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Information received concerning the alleged killing of a 14-year-old Afro-Brazilian child, on 27 October 2022, during a police operation in the Complexo do Chapadão in Rio de Janeiro, allegedly carried out by agents of the Federal Highway Police. Information was also received about allegations of tampering with evidence, the lack of an effective forensic investigation into the case, and acts of harassment and intimidation against witnesses to the incident and persons associated with the victim. The operation was allegedly carried out despite a freeze on arrests during government elections and in violation of a recent Supreme Court ruling that ordered authorities to limit the number of police operations in communities in the city of Rio de Janeiro.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
15 Mar 2023 |
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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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Información recibida en relación con la crisis humanitaria y ambiental que padece el pueblo Raizal de las islas de Vieja Providencia y Santa Catalina, pertenecientes al Archipiélago de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina, tras el paso de los huracanes Eta e Iota en noviembre de 2020. Casi dos años después del paso y daños causados por los huracanes, la población de la isla de 5000 personas, de la cual 4500 indígenas Raizales, sigue necesitando urgentemente ayuda para el restablecimiento de todas sus necesidades básicas afectadas, como: alojamiento, atención sanitaria, agua, saneamiento y alimentos. Los esfuerzos de reconstrucción del Gobierno, se están llevando a cabo sin tomar en cuenta las aspiraciones y las recomendaciones del pueblo raizal y de sus autoridades, ignorando su forma de vida y sus costumbres, así como el clima de las islas. Debido a la insuficiente adecuación de las nuevas viviendas a las condiciones climáticas de las islas, la situación queda crítica y conlleva el riesgo que las personas interesadas se desplacen de nuevo y se queden sin hogar cuando golpee el próximo huracán. Además, la prioridad acordada a las necesidades militares y de desarrollo económico sobre la satisfacción de las necesidades inmediatas de la población en términos de vivienda, alimentos, agua potable y saneamiento, y un medio ambiente limpio, significa una presión importante sobre el espacio vital de los Raizales que afecta negativamente su autodeterminación, sus derechos culturales y su derecho al desarrollo, con graves repercusiones sobre su sobrevivencia en tanto que pueblo.Alleged victims: 4501 More details... |
13 Jan 2023 13 Jan 2023 |
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Información recibida en relación con el presunto uso excesivo y letal de la fuerza contra migrantes, incluidos refugiados y solicitantes de asilo, de ascendencia africana, en Melilla que resultó en la muerte de al menos 37 personas migrantes y en la lesión de otras decenas al intentar cruzar la frontera entre Marruecos y España. Además, nos preocupan seriamente los informes recibidos sobre los entierros masivos de los muertos ocurridos durante estos incidentes, que pueden causar un daño irreversible a las víctimas y a sus familias. Se alega que este incidente se enmarcaría en una serie de casos anteriormente señalados de uso excesivo de la fuerza hacia personas migrantes en la frontera hispano-marroquí, supuestamente basados en la discriminación racial y que con frecuencia darían lugar a violaciones del derecho a la vida y del principio no derogable de non-refoulement ( ESP 3/2021).Alleged victims: 37 More details... |
15 Jul 2022 04 Aug 2022 14 Oct 2022 22 Feb 2023 |
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Informations reçues concernant des allégations d’usage excessif et létal de la force à l’encontre de migrants d’ascendance africaine, notamment des réfugiés et des requérants d’asile, à Melilla, qui a provoqué la mort d'au moins 37 migrants et blessé des dizaines d'autres alors qu'ils traversaient la frontière entre le Maroc et l'Espagne. En outre, nous sommes gravement préoccupés par les rapports faisant état de l'enterrement collectif des personnes tuées lors de ces incidents, ce qui risque de causer un préjudice irréversible aux victimes et à leurs familles. Cet incident s'inscrirait dans le cadre de cas déjà signalés de recours excessif à la force à l'encontre de migrants à la frontière hispano-marocaine, qui seraient fondés sur la discrimination raciale et entraîneraient souvent des violations du droit à la vie et du principe non dérogeable de non-refoulement (MAR 3/2021).Alleged victims: 37 More details... |
12 Sep 2022 |
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Information received concerning recent alleged incidence of excessive and lethal use of force by law enforcement officials in Brazil. This includes the use of such force during a police raid in Favela Cruzeiro, Rio de Janeiro, leading to the death of at least 23 individuals, the majority of whom are reported to be Afro-Brazilians. It also includes the case of Mr. Genivaldo de Jesus Santos an Afro-Brazilian individual who is alleged to have been subjected to lethal force in the context of a traffic stop. Such allegations are the most recent manifestations of alleged patterns of the sustained and systemic use of excessive and lethal force resulting in the arbitrary deprivation of life in Brazil, with a disproportionate impact on Afro-Brazilians and continuing impunity for such violations.Alleged victims: 23 More details... |
07 Jul 2022 06 Sep 2022 |
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Information received concerning the alleged killings of 69 individuals and enforced disappearance of three individuals, reportedly by members of law enforcement including in the course of police operations and in custody, in the period from 1999 to 2020. Whilst the reported cases demonstrate the systemic and sustained nature of the excessive and lethal use of force by Brazilian security forces, they do not represent all those affected by such patterns of alleged human rights abuses. Alleged victims: 72 More details... |
06 Sep 2022 06 Sep 2022 06 Sep 2022 |
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Information received concerning draft bill PL 6299/2002 (the so-called “poison package” or “poison bill”) which, after more than 20 years of review, was passed by the House of Representatives in less than four hours of debate on February 9, 2022. The Act, if passed by the Senate, would weaken regulations governing the approval, use and monitoring of pesticides in Brazil, exposing farmers, workers, indigenous peoples and peasant communities to hazardous substances. The draft bill would also allow the use of carcinogenic pesticides, as well as pesticides with a higher risk of reproductive and hormonal problems and malformations in babies. In addition, it would contravene the current measures and commitments your Excellency’s Government has taken to set out clear expectations of responsible business conduct, including respect for human rights.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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El Gobierno de España está considerando enmiendas a la Ley de Seguridad de los Ciudadanos de 2015 que afectaría a los derechos de los y las afrodescendientes..Alleged victims: - More details... |
18 Jul 2022 |
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Information received concerning allegations of human rights violations against migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. The information we have received raises concerns that discriminatory policies and practices against migrants, refugees and asylum seekers violate your Government’s domestic law and its obligations under international law, including the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD), the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (the Palermo Protocol), and the international standards contained in the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (DDPA). We are alarmed by reports that systemic racial discrimination and racist violence against migrants, refugees and asylum seekers have been exacerbated in recent years, with this regression accelerated by the public and private response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Alleged victims: - More details... |
26 Sep 2022 |
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Information received concerning allegations of systemic racism and racial discrimination against mixed-race Irish children who lived in State institutions, including Mother and Baby Homes, Industrial Schools and analogous institutions, in Ireland between the 1940s and 1990s. Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
10 Jun 2022 |
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Informations reçues concernant les violations graves des droits humains d'une personne y compris des allégations de torture et autres peines ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants perpétrés à son encontre, durant la période de 2006 à 2022.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
27 May 2022 |
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Information received concerning allegations of systemic and structural racial discrimination against Afro-Brazilians that has been exacerbated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Alleged victims: - More details... |
28 Apr 2022 |
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Information received concerning the alleged imminent execution of Khaled Abdu Al Ramadi, a person of African descent, following an unfair trial. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the allegations of human rights violations that occurred on 20, 21 and 22 November 2021, in the Salgueiro Complex in the city of São Gonçalo, in the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro. We have also received information concerning systematic violent action by the police in operations carried out in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, which has resulted in several killings, including the disproportionate killing of Afro-Brazilians. Alleged victims: 8 More details... |
15 Feb 2022 21 Feb 2022 |
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Informations reçues concernant des présomptions de harcèlement judiciaire à l’encontre de la défenseuse des droits humains Madame Assa Traoré pour son militantisme contre les violences policières et notamment ses actions visant à demander justice et transparence sur les circonstances de la mort de son frère Adama Traoré, décédé aux suites d’une interpellation aux mains des gendarmes de Beaumont sur Oise le 19 juillet 2016.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
24 Jan 2022 24 Jan 2022 24 Jan 2022 24 Jan 2022 |
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Informations reçues concernant l’instruction de l’affaire Adama Traoré.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
21 Feb 2022 |
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Information received concerning allegations of incidents of political violence against Afro-Brazilian women, particularly transgender Afro-Brazilian women, in Brazil.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
31 Jan 2022 |
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Informations reçues concernant les allégation d’expulsion collective de migrants des pays d’Afrique Sub-saharienne, y compris des femmes enceintes et des enfants de la Tunisie vers la LibyeAlleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received regarding the allegations of collective expulsion of migrants from sub-Saharan African countries, among them pregnant women and children from Tunisia to LibyaAlleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the alleged criminalisation of human rights defenders Anacleta Pires da Silva, Joércio Pires da Silva and Elias Belfort Pires.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
21 Jan 2022 28 Jan 2022 25 Feb 2022 |
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Information received concerning allegations of systematic forcible expulsion of Haitian migrants under authority granted by Title 42 of the U.S. Code (42 U.S.C. § 265).Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the killing of at least 27 people in the course of a police operation in the Jacarezinho neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro.Alleged victims: - More details... |
21 Jul 2021 26 Jul 2021 |
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Information received concerning the serious medical condition and lack of access to appropriate medical treatment whilst in detention of Mr. Mumia Abu-Jamal, an African-American man incarcerated in the State Correctional Institution at Mahanoy, Pennsylvania.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the failure to comply with the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice of 25 February 2019, in which it was declared that the United Kingdom must bring an end to its administration of the Chagos Islands in order to lawfully complete the process of its decolonization, and unwillingness to recognize and reconcile with the history of the UK Government’s forcible eviction of Chagossians. Alleged victims: - More details... |
28 May 2021 |
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Information received concerning the cultural, social and economic barriers facing exiled Chagossian peoples (or Îlois) living in Mauritius, following the secession of Chagos Islands from the Mauritius by the United Kingdom Government in 1965. Alleged victims: - More details... |
21 May 2021 21 May 2021 |
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Information received concerning the death penalty in the United States of America at both federal and state levels. Alleged victims: 49 More details... |
04 Jan 2022 |
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Information we have received concerning allegations of environmental racism in Louisiana, specifically the industrialization of an area known by its residents as “Cancer Alley.”Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning allegations of environmental racism in Louisiana, specifically the industrialization of an area known by its residents as “Cancer Alley.”Alleged victims: - More details... |
16 Mar 2022 |
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Information received concerning allegations of environmental racism in Louisiana, specifically the industrialization of an area known by its residents as “Cancer Alley.”Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning allegations of environmental racism in Louisiana, specifically the industrialization of an area known by its residents as “Cancer Alley.” Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con las alegaciones de amenazas de muerte contra la Sra. Nini Cárdenas, defensora de los derechos humanos medioambientales en el departamento de Santander, así como amenazas de muerte contra la Sra. Ruby Cortes Castro y el intento de asesinato contra la Sra. Silvia Gelen Rodríguez, ambas defensoras de los derechos de la población afro colombiana en el departamento de Valle del Cauca.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
26 Mar 2021 |
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Información recibida en relación con las alegaciones de vigilancia, amenazas, prohibiciones de viaje, y supuestas detenciones arbitrarias de forma periódica contra ocho integrantes del Comité́ por la Integración Racial, así como la supuesta detención arbitraria del Sr. Denis Solís y la Sra. Tania Bruguera y la represión de protestas pacíficas organizadas para la liberación del Sr. Solís, entre otros, en la Habana. Alleged victims: 10 More details... |
03 Mar 2021 16 Mar 2021 |
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Information received regarding racist statements made by Mr. Sérgio Camargo, who was recently appointed President of the Palmares Cultural Foundation. Racist statements have also been posted in the Foundation’s website. In addition, under Mr. Camargo’s leadership some structural changes have been made to the Foundation which may undermine the transparent and participatory decision making within the institution. Alleged victims: - More details... |
18 Mar 2021 |
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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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Información recibida sobre alegaciones relativas a actos de violencia por parte de agentes policiales, ocurridos en el barrio de Carabanchel, Madrid, en contra del señor Chidi Irondi, afrodescendiente, de nacionalidad estadounidense, así como en contra de otra persona afrodescendiente no identificada.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
02 Mar 2021 |
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Preocupación relativa a la intención del Estado de Colombia de reactivar el Programa de Erradicación de Cultivos Ilícitos mediante aspersión aérea de herbicida glifosato (PECIG) y los riesgos relacionados para los derechos humanos y el medio ambiente. Estos hechos se estarían llevando a cabo en un contexto de violencia sistemática contra los pueblos indígenas y afrocolombianos y las personas defensoras de los derechos humanos que trabajan protegiendo el derecho a la salud y al medioambiente en el país. Alleged victims: - More details... |
23 Feb 2021 |
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Information received concerning allegations of excessive use of force by law enforcement officials and the military against peaceful demonstrators over the past three months across the United StatesAlleged victims: 1000 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND)’s intention to deport Mrs. Anita Mavita, her husband Mr. Jude Kasangaki and their youngest child to Uganda, while keeping their other seven children who had been forcibly removed from their parents and place in foster homes in the Netherlands. The latter children were forcibly removed by the Child Care and Protection Board (The Raad van kinderbesccherming) in 2018 and placed in foster homes.Alleged victims: 4 More details... |
09 Dec 2020 |
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Informations reçues concernant l'absence de recours effectifs pour les victimes de violations des droits de l'homme pendant la période dite du "Passif humanitaire" en Mauritanie et le projet de loi sur la justice transitionnelle présenté à l'Assemblée nationale à ce sujet.Alleged victims: - More details... |
23 Sep 2020 |
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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 received concerning the situation in prisons and other detention facilities/establishments in the United States of America in light of COVID-19 exposure-related risks Alleged victims: - More details... |
03 Dec 2020 |
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Information received concerning racial discrimination, xenophobia, forced eviction, and disproportionate targeting of Africans and people of African descent by state and private actors amidst measures and restrictions to contain the COVID-19 pandemic particularly in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province in Southern China and the location of the largest population of people of African descent in China.Alleged victims: - More details... |
25 Jun 2020 |
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Information received regarding the continued denial of effective remedies to the victims of the 2010 cholera outbreak in Haiti.Alleged victims: 829000 More details... |
26 Jun 2020 |
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Informations reçues concernant le fait que les victimes de l'épidémie de choléra de 2010 en Haïti continuent de se voir refuser des recours efficaces. Alleged victims: 829000 More details... | |
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Information received in relation con la supuesta situación de salud, acceso a la alimentación, al agua y saneamiento que afecta a las comunidades afrocolombianas y los pueblos indígenas de las subregiones del Bajo y del Medio Atrato del departamento de Chocó, particularmente los municipios de Riosucio, Carmen del Darién y Bojayá.Alleged victims: - More details... |
19 Jun 2020 22 Oct 2020 |
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Information received concerning racial discrimination as a result of immigration policy particularly affecting the human rights of British citizens of Commonwealth descent and their descendants collectively known as the “Windrush generation”. Alleged victims: - More details... |
20 Jan 2020 |
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Información recibida en relación con los asesinatos, desapariciones forzadas y el incremento de riesgos y violaciones a los derechos humanos de los defensores y defensoras que ejercen su labor en Colombia.Alleged victims: 86 More details... |
23 Dec 2019 08 Jan 2020 |
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Información relativa a la ratificación del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe (Acuerdo de Escazú) como una cuestión de prioridad.Alleged victims: - More details... |
15 Jul 2021 |
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Información relativa a la ratificación del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe (Acuerdo de Escazú) como una cuestión de prioridad.Alleged victims: - More details... |
07 Aug 2019 |
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Information concerning ratification of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement) as a matter of priority.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information concerning ratification of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement) as a matter of priority.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information concerning the ratification of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement) as a matter of priority.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information concerning the ratification of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement) as a matter of priority.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information concerning ratification of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement) as a matter of priority.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información relativa a la ratificación del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe (Acuerdo de Escazú) como una cuestión de prioridad.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información relativa a la ratificación del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe (Acuerdo de Escazú) como una cuestión de prioridad.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información relativa a la ratificación del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe (Acuerdo de Escazú) como una cuestión de prioridad.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información relativa a la ratificación del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe (Acuerdo de Escazú) como una cuestión de prioridad. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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La información relativa a la ratificación del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe (Acuerdo de Escazú) como una cuestión de prioridad.Alleged victims: - More details... |
24 Jan 2020 |
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Information concerning ratification of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement) as a matter of priority.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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La información relativa a la ratificación del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe (Acuerdo de Escazú) como una cuestión de prioridad. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Informations concernant la ratification prioritaire de l' Accord régional sur l’accès à l’information, la participation publique et l’accès à la justice à propos des questions environnementales en Amérique latine et dans les Caraïbes (Accord Escazú).Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information concerning the ratification of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement) as a matter of priority.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la ratificación del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe (Acuerdo de Escazú) como una cuestión de prioridad.Alleged victims: - More details... |
26 Aug 2019 |
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Information concerning ratification of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement) as a matter of priority.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información relativa a la ratificación del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe (Acuerdo de Escazú) como una cuestión de prioridad.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information concerning ratification of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement) as a matter of priority.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la ratificación del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe (Acuerdo de Escazú) como una cuestión de prioridad.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information concerning ratification of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement) as a matter of priority.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la ratificación del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe (Acuerdo de Escazú) como una cuestión de prioridad.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la ratificación del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe (Acuerdo de Escazú) como una cuestión de prioridad.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la ratificación del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe (Acuerdo de Escazú) como una cuestión de prioridad.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la ratificación del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe (Acuerdo de Escazú) como una cuestión de prioridad.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information concerning ratification of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement) as a matter of priority.Alleged victims: - More details... |
26 Jul 2019 |
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Información recibida en relación con la ratificación del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe (Acuerdo de Escazú) como una cuestión de prioridad.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information concerning ratification of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement) as a matter of priority.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information concerning ratification of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement) as a matter of priority.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information concerning ratification of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement) as a matter of priority.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con la ratificación del Acuerdo Regional sobre el Acceso a la Información, la Participación Pública y el Acceso a la Justicia en Asuntos Ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe (Acuerdo de Escazú) como una cuestión de prioridad.Alleged victims: - More details... |
23 Jul 2019 |
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Information concerning ratification of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement) as a matter of priority.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the presidential Decree n. 9759/2019 of 11 April 2019, which according to its title “extinguishes and establishes guidelines, rules and limitations” for the administration of federal public collegiate bodies, through a number of provisions reversing the mechanisms necessary for the exercise of fundamental freedoms and the participation of civil society actors in public affairs.Alleged victims: - More details... |
14 Aug 2019 |
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Información recibida sobre un ataque con armas de fuego y granadas, así como amenazas de muerte en contra de líderes afrodescendientes en la región del Norte de Cauca.Alleged victims: 16 More details... |
30 Jul 2019 09 Aug 2019 |
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Information received regarding the forcible removal and continued separation of seven children of African descent from their parents, Mr. Jude Kasangaki and Ms. Anita Mavita, refugees of African descent living in the Netherlands.Alleged victims: 10 More details... |
13 Sep 2019 |
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Informations reçues concernant la mort de plusieurs personnes d’ascendance africaine, qui serait due à l’usage excessif de la force par les forces de police. Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
24 Jul 2019 07 Aug 2019 |
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Informacion recibida en relación con la situación de la comunidad de Brisas del Cauca, en Cali, Colombia frente al Plan Jarillón implementado por la Alcaldía Municipal. Alleged victims: 30002 More details... |
21 Oct 2019 |
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Information received concerning the situation of workers and families living on farms in the abaca plantations of the Japanese company Furukawa Plantaciones C.A. in Ecuador.Alleged victims: 200 More details... |
13 Jun 2019 |
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Información recibida en relación con la situación de los trabajadores y las familias que viven en haciendas en las plantaciones de abacá de la empresa japonesa Furukawa Plantaciones C. A. del Ecuador.Alleged victims: 200 More details... |
31 May 2019 |
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Información recibida en relación con la situación de las personas trabajadoras y familias que viven en haciendas en las plantaciones de abacá de la empresa japonesa Furukawa Plantaciones C. A. del Ecuador.Alleged victims: 200 More details... |
02 Jun 2019 |
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Response to the Governement reply on NLD 1/2018 regarding the forcible removal and continued separation of seven children of African descent from their parents, Mr. Jude Kasangaki and Ms. Anita Mavita, refugees of African descent living in the NetherlandsAlleged victims: 2 More details... |
17 Apr 2019 |
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Follow-up to the communication on the murders of Ms. Marielle Franco and her driver.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
09 Jan 2019 20 Feb 2019 |
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Information received concerning individual cases of attacks against Afro-Colombian minorities and indigenous communities.Alleged victims: 32 More details... |
02 Jan 2019 |
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Information received concerning the climate of hostility, intolerance, racial hatred and xenophobia in Italy, fuelled by political authorities’ rhetoric against migrants and refugees, people of African descent or origin and Roma communities.Alleged victims: - More details... |
09 Jul 2019 |
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Information received concerning a case of alleged racial discrimination in the child welfare system, and lack of judicial review, which has led to the unnecessary forced removal and continued separation of seven children from their parents who are refugees of African descent living in the Netherlands.Alleged victims: 9 More details... |
24 Sep 2018 25 Oct 2018 25 Oct 2018 25 Oct 2018 25 Oct 2018 |
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Information received concerning alleged racism, racial discrimination, afrophobia, xenophobia, and related intolerance faced by African-Americans who are being described and possibly targeted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as “Black Identity Extremists” (BIE). Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the criminalization, arbitrary detention and risk of deportation of a migrant worker from Kenya who was physically assaulted by ten people on 17 June 2018. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
11 Oct 2018 |
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Información recibida sobre presunto uso excesivo de la fuerza y comentarios discriminatorios basados en la raza y el sexo hacia Afrodescendientes por parte de funcionarios de la policía al verificar las identificaciones de los denunciantes. Alleged victims: 4 More details... |
07 Sep 2018 07 Sep 2018 |
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Information received concerning the alleged use of excessive force during the forced eviction of one family and the imminent threat of forced eviction of more residents of the Horto Florestal in the Botanical Gardens neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. People have resided in the neighborhood for over 200 years, where they have created, developed and protected their cultural heritage.Alleged victims: 621 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the killing of Ms Marielle Franco and her driver.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
23 Mar 2018 27 Mar 2018 12 Sep 2018 |
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Information received concerning the forcible return of Eritrean and Sudanese nationals.Alleged victims: 34700 More details... |
27 Feb 2018 |
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Information received concerning an alleged pattern of disproportionate and excessive use of force by State agents, in particular police officers, against people of African descent and people who self-identify as black in the United Kingdom, as a result of discriminatory and/or racist stereotyping, and a lack of effective investigations into these cases leading to impunity. Alleged victims: 13 More details... |
16 Mar 2018 |
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Information received concerning the enslavement and auctioning of enslaved African migrants in markets in Libya, which increasingly expose them to trafficking and forced labour. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Information received concerning the enslavement and auctioning of enslaved African migrants in markets in Libya, which increasingly expose them to trafficking and forced labour, following the signature of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Italy and the Libyan Government of National Accord in February 2017. Alleged victims: - More details... |
07 Feb 2018 |
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Information received concerning Mr. Easton Stapleton, who is allegedly receiving threats from prison authorities and guards in Lusignan Prison. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Information received concerning the execution of 12 Nigerian nationals who have been executed in Indonesia since 2008, as well as five others who remain on death row under threat of imminent execution.Alleged victims: 13 More details... |
10 Oct 2017 |
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Information received concerning extrajudicial killings of children in favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the context of police anti-drug operations.Alleged victims: 5 More details... | |
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Información recibida en relación con el asesinato del Sr. Bernardo Cuero Bravo, defensor de derechos humanos y miembro de la junta directiva de la Asociación de Afrocolombianos Desplazados (AFRODES), y de las amenazas de muerte recibidas por algunos miembros de AFRODES, entre ellos la Sra. Erlendy Cuero Bravo, sobrina del fallecido.Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
19 Jul 2017 |
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Información recibida en relación con la actuación de diversas agencias de seguridad colombianas en el manejo del paro cívico que se desarrolla actualmente en la ciudad de Buenaventura, Departamento de Valle del Cauca, cuya población es mayoritariamente afrocolombiana, en protesta por la carencia de servicios públicos básicos en dicha ciudad. Alleged victims: 200 More details... |
27 Jun 2017 |
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Informations reçues concernant à l’usage excessif de la force par la police contre trois personnes d’origine Africaine.Alleged victims: 3 More details... |
18 Apr 2017 |
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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 alleged racism, racial discrimination, afrophobia, xenophobia and related intolerance faced by people of African descent in India. The situation is described as one of insecurity with no measures taken to address racism against this particular group.Alleged victims: 60 More details... | |
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Alleged failure of the Government to publish the “Detailed Census Analysis” for the 2012 census, which would provide important data disaggregated by ethnicity and other characteristics, about participation and outcomes for minorities in Guyana in different areas of economic and social life. According to the information received, there are reports of discrimination, in particular of Afro-Guyanese regarding the enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights, including in the fields of employment, housing, healthcare and education. However, without verifiable data, it is difficult for civil society organizations to draw conclusions or to advance these claims or to effectively advocate around these issues. There is also an alleged lack of investigation of allegations of cases and patterns of discrimination affecting ethnic minorities in Guyana, and lack of responsive mechanisms to respond to such cases.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Allegations of individual human rights violations as well as specific concerns particularly affecting the Afro-Colombian community in the municipality of. Buenaventura, Valle de Cauca Department, Colombia. According to the information received, despite the increased presence of public security forces in Buenaventura since 2014, criminal organized groups continue to exercise strong social, economic and local control over the lives and activities of its inhabitants, including by implementing invisible frontiers and imposing curfews in some of the neighbourhoods. These groups are said to be responsible for various criminal activities such as extortion, death threats, murder, enforced disappearances, imposition of various types of punishments, sexual violence against women and girls, child recruitment and forced displacement and eviction, aimed at taking control of the territory and the different communities living in the urban area of Buenaventura.Alleged victims: - More details... |
18 Jan 2017 |
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Alleged high levels of lead found in water consumed by residents of Flint, Michigan; and allegations that Flint is not an isolated incident but that disproportionate health risks are faced by communities and/or people of lower socio-economic standing due to toxics, pollution and other hazardous substances and wastes in the United States of America. According to the information received, inhabitants of the city of Flint were consuming water contaminated with lead when the state of Michigan changed the source for tap water in April 2014 but failed to apply standards to prevent contamination of the water. Several alerts and studies were dismissed by the authorities until 1 October 2015 when the Governor of Michigan admitted the gravity of the situation and urged residents to stop drinking water from the tap, declaring a state of emergency on 5 January 2016. On 16 January 2016 President Obama declared a Federal state of emergency for Flint in order to speed up distribution of bottled waters and filters. Up to 8,000 children under the age of six are alleged to have been exposed to lead poisoning and will need ongoing medical help with health and behavioural issues. Alleged victims: - More details... |
25 Apr 2016 07 Nov 2016 |
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Alleged killings of, and death threats received by, a number of Afro-Colombian human rights defenders and community leaders; alleged persistent structural discrimination faced by Afro-Colombians which affects the enjoyment of their economic, social and cultural rights. According to the information received, there are patterns of human rights concerns arising from business ventures (including environmental damage, displacement of persons, etc.); the negative impact of extractive projects and illegal mining on the livelihood of Afro-Colombians. It is also reported that Afro-Colombians have faced a disproportionate impact of the armed conflict.Alleged victims: 23 More details... |
28 Apr 2016 |
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Allegation that members of a family in the United States of America suffered and continue to suffer from the adverse impact of toxic mercury which was used as a form of treatment for a sexually transmitted disease in the Rosenwald Fund Study. According to the information received, the Rosenwald Fund Study was launched in 1929 by the Government and involved approximately 40,000 African-Americans from six southern states. It is alleged that participants of the study, including Mr. Chester Noel and other members of his family, have suffered from the adverse effect of mercury and that multiple generations of the Noel family, including Ms. Helen Noel, as the descendants of the original victims exposed to mercury continue to suffer from adverse health impacts. Furthermore, it is alleged that the Government has not investigated these allegations and as a result the subjects of the Rosenwald Fund Study and their descendants have not received an effective remedy. Alleged victims: 2 More details... |
11 Sep 2015 |
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Alleged incidents of racial and xenophobic violence, and attacks perpetrated against immigrants, refugees and asylum-seekers in different parts of South Africa. According to the information received, between 6 and 29 April 2015, at least four foreigners and three South African nationals, including a 14-year-old boy, were killed in attacks in Durban, properties were looted and over 1,000 people, including refugees and asylum-seekers, were displaced. The attacks targeted African immigrants, including those from Zimbabwe, Ethiopia and Somalia, and included violence against journalists covering these incidents and police. The unrests started in Isipingo and Chatsworth, where several grocery shops owned by foreign nationals were vandalized, and spread to KwaMakhutha and Umlazi. It is alleged that these attacks have left some 5,300 foreigners homeless in Durban; these persons are being assisted in four sites through municipal and provincial disaster management responses. Also, approximately 1,800 people are estimated displaced in Ekurhuleni Municipality in Gauteng following similar attacks. These attacks on foreigners follow previous ones which took place between May and June 2014, where several incidents of racially motivated violence and attacks carried out against foreigners and migrants occurred, especially in the provinces of KwaZulu Natal and Gauteng. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Allegations of racial discrimination against people of African descent and lack of access to appropriate medical treatment whilst in detention. According to the information received, Mr. Mumia Abu-Jamal (born Wesley Cook), a 61-year-old Afro-American detainee in State Correctional Institution at Mahanoy, Pennsylvania, has not had access to appropriate medical treatment while in detention. As a consequence his health situation has deteriorated over the past few months resulting in his admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) of a nearby clinic on 30 March 2015 in diabetic shock. It is alleged that as he had three "comprehensive" blood tests since February 2015, diabetes should have been diagnosed and treated accordingly. Instead his medical condition was reportedly ignored by the prison guards. Mr. Abu-Jamal was allegedly detained following an unfair trial which found him guilty of murder of a police officer in 1981. He is reportedly serving a life sentence without parole and has not been given a re-sentencing hearing in violation of Pennsylvania constitutional and statutory law. During his years in detention he has been active in writing about racial discrimination in the criminal justice system and advocating for justice and the rights of his fellow detainees. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
24 Jun 2015 11 Sep 2015 |
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Allegations concerning a racist statement made by a Member of Parliament in political discourse. According to the information received, on 13 July 2013, Senator Roberto Calderoli, while addressing the Northern League political rally in Treviglio, stated that the Minister of Integration, Ms. Cécile Kyenge, who was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and has Italian citizenship, would be better off working as a minister “in her country.” He also reportedly said: “I love animals – bears and wolves, as is known – but when I see the pictures of Kyenge I cannot but think of the features of an orang-utan, even if I’m not saying she is one”. On 28 January 2015, the Immunity Board of the Senate completed its examination of the issue of accountability for the opinions expressed by the Mr. Calderoli. It decided that Mr. Calderoli’s words did not have any racist connotation but were pronounced in the exercise of political power. Concern is expressed that Mr. Calderoli’s remarks about Ms. Kyenge have racist connotations and are in contravention with the absolute prohibition of racial and ethnic discrimination as stipulated in international human rights law.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
16 Jun 2015 16 Jun 2015 |
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Alleged torture of African Americans and other minorities at Area 2 and 3 Police Headquarters in the city of Chicago from 1972 through 1991. According to the information received, African Americans and other minorities were subjected to various forms of torture, including with the purpose of obtaining confessions, which in turn resulted in incarcerations and death sentences. Some victims have been released because of evidence proving that Chicago police, under the direction of a former Police Commander, obtained their confessions through torture, while others victims, who were reportedly tortured into their confessions, remain incarcerated. To this date, no Chicago police officer or city official has been convicted for any acts of torture, and the United States’ government has failed to abrogate the legislation that allows for impunity. Alleged victims: - More details... |
05 Aug 2015 03 Dec 2015 |
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Letter requesting information on the reported placement of the Dutch tradition of Sinterklaas and Black Pete on the National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage. According to the information received, on 15 January 2015, the Dutch Centre for Folk Culture and Intangible Heritage, a Government-funded organization, placed the Dutch traditional Sinterklaas and Black Pete festival on the National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Allegedly, concerned communities, who find the tradition of Black Pete to be offensive, as it perpetuates a negative stereotyped representation of African people and people of African descent, were not informed nor consulted about this process. A previous communication on the same subject was sent on 17 January 2013, see A/HRC/23/51, case no. NLD 1/2013.Alleged victims: - More details... |
30 Mar 2015 |
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Decisión del Tribunal Constitucional de la República Dominicana que declara inconstitucional el instrumento de acceso a la jurisdicción de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos y rechaza una sentencia de la Corte Interamericana que fue objeto de una comunicación enviada el 11 de noviembre de 2013. Según la información recibida, el 4 noviembre de 2014, el Tribunal Constitucional de la República Dominicana decidió que el instrumento de reconocimiento de la competencia de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos era inconstitucional. El 22 octubre de 2014, la Corte Interamericana había declarado que la decisión del Tribunal Constitucional del 23 de septiembre de 2013, que priva a la mayoría de la población de ascendencia haitiana de su derecho a la nacionalidad dominicana, era discriminatoria y ordenó al Estado a adoptar medidas de reparación adecuadas. Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Allegations concerning the arrest of, and criminal proceedings against, eight human rights defenders demonstrating peacefully against unjustified disconnections of water services in Detroit, Michigan. According to the information received, on 18 July 2014, Mr. Hans Barbe, Mr. William Wylie-Kellerman, Ms. Marian Kramer, Ms. Marianne McGuire, Mr. David Olson, Mr. James Perkinson, Ms. Kimberley Redigan and Ms. Joan Smith were arrested following their participation in peaceful demonstrations outside the gates of Homrich Wrecking Inc., a contractor of the City of Detroit Water and Sewer Department, and charged with disorderly conduct pursuant to City of Detroit Ordinance Sec. 38-5-1. These protests reportedly took place against the backdrop of unprecedented disconnections of water services in Detroit to households who cannot afford to pay their bills. Reports indicate that mostly African-Americans living in Detroit were affected by these water cuts. The allegations of unjustified disconnections of water services in Detroit were the subject of a previous communication sent on 24 June 2014, see A/HRC/28/85, case no. USA 9/2014.Alleged victims: 8 More details... |
16 Apr 2015 |
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Allégation de détention arbitraire d’un citoyen français d’origine Africaine. Selon les informations reçues, M. Stellio Capo Chichi, alias Kémi Séba, a été arrêté à Paris le 13 septembre 2014, déféré devant un juge et incarcéré à la prison de Fleury-Mérogis. M. Capo Chichi semble avoir été écroué à la suite d’une condamnation à deux mois de prison avec sursis et mise à l’épreuve, prononcée le 22 décembre 2008 par le Tribunal de grande instance de Paris (TGI de Paris). Le 10 octobre 2010, un juge de l’’application des peines de Versailles a révoqué le sursis dont bénéficiait M. Capo Chichi, rendant exécutoire sa condamnation à deux mois de prison. Cette décision n’a pas fait l’objet d’un débat contradictoire. Ni M. Capo Chichi, ni son avocate n’auraient été informés de l’audience au cours de laquelle cette décision aurait été prise. Depuis son incarcération, M. Capo Chichi aurait été placé en isolement et n’aurait pas été autorisé à rencontrer son avocate et sa famille. Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
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Alleged infringement of due process and fair trial guarantees, including racial discrimination. According to the information received, in July 1998, Mr. Earl Ringo, an African-American then aged 24, was arrested for the murder of two people in Columbia, Missouri, and sentenced to death in 1999. It is reported that Mr. Ringo is scheduled to be executed on 10 September 2014. Concerns are raised about the fairness of the proceedings which reportedly did not fully comply with international human rights law and allegations that race may have been a key factor in the imposition of the death penalty against Mr. Ringo. Concern is also raised about alleged discrimination against African-Americans in the imposition of the death penalty in the United States of America. Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Allegations of the killing of a young African-American man, and of the subsequent excessive use of force and acts of intimidation against demonstrators and journalists in the city of Ferguson, Missouri. According to the information received, a series of largely peaceful protests have recently taken place in the city of Ferguson in response to the police shooting of Mr. Michael Brown, a local African-American teenager, on 9 August 2014. They have reportedly been met with excessive use of force by law enforcement officials, who have shot tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters and bystanders, including journalists. On 13 and 19 August 2014, four journalists were assaulted by police, detained for a short period of time, and released without charges. A related communication was sent on 29 August 2013, see A/HRC/25/74, case no USA 15/2013.Alleged victims: 1 More details... |
22 Oct 2014 |
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Alleged possible withdrawal of citizenship of a large number of Dominicans of Haitian Descent after a Constitutional Court judgement in violation of the right to nationality. According to the information received, judgement TC/0168/13 of the Constitutional Court of the Dominican Republic of 23 September 2013 could have a retroactive effect on the citizenship of a large number of Dominicans of Haitian descent and could strip tens of thousands of people born in the Dominican Republic of their Dominican nationality. A related communication was previously sent on 11 November 2013, see A/HRC/25/74, case no. DOM 3/2013.Alleged victims: - More details... | |
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Allegations concerning possible undue delay of the ongoing review of the death of Trayvon Martin and possible discriminatory impact on African Americans of national laws. According to the information received, the US Department of Justice’s Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida and the Federal Bureau of Investigation continue to evaluate the evidence generated during the federal investigation, as well as the evidence and testimony from the state trial concerning the case involving the death of Trayvon Martin in February 2012. The above Special Procedures mandates appeal to the US Government to finalize without undue delay the on-going review, along with the delivery of justice and appropriate reparations. They appeal to the US Government to examine those laws that could have discriminatory impact on African Americans and to ensure that such laws are brought into full compliance with the country’s international legal obligations and relevant international standards.Alleged victims: 1 More details... | |
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Alegaciones sobre los daños ocasionados por el vertimiento de sedimentos acumulados en la represa del Bajo Anchicayá a las minorías afrodescendientes que habitan en la zona. Según información recibida, dichos sedimentos provocaron la extinción de la fauna de la cuenca media y baja del río Anchicayá y también la contaminación del río, que era la única fuente de agua potable de dichas minorías, afectando de esta manera al acceso a una alimentación adecuada y al agua potable y energía eléctrica. Asimismo, se expresa preocupación por el hecho de que no existe una sentencia firme y definitiva después de más de diez años desde el vertimiento de los sedimentos. En este sentido, también se expresa preocupación por el presunto incumplimiento de las medidas impuestas a la Empresa de Energía del Pacífico (EPSA) por el Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible. Alleged victims: - More details... |
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Allegation that the Dutch celebration of Black Pete, also known as “Swarte Piet”, which, each year, is part of the Saint Nicholas Event (5 December), and precedes and accompanies the celebration of Santa Claus, perpetuates a stereotyped image of African people and people of African descent. According to the information received, proposals have been made to declare the Dutch Cultural Historical Tradition “Santa Claus and Black Pete” as Immaterial Cultural Heritage, and the Dutch authorities have selected the annual Saint Nicolas Event (December 5) as one of the intangible heritages to be submitted for inclusion in the UNESCO list.Alleged victims: - More details... |
10 Jul 2013 |
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