms. Nasrin Sotoudeh, a lawyer and woman human rights defender, in connection with her work in defence of human rights, including on legal cases defending women and girls criminalised for protesting compulsory veiling laws, and the related harassment of her husband, Mr. Reza Khandan.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
09 Aug 2021 |
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Information received regarding the arrest and alleged torture and ill-treatment of journalist and human rights defender Mr. Vladyslav Yesypenko in Crimea. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
05 Aug 2021 |
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Información recibida en relación con la decisión de la Sala de lo Penal de la Corte Suprema de Justicia en su sentencia casacional del 8 de septiembre de 2020, de dictar la prescripción de la acción penal contra los supuestos autores intelectuales de la llamada “Masacre de los Jesuitas”.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
16 Jul 2021 16 Jul 2021 17 Nov 2021 07 Feb 2022 07 Feb 2022 |
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Observations and comments on the selection process for the next Commissioner for Human Rights and the future of the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
26 Jul 2021 |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary arrest, harassment and criminalisation of woman human rights defender Ms. Renalyn Tejero, and the raid on the homes and subsequent arrest of human rights defenders Ms. Maria Jesusa “Sasah” Sta. Rosa and Mr. Dan Balucio.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
02 Sep 2021 |
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Information we have received concerning the arrest and detention of Mr. Ivan Pavlov, allegedly in connection to the legitimate exercise of his professional activities in favour of a well-known opposition leader.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
22 Jul 2021 |
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Informationreceived concerning cases of human rights defenders who have allegedly been arbitrarily detained and sentenced to 10 years or more, or those at risk of being sentenced to 10 years or more, in connection to the promotion and defence of human rights. Alleged victims: 22 More details... |
14 Jul 2021 |
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Information received concerning the revocation of the licenses to practice law of five lawyers who have been providing legal services to, inter alia, opposition leaders and peaceful protesters. Alleged victims: 12 More details... |
24 Jun 2021 |
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Information received concerning the detention of seventeen human rights defenders in the Islamic Republic of Iran for alleged crimes against the State in connection with their work in the promotion and protection of human rights. In particular, we wish to highlight those detentions, which carry penalties of ten years or more in prison, constituting a long-term detention, as well as where detainees are ill-treated or have access to medical facilities restricted. This letter is a follow up to previous communications sent on human rights defenders: Ms. Nasrin Sotoudeh, Mr. Esmail Abdi, Mr. Soheil Arabi, Ms. Farangis Mazloum, Ms. Atena Daemi, Ms. Saba Kord Afshari, Ms. Raheleh Ahmadi, Ms. Narges Mohammadi, Ms. Sepideh Gholian, Ms. Yasaman Aryani, Ms. Monireh Arabshahi, Mr. Farhad Meysami, Ms. Golrokh Iraee, Ms. Hoda Amid and Ms. Najmeh Vahedi. It also addresses for the first time allegations concerning human rights defenders Mr. Amirsalah Davoudi and Mohammad Najafi.Alleged victims: 18 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the arbitrary detention of seventeen human rights defenders sentenced or under investigation or trial for the alleged commission of crimes against the State, that carry prison sentences of 10 years or more. Such crimes would have been perpetrated in connection to activities aimed to the promotion and defence of human rights and in the exercise of their public freedoms. Alleged victims: 17 More details... |
26 Jun 2021 |
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Informations reçues concernant l’arrestation et la détention de M. Pinto Monteiro, apparemment en relation à l’exercice légitime de ses activités professionnelles en tant qu’avocat. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received regarding the allegations of prolonged arbitrary arrest and detention of Mr. Mubarak Bala.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación a la presunta desaparición forzada y detención arbitraria de los Sres. Guillermo José Zárraga Lázaro, Antonio José Sequea Torres, Oreste Alfredo Schiavo Lavieri, Eliant Felipe Cesar Carballo y Carlos Arturo Rosario Pimentel, así como a las supuestas violaciones del derecho a la asistencia de un abogado de su elección y del principio de la igualdad de armas entre la defensa y la fiscalía. Alleged victims: 5 More details... |
24 Jun 2021 17 Aug 2021 |
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Information received concerning the appointment of new members of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) that is not in compliance with the Paris Princplies and severely undermines the NHRC’s independence thereby restricting the ability of the people of Nepal to access remedies for alleged human rights violations which is a key component of a free and enabling civic space.Alleged victims: - More details... |
29 Apr 2021 |
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Information received concerning the election of Mr. András Zsolt Varga as the President of the Kúria. Alleged victims: - More details... |
26 Apr 2021 |
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Information received concerning the alleged failure of national authorities to carry out a thorough investigation on the killing of Mr. Tahir Elçi. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
08 Jun 2021 |
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Informations reçues concernant des allégations relatives notamment à l’arrestation et la détention arbitraires présumées de M. Youssouf Bathily, dit Ras Bath (chroniqueur radio et journaliste), ainsi que Vital Robert Diop (Directeur Général du Pari Mutuel Urbain du Mali - PMU Mali), Souleymane Kansaye (receveur général), Mahamadou Koné (trésorier payeur général) et Aguibou Macky Tall (directeur général adjoint de l’Agence de Gestion du Fonds d'Accès Universel - AGEFAU) ainsi que de la violation de plusieurs de leurs droits dans le cadre d’une procédure judiciaire qui aurait des motivations d’ordre politique.Alleged victims: 5 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the draft Law on the Measures to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 and other Serious, Dangerous and Contagious Diseases.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con supuestos actos de intimidación, ataques y represalias en contra de la magistrada Presidenta de la Corte de Constitucionalidad Gloria Patricia Porras Escobar y del magistrado José Francisco de Mata Vela de la misma Corte, así como en contra de la jueza de Primera Instancia Penal Erika Lorena Aifán Dávila, con competencia en casos de Mayor Riesgo, Grupo “D” y del juez Pablo Xitumul de Paz, Presidente del Tribunal de Primera Instancia Penal de Mayor Riesgo Grupo “C”.Alleged victims: 4 More details... |
25 May 2021 |
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Information received concerning the alleged assassination of Mr. Lokman Mohsen Slim. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
14 May 2021 |
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Information received regarding the continued criminalisation of human rights defenders in Belarus, many of whom are accused of economic crimes, or have had their right to freedom of expression restricted, following their support for demonstrations that have taken place across the country since August 2020.Alleged victims: 12 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la crisis institucional en el Poder Judicial de la Provincia del Chubut, en virtud de la falta de pago de haberes en tiempo y forma de empleados judiciales, funcionarios y magistrados.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the arrest, trial, and continued imprisonment of Mr. Alexei Anatolievich Navalny Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
28 Apr 2021 |
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Information received concerning the alleged steady increase in the number and widespread practice of enforced disappearance of persons belonging to minorities, as well as of political activists and human rights defenders, in the province of Sindh, Pakistan.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary arrest and administrative detention of a minor.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación al alegado juicio de Jury contra Enrique Pedicone que podría concluir con su como juez, el cual se alega fue iniciado por no resolver diversos casos de acuerdo a los intereses del Vocal de la Corte Suprema de Tucumán.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant des allégations de détention arbitraire et de condamnation à onze mois de prison ferme de M. Oumar Sylla, ainsi que des conditions d’emprisonnement assimilables à la torture et autres peines ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
12 Feb 2021 |
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Information received concerning a number of attacks on lawyers and the independence of the legal profession in Tanzania, which take the form of disbarment, arrest and arbitrary detention. Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
25 Feb 2021 |
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Informations reçues concernant l'absence de progrès substantiels du processus de justice transitionnelle décrit dans les lois organiques n°2013-53 et n° 2014-17, en particulier dans les domaines des réparations et de la redevabilité; ainsi qu'en ce qui concerne les tentatives d'invalidation du travail de l’Instance Vérité et Dignité et de son héritage, en soutien à la recherche de la vérité et de la justice pour les violations passées des droits de l'Homme commises en Tunisie. Les informations reçues concernant les projets de loi présentés au Parlement, et d'autres en cours d'élaboration, qui pourraient avoir des répercussions négatives sur les Chambres pénales spécialisées et la redevabilité pour les violations flagrantes des droits de l'Homme, la corruption financière et la mauvaise utilisation des fonds publics sont également portées à votre attention. Alleged victims: - More details... |
08 Apr 2021 16 Jun 2021 |
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Information received concerning the alleged judicial harassment against two Polish judges, allegedly as a result of the decisions adopted and/or the critical views they expressed in the exercise of their judicial functions.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
15 Jun 2021 |
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Information received concerning the intimidation and reprisals against the defence team of Ms. Maria Lazareva, allegedly as a result of the legitimate exercise of their professional activities.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
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Information received concerning allegations of prolonged and indefinite arbitrary detention of five inmates in the Hargeisa Central prison who remain in prison during the COVID-19 pandemic despite having already served their prison sentences, as well as the poor conditions in Somaliland prisons.Alleged victims: 5 More details... | |
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Information received concerning allegations of prolonged and indefinite arbitrary detention of five inmates in the Hargeisa Central prison who remain in prison during the COVID-19 pandemic despite having already served their prison sentences, as well as the poor conditions in Somaliland prisons.Alleged victims: 5 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación al supuesto acoso judicial contra una Jueza debido a su función jurisdiccional en el año 2009. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
18 Mar 2021 |
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Information received concerning the sentencing of Mr Robert Ro?u to 5 years of imprisonment, allegedly as a result of the legitimate exercise of his professional functions in a case of property restitution concerning the former royal family of Romania.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
26 Mar 2021 |
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Información recibida en relación con la iniciativa con proyecto de decreto por el que se expide la Ley de la Fiscalía General de la República (LFGR) y se abroga la Ley Orgánica de la Fiscalía General de la República (Ley Orgánica) vigente, publicada en la Gaceta del Senado el día 7 de octubre de 2020 (la iniciativa) que posiblemente se discutirá en periodo extraordinario el 15 de enero de 2021 conforme a la petición hecha por la Comisión de Justicia del Senado.Alleged victims: - More details... |
12 Nov 2021 |
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Information received regarding the execution of child offender Mr. Mohammad Hassan Rezaiee.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
19 Mar 2021 |
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New information received on the situation of four dual nationals currently imprisoned in the Islamic Republic of Iran, namely two Austrian-Iranians, Massud Mossaheb and Kamran Ghaderi, British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, and British-American-Iranian Morad Tahbaz.Alleged victims: 4 More details... |
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Informations reçues concernant des allégations d’arrestations arbitraires des multiples défenseurs des droits humains.Alleged victims: 5 More details... | |
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Information received concerning allegations of police excessive use of force in response to the Black Lives Matter protests that took place in the city of Philadelphia during May-June 2020. Alleged victims: 10 More details... |
12 Jan 2022 |
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Information received concerning the judicial harassment against a Ukrainian lawyer, Ms. Liliia Ibrahimovna Hemedzhy, allegedly as a result of the legitimate exercise of the legal profession. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
30 Dec 2020 28 Jan 2021 |
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Information received concerning the adverse impact of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka on the independence of the judiciary and the separation of powersAlleged victims: - More details... |
12 Dec 2020 12 Dec 2020 |
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Information concerning the detention, arrest and charging of human rights defender and lawyer Qin Yongpei and the alleged arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance of human rights defender and lawyer Chang Weiping in “residential surveillance at a designated location”.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
28 Dec 2020 |
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Información recibida sobre un conjunto de iniciativas de reformas a la Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos y proyectos de leyes que están siendo debatidos en el marco de la agenda parlamentaria de reforma al sistema de justicia, las cuales, aún cuando fortalecen en parte la administración de justicia, presentan potenciales inconsistencias frente a estándares internacionales sobre independencia judicial.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant le meurtre de M. Monferrier Dorval, qui aurait été commis à cause des positions qu’il avait adopté en sa qualité d’avocat. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the disbarment of a Tanzanian lawyer, Ms. Fatma Amani Karume, allegedly as a result of statements she made in good faith in the legitimate exercise of the legal profession. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
24 Feb 2021 |
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Information received concerning the arrest detention or prosecution of 43 Turkish nationals in the aftermath of the coup d’Etat of 2016.Alleged victims: 43 More details... |
16 Dec 2020 |
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Information received concerning the arrest and detention of lawyers, allegedly in connection to the legitimate exercise of their professional activities in favour of opposition leaders, such as Ms. Maria Kalesnikova.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
17 Dec 2020 |
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Information received concerning Saidumar Husaini, Muhammadali Faizmuhammad, Rahmatulloi Rajab, Zubaidulloi Roziq, Vohidkhon Kosidinov, Kiyomiddin Kuramdzhonovich Avazov, Abduqahar Davlatov, Hikmatulloh Sayfulloza, Sadidin Rustamov, Sharif Mamadalievich Nabiev, Abdusamat Ghayratov, Mahmadali Hayit, and Buzurgmehr Yorov, incarcerated at the maximum security prison No. 1 of Dushanbe (No 3/1). They have been allegedly subjected to arbitrary detention, torture and ill-treatment.Alleged victims: 13 More details... |
11 Dec 2020 |
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Información recibida sobre varias reformas legales, proyectos de ley y actos del Estado, que generarían una afectación a la independencia judicial, tanto institucionalmente, como de sus jueces y magistrados, e incluso de sus funcionarios jubilados; todo ello por medio de la injerencia desde otros poderes del Estado. En particular, quisiera destacar la información recibida sobre afectaciones a la imagen e institucionalidad del sistema judicial, a la reducción de salarios y regresión en la condición de empleo de sus funcionarios; a la modificación de su régimen jubilatorio; a la garantía contra presiones externas y sobre el proceso en marcha de selección y designación de las altas magistraturas judiciales, los cuales podrían no ajustarse a los estándares internacionales vigentes sobre independencia judicial.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Informacion recibida en relación con la crisis institucional del sistema de justicia, incluidas las amenazas contra los jueces de la Corte de Constitucionalidad y el retraso en la elección de los jueces de la Corte Suprema de Justicia y de las Cortes de Apelaciones.Alleged victims: 4 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary detention and torture and ill-treatment of Mr. Mohammed el Halabi.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación al supuesto acoso judicial contra el Sr. Othon Sigfrido Reyes Morales, miembro fundador del partido de oposición “Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional” (FMLN), y su familia. Estos procesos judiciales no tendrían algún sustento legal y tendrían el objetivo de desprestigiar a líderes de partidos políticos de la oposición. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
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Information received concerning the arrest and detention of 48 lawyers, 7 trainee lawyers, 4 dismissed judges and a law graduate for being “members of a terrorist organisation”.Alleged victims: - More details... |
10 Dec 2020 |
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Information concerning the alleged arbitrary killing of Mr. Emmanuel Peter Juma and the reported harassment and intimidation of Mr. Godfrey Bulla, a prominent human rights lawyer, as a result of his efforts to prevent the execution of Mr. Juma. Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the intimidation and judicial harassment against two Brazilian lawyers, Mr. Roberto Teixeira and Mr. Cristiano Zanin Martins, allegedly in connection to the legal assistance they provide to Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (hereinafter “Lula”), Brazilian politician and former President of Brazil. Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
07 Dec 2020 19 Feb 2021 18 Mar 2021 |
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Información recibida en relación con la muerte de dos niñas en el Departamento de Concepción, Paraguay como resultado de un operativo llevado a cabo por la Fuerza de Tarea Conjunta, que podría constituir ejecución arbitraria, desaparaciones forzadas de corta duración, y posible tortura, además de irregularidades relacionadas con procedimientos de identificación y evidencias forenses por parte del estado. Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
19 Nov 2020 03 Dec 2020 |
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Information received regarding Egypt’s Terrorist Circuit Courts and allegations of their incompatibility with international due process guarantees and alleged violations of fundamental rights of individuals who have been, or are still waiting to be, tried by them. Alleged victims: 4 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the criminal proceedings brought against three Zimbabwean lawyers, Mr. Thabani Mpofu, Mr. Dumisani Dube and Mr. Joshua Chirambwe, allegedly as a result of the legitimate exercise of the legal profession. Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant des allégations d’irrégularités de procédure concernant la condamnation de M. Germain Rukuki, défenseur des droits humains burundais, qui, à ce jour, purge une peine de 32 ans de prison requit par le Tribunal de Grande Instance de Ntahangwa.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information reçues concernant l’ingérence politique présumée dans l’indépendance du pouvoir judiciaire.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the arbitrary executions of Mr. Mostafa Salehi and Mr. Navid Afkari, following their participation in protests in 2018 and on the basis of unsubstantiated charges of murder; the arrest, detention and sentencing to death of Messrs. Mehdi Salehi Ghaleh-Shahrokhi, Mohammad Bastami, Abbas Mohammadi, Majid Nazari and Hadi Kiani, on charges of moharabeh (taking up arms to take lives or property and to create fear in the public) and baghi (armed rebellion) in connection with their alleged participation in protests that took place in December 2017/January 2018 in Isfahan, Isfahan Province; and the lengthy prison sentences against Navid Afkari’s brothers Messrs. Vahid and Habib Afkari following their participation in protests. There are serious concerns related to due process, adherence to fair trial guarantees, a lack of evidence and alleged use of torture to extract forced confessions, and failure to respect the rights to freedom of opinion, expression and assembly in all of these cases. Alleged victims: 9 More details... |
29 Oct 2020 |
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Information received regarding the death sentence given to Mr. Yahaya Sharif-Aminu who was convicted of blasphemy for sharing a song in a WhatsApp group.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con ataques contra la independencia del poder judicial realizados por el Presidente de la República de Colombia, otros miembros de gobierno y oficiales de alto rango, con respecto al proceso judicial contra el Senador y ex presidente Álvaro Uribe Vélez.Alleged victims: - More details... |
11 Nov 2020 |
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Information received concerning the adverse impact that the amendments to article 159 of the Constitution, introduced by Act No. 6771, have on the independence of the judiciary and the separation of powers. Alleged victims: - More details... |
09 Oct 2020 |
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Information received regarding the deteriorating circumstances of human rights defenders who remain in prison during the COVID-19 pandemic.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
29 Oct 2020 17 Feb 2021 |
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Concern with the framework of anti-terrorism laws implemented by Your Excellency’s Government and its compatibility with Turkey’s international and human rights law obligations. In particular, we express serious concern with Anti-Terror Law No. 3713 (“Anti-Terror Law”) and the amendments made to this law and the Penal Code through Law No. 7145 adopted on 31 July 2018. Alleged victims: - More details... |
22 Oct 2020 |
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Information received concerning the trial and sentencing, behind closed doors, of Mr. Yu Wensheng.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
23 Oct 2020 |
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Information received concerning the reported arbitrary arrest, detention and ill-treatment of Ali Younesi. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
29 Oct 2020 25 Nov 2020 |
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Information received regarding continued detention of human rights defenders and other individuals in Egyptian prisons, who, since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, have had their communication with the outside world heavily restricted, their pre-trial detentions renewed in absentia and are at grave risk of contracting the COVID-19 virus.Alleged victims: 12 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the implementation of policies and initiatives aimed at influencing the independence of the International Criminal Court (ICC)Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con el supuesto incumplimiento de las obligaciones estatales de proteger, respetar y garantizar la independencia e imparcialidad judicial en el país. En particular, quisiera señalar información recibida sobre el proceso que resultó en la cesación de jueces y conjueces de la Corte Nacional de Justicia del Ecuador.Alleged victims: 47 More details... |
11 Aug 2020 14 Sep 2020 14 Sep 2020 14 Sep 2020 14 Sep 2020 14 Sep 2020 |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary arrest and detention, torture and ill-treatment of Mr. Ariful Islam.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning several recent killings of people of African descent in apparently State-endorsed operations in the United StatesAlleged victims: 3 More details... |
04 Aug 2020 |
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Information concerning the criteria for temporary release of prisoners due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Alleged victims: - More details... |
07 Aug 2020 |
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General concerns with regard to the current procedures for the appointment and dismissal of the Chief Justice, Attorney General, judges, and members of the Judicial Service CommissionAlleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning detention of over 120 persons in connection with their participation in protests or for having otherwise peacefully expressed their views. Alleged victims: 120 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación a presuntos actos constitutivos de tortura y otras violaciones al derecho a la integridad personal en contra del Sr. Yonny Ronay Chacón González (en adelante denominado el Sr. Chacón González), durante su detención en el estado de Chiapas, México y llevadas a cabo por agentes de la Policía Judicial del estado mencionado. Así como en contra de los Sres. Jesús Iván Figueroa Gómez, Luis Adrián Figueroa Gómez y Juan Antonio Figueroa Gómez durante su detención en el estado de Chihuahua, México, y llevadas a cabo por agentes ministeriales adscritos a la unidad antiextorsión del estado mencionado.Alleged victims: 4 More details... |
30 Dec 2021 |
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Information received concerning the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act 2019 (the amended Act), to the current counter-terrorism legislation, the 1967 Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (the Act), and raising concerns in relation to its compatibility with your Excellency’s Government’s obligations under international human rights law and in relation to pertinent international standards of counter-terrorism legislation.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received regarding the repeated denial of a right to fair trial of human rights defender Mr. Azimjan Askarov, whose health is severely deteriorating in his place of detention.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
19 Jun 2020 |
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Information received concerning the cases of 432 army cadets missing from Tikrit since 12 June 2014.Alleged victims: 432 More details... |
14 Oct 2020 |
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Informacion recibida en relación con la decisión de la Sala de Pleno de la Corte de Apelaciones de Santiago de Chile de 25 de marzo de 2020 de suspender los efectos de la sentencia de 19 marzo 2020 en la que el juez del 7° Juzgado de Garantía de Santiago, Daniel Urrutia Laubreaux, dispuso la sustitución de la prisión preventiva para 13 personas por arresto domiciliario. En la misma decisión de la Sala de Pleno ésta dispuso abrir un procedimiento disciplinario contra el juez Urrutia Laubreaux, ordenando la suspensión de sus funciones durante el procedimiento disciplinario.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
19 Jun 2020 19 Jun 2020 19 Jun 2020 19 Jun 2020 |
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Information received concerning the physical abuse and deportation to Iran of Messrs. Saeed Tamjidi and Mohammad Rajabi, who were later prosecuted and sentenced to death by the Iranian authoritiesAlleged victims: 2 More details... |
11 Jun 2020 17 Jul 2020 |
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Information received concerning the arrest, detention and sentencing to death of Messrs. Amir Hossein Moradi, Saeed Tamjidi, and Mohammad Rajabi, on charges of arson and property damage during the November 2019 protests in Tehran, and amid serious concerns related to due process, adherence to fair trial guarantees and use of torture to extract forced confessions.Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the withdrawal of the licence to practice law and disbarment of two lawyers, Mr. Amanzhol Mukhanmedyarov and Mr. Erlan Gazymzhanov.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
15 Jul 2020 15 Jul 2020 15 Jul 2020 |
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Information received concerning the continued arbitrary detention of human rights defenders and dual and foreign nationals in Iranian prisons, despite the suspected outbreak of COVID-19 in prison.Alleged victims: 7 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the imposition of the death penalty upon seven individuals, members of the Sunni Kurdish minority in Iran, as a result of legal proceedings, which have been reportedly marked by violations of due process and of fair trial standards.Alleged victims: 7 More details... |
08 Oct 2020 |
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Informations reçues concernant des allégations d’arrestation et de détention arbitraires de M. Mbola Rajaonah, chef d'entreprise malgache, détenteur du groupe de média RLM, président directeur général de la société de transit « Tafaray » et ancien conseiller d’un ancien président malgache. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the conviction and sentencing of Mr. Japhet Chataba and Mr. Steven Sambo to 15 years’ imprisonment for allegedly engaging in consensual same-sex relations, in violation of their right to privacy and non-discrimination, and their right to health and freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Información recibida respecto a la afectación de la remuneración de los y las magistradas del Poder Judicial, como consecuencia de una interpretación contraria a la jerarquía normativa nacional, distorsionándose los principios de independencia de los jueces de la Nación.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning allegations of torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment against Mr. Waleed bin Sami Abu al-Khair.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
23 Apr 2020 |
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Information received concerning protests held in various parts of Iran since 11 January 2020 and the alleged disproportionate response by law enforcement, including excessive use of force leading to injury, arbitrary arrest and detention, enforced disappearance, and ill-treatment of protesters.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con un supuesto patrón de persecución política y judicial –con fines de represalia- así como actos de hostigamiento en contra de antiguas autoridades, líderes políticos y sociales vinculados al Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS), desde el establecimiento del actual Gobierno. Así, funcionarios de alto nivel del nuevo Gobierno anunciaron que habían presentado demandas judiciales contra antiguas autoridades y otros individuos relacionados con el MAS, especialmente por sedición, terrorismo, incumplimiento de deberes y otros delitos. En particular, el día 13 de noviembre del 2019, el actual Ministro de Gobierno habría declarado que el Gobierno habría ido a la “cacería” del Ministro de Presidencia. Varios de los casos impulsados por el Ministerio Público nacerían de denuncias presentadas o promovidas por las actuales autoridades. Alleged victims: 11 More details... |
15 May 2020 |
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Información recibida respecto a vulneraciones a los principios de transparencia, publicidad, independencia y objetividad en el proceso de elección de magistradas y magistrados de la Corte Suprema de Justicia y de la Corte de Apelaciones para el período 2019-2024, que se está desarrollando actualmente en Guatemala.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning threats, intimidation and physical attacks against human rights lawyer, Mr. Gamal Eid.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
15 Apr 2020 |
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Información recibida en relación con la supuesta detención arbitraria, desaparición forzada, incomunicación y falta de garantías procesales para un juicio justo, del Diputado de la Asamblea Nacional, Gilber Caro, y su asistente, el periodista Victor Ugas, quienes fueron arrestados el 20 de diciembre de 2019 por fuerzas de seguridad del Estado.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
27 Mar 2020 |
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Information received concerning the ongoing detention of Mr. Abdelrahman Chouman (عبدالرحمن شومان) and Mr. Ahmad Sobh (أحمد صبح) at Al Wathba prison.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the arrest, continued detention without any charge and ill-treatment of Dr. Mohammed Al Khoudary, his son, Dr. Hani Al Khoudary and Mr. Adelrahman Mohammed Farhanah.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
27 Mar 2020 |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary arrest, detention and conviction of judge Sultani Temel Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
02 Mar 2020 |
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Information received concerning the alleged decision not to permit practicing law to human rights lawyer Kumaravadivel Guruparan, apparently in reprisal against his peaceful human rights work. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the use of force against protestors leading to the killing of at least 234 individuals, and the reported arrest of 7000 individuals. Concerns relating to conditions of detention including mistreatment of detainees, as well as restrictions on journalists covering the events.Alleged victims: 7000 More details... |
18 Feb 2020 |
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Information received concerning alleged acts of intimidation against civil society representatives who engaged and cooperated with the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers during the official visit undertook to Uzbekistan from 19 to 25 September 2019.Alleged victims: 4 More details... | |
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Información recibida respecto a las presuntas represalias y hostigamiento que habría sufrido el abogado Mario Luis Coriolano, por el ejercicio de sus funciones como Defensor de Casación, así como por los presuntos malos tratos físicos y psíquicos y falta de atención médica con gravísimas consecuencias para su salud que habría sufrido Mónica Mego Velayresse, quien se encuentra detenida en un establecimiento penitenciario de la Provincia de Buenos Aires.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
06 Dec 2019 06 Dec 2019 06 Dec 2019 06 Dec 2019 |
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Informations reçues concernant des allégations d’arrestation arbitraire et de violation de son droit à la vie privée de Mme Botagoz Jardemalie.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
08 Jan 2020 |
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Información recibida respecto a la presunta existencia de un Plan sistemático y estructural de amedrentamiento del Poder Judicial de la República de Argentina, que se refleja en los casos que se resumen a continuación. De acuerdo a dichas alegaciones dicho supuesto plan se estaría ejecutando por parte del Poder Ejecutivo por medio de una serie de actos concatenados, vinculados los unos a los otros estrechamente. Los alegados actos de intimidación y presión a los diversos órganos que componen el sistema judicial argentino, tales como el Ministerio Público y el Consejo de la Magistratura habrían socavado su independencia obstaculizando la posibilidad de una actuación imparcial en decisiones que afectan a los intereses del Poder Ejecutivo; así como disciplinando a los magistrados que hubieran dictado resoluciones contrarias a la voluntad del Ejecutivo.Alleged victims: 15 More details... |
25 Nov 2019 06 Jan 2020 |
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Information received concerning the arrest, solitary confinement, as well as on-going prosecution of Mr. Junaid Hafeez under blasphemy charges. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance and torture of 20 individuals convicted in a mass trial. The individuals were accused of belonging to a terrorist organization under the Act No. 58 of 2006 on the Protection of Society from Terrorist Acts. We received information that, all of the 20 individuals convicted have remained in prison and have exhausted all available domestic remedies. In particular, we are concerned that the allegations of arbitrary arrests, disappearances, and deficiencies in fair trial proceedings have not been addressed by your Excellency’s government to date.Alleged victims: 20 More details... | |
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Información recibida respecto a la situación del Poder Judicial del Ecuador, en particular, en relación al proceso de evaluación integral de las y los jueces y conjueces de la Corte Nacional de Justicia de la Republica de Ecuador.Alleged victims: - More details... |
18 Nov 2019 |
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Information received regarding a number of cases associated with Ms. Maria Lazareva, namely the alleged lack of fair trial guarantees, including the lack of impartiality of prosecutors and tribunals; concern about the conduct of the Attorney General of Kuwait and intimidation towards the international legal team of Ms. Lazareva. Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
18 Oct 2019 |
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Information received concerning the alleged harassment and verbal attacks from MPs of the National Assembly directed against particularly, Judge Miodrag Majic, but also Judge Omer Hadžiomerovic, both from the Court of Appeal in Belgrade. Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
08 Sep 2020 13 Nov 2020 |
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Information received concerning acts of harassment and discrimination directed towards a young lesbian couple and the unauthorized filming and posting of a video in social media, affecting their right to privacy.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
19 Sep 2019 |
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En este contexto, quisiéramos señalar a la atención urgente del Gobierno de Su Excelencia la información que hemos recibido en relación a los actos de intimidación, ataques y represalias en contra del Juez Pablo Xitumul de Paz, Presidente del Tribunal de Primera Instancia Penal de Mayor Riesgo Grupo “C”, así como en contra de la Jueza de Primera Instancia Penal Erika Lorena Aifán Dávila, con competencia en casos de Mayor Riesgo, Grupo “D”. Estos actos podrían estar relacionados a sus posiciones independientes en su función jurisdiccional en casos de alto impacto. Asimismo, quisiéramos manifestar nuestra preocupación sobre la falta de garantías que aseguren una actuación independiente tanto a nivel individual para las juezas y los jueces, como institucional. Dicha fragilidad crea barreras para el acceso a la justicia, verdad y reparación, en particular en los casos de justicia de transición, lo que puede significar un grave retroceso en la lucha contra la impunidad. Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
25 Sep 2019 |
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Information received regarding an amendment bill to revise the existing act of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Act-2012, potentially severely undermining the NHRC’s authority, effectiveness and independence and limiting the Nepali people’s ability to access justice.Alleged victims: - More details... |
17 Jan 2020 |
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Information received concerning the arrest and subsequent release of, and two criminal investigations opened against Ms. Carola Rackete, as well as alleged threats to the independence of the judiciary arising from public statements by the Minister of Interior of Italy, Mr Matteo Salvini.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
11 Oct 2019 |
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Información recibida sobre el proceso en marcha de selección y designación de las Altas Magistraturas Judiciales de Costa Rica, el cual podría no ajustarse a los estándares internacionales sobre la independencia judicial.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning abuse of process and judicial harassment against an Australian national Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged interference with the independence of the judiciary emanating from the actions of the Armenian Prime Minister. Alleged victims: - More details... |
25 Sep 2019 |
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Información recibida en relación con el supuesto incumplimiento de las obligaciones estatales de proteger, respetar y garantizar la independencia judicial en el país, así como sobre posibles interferencias en la defensa del Sr. Luis Fernando Andrade Moreno por parte de la Fiscalía, en relación al proceso penal iniciado contra él.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
30 Jul 2019 |
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Information received concerning allegations of torture and ill-treatment of former Turkish diplomats and staff from the Turkish foreign ministry in the Ankara police HeadquartersAlleged victims: 249 More details... |
09 Aug 2019 |
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Information received concerning allegations of torture and ill-treatment of Mr. Rashitjon Hamidovich Kadirov former Prosecutor General of Uzbekistan, currently held in the pre-trial detention facility of the Ministry of Interior in the Mirabadasky district of Tashkent.Alleged victims: 18 More details... |
30 Aug 2019 |
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Information received concerning allegations regarding the threats received by judge Viktoriia Prykhodko of the Marinskyi district court in the Donetsk region, in relation to a court ruling Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning allegations regarding the threats received by lawyer Valentyna Bohatchenko, in relation to the exercise of her profession. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
05 Aug 2019 |
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Information received concerning the alleged enforced disappearance of, and charges against, 15 individuals, including human rights defenders who are board members of the Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms (ECRF), in connection with case no. 1552/2018, and the alleged enforced disappearance of the Executive Director of the ECRF, who is charged in case no. 441/2018. Allegations have also been received regarding a reported smear campaign against a number of human rights organisations in Egyptian media.Alleged victims: 33 More details... | |
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Information received concerning Justice Alina Czubieniak, , who has recently been subject to disciplinary proceedings as a consequence of a decision she took in the legitimate exercise of her judicial functions.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
19 Jul 2019 |
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Information received concerning the amendments to the Law on the Legal Status of Judges and the Law on Public Prosecutor’s Office, which introduce a new procedure for the dismissal of judges and heads of the prosecution service on the basis of a recommendation from the National Security Council of Mongolia.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the reported arrest and arbitrary detention of human rights defender Ms. Yasaman Aryani, Ms. Monireh Arabshahi and Ms. Mojgan Keshavarz by the Iranian authorities.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
02 Jul 2019 14 Nov 2019 |
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allegations concerning the judicial harassment against and alleged arbitrary arrest, detention and ill-treatment of human rights lawyer, Mr. Mohamed Ramadan.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the arrest and detention of, and charges against, five labour rights defenders, as a result of their advocacy for labour rights and better working conditions at the Jasic Technology plant in Shenzhen, and for their attempts to form a trade union.Alleged victims: 31 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the arrest and detention of, and charges against, five labour rights defenders, as well as the enforced disappearance of one of them as a result of their advocacy for labour rights and better working conditions at the Jasic Technology factory in Shenzhen, and for their attempts to form a trade union.Alleged victims: 31 More details... |
21 May 2019 |
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Information received concerning the prosecution’s response towards Mr. Hamid Kamali bin Haydara’s appeal against his death sentence.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the prosecution’s response towards Mr. Hamid Kamali bin Haydara’s appeal against his death sentence.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged continued arbitrary detention of eight environmental scientists, some of whom were reportedly subjected to torture and other-ill treatment.Alleged victims: 9 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the remarks made by the U.S. President’s National Security Adviser, Mr. John R. Bolton, against the International Criminal Court (ICC) Alleged victims: - More details... |
22 Jul 2019 |
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Información recibida en relación con la posible extradición de dos ciudadanos peruanos a Venezuela.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
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Informations reçues concernant la vulnération de l'indépendance judiciaire en Mauritanie et des conditions essentielles des garanties liées à l'exercice de la profession d'avocat, telles comme les sanctions économiques déguisés, ce qui pourrait conduire à des graves violations des droits de l’hommeAlleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Allegations concerning the arrest, arbitrary detention and investigation of Mr. Peter Biar Ajak.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning Mr Kashoggi's killing. Alleged victims: 5 More details... |
23 Apr 2019 |
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Information received concerning the forthcoming disbarment of Mr. Emil Kurbedinov, allegedly as an act of reprisal for his legitimate work in defence of human rights. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
06 Mar 2019 |
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Information received concerning the suspension and replacement of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Honourable Justice Walter Nkanu Samuel Onnoghen, which appear to be in contravention of international human rights standards relating to the independence of the judiciary.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la supuesta falta de independencia de la judicatura y fiscalía de Venezuela, incluido el Tribunal Supremo de Justicia. Alleged victims: - More details... |
18 May 2021 |
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Information received concerning the allegedly arbitrary arrest, detention and conviction of the President of the Independent Turkish Judges Association YARSAV, judge Murat Arslan.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
27 Mar 2019 |
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Información recibida sobre el presunto incumplimiento de las obligaciones estatales de proteger, respetar y garantizar la independencia judicial, asegurar un entorno propicio para la labor de jueces y juezas, magistrados y magistradas, y fiscales, así como fortalecer la lucha contra los flujos ilícitos de fondos.Alleged victims: - More details... |
23 Apr 2019 |
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Information received concerning the draft law on “The Bar and Practice of Law”, which includes a number of provisions that could jeopardise the free and independent exercise of the legal profession and the capacity of the national bar association to defend the interests of their members and the independence of the legal profession in general.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con el supuesto incumplimiento de las obligaciones estatales de proteger, respetar y garantizar la independencia e imparcialidad judicial en el país. En particular, se ha remitido a esta relatoría información sobre la posible falta de imparcialidad de los tribunales encargados de las investigaciones respecto de los procesos iniciados contra el ex presidente de Ecuador, D. Rafael Vicente Correa Delgado.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
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Information received concerning the new legislative package on administrative courts, adopted by the Parliament on 12 December 2018, which will create a new system of courts by January 2020 to handle issues related to State administration. It is feared that the new administrative court system would place the new administrative court system under the control of the Minister of Justice, which might undermine the rule of law, and in particular the principles of judicial independence and the separation of powers.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the unfair dismissal and ongoing criminal prosecution against judge Domnica Manole. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
20 Feb 2019 |
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Information received concerning the imposition of the death penalty, including cases where there is an immediate risk of execution, and the conduct of trials in the Bahrain.Alleged victims: 20 More details... |
07 Feb 2019 11 Feb 2019 |
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Information received concerning the draft Law on “Free Legal Aid". Alleged victims: - More details... |
15 Jan 2019 |
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Information received concerning the alleged extrajudicial or arbitrary killing of Mr. Benjamin Ramos Jr., a human rights lawyer. We also received reports of death threats against Mr. Felipe Levy Gelle Jr., Ms. Enrita Caniendo and Ms. Clarizza Singson-Dagatan, human rights defenders working with Mr. Ramos.Alleged victims: 4 More details... |
10 Dec 2018 |
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Información recibida en relación con la destitución del juez Luis Federico Arias de su cargo en el Departamento Judicial de La Plata, Provincia de Buenos Aires. Asimismo, quisiera llamar a la atención de su Excelencia el hecho de que se haya presuntamente producido un nombramiento de jueces y juezas en la Corte Suprema de Justicia a través de un Decreto de Necesidad y Urgencia en lugar de proceder bajo el procedimiento constitucionalmente establecido.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
21 Jan 2019 |
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Information received concerning Mr. Mohammad Ali Taheri, who is currently serving a five-year prison sentence for the offence of “spreading corruption on earth”.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
28 Jan 2019 |
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Information received concerning the persecution of Mr. Salman al-Awdah, an influential religious figure who has over 14 million followers on Twitter, who is known for his calls for reforms and as an advocate for greater respect of human rights within the framework of the Shari’a law. Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
11 Jan 2019 |
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Information received concerning alleged irregular surveillance of judges and their representative organisations, interference with their independence and ineffective investigations carried out by the competent national bodies on these issues. Alleged victims: - More details... |
30 Jan 2019 |
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Information received concerning the arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance and torture of 20 individuals convicted in a mass trial after they were accused of belonging to a terrorist organization.Alleged victims: 20 More details... |
04 Jan 2019 16 Jan 2019 |
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Information received concerning a number of law decrees adopted during the state of emergency, which could undermine the right of access to justice and jeopardise the right of legal practitioners to carry out their professional activitiesAlleged victims: - More details... |
21 Dec 2018 |
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Information received concerning the arbitrary arrests and detentions of the human rights defenders, Ms. Israa Al-Ghomgham, Ms. Samar Badawi, Ms. Nassima Al-Sadah, Ms. Nouf Abdulaziz, Ms. Mayya Al-Zahrani, Ms. Hatoon Al-Fassi.Alleged victims: 6 More details... |
29 Oct 2018 29 Jan 2019 |
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Information received concerning the reported arrest and arbitrary detention of human rights defender Mr. Farhad Meysami by the Iranian authorities.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the reported arrest and arbitrary detention of human rights defenders Ms. Hoda Amid, Ms. Najmeh Vahedi and Ms. Rezvaneh Mohammadi, by the Iranian authorities, as well as the continued detention and aggravated charges brought against human rights defender Ms. Nasrin Sotoudeh, and the subsequent arrest of her husband, Mr. Reza Khandan.Alleged victims: 5 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the human rights defenders Mr. Shadi al-Ghazali Harb, Ms. Amal Fathy, Mr. Wael Abbas, Mr. Mohamed Ibrahim Radwan, and Mr. Haytham Mohamadein, who are all being detained on charges relating to freedom of expression and association.Alleged victims: 5 More details... |
23 Jan 2019 |
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Información recibida en relación con el inicio de un procedimiento de acusación ante el Jurado de Enjuiciamiento de Magistrados (JEM) contra los magistrados que resolvieron el Recurso Extraordinario de Casación en el asunto conocido como “Caso Curuguaty”. Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
23 Nov 2018 |
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Información recibida en relación con el presunto incumplimiento de las obligaciones estatales de proteger, respetar y garantizar la independencia judicial en el país, así como de asegurar un entorno propicio y seguro para la labor de jueces y juezas, magistrados y magistradas.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Informacion recivida en relación con las alegaciones de detención y violencia hacia el abogado y defensor de derechos humanos, el Sr. Iván Bordón.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
15 Nov 2018 15 Nov 2018 15 Nov 2018 15 Nov 2018 15 Nov 2018 15 Nov 2018 15 Nov 2018 15 Nov 2018 15 Nov 2018 15 Nov 2018 15 Nov 2018 15 Nov 2018 |
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Información adicional recibida en relación a la detención y alegaciones de tortura del Sr. Jaimes CriolloAlleged victims: 1 More details... |
03 Jan 2019 |
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Información recibida en relación con el supuesto incumplimiento de las obligaciones estatales de proteger, respetar y garantizar la independencia e imparcialidad judicial en el país.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
31 Oct 2018 |
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Information received concerning the alleged torture and ill-treatment of Mr. Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant des présumées actions d’intimidation et de violence répétées par le Royaume du Maroc à l’égard de l’avocate Me Ingrid Metton.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
05 Nov 2018 |
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Información recibida en relación con la supuesta acefalía de la que adolecería la Sala de lo Constitucional de la Corte Suprema de Justicia.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the use of Residential Surveillance in a Designated Location (RSDL) as amended in the 2012 Criminal Procedure Law Article 73, in relation to persons suspected of endangering State security, of terrorist activities or of involvement in major bribery and where confinement in their own home may ‘impede the investigation’.Alleged victims: - More details... |
23 Nov 2018 |
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Information received concerning Ms. Irina Biryukova and Mr. Evgeny Makarov.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
16 Oct 2018 |
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Información recibida en relación con el supuesto incumplimiento de las obligaciones estatales de proteger, respetar y garantizar la independencia judicial en su país, así como asegurar un entorno propicio y seguro para la labor de jueces y magistrados.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
17 Aug 2018 21 Nov 2018 |
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Information received concerning the arrest and detention of Mr. Surendra Gadling, Mr. Rona Wilson, Ms. Shoma Sen, Mr. Sudhir Dhawale and Mr. Mahesh Raut, and allegations concerning a smear campaign targeting Ms. Sudha Bhardwaj.Alleged victims: 6 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con el funcionamiento del Consejo de la Carrera Judicial y su impacto en la garantía de la independencia judicial de juezas, jueces, magistradas y magistrados. Alleged victims: - More details... |
07 Jan 2019 |
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Information received concerning the arrest and charges against Ms. Nasrin Sotoudeh.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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En este contexto, quisiéramos señalar a la atención urgente del Gobierno de Su Excelencia la información que hemos recibido con relación a las condenas de seis defensores del medio ambiente por el presunto homicidio de un empresario español en 2003, quienes habrían trabajado activamente por y en la defensa del derecho al agua de la comunidad indígena de San Pedro Tlanixco, Estado de México. Alleged victims: 6 More details... |
18 Oct 2018 |
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Information received concerning the imminent execution of Mr. Shoko Asahara, a person with disabilities, currently detained in the Tokyo Detention Centre.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
06 Jul 2018 |
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Information received concerning the alleged persecution suffered by Judge Hugo Cavalcanti Melo Filho by the Brazilian judicial authorities.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
09 Aug 2018 |
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Informations reçu concernant la relation entre le Président de la Cour Constitutionnelle et l’ancien Président de la République, et la conséquent faute d’indépendance de la Cour, que semble apparaître dans ces décisions au sujet des élections Présidentielles du 2009 et 2016.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
18 Jun 2018 |
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Information received concerning the alleged threats and the ongoing process of impeachment against Ms. Maria Lourdes Sereno, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, as a result of her professional activities in defense of the independence of the judiciary.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
19 Oct 2020 |
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Information received concerning the continued arbitrary detention of human rights defenders Mr. Osama Al-Najjar and Mr. Ahmed Mansoor, along with the charges against Mr. Mansoor. Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
05 Jul 2018 |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary arrest and detention under accusations of membership of a terrorist organization of 13 individualsAlleged victims: 13 More details... |
03 Aug 2018 |
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Información recibida en relación con el supuesto incumplimiento de las obligaciones estatales de proteger, respetar y garantizar la independencia judicial en el país, así como asegurar un entorno propicio y seguro para la labor de jueces y juezas, magistrados y magistradas.Alleged victims: 7 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the imminent execution of Mr. Mohammad Kalhori who was 15 years old at the time of the alleged commission of the crime for which he was convicted and sentenced to death.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged short-term enforced disappearance for several days, arbitrary detention, and charges against human rights defenders Mr. Ezzat Eid Taha Fadl Ghoneim and Mr. Ahmed Tarek Ibrahim Ziada. Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Información recibida sobre cinco casos de magistrados y magistradas que, supuestamente, habrían sido indebidamente destituidos por el Presidente del Tribunal de sus cargos en el Tribunal del Estado de Tabasco. Durante estos procesos de destitución se habría negado el derecho de audiencia y debido proceso a los afectados.Alleged victims: 5 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the arrest, the investigation and the detention of Mr. Chen Wuquan.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the arrest, investigation and alleged arbitrary detention of Mr. Chen Wuquan and the disbarment of Mr. Sui Muqing.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
23 May 2018 |
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Informations reçues concernant l’apparent manque de volonté politique de la Suisse de mener à terme certaines enquêtes pénales entamées dans le cadre de la compétence universelle.Alleged victims: - More details... |
04 Jun 2018 |
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La importancia de su compromiso en la lucha contra la corrupción, garantizando que el proceso de selección del fiscal general en su país sea transparente y justo.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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La importancia de su compromiso en la lucha contra la corrupción, garantizando que el proceso de selección del fiscal general en su país sea transparente y justo.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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La importancia de su compromiso en la lucha contra la corrupción, garantizando que el proceso de selección del fiscal general en su país sea transparente y justo.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received raising concerns relating to specific individuals and media outlets that may unnecessarily and disproportionately restrict the right to freedom of expression, including the arrest, detention and conviction of individuals based on the misuse of the law, which is incompatible with Cambodia’s obligations under international human rights law.Alleged victims: 9 More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant M. Abdessadeq El Bouchtaoui, qui semblent étroitement liées à ses activités pacifiques de défenseur des droits de l'homme ainsi qu’à ses opinions critiques exprimées sur les réseaux sociaux, sur les violations des droits de l'homme au Maroc.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
30 Apr 2018 |
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Information received concerning the re-sentencing to death of Mr. Maher Abbas Yousef al-Khabbaz, a 28-year-old, following a collective trial that did not meet fair trial and due process guarantees, in particular the use of confession obtained under torture as the main evidence. The Court of Cassation confirmed the death sentence, without questioning the evidence, in its decision of 29 January 2018. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
13 Mar 2018 |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary re-arrest and detention of Mr. Taner KiliçAlleged victims: 1 More details... |
28 Mar 2018 |
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Information concerning the Government’s failure to implement the Supreme Court decision of 1 February 2018 and the arrest of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, H.E. Abdulla Saeed, and another judge, Ali Hameed, following the enactment of a 15-day state of emergency on 5 February 2018.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the imminent execution of Mr. Abbas Haiji A. al-Hassan and fourteen other individuals for charges which do not meet the “most serious crimes” threshold, following trials that allegedly did not meet fair trial and due process guarantees, including allegations of confessions obtained under torture. Alleged victims: 32 More details... |
22 Mar 2018 |
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Information received concerning the sentencing to death of Messrs. Mohamed AbdulHasan Ahmed Kadhem AlMutaghawi, Fadhel Sayed Abbas Hassan Radhi and Sayed Alawi Husain Alawi Husain along with three other individuals.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
06 Mar 2018 |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary arrest and detention of Mr. Cemil Tekeli, a Turkish national; in circumstances that could also constitute an enforced disappearance.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the death sentence of Mr. Hamid Kamali bin Haydara.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the death sentence of Mr. Hamid Kamali bin Haydara.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación al alegado riesgo de afectación de los principios de independencia judicial y separación de poderes que podrían suponer los efectos de los Decretos 229 y 330.Alleged victims: - More details... |
16 Nov 2018 |
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Information received concerning the arrest, residential surveillance and raid on the house of Mr. Jianghua Zhen, along with the pending investigation against him for “inciting subversion of the State”, which seem be closely linked to his peaceful and legitimate activities in defense of human rights in China.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
06 Mar 2018 |
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Information received concerning the draft Law on lawyers’ activity and legal aid, which includes a number of provisions that jeopardise the independence of the legal profession.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning recent amendments to the Act on Bar of 27 January 2000 and other laws, which could undermine the right of access to justice and jeopardise the right of legal practitioners to carry out their professional activities.Alleged victims: - More details... |
26 Mar 2018 |
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Información recibida sobre el artículo 15 de la Ley de Rendición de Cuentas y Balance de Ejecución Presupuestal, aprobada por el Parlamento Nacional el 25 de septiembre de 2017, que impone límites a la ejecución de sentencias judiciales que condenen al Gobierno al pago de dinero.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received in connection with the recent case of arrest, detention and prosecution of Ms. Park Geun-hye (‘Ms. Park’).Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
05 Oct 2018 |
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Information received regarding the disciplinary proceedings pending against Mr. Yalchin Imanov, reportedly in reprisal for his activities as human rights defender.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
26 Dec 2017 |
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Information received concerning the arrest, detention, conviction as well as torture and ill-treatment of Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir, who was sentenced to death on 28 September 2017 by the Lebanese Military Court for alleged terrorist acts.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
15 Nov 2017 |
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Information received concerning the continuation of the criminal and administrative proceedings pursued under Case 173/2011 against several human rights defenders, including Ms. Azza Soliman, as well as allegations of irregularities in the appointment of the investigative judge of the case. Together with the aforementioned, we would like to refer to the enactment of the Law No. 70 for Regulating the Work of Associations and Other Institutions Working in the Field of Civil Work. All of these measures have the impact of severely restricting the legitimate and independent work of human rights defenders and non-governmental organizations in Egypt.Alleged victims: 6 More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant le harcèlement judiciaire allégué et les lourdes charges portées contre M. Abdessadeq El Bouchtaoui, défenseur des droits de l'homme et avocat, qui semblent étroitement liées à ses activités pacifiques de défenseur des droits de l'homme ainsi qu’à ses opinions critiques exprimées sur les réseaux sociaux, sur les violations des droits de l'homme au Maroc. M. Abdessadeq El Bouchtaoui est inculpé, entre autres, d’ «incitation à commettre des délits et des crimes» et de «contribution à l'organisation d'une manifestation non autorisée et interdite».Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
19 Dec 2017 |
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Información recibida sobre el proceso de acusación constitucional iniciado contra el Sr. Manuel Miranda Canales, Presidente del Tribunal Constitucional, la Sra. Marianella Ledesma Narváez, Vicepresidenta del Tribunal Constitucional, y los Sres. Carlos Ramos Núñez y Eloy Espinosa-Saldaña Barrera, magistrados de ese mismo Tribunal, por haber emitido una auto corrigiendo un error afectando su sentencia STC N° 01969-2011-HC/TC de 2013 relativa al caso conocido como El Frontón.Alleged victims: 7 More details... | |
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Information received concerning alleged persistent repression of peaceful protests and the excessive use of excessive force by Kenyan police and security forces during protests, particularly in the context of post-election violence on 11 and 12 August 2017 and during the more recent demonstrations related to the upcoming re-run of the presidential elections. Alleged victims: - More details... |
18 Oct 2017 |
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Information received concerning the alleged torture to death in custody of four Syrian refugee men, and the arbitrary detention and disappearance of several others. The information received also concerns the pressure exercised on the legal representation of the families of the victims and the lack of independence of the military court presiding over the case.Alleged victims: 360 More details... |
15 Dec 2017 |
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Information received concerning the abduction and subsequent detention of Mr. Ebrahim Abdelmonem Metwally Hegazy, reportedly in reprisal for his activities as a human rights defender and cooperation with the United Nations Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID).Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
08 Nov 2017 |
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Information received concerning threats against the Chief Justice and the Supreme Court of Kenya after they issued a decision invalidating the recent presidential elections.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary suspension from practice of 54 lawyers who signed a petition raising concerns about the situation of justice in Maldives and calling for judicial reforms.Alleged victims: 54 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con el sometimiento de civiles a la jurisdicción militar en Venezuela en el marco de las manifestaciones públicas en el país entre abril y julio de 2017.Alleged victims: - More details... |
16 Oct 2017 |
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Information received concerning delays to the trial of the President of Suriname, accused of crimes involving unlawful killings, and related threats to the independence of the judiciary.Alleged victims: - More details... |
30 Aug 2017 |
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concerning the crackdown against political opposition following the petition signed by a number of members of parliament on 3 July 2017 calling for the impeachment of the Speaker of Parliament.Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la criminalización de las protestas ocurridas en Venezuela, el uso excesivo de la fuerza y el sometimiento de los ciudadanos detenidos a la jurisdicción militar en nueve Estados y en el Distrito Capital.Alleged victims: 4072 More details... |
09 Nov 2017 |
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Information received concerning recent legislative and executive bills that threaten the independence of the judiciary in Poland.Alleged victims: - More details... |
29 Aug 2017 |
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Informations reçues concernant des actes de torture et de traitements inhumains et dégradants, et des violations du droit à un procès équitable commises à l’encontre des 24 défenseurs des droits de l’homme et militants politiques sahraouis.Alleged victims: 24 More details... |
28 Sep 2017 |
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Information received concerning alleged ongoing attacks, violence and harassment against Evangelical Christian communities in Sri Lanka. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning Mr. Taner Kiliç (Chair of Amnesty International Turkey) who was arrested on 06 June 2017 on the basis of a warrant against him and 22 other lawyers in the city of Izmir in Western Turkey.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
15 Aug 2017 03 Oct 2017 03 Oct 2017 |
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Information received regarding the alleged arbitrary detention of Mr. Ahmed Adeeb and his deteriorating health condition due to poor detention conditions and denial of adequate and timely healthcare.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
29 Aug 2017 |
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Information received concerning alleged arbitrary detention and conviction of Dr. Serdar Küni for actions that pertain to his duty as a doctor to provide equal and appropriate medical treatment to everyone.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
22 Aug 2017 22 Aug 2017 |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary killing of four men and injury of another man in the context of the anti-drug campaign implemented by the Government of the Philippines, as well as incidents of harassment against the survivor and relatives of the victims, and criminal charges brought against the survivor of the attack.Alleged victims: 5 More details... |
20 Jun 2017 18 Dec 2017 |
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Information received concerning the dismissal, arrest and detention of a high number of judges and prosecutors, and the arrest, detention and criminal investigation of a number of lawyers, which have taken place since the failed coup attempt of 15 July 2016 and which seem to constitute serious interferences in the independence of the judiciary and the legal profession.Alleged victims: 5200 More details... |
21 Jul 2017 21 Jul 2017 21 Jul 2017 |
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Información recibida en relación en relación con un ataque y acto de intimidación en contra del abogado y defensor de derechos humanos Pedro Rafael Maldonado Flores, director del área legal del Centro de Acción Legal-Ambiental y Social de Guatemala (CALAS).Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
30 Jun 2017 30 Jun 2017 30 Jun 2017 |
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Informations reçues concernant des menaces de mort fait par un groupe prétendument composé d'anciens officiers de l'armée uruguayenne à l’encontre de M. Louis Joinet, magistrat à la retraite et défenseur des droits de l’homme renommé, qui seraient directement liées à diverses initiatives qu’il a prises en sa qualité de défenseur des droits de l’homme.Alleged victims: 14 More details... |
15 May 2017 |
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Information received regarding the impeachment motion filed against the Chief Justice, Ms. Sushila Karki, and the alleged serious interference in the independence of the judiciary such a process could represent.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
19 May 2017 |
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Information received concerning the death threats and ongoing harassment and intimidation faced by lawyer Mr. Robert Sann Aung, particularly following the targeted killing of lawyer Mr. Ko Ni on 29 January 2017 whose profile is similar to that of Mr. Robert Sann Aung.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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information received concerning the criminal procedures brought on charges of sedition and prohibited gathering against Ms. Sirikan Charoensiri, a Thai lawyer and human rights defender, which may be directly linked to her legitimate activities related to the protection of human rights at the national and international levels, as well as to her cooperation with United Nations (UN) human rights protection bodies and mechanisms. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
19 Apr 2017 08 Aug 2017 |
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Information received concerning the arrest, secret detention, and risk of enforced disappearance of Mr. Ahmed Mansoor, a prominent human rights defender and blogger in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
25 Apr 2017 |
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Information received concerning the alleged intimidation, persecution and threats, as well as the judicial harassment, arrest and detention of Ms. Leila M. De Lima, a senator, in connection with her criticism of government policies surrounding the drug war in the Philippines, including the extrajudicial killing of drug suspects and the proposal to reinstate the death penalty.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
07 Apr 2017 19 Oct 2020 |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary arrest and detention of eight Tanzanian environmental rights defenders following a cross-learning mission to visit the Kayekera Uranium Mine in Malawi.Alleged victims: 8 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the arrest, detention and trial of Mr. Mohammad Jaber Salem Meshab, a Qatari citizen born in 1974, who usually resides in Al Muaither in Qatar.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the death sentences imposed on Messrs. Mohamed Fawzi Abd al-Gawad Mahmoud, Reda Motamad Fahmy Abd al-Monem, Ahmed Mustafa Ahmed Mohamed, Mahmoud al-Sharif Mahmoud, Abdul Basir Abdul Rauf and Ahmed Amin Ghazali Amin following unfair trials; and the killing of Messrs. Ahmed Youssef, Abd el-Aty Ali Abd el-Aty, Mohamed Ibrahim, Mansour Gamee, Belal Hemdan al-Naggar and a minor, by Egyptian security Forces.Alleged victims: 12 More details... |
05 Sep 2017 |
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Información recibida referente a las reformas constitucionales propuestas por el Estado en el sector de la justicia.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning Mr. Kevin Cooper, who is allegedly awaiting execution in California following judicial proceedings that did not meet international standards of fair trial and due process. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
13 Dec 2016 |
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Information received concerning the arrest, solitary confinement, torture and ill-treatment, as well as on-going prosecution and serious due-process violations in relation to Mr. Malek Mostafa Adly Elgendy, a prominent human rights lawyer in Egypt, allegedly as a result of the performance of his professional functions.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
28 Dec 2016 |
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Information received concerning the abduction of lawyer Ahmad Bin Quasem, which seems to be directly related to his work as part of the legal defence team that represented Mr. Mir Quasem Ali before the International Crimes Tribunal.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the arrest, the lack of due process and fair trial, and arbitrary conviction and sentencing of Ms. Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee, Ms. Fatemeh Daemi, and Mr. Arash Sadeghi, by the Iranian authorities, criminalizing the legitimate exercise of their right to freedom of expression.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
28 Dec 2016 |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary arrest and detention of Ms. Li Wenzu, as well as alleged acts of intimidation and harassment against her and Ms. Wang Qiaoling, which are believed to be aimed at further intimidating their spouses, who are arbitrarily detained for their work in defence of human rights, and, in addition, in reprisal for cooperation of Ms. Li Wenzu and Ms. Wang Qiaoling with the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, who visited China from 15 to 23 August 2016.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
09 Dec 2016 |
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Información recibida en relación a alegaciones de actos de hostigamiento y represalias contra defensores y defensoras de derechos humanos, incluidos abogados, por su labor en defensa de los derechos humanos, y en particular su cooperación con los mecanismos de las Naciones Unidas en el ámbito de los derechos humanos.Alleged victims: 13 More details... |
14 Dec 2016 |
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Información recibida sobre la adopción e implementación del nuevo Código del Proceso Penal (Ley 19.293), y preocupaciones acerca de que no se haya previsto la aplicación de dicha norma más favorable a los procesos penales iniciados antes de su plena entrada en vigor en febrero de 2017, como sucede, entre otros, en el caso del Sr. Matías Campiani.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
17 Oct 2016 13 Jan 2017 26 Jan 2017 |
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Information received concerning the imminent execution of Ms. Zeinab Sekaanvand Lokran, who was sentenced to death on murder charges.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
17 Nov 2016 |
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Información recibida en relación con presuntas amenazas y agresiones contra familiares de una víctima de desaparición forzada y su esposa, ambos dirigentes y abogados de la organización de derechos humanos “Desaparecidos Justicia” que apoya a familiares de desaparecidos en el Estado de Querétaro, México; así como las amenazas dirigidas a los integrantes del Centro de Derechos Humanos Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez A.C. (Centro Prodh).Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Informations reçues concernant la détention arbitraire et condamnation de défenseurs des droits de l’homme Alleged victims: 13 More details... |
19 Oct 2016 |
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Information received concerning the detention, trial and sentence of Ms. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to five years of imprisonment on unknown charges, and the deterioration of her health condition over the past months.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
06 Feb 2017 |
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Information received concerning the arrest, detention and sentencing of environmental human rights defender, Ms. Can Thi Theu, which are believed to be directly linked to her human rights work in the defence of land rights in Vietnam.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
13 Apr 2017 |
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Información recibida sobre la sentencia de 5 de octubre de 2015 emitida por la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos en el caso López Lone y otros vs. Honduras, así como la reciente resolución de interpretación de sentencia relacionada con el mismo caso, emitida por el pleno de la Corte el pasado 2 de septiembre de 2016.Alleged victims: 4 More details... | |
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Information received concerning allegations of the continued arbitrary detention and prolonged solitary confinement of Dr. Wang Bingzhang, his deteriorating health while in detention, the denial of access to a lawyer, the limited access for his family to visit for the past years, and allegations that the charges against him might be related to his peaceful activities as a pro-democracy activist.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the situation of Mr. Imdad Ali, a Pakistani national with a psychosocial disability, who is reportedly at risk of imminent execution in Pakistan.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con los ataques y hostigamiento contra la Sra. Laura Figueroa y el Sr. César Sivo, defensores de derechos humanos involucrados en la busca de la verdad y la justicia por crímenes de lesa humanidad perpetrados durante la dictadura militar.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
28 Nov 2016 |
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Information received concerning the allegedly unfair and arbitrary detention of Mr. Baquer Namazi and Mr. Kamal Foroughi by the Iranian authorities. Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the recent conviction of human rights defenders for charges of subversion of State power, allegedly following criminal proceedings which lacked sufficient due process and fair trial guarantees.Alleged victims: 4 More details... | |
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Additional information received regarding the arrest and detention of Ms. Homa Hoodfar.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
23 Jan 2017 |
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Information received concerning the widespread allegations of torture and ill-treatment, including coerced extraction of confessions, lack of investigation and prosecution into such allegations, the limited or complete lack of medical care in detention, the use of corporal punishment and the imposition of the death penalty, inhumane detention conditions as well as the use of prolonged solitary confinement (including for juveniles).Alleged victims: 6 More details... |
17 Jan 2017 |
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Information received concerning the draft law “Gesetz zur Ausland-Ausland-Fernmeldeaufklärung des Bundesnachrichtendienstes,” presented by the Government on 28 June 2016, which would, if enacted, amend Germany’s existing regulations on the surveillance of communications between non-German citizens. The draft law raises concerns about undue restrictions to the exercise of the right to freedom of expression as guaranteed under international human rights law, in particular as exercised by journalists and lawyers.Alleged victims: - More details... |
21 Oct 2016 21 Oct 2016 |
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Información recibida en relación con el ataque perpetrado en contra del domicilio del Sr. Ramón Cadena Rámila, abogado y defensor de derechos humanos en Guatemala y director regional para América Central de la organización no gubernamental Comisión Internacional de Juristas.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
05 Oct 2016 |
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Information received concerning arbitrary and incommunicado detention, torture and ill-treatment, and denial of fundamental rights of detainees in the aftermath of the failed coup attempt of 15 July 2016. Alleged victims: - More details... |
22 Aug 2016 01 Dec 2016 |
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Información recibida en relación con alegaciones de intervención de comunicaciones privadas y la deslegitimización de personas defensoras de derechos humanos. Alleged victims: 4 More details... |
08 Nov 2016 |
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Information received concerning the repeated prosecution under charges of illegal demonstration and belonging to a forbidden group of Mr. X, who was acquitted four times by a court for the same charges.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
30 Jan 2017 |
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Information received concerning the alleged lack of investigation into torture and other ill-treatment of Mr. Mohammed Ramadan, a Bahraini citizen, resulting in a false confession that led to his conviction and the imposition of the death penalty.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
14 Oct 2016 |
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Information received concerning systematic persecution and repression of the Shias in Bahrain through undue restrictions to their rights to freedom of religion or belief, freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, including: dissolution of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, shutting down of faith based organizations, restriction on the practice of Khums, harassment of Shia clerics, restrictions on Friday Prayers and peaceful assembly, denaturalization of Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim and other Shias, discriminatory treatment of Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace in prison and the travel ban imposed on Sheikh Maytham Al-Salman.Alleged victims: 28 More details... |
09 Sep 2016 22 Sep 2016 |
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Informations reçues concernant l’arrestation et la détention arbitraires, et allégations de torture et de mauvais traitements de vingt-trois personnes. Alleged victims: 23 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged risk of execution of Mr. Mir Quasem Ali, following a trial that did not meet international standards of fair trial and due process. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning a series of repressive measures taken following the attempted coup on 14 July 2016, hereunder the arrest of human rights lawyer, journalist, and former President of the Human Rights Agenda Association, Mr. Orhan Kemal Cengiz, and his wife, Ms. Sibel Semira Hurtas, a journalist writing on issues of women’s rights and state crimes.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
22 Aug 2016 06 Dec 2016 |
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Information received regarding the alleged imminent execution of 15 prisoners in Indonesia.Alleged victims: 14 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged disappearance, torture and extra-judicial executions of a human rights lawyer, Mr. Willie Kimani, as well as Mr. Josephat Mwenda and Mr. Joseph Muiruri. Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Información recibida en respecto a la situación de una mujer, quien fue condenada a ocho años de prisión después de haber sufrido, según consta, un aborto espontáneo. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
26 Sep 2016 02 Nov 2016 |
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Information received concerning allegations of arbitrary arrest, detention and disappearence of human rights defenders, Mr. Somphone Phimmasone, Mr. Soukane Chaithad, and Ms. Lodkham Thammavong.Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary arrests and detentions of leading human rights lawyer and co-founder of the Defenders of Human Rights Centre (DHRC) Mr. Abdolfattah Soltani, former student activist Mr. Arash Sadeghi, and human rights defender and journalist Ms. Narges Mohammadi, all currently held in Evin Prison under unreasonably harsh and unjust conditions.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
09 Aug 2016 28 Dec 2016 05 Jan 2017 07 Feb 2017 |
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Information received concerning the continued arbitrary detention of four Kenyan nationals in South Sudan. Alleged victims: 4 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary arrest and detention of two Palestinian children.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary detention of Mr. Evgenii Mefiodov, lack of due process and fair trial guarantees in the criminal proceedings against him, threats against his defence lawyers, and serious interference, pressures and threats against the judges involved in the various proceedings against him.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
06 Oct 2016 |
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Información recibida en relación con las alegadas restricciones al libre ejercicio de las funciones profesionales y a la libertad de expresión de la abogada Julia Cabello Alonso. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
05 Oct 2016 |
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Información recibida acerca del supuesto trato cruel y degradante al abogado Juan Carlos Gutiérrez y de los obstáculos al libre ejercicio de sus funciones profesionales, como abogado defensor del Sr. Leopoldo López Mendoza. Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
26 Aug 2016 |
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Information received concerning the arrest and detention of Ms. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. Ms. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, aged 37, is a project manager for the Thomson-Reuters Foundation, where she deals with training projects. She is a dual Iranian-British national and her daughter is a British citizen. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
25 Aug 2016 |
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Information received concerning the alleged imminent execution of Mr. Hussain Humaam Ahmed following judicial procedures that did not meet international standards of fair trial and due process of law.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the case of Ms. Layal Al Kayaje, who is facing imminent trial before a military court for “defamation and libel against the Lebanese army”. Ms. Layal Al Kayaje is a 31-year-old Palestinian, born in Lebanon from a Lebanese mother. She resides in Abra, Saida, and is a former owner of a veterinary clinic in Abra. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the arrest and detention of Ms. Homa Hoodfar. Ms. Homa Hoodfar, aged 65, is an internationally renowned and widely published anthropologist researcher, of Iranian, Canadian and Irish nationalities. She studied a range of issues related to women’s roles and status in Muslim contexts as well as on development, refugees and informal economy. Apart from teaching at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, she regularly participated in international research projects, including in partnerships with universities, research-based networks such as Women Living Under Muslims Laws, and civil society organizations such as Shirkat Gah (Women’s Resource Centre). Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
22 Aug 2016 |
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Información recibida con respecto a la posible extradición del Sr. Bobir Tadjiev de España a Uzbekistán, un país donde se encontraría en alto riesgo de sufrir tortura y tratos crueles, inhumanos y degradantes.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
25 Jul 2016 11 Aug 2016 |
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Information received concerning the alleged arbitrary arrest and detention and denial of due process guarantees to Mr. Nizar Ahmed Zakka, a Lebanese citizen.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
04 Jan 2017 |
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Información recibida en relación con las supuestas amenazas e intimidación contra la jueza Karla Damaris Hernández García, magistrada titular del Juzgado Pluripersonal de Primera Instancia Penal, Narcoactividad y Delitos contra el Medio Ambiente del departamento de Petén, y defensora de derechos humanos.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
22 Nov 2016 |
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Allégations concernant la possible extradition imminente d’un opposant politique kazakh de la France vers un pays où il risquerait d’être ensuite extradé vers le Kazakhstan, un pays où il risque d’être soumis à de la torture et/ou à des mauvais traitements et d’être persécuté et détenu arbitrairement pour son engagement politique et l’exercice de son droit à la liberté d’opinion et d’expression. Selon les informations reçues, M. Mukhtar Ablyazov, ancien prisonnier politique au Kazakhstan où il a été victime de torture et autres mauvais traitements ayant obtenu l’asile politique au Royaume-Uni, a été arrêté le 31 juillet 2013 à Mouans-Sartoux par la police française. Le Premier Ministre a signé le décret d’extradition de M. Ablyazov vers la Russie le 17 septembre 2015, après des procédures judiciaires qui auraient été entachées par des allégations sérieuses de partialité et d’erreurs de procédure commises par les autorités judiciaires françaises, d’interférences de tiers dans les procédures d’extradition, et d’obstacles imposés à M. Ablyazov et à ses avocats dans la préparation et la présentation adéquates de sa défense. Une décision finale du Conseil d’Etat est attendue très prochainement. Bien que M. Ablyazov n’ait pas lui-même directement fait l’objet de communications antérieures émanant des procédures spéciales, des proches de M. Ablyazov ont fait l’objet de communications précédentes envoyées par plusieurs titulaires de mandat : Mme Alma Shalabayeva, épouse de M. Ablyazov, et leur fille alors âgée de six ans, ont fait l’objet de deux appels urgents envoyés les 7 juin et 17 juillet 2013 (voire les cas ITA 1/2013 et KAZ 3/2013 dans le rapport A/HRC/25/74); M. Alexandr Pavlov, ancien garde du corps et chef de la sécurité de M. Ablyazov, a fait l’objet de deux appels urgents envoyés les 24 juillet et 22 novembre 2013 (voire les cas ESP 2/2013 et ESP 6/2013 dans le rapport A/HRC/25/74).Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
30 Jun 2016 |
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In this connection, we would like to bring to the attention of your Government information we have received concerning alleged telephone threats against human rights lawyer, Mr. Sardorbek Abdukhalilov. Mr. Sardorbek Abdukhalilov is a human rights lawyer and staff at Public Association “Spravedlivost” Jalal-Abad Human Rights Organisation. Mr. Abdukhalilov litigates cases in the area of arbitrary detention, torture and other cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment on behalf of victims. Spravedlivost is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation that aims to promote the rule of law and human rights, and combats torture by providing legal assistance to victims. As a member of the Coalition Against Torture in Kyrgyzstan, Spravedlivost prepares reports regarding the implementation by the Kyrgyz Republic of its obligations under international human rights law. Spravedlivost was named as the 2014 winner of the Max van der Stoel Award, for its work in promoting and protecting the rights of national and ethnic minorities. SUMMARY: Alleged threats made to a human rights lawyer in connection to his litigation and legal assistance focused on combating torture and arbitrary detention. According to the information received, on 26 January 2016, at approximately 4:30 p.m., Mr. Sardorbek Abdukhalilov received a phone call from the Head of the Temporary Detention Facility in Jalal-Abad, Kyrgyzstan, during which the latter threatened to cause physical harm to Mr. Abdukhalilov. Concern is expressed at the threats addressed to the person of Mr. Abdukhalilov in what appears to be retaliation for his exercise of the right to freedom of expression and of association, as well as for his legitimate human rights work, in particular litigation and legal assistance towards combating torture and arbitrary detention.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alleged imminent risk of execution of a juvenile offender. According to the information received, Mr. X was handed the death penalty in April 2013, after a criminal court convicted him of the alleged murder and rape of a friend. He was fifteen years old when he was arrested in May 2012. Following his arrest, Mr. X was allegedly placed in solitary confinement for 15 days and denied access to a lawyer during the investigation phase. During this time he was allegedly subjected to torture and other forms of ill-treatment, including beatings, floggings and suspension from his arms and legs, and forced to confess to the killing and raping of his friend. Mr. X’s execution is reportedly scheduled for 15 May 2016 in Shiraz’s Adel Abad Prison. Grave concern is inter alia expressed that the death penalty has been imposed against Mr. X who was less than 18 years old at the time of the alleged crime, in contravention of international human rights law, and following judicial proceedings that may not have fulfilled the most stringent guarantees of fair trial and due process.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
26 Oct 2016 |
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Alleged imminent execution of between 10 to 15 prisoners on death row in Indonesia for offences that do not meet the threshold of “most serious crimes” as required under international law. According to the information received, on 10 May 2016, the Attorney General of Indonesia confirmed that a new round of executions would be carried out “in the near future”. The Government has not released the names of those who are thought to be listed for execution or the dates; however, reports indicate that between 10 and 15 death row prisoners have been selected for execution. It is presumed that executions will target drug offenders, and may include Mr. Humphrey Jefferson Ejike Eleweke (Nigerian), Mr. Agus Hadi (Indonesian) and Mr. Pujo Lestari (Indonesian). Some prisoners have reportedly been moved to Batu prison in Nusakambangan prison island, where 13 executions took place in 2015. Four urgent appeals were previously sent regarding imminent executions of suspected drug offenders in Indonesia; on 10 December 2014 and 16 January 2015, see A/HRC/29/50, case nos. IDN 2/2014 and IDN 1/2015; and, on 6 March and 24 April 2015, see A/HRC/30/27, case nos. IDN 2/2015 and IDN 4/2015. Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Allégations de détention arbitraire, de torture et de mauvais traitement d’un défenseur des droits de l’homme en République démocratique du Congo. Selon les informations reçues, le 15 décembre 2015, M. Jean-Marie Kalonji a été arrêté par des membres de la Garde républicaine à Kinshasa après avoir participé à une réunion avec des membres du mouvement dont il est président « quatrième voie, il est temps ». Il aurait été détenu incommunicado au siège de la Garde républicaine au Camp Tshatshi pendant quatre jours, durant lesquels il aurait subi des actes de torture. Le 19 décembre 2015, il a été transféré au siège de l’Agence nationale de renseignement où il a fait l’objet de mauvais traitements. Le 25 avril 2016, il a été transféré devant le Procureur Général de la République, puis le procureur de Kinshasa-Gombe et finalement présenté devant un magistrat. M. Kalonji serait actuellement détenu dans les locaux du procureur de Kinshasa-Gombe. Une décision au sujet de la demande de libération provisoire de M. Kalonji est attendue le 15 mai 2016. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Allegations concerning the denial of access to adequate medical care of a detainee held in United States of America custody at the Guantanamo Bay detention facilities, as well as obstacles to the work of his legal team. According to the information received, Mr. Mustafa al-Hawsawi suffers from a number of serious medical conditions, potentially as a result of the treatment suffered, including so-called enhanced interrogation techniques, while in the custody of the Central Intelligence Agency between 2003 and 2006, and is in chronic physical pain. Serious concern is expressed regarding the alleged denial of adequate medical care to Mr. Al-Hawsawi that is leading to the deterioration of his state of health and to inhuman detention conditions, as well as the impediments faced by Mr. Al-Hawsawi’s legal team in his legal representation. Mr. Al-Hawsawi was the subject of a previous communication sent on 30 November 2012, see A/HRC/22/67, case no. USA 31/2012.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
20 Jul 2016 |
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Alleged arbitrary and incommunicado detention, and denial of due process and fair trial of a human rights defender. According to the information received, on 18 August 2015, Mr. Nasser bin Ghaith was arrested by State Security officers at his house. It is alleged that the arrest was made in connection with posts he had made on social media about the Egyptian Government; however the legal basis was not provided. On 4 April 2016, after eight months of being detained incommunicado, during which time he was allegedly tortured and ill-treated, Mr. Bin Ghaith was brought to the State Security Chamber of the Federal Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi. It is reported that the hearing failed to meet guarantees of due process and fair trial. The next hearing was subsequently scheduled for 2 May 2016. Mr. Bin Ghaith was the subject of six previous communications sent on 26 April 2011, see A/HRC/18/51, case ARE 4/2011; 27 September 2011, see A/HRC/19/44, case ARE 6/2011; 25 November 2011, see A/HRC/19/44, case ARE 8/2011; 7 November 2012, see A/HRC/24/21 and A/HRC/22/67, case ARE 7/2012; 20 June 2013, see A/HRC/25/74, case ARE 3/2013; and on 27 August 2015, see A/HRC/31/79, case ARE 3/2015. Alleged victims: - More details... |
31 May 2016 |
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Alleged harassment, attacks and threats against five women human rights defenders. According to the information received, on 3 October 2015, a resolution was passed by the Bastar Bar Association, prohibiting Ms. Shalini Gera and Ms. Isha Khandelwal, two human rights lawyers, from representing their clients, indigenous Adivasis, in Jagdalpur. Following a complaint by the lawyers, an interim order allowed them to practice again. On 18 February 2016, the landlord of Ms. Gera and Ms. Khandelwal was pressured by police to evict the lawyers from their offices. In January 2016, after Ms. Bela Bhatia had assisted several Adivasi women who had allegedly been raped by police officers, she faced intimidation from a police organisation. Police visited her home numerous times and her mobile phone was tracked. On 20 February 2016, the landlady of Ms. Bhatia was called to the police station in Jagdalpur and pressured to ask Ms. Bhatia to leave her home. On 7 February 2016, the home of Ms. Malini Subramanium, a journalist, was targeted by a group of 20 persons shouting abusive slogans at her. On 18 February, Ms. Subramanium’s landlord was forced by the police to evict Ms. Subramanium from her residence. On 1 August 2015, Ms. Soni Sori, an indigenous rights defender, held a press conference on the murder of a villager, and subsequently became the object of a slander campaign. On 20 February 2016, she was attacked by three unidentified men throwing chemical substance near Jawbanga, Chhattisgarh, resulting in her hospitalisation. Alleged victims: 5 More details... | |
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Alleged imminent execution of the leader of the Bangladeshi opposition party Jamaat-e-Islami following an unfair trial. According to the information received, in 2014, Mr. Motiur Rahman Nizami, aged 72, was sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh on charges of murder, rape and the mass killing of intellectuals during Bangladesh’s War of Independence in 1971. His trial and appeal process reportedly failed to meet international standards on fair trial and due process. On 6 March 2016, the Supreme Court decided to uphold the death sentence against him. The defendant may be executed at any time. Grave concern is expressed at the imminent execution of Mr. Nizami following judicial proceedings at the International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh that may not have fulfilled the most stringent guarantees of fair trial and due process for the imposition of the death penalty. Mr. Nizami was the subject of two previous communications sent on 3 October 2012, see A/HRC/22/67, case no. BGD 6/2012, and 16 November 2012, see A/HRC/22/67, case no. BGD 8/2012. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
15 Apr 2016 |
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Alleged arbitrary and unfair disciplinary proceedings against at least 71 judges, reportedly for exercising their rights to freedom of expression, opinion, peaceful assembly and association. According to the information received, at least 71 judges were subject to alleged arbitrary and unfair disciplinary proceedings in two cases referred to as the “July 2013 Statement Case” and the “Judges for Egypt Case”. It is reported that at least 46 judges were forcibly retired from their offices as a result of the proceedings. With regards to both cases, it is alleged that the proceedings contravened the judges’ right to a fair hearing by an independent and impartial organ, as well as their rights to freedom of expression, opinion, peaceful assembly and association. Grave concern is expressed that the proceedings may form part of a widespread crackdown carried out by the Egyptian authorities against members of the judiciary, causing a chilling effect on judicial independence.Alleged victims: - More details... |
28 Dec 2016 |
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Alegaciones relativas a la falta de transparencia, publicidad y objetividad en el proceso de elección de los magistrados y las magistradas de la Corte de Constitucionalidad para el periodo 2016-2021 en Guatemala. Según la información recibida, el proceso de elección de los magistrados y las magistradas de la Corte de Constitucionalidad para el periodo 2016-2021 que actualmente se está desarrollando en Guatemala, no cumpliría con el marco legal y la jurisprudencia nacional, así como con los estándares internacionales de los derechos humanos en materia de independencia judicial, en particular en cuanto a la transparencia y objetividad de los procesos de selección de magistrados. Se expresa preocupación de que esa falta de transparencia, publicidad y objetividad en los procesos de selección de los candidatos a los cargos de magistrados titulares y suplentes de la Corte de Constitucionalidad aumente el riesgo de la politización e interferencias externas en los procesos de selección, y de este modo vulnere la garantía de la independencia e imparcialidad judicial.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Comunicación relativa al desarrollo de tres procesos judiciales sobre violaciones manifiestas de las normas internacionales de derechos humanos y violaciones graves del derecho internacional humanitario, ocurridas durante el período del conflicto armado interno en Guatemala. Según las informaciones recibidas, procedimientos judiciales habrían iniciado en tres causas conocidas por los nombres de CREOMPAZ; Molina Theissen; y Sepur Zarco. Dieciocho militares en situación de retiro habrían sido objeto de órdenes de captura y habrían sido acusados de varios delitos incluyendo delitos de lesa humanidad, masacres, desaparición forzada, incluso en el caso de un niño, Marco Antonio Molina Theissen, así como la esclavitud sexual y laboral de mujeres q’eqchíes que vivían en la comunidad de Sepur Zarco, donde estaba ubicada una base militar durante la época del conflicto armado interno. En el contexto de estos procesos judiciales, se reportan un creciente número de mensajes y actos intimidatorios, incluyendo de grupos ligados a los militares acusados, que buscarían desacreditar y presionar a las víctimas y a quienes les apoyan en este proceso. Esta comunicación se refiere a comunicaciones anteriores enviadas el 22 de diciembre de 2014, ver A/HRC/29/50, caso no. GTM 8/2014; 18 de agosto de 2014, ver A/HRC/28/85, caso no. GTM 5/2014; el 2 de mayo 2014, ver A/HRC/27/72, caso no. GTM 4/2014; el 30 de octubre 2013, ver A/HRC/25/74, caso no. GTM 9/2013; el 17 de mayo 2013, ver A/HRC/24/21, caso, no. GTM 5/2013; y el 15 de marzo 2013, ver A/HRC/24/21, caso no. GTM 2/2013.Alleged victims: - More details... |
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Alleged charges, detention and/or convictions of 26 persons in relation to lèse-majesté offences, for having exercised their right to freedom of opinion and expression. According to the information received, between May 2010 and August 2015, 26 persons were arrested, detained and/or convicted under article 112 of the Thai Criminal Code (also known as the lèse-majesté law) and section 14 of the Computer Crime Act. The 26 persons concerned are: Mr. Opas Chamsuksai, Mr. Thiansutham Sutthijittaseranee, Mr. Hasadin Uraipaiwan, Mr. Wittaya Wongpoe, Mr. Samak Pantae, Mr. Phongsak Sribunpeng, Ms. Sasiwimol Patomwongfa-ngarm, Mr. Siraphob Kornaroot, Mr. Juesong Sae-kow, Mr. Nguenkhun Udonkunakorn, Ms. Anchan Preelert, Mr. Prajakchai Chumkam, Ms. Jaruwan Eiampong, Mr. Anon Masin, Mr. Chartchai Maneerat, Mr. Ekkachai Hongkangwan, Mr. Yossawaris Chuklom, Mr. Prasit Chaisrisa, Mr. Patiwat Saraiyaem, Ms. Porntip Munkhong, Mr. Udomsak Wattanaworachaiwathin, Mr. Chaleaw Chankiat, Mr. Piya Jullakittipan, Mr. Tanapon Bumrungsuk, Mr. Jaran Ditapichai, and Mr. Sombat Boonngam-anong. Fifteen of these persons were tried by military courts, despite being civilians. The above-mentioned persons were charged under article 112 of the Thai Criminal Code and section 14 of the Computer Crime Act, inter alia, for expressing opinions either in private or public spaces, including online. Concerns relate to the inconformity of the application of these provisions with article 19 of the ICCPR, not meeting the strict tests of necessity and proportionality. Concern is expressed at the “chilling effect” such convictions may have on the enjoyment of the right to freedom of opinion and expression in Thailand and at the continued restrictions on fundamental rights particularly affecting political opponents in Thailand following the military coup of 22 May 2014. A previous related communication concerning allegations related to charges against, detention and/or conviction of 21 persons under the lèse-majesté law was sent on 8 December 2014, see A/HRC/29/50, case no. THA 13/2014.Alleged victims: 26 More details... |
29 Feb 2016 |
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Presunto asesinato de un abogado y defensor de los derechos humanos. Según las informaciones recibidas, el 22 de enero, el Sr. Héctor Sánchez Lozada, abogado y defensor de los derechos humanos fue matado por dos personas en motocicleta, saliendo de una visita con un cliente en la Ciudad de Maturín en el Estado de Monagas. Se expresa preocupación por el presunto asesinato del Sr. Lozada que podría estar directamente relacionado con el desempeño de sus funciones de abogado y su trabajo en defensa de los derechos humanos. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
07 Sep 2016 |
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Alleged serious threats to kill a lawyer and human rights defender as a result of her legitimate human rights work. According to the information received, on 3 February 2016, while in Sri Lanka, Ms. Asma Jahangir, a prominent lawyer and human rights defender, was advised not to return to Pakistan as she received credible information that “Daesh” had planned an attack against her. Despite promises by government officials that her security and that of her family would be increased, such increase in protection has not happened at this stage. Ms. Jahangir was the subject of five previous communications sent on 15 June 2012, A/HRC/22/47/Add.4, case no. PAK 8/2012; 24 January 2011, A/HRC/19/55/Add.2, case no. PAK 1/2011; 16 November 2007, A/HRC/7/28/Add.1, case no. PAK 16/2007; 30 January 2006, A/HRC/4/37/Add.1, case no. PAK 2/2006; and 18 May 2005, see E/CN.4/2006/95/Add.1, case no. PAK 7/2005. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alleged arbitrary arrest of, charges and serious threats against a lawyer representing members of the Lesotho Defence Force accused of plotting a mutiny. According to the information received, Mr. Kgotso Nthontho, a prominent lawyer representing three members of the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) accused of plotting a mutiny, was arrested on 12 February 2016. The charges against him reportedly relate to alleged perjury and appear to be directly related to his efforts in challenging the detention of his clients. Mr. Nthontho was released on the same day after the High Court had ordered his immediate and unconditional release. Mr. Nthontho had previously been directly threatened in court by members of the LDF; he had also been followed and monitored and his name, together with the names of other lawyers representing soldiers detained on mutiny charges, had appeared on a ‘hit list’ circulated on social media back in November 2015. His arrest took place in a context of increasing threats and attacks against the independence of the judiciary and lawyers, and decline of the rule of law in Lesotho following the arrest and detention of a number of LDF soldiers and the killing of the former Commander of the LDF, which were the subject of a previous communication sent on 30 November 2015, see A/HRC/31/79, case no. LSO 1/2015.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
01 Jun 2016 |
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Alleged arbitrary arrest, detention and charges against three human rights defenders for their legitimate human rights work and the exercise of their rights to freedom of association and freedom of expression. According to the information received, on 1 May 2014, security forces raided the Belady Foundation, a non-governmental organization supporting human rights initiatives, and arrested its founders, Ms. Aya Hegazy and Mr. Mohamed Hassanein, and a volunteer, Ms. Amira Farag. They were all detained in pre-trial detention, where they remain, and have been charged with numerous offences. Ms. Hegazy could not present her defence at several court hearings. Serious concern is expressed at the alleged motivation for the arrest, detention and charges against the named persons, allegedly linked to their human rights work at the Belady Foundation, as well as for the principle of equality of arms in the trial against Ms. Hegazy.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
18 Aug 2016 |
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Alleged arbitrary arrest and detention of two journalists for the exercise of their right to freedom of expression and association. According to the information received, on 21 October 2015, the Mada Foundation for Media Development, a non-governmental organization that provides training to local journalists, was raided and Mr. Hisham Ahmed Awad Jafar, its Head and a journalist, was arrested and detained in solitary confinement. He reportedly still remains in solitary confinement without being informed of the charges filed against him and without access to his family. On 29 November 2015, Mr. Ismail Alexandrani, a freelance investigative journalist and academic, was arrested upon his arrival at Hurghada Airport and detained. He was interrogated twice without access to a lawyer and remains in detention without being informed of the charges filed against him. Grave concern is expressed at the alleged motivation for the arrest and detention of Mr. Jafar and of Mr. Alexandrani, which seems to be directly linked to their legitimate exercise of their rights to freedom of expression and association.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Alleged arbitrary detention, denial of due process and inadequate medical treatment of a human rights defender. According to the information received, Ms. Bahareh Hedayat, a student and prominent women’s rights activist, has been in prison since 31 December 2009. On 5 May 2010, she was sentenced to seven and a half years of imprisonment on charges of crimes against national security, insulting the President and insulting the Supreme Leader. In December 2010, Ms. Hedayat reportedly received an additional six-month prison sentence on charges of “propaganda against the state” for writing a letter from prison, in which she urged Iranian students to continue their peaceful struggle. On 17 August 2015, the Revolutionary Court issued a two-year suspended sentence at the request of Tehran’s Prosecutor General. She is reportedly suffering from chronic illness and has been diagnosed with gallstones during her imprisonment. However, Ms. Hedayat has allegedly been denied adequate medical attention. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
14 Jun 2016 |
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Alleged arbitrary arrest and detention of six labour activists and human rights defenders. According to the information received, in early December 2015, the police arrested Ms. Zhu Xiaomei, Mr. Meng Han, Mr. Peng Jiayong, Mr. Deng Xiaoming and another male labour activist for “gathering a crowd to disturb social order”. They are all detained at the Guangzhou No. 1 Detention Center. In addition, on 4 December 2015, the police arrested Mr. He Xiaobo for “illegal misappropriation of workplace funds”. He is reportedly detained at the Foshan Nanhai District Detention Center. It is alleged that the detention and prosecution of these six individuals did not comply with the due process guarantees of a fair trial and that the charges brought against them were unsubstantiated. All the detainees have reportedly been denied access to a lawyer.Alleged victims: 5 More details... |
28 Feb 2016 |
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Alegaciones de hostigamiento y amenazas de muerte en contra de un abogado y defensor de los derechos humanos. Según las informaciones recibidas, el 11 de mayo de 2015, el Sr. Pedro Rafael Maldonado Flores, abogado y director del área legal del Centro de Acción Legal-Ambiental y Social de Guatemala (CALAS), habría recibido amenazas de muerte de una mujer desconocida. El 27 de mayo de 2015, el Sr. Maldonado habría sido objeto de una nota publicada en un diario electrónico desprestigiando su trabajo de abogado de derechos humanos. El 29 de julio de 2015, una persona desconocida habría disparado en contra de la oficina del Sr. Maldonado en el CALAS, mientras él estaba trabajando adentro. El 3 y el 4 de diciembre de 2015, el Sr. Maldonado habría recibido amenazas de muerte en su cuenta en la red social Twitter. El Sr. Maldonado y el CALAS fueron objetos de comunicaciones anteriores, con fechas del 23 de septiembre de 2008 (véase A/HRC/10/12/Add.1, caso no. 19/2008), del 5 de agosto de 2013 (véase A/HRC/25/74, caso no. GTM 6/2013) y del 25 de noviembre de 2015 (véase A/HRC/31/79, caso no. GTM 4/2015).Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alegaciones sobre actos de vigilancia, amenazas y acoso judicial contra dos abogadas de derechos humanos. Según las informaciones recibidas, en enero de 2015, la Fiscalía General de la República de El Salvador habría presentado una queja administrativa contra la Fundación de Estudios para la Aplicación de la Ley (FESPAD), a la cual pertenecen las Sras. Teresa Naves y Bertha de León. Esta queja tendría relación con la supuesta divulgación de información confidencial en el contexto de su demanda contra el ex-presidente, el Sr. Francisco Flores, por desfalco, enriquecimiento ilícito y desobediencia. La Fiscalía General también habría enviado cartas a la FESPAD amenazando de presentar una denuncia penal en contra de la organización. El juicio del Sr. Francisco Flores inició el 5 de noviembre de 2015. Inmediatamente después, las Sras. Naves y de León, querellantes en la acción, habrían sido objeto de actos de acoso y vigilancia constante e intimidante por desconocidos. Además, el 17 de noviembre de 2015, la Sra. Naves habría recibido una amenaza de muerte por teléfono. Se expresa grave preocupación de que abogados y defensores de derechos humanos puedan ser objeto de vigilancia, amenazas y acoso judicial por el trabajo que realizan y ejercer sus derechos.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Alleged arbitrary arrest and detention of a human rights defender and two of his colleagues. According to the information received, on 7 September 2015, Israeli soldiers arrested Mr. Judeh Deeb Ibrahim Jamal at his apartment in East Jerusalem, Occupied Palestinian Territory, without an arrest warrant. On the same day, two of his colleagues, Ms. Najwan Odeh and Mr. Fadi Mansra, were also arrested. Mr. Jamal, who had been working as the Acting Director of Qatar Charity in its Ramallah office since March 2011, was held in solitary confinement between 7 September and 10 October 2015. During this period of time, he was also deprived of access to a doctor or medicine as well as denied the right to consult a lawyer and to contact his family. The lawyer of Mr. Jamal had no access to the case file and evidence until 12 October 2015 when the Israeli military prosecutor formally issued a list of charges against Mr. Jamal. Since his arrest, Mr. Jamal has been held in military detention and his family has not been allowed to visit him to date. Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Allegations of arbitrary arrest and detention, and lack of due process guarantees and fair trial, of members of the opposition parties Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) and Sam Rainsy Party (SRP- which later merged into CNRP). According to the information received, seven CNRP members of Parliament, Ms. Mu Sochua and Messrs. Men Sothavrin, Hor Vann, Keo Phirum, Real Khmerin, Nut Romduol and Long Ry, and three CNRP members and activists, Messrs. Yon Kimhour, Roeun Chetra, and Yea Thong, are currently under investigation in relation to a protest held on 15 July 2014 in Freedom Park, Phnom Penh, that turned violent. The seven members of Parliament were released on bail on 22 July 2014. The three activists were arrested one year after the protest, on 4 August 2015, and remain in pre-trial detention since. 11 other CNRP members and activists - Messrs. Oeur Narith, Khin Chamreun, Meach Sovannara, San Kimheng, Neang Sokhun, San Seihak, An Pakthorm, Ouk Pich Samnang, Ke Khim, Sum Puthy, and Tep Narin – were all charged and convicted in relation to the same incident on 15 July 2015 and are currently serving their sentences. Separately, Mr. Hong Sok Hour, a Senator for SRP, is currently under investigation for a post he made on Facebook. Aside from reported irregularities observed in his trial, Mr. Hong Sok Hour has been denied his right to adequate and non-discriminatory medical attention and care for his existing medical conditions. LICADHO, a human rights organization, has been hindered from conducting medical examinations at the detention facility. Lastly, Mr. Sam Rainsy, the leader of the CNRP has had his parliamentary status and immunity arbitrarily removed on the basis of a conviction dating back to 2011. Alleged victims: 23 More details... |
14 Jan 2016 |
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Alleged arbitrary arrest, detention and torture of a peaceful protestor and human rights defender. According to the information received, on 25 January 2014, Mr. Mahmoud Mohamed Ahmed Hussein was arrested by police at El-Marg checkpoint in Cairo. He was 18 years old at the time. Mr. Hussein was reportedly arrested for wearing a scarf with symbol associated with the opposition and a t-shirt with anti-torture slogans. He was reportedly interrogated that same day, handcuffed and blindfolded, and subjected to torture. It is alleged that Mr. Hussein was coerced through torture to confess various crimes. He was then brought to a prison in Cairo and remains in detention to this date. Mr. Hussein has been held in custody for nearly two years, and is yet to be charged with any crime. His trial date has been delayed at least 20 times, the last time on 17 November 2015 when his detention was prolonged for an additional period of 45 days. He has undergone numerous 45-day pre-trial detention renewals and is rarely permitted to attend these hearings.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
02 Feb 2016 |
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Allégations concernant l’arrestation et la détention arbitraire de sept individus et leur condamnation pour des relations sexuelles entre adultes consentants du même sexe. Selon les informations reçues, le 21 juillet 2015 sept jeunes hommes ont été arrêtés lors d’une opération de police qui s’est déroulée sans présentation d’un mandat de perquisition ou d’un mandat d’arrêt. Ils ont été condamnés à six mois de prison immédiats et 18 mois additionnels avec sursis en application de l’article 319 du Code Pénal qui interdit les actes soi-disant « contre nature » entre personnes de même sexe, ce qui pose des préoccupations en matière de la non-discrimination, de respect de la vie privée et d’égalité devant la loi. Des préservatifs et des lubrifiants trouvés dans l’appartement de l’arrestation ont constitué la preuve principale qui a mené à la condamnation, ce qui pose également des préoccupations quant à l’impact que ce verdict pourrait avoir sur les efforts menés dans la lutte contre le VIH-Sida visant à promouvoir l’utilisation de préservatifs. L’avocat des sept jeunes hommes n’ayant pas été notifié de la décision de la cour, il n’aurait pas pu faire recours en appel.Alleged victims: 7 More details... |
15 Dec 2015 08 Feb 2016 |
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Allegations of arbitrary arrest and detention, initially incommunicado, torture and ill-treatment, including forced confessions, denial of access to adequate medical treatment and services, and religious intolerance, including at least two instances of denial of religious practice in detention, of 8 Kuwaiti citizens by Kuwaiti security forces. According to the information received, Mr. Hasan Al Attar, Mr. Jassim Mohamed Ghadanfari, Mr. Abdul Mohsen AlShatti, Mr. Hasan Ali Jamal, Mr. Mohamed Jasim al-Meraj, Mr. Hasan Abdulhadi Hajih, Mr. Mohammed al-Husaini, and Mr. Abdulla al-Husain were all arrested, separately, in August 2015, and transferred to the State Security detention centre where they were held incommunicado and allegedly tortured for several days. Following forced confessions, they were transferred to the Central Prison of Kuwait. Several of them were reportedly denied access to a lawyer. Alleged victims: 8 More details... |
17 Dec 2015 21 Jan 2016 |
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Alleged prosecution of teachers and teachers’ organizations in the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to the information received, Mr. Esmail Abdi, General Secretary of the Iranian Teachers’ Trade Association (ITTA), was arrested in June 2015 and is currently being held in Evin Prison in Tehran on unknown charges. The whereabouts of Mr. Ramin Zandnia, a well-known and active ITTA member, and Ms. Pravin Mohammadi, a human rights activist, are unknown since their arrest on 15 October 2015 by Revolutionary guards. Mr. Rasoul Bodahi, a member of ITTA, is currently serving a three year prison sentence handed down to him while he was already serving a prison sentence after he had been arrested in September 2009. Mr. Abdholreza Ghanbari, a literature professor and unionist, was arrested on 4 January 2010 and sentenced to 15 years in prison; he remains imprisoned and in poor health. Mr. Ali Akbar Baghani, the Deputy Director of the ITTA, was sentenced to 5 years in prison and has been detained since his arrest in May 2015. Mr. Mohammad Reza Niknejad and Mr. Mehdi Bohlooli, both ITTA activists, were released on a high bail after their arrest on 31 August 2015; their trial is pending. Alleged victims: 7 More details... | |
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Alleged killing of a well-known human rights lawyer in Diyarbakir, Turkey. According to the information received, Mr. Tahir Elçi, a human rights lawyer and head of the Bar Association of Diyarbakir, was shot dead on 28 November 2015 in what was reported as a ‘gun battle’ between police officers and unidentified armed men in the old town of Diyarbakir. His death happened shortly after he had delivered a press statement, calling for an end to violence between Turkish security forces and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). Serious concerns are expressed about the killing of Mr. Tahir Elçi and the possible negative effect it could have on lawyers and human rights defenders, in particular with regard to the exercise of their right to freedom of opinion and expression. The authorities are called to carry out a thorough, independent and transparent investigation and bring those responsible to justice, in line with Turkey’s international human rights obligations. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
31 Dec 2015 |
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Allegations concerning the imposition of the death sentence following an unfair trial against a poet of Palestinian origin in Saudi Arabia. According to the information received, on 25 May 2014, Mr. Ashraf Fayadh was sentenced to four years imprisonment and 800 lashes for allegedly having committed apostasy. The prosecution appealed the verdict and, on 17 November 2015, the General Court of Abha sentenced Mr. Fayadh to death under the same charge. Mr. Fayadh, who had no legal representation during the judicial proceedings, was given 30 days to appeal the sentence. He remains in detention.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
04 Mar 2016 |
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Alleged arbitrary arrest, detention, torture and ill-treatment, and unfair trial of at least 23 members of the Lesotho Defence Force, killing of the former Commander of the Lesotho Defense Force, as well as on-going threats and attacks against the independence of the judiciary and lawyers. According to the information received, in May and June 2015, more than 50 members of the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) were arrested on allegations of plotting a mutiny, some were later released but 23 remained in detention. During the various habeas corpus proceedings that followed, the detainees described the severe torture and ill-treatment to which they had allegedly been subjected. During the same proceedings, heavily-armed LDF guards, largely present around and inside the court, and LDF legal representatives threatened the detainees’ lawyers and their families and intimidated members of the judiciary. On 25 June 2015, the former Commander of the LDF, Brigadier Mahao, was shot and killed by the LDF. In early July 2015, the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) established a commission of inquiry to examine, inter alia, the killing of Brigadier Mahao and the allegations regarding the mutiny plot. It concluded its work in November, but SADC has yet to pronounce its views on the report. On 5 October 2015, the High Court declared the 23 soldiers’ continued detention unlawful and ordered their release, yet 21 soldiers remain in detention to date, and it is alleged that they have been placed in solitary confinement since mid-October 2015. A court martial that was constituted in September is expected to resume its work on 2 December 2015.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
01 Jun 2016 08 Sep 2017 |
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Allégations de détention arbitraire de deux défenseurs des droits de l’homme. Selon les informations reçues, le 21 janvier 2015, M. Christopher Ngoyi Mutamba, défenseur des droits de l’homme et coordinateur d’un réseau d’organisations de la société civile, aurait été arrêté à Kinshasa par la police militaire congolaise. M. Ngoyi aurait été détenu incommunicado, puis présenté devant le tribunal de paix de Kinshasa Matete, accusé d’avoir publié de fausses informations, d’avoir incité au non-respect de la loi, à la rébellion, et à la haine raciale, de destruction de propriété et de vol. Le 15 mars 2015, M. Yves Makwambala, concepteur du site web de la plateforme Filimbi, aurait été arrêté par des agents de l’Agence nationale de renseignement avec une trentaine de jeunes activistes et défenseurs des droits de l’homme lors d’une conférence de presse. Le 5 mai 2015, il aurait été transféré à la prison de Makala à Kinshasa, accusé, entre autres, d’attentat contre la vie du chef de l’Etat. Dans le cadre de ces deux affaires, la défense aurait fait appel sur des questions de procédure. Les deux procès auraient été suspendus dans l’attente de la décision des juridictions saisies.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Alleged violations of the rights to life and security of two lawyers. According to the information received, on 3 November 2015, Mr. Tran Thu Nam and another Vietnamese lawyer were attacked by eight unknown masked persons who beat them while they were driving back from Mrs. Do Thi Mai’s home. Mrs. Mai is the mother of a 17-year-old child who died in prison on 10 October 2015 following alleged torture. Grave concern is expressed about the security of Mr. Nam and his colleague. A previous communication concerning Mrs. Do Thi Mai and her son was sent on 30 October 2015, see above, case no. VNM 1/2015. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
13 Apr 2017 |
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Alleged imminent execution of a foreign national in the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to the information received, Mr. Kelven Ozube Agbai, a Nigerian citizen, has been held in Evin Prison since March 2013, after being arrested upon his arrival at Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran for drug-trafficking. On 29 August 2013, Branch 24 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court convicted Mr. Agbai for possession of 1.46 kilograms of cocaine and sentenced him to death. The conviction and death sentence were confirmed by the Prosecutor General’s office. Serious concerns are expressed about the apparent lack of due process and fairness of the trial. Mr. Agbai’s sentence can be executed at any time.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Allegations concerning the imminent execution of two individuals in Bangladesh following unfair trials. According to the information received, in 2013, Mr. Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid and Mr. Salauddin Quader Chowdhury were sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh on charges of war crimes and genocide. Their trial and appeal processes reportedly failed to meet international standards on fair trial and due process. On 17 and 18 November 2015, the Appelate Division of the Supreme Court rejected the defendants’ review applications, which were effectively their last appeal. The defendants may be executed at any time. Mr. Chowdhury and Mr. Mujahid were the subject of two previous communications sent on 3 October 2012, see A/HRC/22/67, case no. BGD 6/2012, and 16 November 2012, see A/HRC/22/67, case no. BGD 8/2012. Mr. Chowdhury was also the subject of one earlier communication sent on 21 February 2011, see A/HRC/18/51, case no. BGD 2/2011.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Allegations of torture and imminent execution of two individuals in Bahrain following unfair trials and confessions extracted under torture. According to information received, Mr. Mohamad Ramadan and Mr. Husain Ali Moosa were arrested in early 2014 and subjected to torture. They were forced to confess under duress and later recanted their confessions. On 29 December 2014, a Bahraini criminal court sentenced them to death for their alleged involvement in a bomb explosion in Al Dair, which resulted in the killing of a police officer. The defense claims that the death penalty was imposed without evidence of guilt of the defendants, and in disregard of abundant evidence of ill-treatment, torture, and politically motivated charges. On 16 November 2015, Bahrain’s Court of Cassation rejected the final appeal brought on behalf of the defendants and the sentences were subsequently sent to His Majesty the King for final approval. Mr. Mohamad Ramadan was the subject of a previous communication sent on 14 August 2014, see A/HRC/28/85, case no. BHR 11/2014.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
23 Feb 2016 |
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Alleged arbitrary detention, incommunicado detention, including in a secret detention location, torture and ill-treatment, and lack of due process guarantees of six foreign businessmen. According to the information received, in August 2014, Mr. Salim Alaradi and Mr. Mohamed Alaradi, brothers and both Libyan-Canadian citizens, Mr. Kamal Ahmed Al Darrat and Mr. Mohamed Kamal Al Darrat, father and son, both Libyan-American citizens, Mr. Adel Rajab Beleid Nasef, Libyan citizen, and Mr. Moad Mohamed Al Hashmi, Libyan citizen, were arrested by State Security officials in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).They were subsequently kept in incommunicado detention for a prolonged period of time at a secret detention location and subjected to torture and ill-treatment. On 27 December 2014, Mr. Mohamed Alaradi was released without charges and deported. The five other men reportedly remain in detention. They have not had access to a lawyer and were not presented to a judge to date. Serious concerns are raised about the physical and psychological integrity of the six individuals, as well as their health conditionsAlleged victims: 6 More details... |
18 Dec 2015 |
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Alleged imminent forced eviction of a Palestinian family in East Jerusalem, Occupied Palestinian Territory. According to information received, on 11 October 2015, an Israeli District Court upheld a Magistrate’s Court decision of 14 September 2014 to issue an eviction order against the Ghaith-Sub Laban family following a petition by an Israeli settler organization. The Magistrate, herself a settler, accepted the claim of the settler organization that the family, who holds protected tenancy status and continues to live in the property, had abandoned the house and lost their protected status. Since June 2015, the National Insurance Institute stopped the family’s social benefits, including their medical insurance. The forced eviction is set for 30 November 2015, although a temporary injunction against the eviction was granted 18 November 2015 pending further decision by the High Court. Concerns are raised that the forced eviction would violate the right to adequate housing, rights of due process and procedural fairness and provisions under international humanitarian law. The alleged forced eviction against the Ghaith-Sub Laban family was the subject of an earlier communication sent on 30 April 2015, see A/HRC/30/27, case no. ISR 1/2015.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
18 Jan 2016 |
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Alegadas presiones sobre los fiscales en el proceso penal en contra de un líder de la oposición política y de otros acusados por parte del poder ejecutivo y de autoridades superiores del Ministerio Público. Según la información recibida, el 23 de octubre de 2015, el Fiscal Franklin Nieves ha declarado públicamente haber recibido presiones del poder ejecutivo y de sus superiores durante el desempeño de su cargo a los fines de avanzar en la acusación penal en contra del Sr. Leopoldo López Mendoza, líder del partido de oposición Voluntad Popular, y de otros acusados. Aseguró que las pruebas sobre las cuales basó su investigación eran falsas y que no había mérito para el enjuiciamiento criminal. De manera más general, el Sr. Nieves afirmó que los fiscales del Ministerio Público son constantemente amenazados con destitución y hasta arresto en caso de no cumplir con órdenes de sus superiores. El Sr. Leopoldo López Mendoza ha sido objeto de tres comunicaciones anteriores enviadas con fechas 3 de marzo de 2014, véase A/HRC/27/72, caso VEN 1/2014; 7 de agosto de 2014, véase A/HRC/28/85, caso VEN 6/2014; y 23 de febrero de 2015, véase A/HRC/29/50, caso VEN 3/2015. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alleged imminent execution of a man with a psychosocial disability who is reportedly at risk of imminent execution in the autonomous region of Somaliland, in Somalia. According to the information received, Mr. Abdullahi Ali, aged 38, has a long history of serious mental disability and had been institutionalized in Daryeel Mental Health Hospital between 2012 and 2014. Two months after his release from hospital, he shot dead a man following an altercation. Mr. Ali was charged with manslaughter and detained for approximately one year before his trial. He had no legal representation during the proceedings. Despite his history of serious psychosocial disability, no psychiatric or psychological evaluation was carried out nor was his mental disability taken into consideration by the court. In August 2015, the Regional Court of Somaliland sentenced Mr. Ali to death. Mr. Ali’s family attempted to submit his mental health records to the Appellate Court for its consideration but the Court refused to accept the evidence and upheld the death sentence. Mr. Ali is at imminent risk of execution by firing squad.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alleged imminent execution of a man with a psychosocial disability who is reportedly at risk of imminent execution in the autonomous region of Somaliland, in Somalia. According to the information received, Mr. Abdullahi Ali, aged 38, has a long history of serious psychosocial disability and had been institutionalized in Daryeel Mental Health Hospital between 2012 and 2014. Two months after his release from hospital, he shot dead a man following an altercation. Mr. Ali was charged with manslaughter and detained for approximately one year before his trial. He had no legal representation during the proceedings. Despite his history of serious psychosocial disability, no psychiatric or psychological evaluation was carried out nor was his disability taken into consideration by the court. In August 2015, the Regional Court of Somaliland sentenced Mr. Ali to death. Mr. Ali’s family attempted to submit his mental health records to the Appellate Court for its consideration but the Court refused to accept the evidence and upheld the death sentence. Mr. Ali is at imminent risk of execution by firing squad. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
10 May 2016 16 Jun 2016 |
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Allégations de violations du droit à la vie et des libertés d’expression, de réunion et d’association pacifique ainsi que de cas de torture. Selon les informations reçues, le corps de M. Welli Nzitonda, aurait été retrouvé dans une maison du quartier de Mutakura où il avait été arrêté deux heures auparavant par la police. Ce fait s’ajoute à de nombreuses allégations d’exécutions arbitraires, détentions arbitraires, torture, de violations des libertés d’expression, de réunion pacifique et d’association, des restrictions à la liberté de circulation, ainsi que des allégations de discours d’incitation à la violence de la part de représentants de l’Etat.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
07 Jan 2016 29 Jan 2016 |
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Alleged imminent executions of two men who were under the age of 18 at the time of the alleged offences and of one political activist in Iran, following repeated torture during detention and the extraction of confessions under torture and after trials that did not comply with due process and fair trial guarantees. According to the information received, Mr. Mohammad Ali Zehi is currently imprisoned in Adelabad Prison, where he is to be executed for his alleged involvement in drug trafficking for activities that occurred when he was under the age of 18. Mr. Milad Azimi was convicted for allegedly causing death by stabbing in a fight that the court has acknowledged occurred when he was 17 years old. Mr. Shahram Ahmadi was convicted of “waging war against God” through “links to Salafi groups” and “propaganda against the system, through participating in ideological and political classes and possessing, selling, and buying books and CDs of speeches related to Sunni beliefs.” He is being held in Raja’i Shahr Prison. All three men are at risk of imminent execution.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
18 Apr 2016 04 May 2016 |
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Allegations concerning the arrest, detention and charges to be brought against a journalist and human rights defender. According to the information received, in October 2015, Mr. Hossam Bahgat published a number of articles on the Egyptian military. On 8 November 2015, Mr. Bahgat appeared before military intelligence for interrogation in compliance with a summons issued to him. He was subsequently arrested and transferred to the Office of the Military Prosecutor, where he was further interrogated about his written work. He reportedly remains in detention in an unknown location pending investigation and has not been charged. Grave concern is expressed that the alleged motivation for his arrest and detention relates to his legitimate exercise of his rights to freedom of opinion and expression. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Allégations d’abus physiques, d’examen médical dégradant, de procédure judiciaire irrégulière, et de condamnation pénale d’un homme de 22 ans apparemment fondée uniquement sur son orientation sexuelle perçue. Selon les informations reçues, le 6 septembre 2015, M. X a été arrêté par la police et interrogé sur la mort violente d’un autre homme. Les policiers ont accusé M. X d’avoir eu des relations homosexuelles avec l’homme décédé, puis ils l’ont physiquement et verbalement abusé pendant l’interrogatoire. Sous cette contrainte, M. X a confirmé avoir eu une relation homosexuelle avec la personne décédée. Il a par la suite été soumis à un examen médical dégradant et humiliant mené sans son consentement éclairé. Le 22 septembre 2015, Mr. X a été condamné à un an d’emprisonnement pour violation de l’article 230 du code pénal tunisien qui criminalise la sodomie. La procédure judiciaire dont M. X a fait l’objet a été menée sans qu’il puisse bénéficier d’un avocat. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
09 Feb 2016 |
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Alleged violations of the rights to life, liberty and security of the person, and fair trial, as well as the right to be free from torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. According to the information received, Mr. Le Van Manh was sentenced to death in 2005 for robbery, murder and rape in Yen Thinh Ward, Yen Dinh District (Thanh Hoa Province). During his detention, it is alleged that he was severely beaten and coerced to confess to crimes. Following seven court hearings, including three trials, three appeals and one cassation, between 2005 to 2008, the High Court upheld his death sentence in October 2015. In another case, a 17-year-old boy was arrested on 5 August 2015 for robbery. He was taken to an adult prison where he was prevented from receiving visits from his family. It is alleged that he was beaten during several days while in prison as revealed by the multiple injuries found on his body. He died on 10 October 2015. The authorities reportedly refused to proceed with the autopsy properly and claimed that the boy was beaten by a cellmate. His mother is allegedly being threatened by the police because she complained to the United Nations human rights mechanisms.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
13 Apr 2017 |
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Allegations concerning the execution of a Kurdish man on charges of moharebeh (enmity against God) in Iran. On 26 August 2015, Mr. Behrouz Alkhani, a 30-year-old Kurdish man, was executed while awaiting the outcome of a Supreme Court appeal. He had reportedly been held in solitary confinement without access to a lawyer for over a year prior to his execution. Mr. Alkhani was arrested in January 2010 in West Azerbaijan and, in 2011, convicted and sentenced to death on charges of “effective collaboration with PJAK” (Party of Free Life of Kurdistan) and “enmity against God (moharebeh) for his alleged role in the assassination of the Prosecutor of Khoy, in the West Azerbaijan province. Following his execution, authorities have reportedly refused to return his body to his family for burial. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
26 Apr 2016 |
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Alleged arbitrary detention, sentencing to flogging and subjecting human rights activists to a virginity test. According to the information received, Ms. Fatemeh Ekhtesari was sentenced to over 11 years in prison for her collection of poetry. Mr. Mehdi Moosavi was sentenced to six years in prison for his poetry. Ms. Atena Farghadani was sentenced to over twelve years for a cartoon. All three were also charged with “illegitimate sexual relationship short of adultery” for shaking hands with a non-relative of the opposite sex. Ms. Ekhtesari and Mr. Moosavi were sentenced to ninety-nine lashes. Ms. Farghadani has not been sentenced but has already been subjected to forced virginity and pregnancy testing. Ms. Narges Mohammadi, a prominent Iranian rearrested 5 May 2015, has been subjected to harassment and deprived of necessary medical care. Ms Farghadani and Ms Mohammadi have been the subjects of seven previous communications, the most recent of which was sent 4 June 2015, see above, case no. IRN 6/2015.Alleged victims: 4 More details... |
04 Mar 2016 16 Mar 2016 |
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Alleged arbitrary and incommunicado detention, and targeting of a human rights defender as well as incommunicado residential surveillance of a human rights lawyer. According to the information received, on 25 of March 2015, Mr. Chen Yunfei was detained by police from the Special Task Force in Chengdu Budi County and brought to Xinjin County Detention Center. On 3 April 2015 he was formally arrested on suspicion of ‘inciting subversion of state power’ and “creating disturbance”. He is reportedly held in incommunicado detention. Mr. Yunfei has been prevented from his right to legal counsel, and one of his lawyers, Mr. Sui Muqing, has been placed under incommunicado “residential surveillance at a designated location”.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
06 Jan 2016 |
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Alleged ill-treatment and inadequate detention conditions of a human rights defender whilst in detention. According to the information received, while in detention in Baku prison No.6, Mr. Intigam Aliyev has endured harsh and degrading conditions. This has included being detained in a quarantine cell for a period exceeding the legal limit under Azerbaijani law, without a bed; being refused regular and uninterrupted access to a lawyer of his choosing and to his family, and no access to necessary medical care. Mr. Aliyev has also been subject to continuous pressure from prison authorities when requesting these authorities to respect his right to physical and psychological integrity. Mr. Aliyev was the subject of three previous communications sent on 29 May 2015, see A/HRC/30/27, case no. AZE 2/2015; on 15 August 2014, see A/HRC/28/85, case no. AZE 5/2014; and on 1 February 2013, see A/HRC/23/51, case no. AZE 2/2013.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
12 Jan 2016 |
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Allegations of enforced disappearance, detention and trumped-up charges against three human rights defenders. According to the information received, on 15 March 2015, three Ethiopian human rights defenders, Messrs. Omot Agwa Okwoy, Ashinie Astin and Jamal Oumar Hojele, were arrested at Addis Ababa airport. They had been travelling to Nairobi, Kenya, in order to participate in a workshop on food security. They were subsequently disappeared for two weeks, before appearing at Maekelawi Police Station. They were detained at the police station for six months without access to their lawyers. On 7 September 2015, they were charged at the Federal High Court in Addis Ababa under the anti-terrorism law. After being charged, they were transferred to Kulinto Prison. Their next trial date is set for 22 October 2015.Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Alegaciones relativas a presuntos actos de tortura a una detenida cometidos por agentes de la autoridad. Según la información recibida, el 10 de julio de 2012, la Sra. Yecenia Armenta Graciano habría sido arrestada en el estado de Sinaloa por miembros de la policía ministerial acusada del homicidio de su marido. El mismo día de su arresto habría sido llevada a un lugar desconocido y torturada. La policía la habría torturado, insultándola, violándola con objetos introducidos en su vagina y ano y amenazándola con violar y matar a sus hijos. Tras la tortura, la Sra. Armenta confesó el homicidio de su marido y habría pasado a custodia policial oficial. En septiembre de 2012 y marzo de 2014 médicos expertos independientes examinaron a la Sra. Armenta y certificaron la consistencia entre las alegaciones de tortura y las evidencias de esta en el cuerpo de la detenida, desmintiendo el informe realizado en 2013 por médicos de la Procuraduría General de la República. En febrero de 2015 el Procurador de Justicia de Sinaloa habría abierto una investigación por tortura, aunque hasta la fecha los policías que pudieron estar implicados permanecen en servicio.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
27 Jan 2016 |
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Alleged torture and imminent execution of a juvenile offender in Saudi Arabia. According to the information received, in late 2011 and early 2012, Mr. Dawood Hussain al-Marhoon, who was 16 years old at that time, participated in a number of Arab Spring anti-government protests in Qatif, Eastern Province. On 22 May 2012, Saudi government forces reportedly detained him and subsequently subjected him to torture. On 29 January 2014, he was charged with “sowing corruption and breaching security” for his participation in the protests in Qatif. The prosecution relied on the forced confession obtained from him under torture. Mr. Al-Marhoon had no access to legal assistance during his arrest and interrogations. On 29 September 2015, the Specialised Criminal Court confirmed the death sentence against Mr. Al-Marhoon. Concern is raised that the death penalty may be carried out against Mr. Al-Marhoon despite the fact that he was a child at the time of the alleged crime, following an unfair trial, and that he may have been subject to torture.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alleged arbitrary detention of a Qatari poet for writing and reciting poems criticizing the Amir of Qatar and praising the Tunisian revolution. According to the information received, since February 2013, Mr. Mohammed al-Ajami, also known as Mr. Mohammed Ibn al-Dheeb, is serving a 15 years prison sentence for a poem he wrote in 2010 criticizing Sheikh Tamim Al Thani. Irregularities have been reported throughout the legal procedures, including the fact that the legal reasons for reducing the sentence from life imprisonment to 15 years were not clearly exposed. It is also alleged that, for the last two years, Mr. al-Ajami has been subjected to harsh conditions, with periods of solitary confinement during his detention. Serious concerns are raised regarding the compatibility of the sentence with international human rights standards relating to freedom of opinion and expression and the right to take part in cultural life, as well as concerning the right to a fair trial. Mr. Al-Ajami has been the subject of a previous communication sent on 21 December 2012, see A/HRC/23/51, case no. QAT 1/2012.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
02 Dec 2015 |
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Allegations concerning the deteriorating health conditions of a political prisoner. According to the information received, Mr. Mohammed Ali Taheri, who has been sentenced to death for “corruption on earth”, is currently engaged in a hunger strike that is approaching two months in length. He is protesting the illegitimacy of the crime he was convicted of as well as the deprivation of due process in the case and for the subsequent appeal. Mr. Taheri’s medical condition is deteriorating quickly and he is at risk of death. Mr Taheri has been the subject of five previous urgent appeals sent on 10 July 2013, see A/HRC/25/74, case no. IRN 11/2013; 22 August 2013, see A/HRC/25/74, case no. IRN 13/2013; 24 March 2014, see A/HRC/27/72, case no. IRN 4/2014; 25 November 2014, see A/HRC/28/85, case no. IRN 28/2014; and 10 August 2015, see A/HRC/28/85, case no. IRN 12/2015. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
24 Nov 2015 |
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Alleged continued refusal to renew the passport of a human rights lawyer since 2004 in an attempt to restrict his work in relation to investigations of enforced disappearances. According to the information received, Mr. Parvez Imroz has been denied the renewal of his passport since 2004. His most recent application for the renewal of his travel documents is currently pending with the Government. On 8 August 2015, he was provided assurances by the Inspector General of the Criminal Investigation Department of Jammu and Kashmir that his current application would be successful. However, his passport remains to be renewed. Mr. Imroz has been the subject of five previous communications, sent on 17 January 2012, see A/HRC/20/30, case no. IND 23/2011; 20 November 2008, case no. IND 31/2008; 8 July 2008, case no. IND 18/2008; 14 September 2006, case no. IND 29/2006; 1 May 2006, case no. IND 16/2006. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
05 Sep 2016 |
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Allégations concernant l’arrestation et la détention arbitraire de six personnes membres ou sympathisants de groupes de l’opposition politique. Selon les informations reçues, le 18 septembre 2015, au moins 41 personnes ont été arrêtées par la gendarmerie de Dikhil suite à une manifestation pacifique organisée pour dénoncer l’intention du président actuel de se présenter pour un quatrième mandat consécutif. Parmi elles se trouvaient M. Abdoulkarim Djama Guedi, M. Hamze Reyeh Hassan, M. Yahye Elmi Younis et M. Mahmoud Farah Roble, tous membres ou proches de l’Union pour le Salut National (USN) et du Mouvement des Jeunes de l’Opposition (MJO). M. Ibrahim Hassan Abdi, député élu pour l’USN, et M. Said Ali Miguil, responsable USN à Dikhil, ont été arrêtés et placés en garde à vue plus tard dans la même journée. Alors que le 21 septembre 2015, plusieurs des personnes arrêtées ont été libérées sans être inculpées, les six personnes susmentionnées demeurent détenues et ont été inculpées pour « manifestation illégale » le 22 septembre 2015, sans avoir eu accès à un avocat. Le 27 septembre, la demande de remise en liberté provisoire des six détenus a été refusée; l’audience a été ajournée au 4 octobre 2015. La situation de plusieurs membres de l’USN avait déjà fait l’objet d’une communication précédente envoyée le 14 février 2014, voir A/HRC/26/21, cas DJI 1/2014. Alleged victims: 6 More details... |
22 Oct 2015 |
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Alleged violations of the rights to life, liberty and security of the person, and fair trial, as well as the right to be free from torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of a Jordanian national. According to the information received, in May 2014, Mr. Husain Abu al Khair, a Jordanian national, was arrested for drug trafficking while crossing the border between Jordan and Saudi Arabia. During his arrest and subsequent detention, he was reportedly subjected to torture. In May 2015, he was sentenced to death by the Tabouk criminal court following a trial which did not respect basic fair trial and due process guarantees, in particular the right to have access to a lawyer. Concern is raised that the death penalty may be carried out against Mr. Al Khair following an unfair trial and for an offense which does not meet the threshold of “most serious crimes”; further concern is raised that the victim may have been subjected to torture for the purpose of extracting a confession. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
04 May 2016 |
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Alleged arbitrary arrest and detention of a human rights lawyer, his client and a human rights defender, and sentencing of the latter. According to the information received, on 14 March 2015, Mr. José Marcos Mavungo, Vice President of the human rights organization Mpalabanda - Associação Civica de Cabinda, was arrested by police officers without a warrant at a Catholic church and detained in Yabi prison in Cabinda. Mr. Mavungo had been involved in organizing a peaceful demonstration calling for better governance and in support of human rights in Cabinda. On 27 May 2015, Mr. Mavungo was formally charged with “rebellion” and, on 14 September 2015, sentenced to six years’ imprisonment by the Cabanda Provincial Court. Due to his detention and prior health conditions, Mr. Mavungo is reportedly in urgent need of adequate medical treatment. In a separate case, on 14 March 2015, Mr. Arão Bula Tempo, a human rights lawyer, and his client, Mr. Manuel Biongo, were travelling on business near the border with the Republic of the Congo when they were approached by an individual who pretended to be one of Mr. Tempo’s former students. When they voluntarily following him to a nearby office, which turned out to be the office of the criminal investigation police in Massabi, both men were escorted to the police commander’s office in Lândana and subsequently transferred to the Provincial Directorate of Criminal Investigation in the city of Cabinda. On 17 March 2015, the two men were informed that they were suspected of having committed the crime of “collaboration with foreigners to constrain the State of Angola” and transferred to Cadeia Civil da Comarca de Cabinda (Cabinda civil prison). On 13 May 2015, both men were conditionally released pending trial. Alleged victims: 3 More details... | |
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Alegaciones sobre la detención de un abogado, representante legal de comunidades indígenas en la defensa de sus derechos. Según las informaciones recibidas, el 22 de julio de 2015, el abogado Sr. Eduardo Arturo Mosqueda Sánchez habría acompañado en su calidad de abogado, a miembros de la comunidad indígena de Ayotitlán en la municipalidad de Cuautitlán, estado de Jalisco, quienes se habrían acercado a las instalaciones de la compañía minera Consorcio Minero Benito Juárez Pena Colorada S.A. Una decisión judicial de cesación habría sido otorgada en 2013 en respuesta a un amparo presentado por el Sr. Mosqueda Sánchez. El Sr. Mosqueda Sánchez y miembros de la comunidad se habrían apersonado y habrían presentado copia del amparo. En respuesta, habrían sido hostigados y golpeados por la policía del Estado de Jalisco. El Sr. Mosqueda Sánchez había sido detenido en ese momento y el 30 de julio de 2015 habría sido formalmente acusado de la comisión de delitos graves.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
06 May 2016 |
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Alleged arbitrary and incommunicado detention, and high risk of torture or ill-treatment, of a United Arab Emirates national. According to the information received, on 18 August 2015, Mr. Nasser bin Ghaith was arrested by State Security officers of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at his workplace in Abu Dhabi. Mr. Bin Ghaith has been incommunicado since that date. Mr. Bin Ghaith was one of the five activists known as the “UAE 5” who were arrested and detained in 2011, and released after conviction under a presidential pardon. Grave concerns are expressed regarding the fate and whereabouts of Mr. Bin Ghaith and his physical and psychological integrity as he may be at high risk of torture or other ill-treatment. Mr. Bin Ghaith was the subject of five previous communications sent on 26 April 2011, see A/HRC/18/51, case ARE 4/2011; on 27 September 2011, see A/HRC/19/44, case ARE 6/2011; on 25 November 2011, see A/HRC/19/44, case ARE 8/2011; on 7 November 2012, see A/HRC/24/21 and A/HRC/22/67, case ARE 7/2012; and on 20 June 2013, see A/HRC/25/74, case ARE 3/2013.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Presunta detención arbitraria y tortura aplicada a un detenido. Según la información recibida, el Sr. Emmanuel Abreu Sánchez fue arrestado en la Provincia de Holguín el 8 de febrero de 2014 por agentes policiales cuando intentaba salir del país de manera supuestamente ilegal junto con otras cuatro personas. Fue acusado y procesado por el delito de salida ilegal del país. Sin embargo, resultó condenado a 12 años de prisión por la comisión del delito de tráfico de personas, en un juicio en el que no se habrían respetado las garantías del debido proceso. No pudo contar con un abogado de su elección y los testigos de cargo no se presentaron a las audiencias. Las autoridades judiciales negaron acceso a la defensa al informe policial sobre el caso, alegando razones de seguridad de Estado. El Sr. Sánchez también habría sufrido tortura y malos tratos en la prisión Combinado de Guantánamo debiendo ser conducido al hospital. Declarado en huelga de hambre, estaría siendo alimentado contra su voluntad.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
22 Oct 2015 |
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Alleged imminent execution of seven Pakistani nationals in Saudi Arabia for drug trafficking. According to the information received, between 2005 and 2013, Mr. Mohammad Afzal, Mr. Safeer Ahmad, Mr. Mohammad Fiaz, Mr. Mohammad Imran, Mr. Ghulam Shabbir, Mr. Mohammad Irfan and Mr. Liaquat Ali were arrested by Saudi police officers upon their arrival in the country. The seven men are citizens of Pakistan from rural areas, with little or no formal education and families financially dependent on them. They had been approached by the Overseas Employment Promoters (“OEPs”) in Pakistan. OEPs had promised to arrange work for them in Saudi Arabia that could provide significant remittances to their families. Several days before their respective departure to Saudi Arabia, OEPs contacted the men asking that they travel to Islamabad or Karachi to receive plane tickets and visas. The men were reportedly subsequently subjected to torture and/or ill treatment by OEPs to force them to ingest narcotics concealed in capsules. All seven men were accused of trafficking narcotics and sentenced to death for drug offences by Saudi courts. Numerous irregularities were reported in connection with the arrests and legal proceedings that led to the imposition of the death penalty against them. Alleged victims: 7 More details... | |
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Alleged enforced disappearance of a Russian national in Ukraine after being released from detention. According to the information received, on 6 March 2015, the Ovidiopol District Court of Odessa region passed a sentence which found Mr. X guilty of “trespass against the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine”. The court also decided to exempt Mr. X from punishment under the regime of probation. After being released from custody, Mr. X was allegedly invited by convoy officers to receive his personal belongings. Mr. X was reportedly approached by several individuals, allegedly belonging to the Security Service of the Odessa Region in Ukraine, who used violence to place him into a minibus and drove off. It is reported that no messages or phone calls have been received from Mr. X since then. His fate and whereabouts remain unknown to date.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
06 Oct 2015 |
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Allegations concerning the detention and sentencing of two human rights defenders as a result of their legitimate human rights work. According to the information received, on 13 August 2015, Ms. Leyla Yunus and Mr. Arif Yunusov, two Azerbaijani human rights defenders, were sentenced to eight and a half and seven years’ imprisonment respectively, after having been found guilty of ‘large scale fraud’, ‘forgery’, ‘tax evasion’ and ‘illegal business’. Both human rights defenders will allegedly be facing another trial at a future date concerning charges of treason which remain pending. Grave concern is expressed at the conviction and sentencing of Ms. Yunus and Mr. Yunusov, which are believed to be a direct response to their peaceful and legitimate human rights work. Ms. Yunus was the subject of five previous communications dated 24 August 2011, see A/HRC/19/44, case no. AZE 2/2011; 5 March 2012, see A/HRC/20/30, case no. AZE 1/2012; 9 May 2014, see A/HRC/27/72, case no. AZE 3/2014; 12 August 2014, see A/HRC/28/85, case no. AZE 4/2014; and 13 February 2015, see A/HRC/29/50, case no. AZE 1/2015. Mr. Yunusov was the subject of two of the previous communication mentioned above; case no. AZE 3/2014 and case no. AZE 4/2014.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
11 Sep 2015 |
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Allegations of ill-treatment, including as a result of unlawful and/or arbitrary arrest and continued pre-trial detention in poor prison conditions, inadequate to the victim’s status as a minor at the time of the events, or otherwise inadequate to ensure his physical and mental integrity; possible imposition of the death penalty and life imprisonment for offences allegedly committed by a minor, and as a result of mass trial and sentencing, without due process and fair trial guarantees. According to the information received Mr. Ibrahim Halawa, an Irish citizen, aged 17 at the time of the events, is currently detained in Cairo on terrorism-related charges. He is facing life imprisonment or the death penalty, if found guilty. Concerns are expressed at his physical and mental integrity; the unlawfulness and/or arbitrariness of his arrest and pre-trial detention; and the lack of due process and fair trial guarantees, in particular the lack of access to legal counsel.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
11 Dec 2015 |
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Allegations concerning the arrest and detention of four lawyers, and the summary execution of one of them, for discharging their professional duties. According to the information received, Mr. Mouayad Obeed al-Ezzi, Mr. Ziad Ghanem Shaaban al-Naseri, Mr. Salah Khabbas al-Obeidi and Mr. Badee Aref Izzat were arrested, temporarily detained and interrogated, and Mr. Al-Obeidi, killed, between November 2011 and March 2014, in relation to the discharge of their professional functions as lawyers defending individuals in politically sensitive cases. With regard to the case of Mr. Al-Obeidi, who was killed by an unidentified armed group on 24 March 2013, it is reported that no investigation has been carried out to date to identify the perpetrators and bring them to justice. Concern is expressed that these cases may show a possible pattern of intimidation and harassment of lawyers who take up politically sensitive cases.Alleged victims: 4 More details... | |
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Allegations concerning the introduction of restrictions on the right to a fair trial by a new Code of Criminal Procedure in Iran. According to the information received, on 22 June 2015, a new Code of Criminal Procedure came into force in which the right to access to a lawyer during the investigative phase could be limited to choosing counsel from a roster approved by the Head of the Judiciary. The same restrictions apply to individuals facing crimes against national or foreign security, political and press crimes as well as crimes punishable by the death sentence or life imprisonment. The new Code also reportedly allows the right to a lawyer to be waived by the judiciary for up to a week in these cases, as well as removes the provision that discredited the investigation of cases in which the defendant’s right to a lawyer during the investigative phase was withheld or not properly implemented. Concern is expressed that the new Code of Criminal Procedure appears to weaken or abrogate some of the positive measures introduced in the Code approved in April 2014, thereby undermining fair trial and due process guarantees.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Non-conformité présumée de divers articles d’un projet de loi organique relatif à la lutte contre le terrorisme et à la répression du blanchiment d’argent avec un certain nombre de dispositions du Pacte international relatif aux droits civils et politiques. Selon les informations reçues, plusieurs dispositions du projet de loi n° 2015-22 relatif à la lutte contre le terrorisme et à la répression du blanchiment d’argent soulèveraient des questions quant à leur compatibilité avec les obligations internationales de la Tunisie en matière de droits de l’homme, notamment les articles 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12 à 22 et 26 du Pacte.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Alleged non-compliance of the draft national anti-terrorism law with a number of provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. According to the information received, on 2 July 2015, the Egyptian State Council approved a number of amendments to the Egyptian anti-terrorism law. The draft law should enter into force after the President approves it. The amendments were reportedly introduced after the killing of the prosecutor general in a car bomb attack in Cairo on 29 June 2015, and a number of simultaneous attacks launched on several checkpoints in North Sinai, in early July 2015. Reportedly several proposed provisions of the draft anti-terrorism law would be incompatible with Egypt’s international human rights obligations, particularly as they arise from Articles 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14 to 22 and 26 of the Covenant.Alleged victims: - More details... |
05 Aug 2015 |
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Alleged arbitrary detention, prosecution and trial before a military court of 14 students belonging to the Neo Democracy Movement due to their participation in peaceful protests. According to the information received, on 26 June 2015, police forces arrested Ms. Chonticha Chaengreo, Mr. Rangsiman Rome, Mr. Wasant Sadesit, Mr. Songtham Kaewpanphruek, Mr. Payu Boonsopon, Mr. Apiwat Suntararak, Mr. Rattapol Supasophon, Mr. Supachai Pookhlongploy, Mr. Apisit Sapnapaphan, Mr. Panupong Sritananuwat, Mr. Suvicha Pitungkorn, Mr. Pakorn Areekul, Mr. Chatupat Boonyapatraksa, and Mr. Pornchai Yuanyee in execution of an arrest warrant issued by the Bangkok Military Court following their participation in a series of peaceful demonstrations to protest against the 2014 coup d’état and forced evictions of rural communities in north-eastern Thailand. They were charged with breaching National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) No. 3/2015, which prohibits gatherings of more than five people, and article 116 of the Criminal Code (‘sedition’). They face up to seven years in prison under the sedition charges, and up to six months’ imprisonment and a fine of 10,000 Baht (about 279 USD) for violating the NCPO. On 27 June, the Bangkok Military Court decided the remand in custody of the 14 students for 12 days. On 7 July, it ordered their unconditional release, while maintaining the charges brought against them. Ms. Sirikan Charoensiri, one of the lawyers representing the students, who was reportedly the victim of threats and acts of intimidation in relation to the discharge of her professional duties in the present case, was the subject of a previous communication sent on 7 July 2015, see above, case no. THA 6/2015.Alleged victims: - More details... |
20 Jul 2015 |
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Alleged arbitrary arrest and detention, in some cases incommunicado, or questioning of more than 140 lawyers and other persons associated to their work, as well as unknown fate and whereabouts of 12 of them. According to the information received, since 9 July 2015, more than 140 lawyers and other persons associated to their work, including law firm employees, legal staff and human rights defenders, have been detained or questioned by the police throughout the country. Seven individuals, including four lawyers, are in police custody to this date; among them are Ms. Wang Yu, a well-known lawyer based in Beijing, and her husband, Mr. Bao Longjun. Three other individuals, including two lawyers, are under residential surveillance at unknown locations. 12 persons, including three lawyers, have also reportedly disappeared in unknown circumstances and their fate and whereabouts are unknown to date. Serious concern is expressed as most of the lawyers, if not all, had been working on human rights-related and other politically sensitive cases.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
09 Oct 2015 |
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Allegations relative to judicial proceedings, with no access to appeal procedures, against a journalist and a group of 23 individuals for exercising their legitimate right to freedom of expression. According to the information received, on 2 December 2014, Mr. David Bergman, a journalist, was convicted and sentenced by the International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh under contempt of court charges for having published on his blog three articles challenging the ‘death figure’ of the 1971 Liberation War and expressing criticism of the Tribunal. Reportedly after 49 persons signed a letter expressing concern at his conviction, 23 of them were charged for contempt and, on 10 June 2015, one of the signatories, Mr. Zafrullah Chowdhury, was found guilty by the Tribunal. It is further reported that the law does not provide access to appeal in such cases. Following a petition with the High Court division of the Supreme Court, Mr. Chowdhury made an “Application for Complete Justice” at the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, the hearing of which is due to take place on 26 July 2015.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Presuntas alegaciones de detención arbitraria de 12 personas procesadas en relación al “caso Ayotzinapa”, en México, y alegaciones de tortura y malos tratos en su contra. Según la información recibida, la Sra. Verónica Bahena Cruz y los Sres. Santiago Manzón Cedillo, Héctor Aguilar Ávalos, Alejandro Lara García, Edgar Magdaleno Navarro Cruz y Jesús Parra Arroyo, policías de los municipios de Iguala y Cocula, Estado de Guerrero, así como los Sres. Marco Antonio Ríos Berber, Raúl Núñez Salgado, Agustín García Reyes, Jonathan Osorio Cortez, Patricio Reyes Landa y Carlos Canto Salgado, habrían sido detenidos, torturados y procesados en relación al caso de la desaparición forzada de 43 estudiantes y la ejecución de otras seis personas en Iguala, Estado de Guerrero, entre el 26 y el 27 de septiembre de 2014. Cuatro de las 12 personas procesadas han sido mencionadas por el ex Procurador General de la República como testigos claves en el esclarecimiento de los hechos sucedidos en Iguala. Tanto el caso de la desaparición forzada de los 43 estudiantes y la ejecución de las otras seis personas, como otros casos relativos a violaciones derivadas de estos sucesos, han sido objeto de comunicaciones previas por parte de los Procedimiento Especiales, con fecha de 3 de octubre de 2014, véase A/HRC/28/85, caso no. MEX 21/2014; 16 de diciembre de 2014, véase A/HRC/29/50, caso no. MEX 26/2014; y 25 de febrero de 2015, véase A/HRC/29/50, caso no. MEX 1/2015.Alleged victims: 13 More details... |
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Presunta detención arbitraria y procesamiento penal de un abogado por haber desempeñado sus funciones profesionales. Según la información recibida, el Sr. Tadeo Arrieche Franco es abogado y presta servicios profesionales a varios clientes, uno de los cuales es la empresa ‘Día Día Supermercados’. Al principio del mes de febrero de 2015, esa empresa fue objeto de una serie de fiscalizaciones e inspecciones en sus establecimientos por parte de la Superintendencia Nacional para la Defensa de los Derechos Socioeconómicos, en el contexto de las cuales el Sr. Arrieche representó, como abogado externo, a su cliente. El Sr. Arrieche fue detenido el 8 de febrero de 2015. Fue imputado el 10 de febrero y acusado formalmente el 27 de marzo de 2015 de los delitos de ‘boicot’ y ‘desestabilización de la economía nacional’, previstos en los artículos 60 y 61 de la Ley Orgánica de Precios Justos, en base a las supuestas irregularidades cometidas por la empresa Día Día Supermercados. La audiencia preliminar estaría programada para el 7 de julio de 2015. A la fecha, el Sr. Arrieche se encuentra en detención preventiva en las instalaciones del Helicoide en Caracas. Se expresa seria preocupación por la detención y el procedimiento penal del Sr. Arrieche que parecen estar directamente relacionados con el desempeño de sus funciones profesionales como abogado.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
29 Sep 2015 29 Dec 2015 |
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Alleged threats against and intimidation of a lawyer for discharging her professional functions. According to the information received, Ms. Sirikan ‘June’ Charoensiri, a lawyer who volunteers with the association ‘Thai Lawyers for Human Rights’, is one of the counsels representing 14 students arrested on 26 June 2015 and charged with serious criminal offences before a military court. After the remand hearing of the students ended very early on 27 June, police officers tried to search Ms. Charoensiri’s belongings, as well as her car, without a search warrant, which she opposed. The car was finally searched at approximately 3.30 p.m. after a court order was produced and five mobile phones belonging to her clients were seized. Ms. Charoensiri filed a complaint for abuse of power against the police despite the fact that she was threatened with prosecution when doing so. On 28 June, a police Commissioner allegedly told the press that they were considering prosecuting her over the alleged evidence found in her car. On 29 June, local police officers visited Ms. Charoensiri’s parents and questioned them about her background. Concerns are expressed that the threats and intimidation against Ms. Charoensiri may have a ‘chilling effect’ on the independence of lawyers in Thailand. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
10 Jul 2015 |
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Alleged arbitrary arrest, detention, torture and temporary enforced disappearance of an Iraqi intelligence agent of the federal police in Mosul. According to the information received, on 20 November 2014, Mr. Mohammed Abbas Kadhim al Sudani was arrested at his home in Baghdad by 15 members of the Special Weapons and Tactic force, a force belonging to the Iraqi Special Forces and headed by the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service, and detained incommunicado for about six months at the Al Muthanna airport detention centre, where he was allegedly subjected to torture and ill-treatment. His family was unaware of his fate and whereabouts until 4 May 2015, when the authorities informed them of his transfer to Taji Prison. It is alleged that his arrest and detention is directly related to the fact that he had been searching for his brother, Mr. Mustafa al Sudani, whose fate and whereabouts are unknown since 9 June 2014. Mr. Mohammed al Sudani did not have access to a lawyer, was not informed of the charges against him and has not yet been presented before a judge. He remains in detention awaiting his trial.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Presuntas amenazas y agresiones contra testigos en dos casos de desaparición forzada y una abogada, miembro de una organización de derechos humanos. Según la información recibida, el 17 de mayo, el Sr. Luis Carlos Ramírez, habría sido agredido por dos hombres cuando se dirigía a su trabajo en Bogotá. El 21 de mayo, la Sra. Jacqueline Ramírez, habría recibido una llamada telefónica amenazadora. Previamente, su abogada y miembro de la organización de derechos humanos Fundación Nydia Erika Bautista, la Sra. Andrea Torres Bautista, habría sido amenazada de manera similar. Anteriormente, miembros de la Fundación Nydia Erika Bautista fueron objeto de comunicaciones enviadas el 24 de septiembre y el 21 de octubre de 2014, ver A/HRC/28/85, casos COL 8/2014 y COL 9/2014Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
25 Aug 2015 18 Sep 2015 |
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Allegations concerning the arrest, detention, ill-treatment and sentencing of a civil rights activist and a journalist after unfair trials. According to the information received, on 21 October 2014, Ms. Atena Daemi was arrested and detained in Evin Prison. She was reportedly held in solitary confinement for 58 days under degrading conditions, and without access to a lawyer. While in detention, she was subjected to extensive interrogations and ill-treatment. On 12 May 2015, Ms. Daemi was sentenced to 14 years in prison by Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran for inter alia “spreading propaganda against the system” and “insulting the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran” based on her criticism on social media of the high number of executions in Iran and other peaceful activities. While in prison, Ms. Daemi has reportedly developed health problems but the authorities have to this date refused to grant her medical leave. On 10 May 2014, Mr. Seraj Mirdamadi was arrested and detained in Evin prison. He was held in solitary confinement for six months. On 27 July 2014, Mr. Mirdamadi was sentenced to six years in prison by Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court for “propaganda against the state” and “conspiracy against national security. On 29 October 2014, the Appeal Court reduced his sentence to three years in prison and a two-year travel ban. Despite having had critical health issues, Mr. Mirdamadi did not receive adequate medical treatment for five months before he finally underwent surgery on 28 May 2015.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
16 Mar 2016 |
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Allégations concernant la détention arbitraire et incommunicado d’un défenseur des droits de l’homme, et les mauvaises conditions de sa détention. Selon les informations reçues, le 15 mars 2015, M. Fred Bauma Winga, un activiste des droits de l’homme engagé dans plusieurs mouvements associatifs, aurait fait partie d’une quarantaine de jeunes activistes et défenseurs des droits de l’homme qui auraient été arrêtés et brutalisés par la police militaire congolaise lors d’une conférence de presse organisée à Kinshasa par le réseau Flimbi. La Flimbi est un réseau d’organisations de jeunes citoyens activistes pour la démocratie. Le Gouvernement congolais aurait qualifié les activistes de «terroristes». M. Bauma Winga serait détenu dans de mauvaises conditions. Au début de sa détention, il aurait été détenu de manière incommunicado, puis aurait été présenté devant le tribunal de paix de Ngaliema et aurait été inculpé pour attentat à la vie du Chef de l’Etat, complot et trahison. M. Bauma Winga se trouve toujours en détention.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alleged arbitrary detention and criminal charges against two clergymen as well as undue restrictions of religious freedom of the Christian communities in Sudan. According to the information received, on 2 December 2014, 39 Sudan Evangelical Presbyterian Church members who peacefully assembled around the church to defend the property from being confiscated by the authorities were arrested. Reverends Yat Michael Ruot Puk and Peter Yien Reith were arrested separately on 14 December 2014 and 11 January 2015 respectively, and held incommunicado until their transfer to Omdurman Men’s Prison on 1 March 2015. Reportedly, on 4 May 2015, they were both brought to the Khartoum Bahri Criminal Court for hearings. Reverend Michael and Reverend Peter reportedly face six criminal charges, some of which carry the death penalty or life imprisonment. Both clergymen were recently transferred to Kober prison, a high security facility, and have had no access to their families and lawyers since 4 June 2015. Reports also indicate that the religious autonomy of churches, the rights to freedom of expression, religion and of peaceful assembly of the Christian religious minorities have been seriously undermined by ongoing mass expulsions, arrests, detentions of foreign Christians and confiscation or destruction of church properties since the end of 2012.Alleged victims: 2 More details... | |
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Alleged adoption by the Parliament of Ukraine of a resolution requesting derogation from certain rights protected by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. According to the information received, the resolution, entitled “On the Approval of the Notification of Ukraine about the Derogation from Certain Obligations Determined by the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights”, mentions derogations of State obligations in relation to the rights to liberty and security, fair trial, effective remedy, respect for private and family life, and freedom of movement, including the right to choose one’s residence. The derogation would reportedly significantly lower the level of human rights protection in certain districts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Alleged arbitrary arrest and detention, prolonged solitary confinement and unfair trial of an artist and two journalists. According to the information received, on 26 February 2015, Ms. Atena Farghadani, a graphic arts student who had been detained in Gharchak prison since August 2014, was taken to hospital after suffering a heart attack. After release from hospital, Ms. Farghadani was reportedly taken to Evin prison where she is being held in solitary confinement. On 19 May 2015 her trial commenced on charges of, inter alia, “spreading propaganda against the system”, and “insulting the Supreme Leader”, and on 1 June 2015, she was reportedly sentenced to 12 years and nine months in prison. It is reported that her lawyer was not allowed to review her case file. On 22 July 2014, Mr. Jason Rezaian, an American-Iranian journalist, was arrested together with his wife, Ms. Yeganeh Salehi, also a journalist. Ms. Salehi was released on bail in October 2014. In April 2015, Mr. Rezaian was formally charged with espionage. Mr. Rezaian’s and Ms. Salehi’s trial started on 26 May 2015. During his detention, Mr. Rezaian spent a number of months in solitary confinement, during which he was interrogated repeatedly. Ms. Farghadani and Mr. Rezaian were the subject of two previous communications sent on 6 August 2014, see A/HRC/28/85, case no. IRN 16/2014, and on 16 January 2015, see A/HRC/29/50, case no. IRN 1/2015.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
04 Mar 2016 16 Mar 2016 |
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Alleged arbitrary detention and torture of an Italian citizen of Moroccan origin in the context of the secret detention, rendition and torture programme operated by the United States’ Central Intelligence Agency after 11 September 2001. According to the information received, between March 2002 and April 2011, Mr. Abou Elkassim Britel was secretly detained in Pakistan and Morocco, with the alleged complicity of Italian authorities, as well as alleged involvement, in the form of logistical support to the rendition programme, of Portugue |
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