Archive for the 'organisations' Category
August 2, 2013
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHCR) tells the story of what happened recently in Bangladesh to human rights defender and philanthropic educator Shahed
Kayes well. I suggest you read the full story provided in the link below but the essence is that Shahed Kayes knew that his attempt to educate impoverished children from the low castes was unacceptable to the deeply entrenched local power structure and those at the top of it, as schooling can lessen the abundant supply of uneducated labour at their disposal. He was also trying to stop illegal sand-mining, a crime that threatens the very survival of the Meghna river communities. The sand mafia was bound to be irked. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: AHRC, asian human rights, Asian Human Rights Commission, attack, Bangladesh, caste, death threats, environmental issues, Human rights defender, Meghna River, minority rights, Narayanganj, schooling, Shahed Kayes, Sonargaon
August 1, 2013
Yesterday I had a post “Philippines Chief Human Rights Defender, Rosales, asked to resign for ‘incompetence’”. In reaction I received from Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) an update on the continued pressure on ‘opposition lawyers’ who are labeled as “enemies of the state”. 
The Dutch foundation Lawyers for Lawyers warns in an open letter to Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Benigno Aquino III, Edre Olalia, enemies of the state, Extrajudicial killing, extrajudicial killings, human rights, Human Rights Defenders, human rights lawyer, impunity, Independence of Lawyers, judicial harassment, L4L, lawyer, Lawyers for Lawyers, National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers, NUPL, Philippines
August 1, 2013
On 4 June this blog referred to the controversy surrounding the question whether Bradley Manning should be a recognized AI Prisoner of Conscience. So it is fair to report that on 30 July 2013 AI USA came out with a statement saying in essence:
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Tags: AI USA, Amnesty International, Bradley Manning, confidential information, freedom of expression, human rights, Manning, prisoner of conscience, torture, United States, US government, whistleblower, WikiLeaks
August 1, 2013
launched two innovative legal databases: the Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity (SOGI) UN Database and the SOGI Legislative Database. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: databases, HURIDOCS, ICJ, International Commission of Jurists, Law, legal databases, legal profession, legislation, LGBT, lgbt human rights, research, sexual identity, Sexual orientation, UN Compilation, United Nations, university of toronto faculty
July 5, 2013
On 25 June the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) published the trial observation report concerning its Executive Committee member, human rights defender and trade unionist M. Osman İşçi. He was arrested in Ankara, Turkey, one year ago on 25 June 2012, and detained at the high-level security prison of Sincan, Ankara, along with another 27 trade unionists arrested on the same date facing proceedings for allegedly supporting a terrorist organization.
The first hearing of Osman İşçi’s trial took place on 10 April in the Ankara Special Court, after ten months of pre-trial detention. Following this hearing, M. Osman İşçi and 21 other trade unionists and human rights defenders were released, however the charges against them remain and a new hearing is scheduled for the 8 July 2013. The trial observers noted that it had been conducted with courtesy by all participants, and defendants and their lawyers had been permitted to take an active part in the hearing. Nevertheless they noted with concern that a number of central features of international fair trial standards appeared to be absent from the hearing, and from the proceedings generally. To read the trial observation report please control/click here
via Observation of the trial of Osman İşçi, human rights defender and trade-unionist | Euromedrights.
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Tags: Advocacy Organizations, Ankara, EMHRN, Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network, Hearing (law), human rights, Human Rights and Liberties, Human rights defender, labour movement, lawyers, Osman İşçi, terrorism, Trade union, trade unionists, trial observation
June 30, 2013
On 27 June 2013, human rights defender John Abok was arrested and held in police custody over allegations of impersonation. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Bunge La Mwananchi, Frontline, Frontline Defenders, harassment, Human right, Human Rights and Liberties, Human rights defender, illegal detention, John Abok, Kenya, Nairobi, Police officer, release on bail
June 29, 2013
The City of Geneva and the Martin Ennals Foundation announce the 2013 edition of Martin Ennals Award, which will take place on Tuesday 8 October 2013 at 18h00 at the Uni-Dufour, Geneva. The Laureate will be announced Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: 2013 ceremony, Amnesty International, awards, baby doc duvalier, Chechnya, City of Geneva, Diakonie, Egypt, Final Nominees for the Martin Ennals Award 2013, Front Line (NGO), Geneva, Haiti, human rights, human rights abuses, human rights awards, Human Rights Defenders, Human Rights First, human rights lawyer, human rights organizations, Human Rights Watch, HURIDOCS, International Commission of Jurists, International Federation for Human Rights, International Service for Human Rights, Joint Mobile Group, Mario Joseph, Martin Ennals Award, Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders, Martin Ennals Foundation, MEA, Mona Seif, Russia, World Organisation Against Torture
June 28, 2013
(Picture courtesy of IRA Mauritania)
For those who are sceptical of human rights awards and their impact, the following report should give some food for thought: “Following a month-long trip across Europe,
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Tags: Africa, awards, Biram, empowering civil society, Front Line, Haratin, human rights, human rights awards, Human Rights Defenders, IRA, Mauritania, NGO, Nouakchott, slavery, UNPO
June 27, 2013
A JOINT STATEMENT by the following 6 international NGOs: Front Line Defenders, Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR), Human Rights Watch (HRW), International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR), World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) urge the EU to call for the release of human rights defenders and peaceful protest leaders in Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Abdulhadi Al Khawaja, Bahrain, bloggers, European Union, freedom of expression, Front Line (NGO), Gulf Centre for Human Rights, human rights, Human Rights Defenders, illegal detention, International Federation for Human Rights, International Partnership for Human Rights, Manama, Nabeel Rajab, Naji Fateel, torture, twitter, World Organisation Against Torture, Zainab Al-Khawaja
June 25, 2013
The Council of the European Union [the EU’s 27 foreign affairs ministers], which previously adopted a non-binding toolkit to promote LGBT human rights, has upgraded its guidelines in order “to promote and protect the enjoyment of all human rights by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons.” The new document is binding and represents a step forward in international human rights law. The LGBTI Guidelines instruct EU diplomats around the globe to defend the human rights of LGBTI people. 
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full document at: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/EN/foraff/137584.pdf
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Tags: Advocacy Organizations, consilium, Council of the EU, council of the european union, diplomats, European Union, foreign affairs, gay bisexual transgender, gay rights, guidelines, Human Rights and Liberties, human rights law, LGBT, lgbt human rights, LGBTI, LGBTI Guidelines
Hans Thoolen on Human Rights Defenders and their awards 