Mexico: willekeurige arrestaties en marteling aan de orde van de dag
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Nieuws
datum:
13 juli 2017
Een combinatie van een slecht functionerend rechtssysteem, ongetrainde politieagenten en veel voorkomende straffeloosheid, werken in Mexico willekeurige arrestaties, martelingen,…
Brazil: Gruesome history of police rape and killings exposed by Inter-American Court conviction
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Pers
A damning ruling issued by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights exposes a gruesome history of rapes and killings…
Papua New Guinea: Officers responsible for prisoner killings must meet justice
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Pers
Responding to the killing by Papua New Guinea security forces of 17 prisoners who escaped Buimo jail as part…
Brazil: Spike in killings by Rio police as country faces UN review
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Pers
Authorities in Brazil are increasingly turning a blind eye to a deepening human rights crisis of their own making,…
Belarus: Vicious crackdown on peaceful protests mars ‘Freedom Day’
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Pers
Belarusian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release all those arrested before and during peaceful protests and end their vicious…
Photographic evidence and witness testimony gathered by Amnesty International at the scene suggest that Palestinian security forces used excessive…
Nepal: Investigation urgently needed after police shoot dead protesters
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Pers
Nepal’s authorities must promptly investigate the security forces who opened fire on a crowd of protestors in Saptari district…
Zieke Sibel Çapraz vrijgelaten
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Goed nieuws
datum:
2 maart 2017
De Turkse Sibel Çapraz is op 28 februari voorwaardelijk vrijgelaten. Çapraz moest dringend geopereerd worden, wat onmogelijk was tijdens haar voorarrest.
Philippines: The police’s murderous war on the poor
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Pers
Acting on instructions from the very top of government, the Philippines police have killed and paid others to kill…
Nigeria: Comply with court order to release Sheik Ibraheem El-Zakzaky
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Pers
The Nigerian authorities must immediately comply with a High Court order and release the leader of the Islamic Movement…
South Sudan: Arms embargo, sanctions fail at UN Security Council
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Pers
The United Nations Security Council’s failure to approve a 23 December, 2016, resolution that would have imposed an arms…
Philippines: Duterte’s claims encourage mass killings
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Pers
Responding to claims made by Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte that he “personally” killed suspected criminals while serving as mayor…
South Korea: New blow for right to peaceful protest as appeal court upholds conviction of trade union leader
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Pers
Today’s appeal court ruling reducing the prison sentence of trade union leader Han Sang-gyun cannot mask the authorities’ intolerance…
Syria: Reports of execution-style killings in Aleppo point to war crimes
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Pers
Shocking reports from the UN that scores of civilians have been extrajudicially executed by advancing Syrian government forces in…
Syrië: executies in Aleppo zijn mogelijk oorlogsmisdrijven
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Nieuws
datum:
13 december 2016
De Verenigde Naties hebben schokkende informatie gegeven over buitengerechtelijke executie van tientallen burgers door Syrisch regeringsleger in Oost-Aleppo.
South Africa: Marikana compensation announcement brings justice closer
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Pers
President Jacob Zuma’s long-overdue announcement that the government is ready to pay compensation to the victims of the 2012…
Cameroon: Excessive force that led to deaths of protesters must be urgently investigated
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Pers
Authorities in Cameroon must investigate the use of excessive and unnecessary force that led to the deaths of between…
Kenya: Establish Commission of Inquiry into violations by security agencies
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Pers
President Uhuru Kenyatta should urgently establish a commission of inquiry to investigate reports of extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, torture…
Egypt: Free journalist detained for over three years for taking photos
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Pers
Egyptian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release photojournalist Mohammed Abu Zeid, popularly known as Shawkan, who has spent more…
Iran: Detainees arrested at commemoration for murdered writers must be released
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Pers
The Iranian authorities should release immediately and unconditionally four individuals arrested yesterday as security forces quashed heavy-handedly a peaceful…
Colombia: Peace agreement must open the door to justice
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Pers
The ratification of the peace agreement marks the beginning of a new and hopeful chapter in Colombia’s history, but…
