Situation Will Change Dramatically Soon: They'll Come For Lukashenka
A frank conversation with former political prisoner and human rights activist Leanid Sudalenka.
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US Lethal Strikes Program Continues to Violate Int'l Human Rights Law
ICCPR review raises concerns about US program of lethal strikes outside of recognized war zones, in violation of international human rights law obligations.
United States Philip Alston Joe Biden Marcia Vj Kran Department Of Defense Action Plan International Committee Of The Red Cross
Source: justsecurity.org
Canada has no recourse available against India in international law regarding Nijjar murder claim
Even if its allegation of Indian involvement in the Khalistani separatist’s assassination is true, Canada has limited legal options, say experts.
Source: scroll.in
Human Rights and Security Coalition Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee Review of the United States of America
The undersigned members of the Human Rights and Security Coalition write in advance of the 139th session of the UN Human Rights Committee (the “Committee”) and its review of the United States of America (US). This submission addresses the US government’s compliance with obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) with regard to the use of lethal force outside of armed conflict and the detention facility at US Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, Cuba (“Gu...
Source: hrw.org
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council:
The Human Rights Council will consider the report and possible renewal of the mandate of the OHCHR examination of the human rights situation in Belarus at its 52nd session. We, the undersigned national, international and Belarusian civil society organisations, urge your delegation to seize the moment to establish an independent investigative mechanism to complement and follow-up on the work of the existing OHCHR examination.
United States Republic Of Belarus European Federation Of Journalists Belarusian Congress Human Rights Center Viasna International Federation For Human Rights
Source: hrw.org
CSOs urge Human Rights Council to establish an independent investigative mechanism on Belarus
"The new mechanism should have a mandate to: document patterns of human rights violations and abuses committed in Belarus, with particular focus on those which amount to international crimes; identify those responsible; and advance much-needed future accountability."
Human Rights Center Viasna Un Human Rights Council Human Rights House Foundation Human Rights Council Human Rights Committee Rights House Foundation
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Belarus: Zone of Repression
Belarusian authorities further escalated their crackdown on dissenting voices and doubled down on eviscerating the vestiges of civil society during 2022, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2023.
Aliaksandr Lukashenka Ales Bialiatski Tanya Lokshina Nasta Lojka United Nations Human Rights Committee International Convention On Civil
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Europe and Central Asia in 2022, and a look ahead
A year-end reflection on four key freedom of expression issues in Europe and Central Asia in 2022 - and what to look out for in 2023 - produced by IFEX's Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin.
Source: ifex.org
Belarus to Leave UN Human Rights Body
Citizens of Belarus are at risk of losing their last legal mechanism to appeal against the state for human rights violations, with the government set to withdraw from a key UN treaty.
Source: iwpr.net
Belarus: The detention of people defending human rights is a…
51st regular session of the Human Rights Council Interactive dialogue on the interim oral update of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for…
Andrei Chapuk Nasta Loika Dzianis Ivashin Belarusian Council Of Ministers Human Rights Council Un Human Rights Committee
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