Funeral prayers for rights activist I.A. Rehman being offered. White Star
LAHORE: Leaders from across the political spectrum, several civil society members and cultural bodies mourned the loss of the country’s most prolific and iconic journalist and a long-time human rights champion, Ibn Abdur Rehman, commonly known as I.A. Rehman, who passed away here on Monday morning.
Rehman sahib was 90 and suffering from various health issues such as diabetes and high blood pressure.
The HRCP, in a statement, said it was devastated at the loss of its honorary spokesperson and former secretary general. Rehman served as the commission’s director from 1990 to 2008 before being elected its secretary general in 2008 a post he held till 2016. He was also a co-founder of the Pakistan-India People’s Forum for Peace and Democracy, a bureau member of South Asians for Human Rights and former chairperson of the South Asian Forum for Human Rights.
Statement
Geneva-Brussels, April 13, 2021 – At least 78 Azerbaijani citizens have been detained and sentenced to between 12 and 20 years in prison, with multiple cases of torture, including 11 deaths in custody of Azerbaijani military personnel and civilians. This is the grim result of the so-called ‘Terter Case’ according to our findings on a situation that has remained widely unreported.
Beginning May 7, 2017, the Prosecutor General, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Internal Affairs and the State Security Service of Azerbaijan issued a joint statement alleging that a group of military personnel and civilians had been leaking military secrets to the intelligence and special units of the Armenian Armed Forces. The authorities subsequently opened up a criminal case for State treason under Article 274 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan and launched a special investigative group with the law enforcement agencies. The arrests that took place were concentrated in the Tartar region
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Azerbaijan: Degradation of health condition while in detention of Elchin Mammad
09/04/2021
Degradation of health condition /
Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and FIDH, has received new information and requests
your intervention in the following situation in Azerbaijan.
New information:
The Observatory has been informed about the ongoing arbitrary detention and deteriorating health conditions of Mr.
Elchin Mammad, human rights lawyer, President of the Social Union of Legal Education of Sumgait Youth (SULESY), an NGO providing free legal assistance to low income families and non-profits, as well as the Editor-in-chief of the newspaper Yukselish Namine, which publishes articles on human rights concerns in the country.
18 Apr 2021
The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) is seeking to recruit a committed, energetic and diligent individual as Human Rights Adviser for its Latin America desk.
This is
a fixed-term contract for a full-time position.
The post should be based in Brussels, Belgium (in exceptional situations a placement in Geneva or another suitable location could be discussed). The work is likely starting through telecommuting for the initial months due to Covid-19 restrictions currently in force. The position requires regular travel to Geneva (under the assumption of a Brussels-based placement) and frequent travel to Latin America. The Human Rights Adviser will work under the direct supervision of the Anti-torture Programme Director.