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humanrightsupdates · 4 days
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This week, a court in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, convicted the prominent journalist Stanis Bujakera and sentenced him to six months in prison for sharing an article on social media alleging that Congolese military intelligence had killed a senior opposition official.
On the basis that he had already spent six months in pretrial detention, Bujakera was released on March 19.
Bujakera, 34, Congo’s most-followed journalist on social media, had been detained since September 8. The authorities had arrested and charged him with fabricating and distributing a fake intelligence memo saying that Congolese military intelligence had killed Chérubin Okende, a member of parliament and spokesman for the opposition party Ensemble pour la République. Bujakera was not the author of the memo, which was published in Jeune Afrique.
Okende disappeared in Kinshasa on July 12, 2023, and was found dead in his car with gunshot wounds the next day. The government had publicly denounced Okende’s murder and set up a commission of enquiry. But the public prosecutor handling the case concluded that Okende had committed suicide, and in a March 2 memo he instructed his office to question anyone “gossiping” about the investigation’s conclusions.
Investigations carried out by Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) and the Congo Hold-Up media consortium determined that the memo was authentic and highlighted serious inconsistencies in the prosecution's claims that Bujakera had received the memo through a Telegram account and was the first person to share it. (Human Rights Watch)
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marionto · 2 years
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A woman who has lived in the neighborhood since 1994 and who remembers how it went from being a quiet community to being labeled red, feels better, but her peace of mind is affected by her son, who is young. She is afraid that the police or soldiers can wrongly arrest him. "I tell my son to get a background check so they can see that he is an honest person," explained the woman.
The same situation is faced by a mother from the Las Margaritas neighborhood in Soyapango. She, like the rest of the population, agrees with the war against the gangs, but not with the blows that six soldiers inflicted on her son because he was wearing checkered boxers.
The 23-year-old, who works with his father, was on his way to do some errands when he was intercepted by soldiers. They questioned him and searched him without finding anything illegal, but his crime was a checkered boxer. “Sometimes it scares me because the authorities are not right, they are grabbing the first one that appears. My son was beaten for pure pleasure just because he was wearing checkered boxers", explained the woman.
more in English here.
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theonlyladyt · 2 years
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School For Nomads New Book By Richard O'Neil - How Was School For You?
School For Nomads New Book By Richard O’Neil – How Was School For You?
Hello lovelies I thought I’d share this book with you lovely lot. I’ve not read the book but it’s one when I have the money I shall be buying. This is one of a few books about the travelling community written by Richard O’Neill. Examples of ethnic groups under the travelling community that I know of such as the English Romani/y (Roma known primarily in Europe and elsewhere) and other ethnicities…
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gazetteweekly · 10 days
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Australia Postpones Afghanistan Cricket Tour: Taking a Stand Against Human Rights Issues
In a move that underscores the importance of human rights in international sports, Cricket Australia (CA) has announced the postponement of the three-match T20 International series against Afghanistan, originally scheduled for August. This decision comes amidst ongoing concerns regarding the deteriorating conditions for women and girls in Afghanistan.
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The postponement follows a pattern of principled stances taken by Cricket Australia in response to human rights issues in Afghanistan. Back in January 2023, CA postponed an ODI series for similar reasons, citing the Taliban’s imposition of restrictions on women and girls’ education and employment. The decision reflects CA’s commitment to advocating for improved conditions for women and girls in Afghanistan.
Consultation with the Australian Government has been integral to CA’s decision-making process. Government advice indicates a worsening situation for women and girls in Afghanistan, leading CA to maintain its position and postpone the bilateral series. This aligns with CA’s previous statement, emphasizing the importance of engaging with the Afghanistan Cricket Board with the hope of fostering positive change.
The impact of CA’s decision extends beyond the realm of cricket, resonating with Afghan players who have voiced their disappointment. Senior star Rashid Khan expressed his disappointment, highlighting the setback this decision poses to Afghanistan’s progress on the world stage. Former captain Mohammad Nabi echoed Rashid’s sentiments, emphasizing the message of resilience and equality that cricket represents for Afghanistan.
The postponement comes on the heels of Australia and Afghanistan’s intense clash during the 2023 ODI World Cup, where Afghanistan nearly caused an upset against the eventual winners. This highlights the significance of cricket as a platform for unity and competition, transcending boundaries and cultures.
As discussions surrounding human rights continue to shape global discourse, Cricket Australia’s decision serves as a reminder of the pivotal role sports can play in advocating for social change. By prioritizing principles over fixtures, CA sends a powerful message that extends far beyond the boundaries of the cricket pitch
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humanrightsday · 1 month
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The Future of the Human Rights Council.
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tearsofrefugees · 11 months
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roach-works · 4 months
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it continues to be wild to me that if you say 'i don't think, ethically, you should bomb people flat even if they're bad guys' someone immediately says 'but the bad guys want to kill you' like bruh so do some of my coworkers. im a midwest jewish faggot, i can assume any chucklefuck with a red hat is an occupational hazard. but i think probably there's a more ethical way to deal with people that want to kill me than to bomb them and their whole city flat. and as the one person in the 'but they want to kill you' situation whose life apparently matters without question, i would like us to try some other stuff first. before we bomb all the bad guys flat.
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humanrightsupdates · 16 days
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Tomorrow, eleven Ugandan students will appear before a Kampala court for their activism against the planned East Africa crude oil pipeline (EACOP), one of the largest fossil fuel infrastructure projects currently under development globally. This is the latest in a series of harassment, threats, and arbitrary arrests against EACOP protestors.
These trials are part of a deeply concerning escalation of threats against human rights defenders in Uganda, particularly those raising concerns around oil development.
Police arrested the students last year, and according to media reports, beat them before remanding them to a maximum security prison. They are charged with the colonial era “common nuisance” offense, which Ugandan authorities have used to suppress legitimate protests.
Activists in Uganda oppose EACOP because of the risks it poses to the environment, local communities, and its potential contribution to climate change. And its construction coincides with a growing consensus amongst experts, including from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, that there cannot be any new fossil fuel projects if the world is to limit the worst impacts of climate change. [Human Rights Watch]
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reasonsforhope · 20 days
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"France became the first country in the world to make abortion a constitutional right Monday [March 4, 2024], with French lawmakers adopting the bill in a 780-72 vote in a move inspired by the U.S. reversal of Roe vs. Wade.
The law gives women a "guaranteed freedom" to choose for themselves if an abortion is the right choice to make.
The amendment won the support of the three-fifths of the 925 National Assembly and Senate members required to pass in an extraordinary afternoon session at the Palace of Versailles just outside Paris in a move that was overwhelmingly supported by the public.
Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said to those assembled in Congress Hall that "we owe a moral debt" to the women who had to suffer through illegal abortions in the past.
After the vote to approve the constitutional change, Paris' Eiffel Tower was lit with the words in French "my body my choice" in the country where abortion was first legalized in 1975, two years after the United States' first ruling on Roe vs. Wade...
While limiting abortion ranked very low on France's political agenda, lawmakers were prompted to take action to protect abortion rights in 2022 following the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of the 1973 Roe ruling that legalized abortion. Subsequently, several American states have passed laws to restrict or outlaw the procedure.
"I say to all women within our borders and beyond, that today, the era of a world of hope begins," said Attal, who at 34 became the country's youngest prime minister.
This was the first time since 2008 that France took steps to change its constitution. There will be a ceremony to finalize the amendment on Friday [March 8, 2024], which is also International Women's Day."
-via UPI (United Press International), March 4, 2024
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Note: It may be the first, but I am confident that it will not be the last!
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closet-keys · 20 days
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*for the purposes of this poll, I'm talking about like specifically meeting someone who came out to you at some point about being trans
this does not include yourself if you are trans, in that case I'm talking meeting another trans person! cause sometimes we're isolated and don't meet other trans people until later on in our lives & those can be really meaningful experiences!
things that do not count: hearing/reading about trans people as a Topic or Issue, seeing trans people in television/movies/porn, seeing trans people post online, reading a book or article by a trans person, seeing someone you assume is trans, knowing of a trans person but never talking to them, etc.
there's a level of community and intimacy here I'm getting at-- the first time a trans person talked to you about transness and their experience or understanding of themself
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marionto · 1 year
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In a statement, the Washington-based Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) said the government’s decision to arrest the five men while blocking justice in high-profile cases like the El Mozote massacre “raises questions about whether the true motivation is to attempt to silence these water defenders”.
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theonlyladyt · 2 years
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Please Watch.. All These Lives Matter
No matter where or what war is happening all lives matter.. There’s no right path when you’re trying to escape bombs. The UK Conservative Governmental party does not speak for me. Compassion for every life.. Praying for all of this human suffering to end.. With love ❤️ https://twitter.com/UKGovtGoogles/status/1515271182198706179?t=5hjWHQdKHRyXs72cq2RmjQ&s=09
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karlmarxmaybe · 8 months
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No ethical consumption under capitalism, therefore no unethical theft under capitalism. Steal
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hajihiko · 1 year
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Having an angry little friend can be good when you need someone to be pissed on your behalf
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humanrightsday · 13 years
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What are U.N. Special Rapporteurs?
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Special Rapporteurs ("SRs") are independent experts appointed by the U.N. Human Rights Council (formerly the U.N. Commission on Human Rights) with the mandate to monitor, advise and publicly report on human rights situations in specific countries (country mandates) and on human rights violations worldwide (thematic mandates). The thematic mandates cover a wide range of issues relating to civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights, including the human rights of migrants, violence against women, the rights of internally displaced persons, freedom of religion and arbitrary detention, among many others.
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