Alejandro González-Davidson, and Khmer Thavrak member
Chea Kunthin, for planning a peaceful demonstration to denounce the exploitation of Phnom Penh’s Bueng Ta-mouk lake[2].
On May 5, 2021, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court sentenced Long Kunthea and Phoun Keo Reaksmey to 18 months in prison and a fine of 4 million riel (approximately 825 Euros) on charges of “incitement to cause societal chaos” (Articles 494 and 495 of the Cambodian Criminal Code). Thun Ratha was sentenced to 20 months in prison and a fine of 4 million riel on the same charges. At the time of publication of this urgent appeal, Thun Ratha remains detained in Phnom Penh’s Correctional Centre 1, while Long Kunthea and Phoun Keo Reaksmey remain detained in Phnom Penh’s Correctional Centre 2.
Uzbekistan
May 3, 2021
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint partnership of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and FIDH, requests your intervention in the following situation in
Uzbekistan
Description of the situation:
The Observatory has been informed about the physical attack and the judicial harassment against independent blogger
Miraziz Bazarov. On his social media accounts, Mr. Bazarov advocates for the decriminalisation of consensual same-sex conduct between men in Uzbekistan. In early March 2021, he expressed support for a joint statement calling for the decriminalisation of consensual sexual relations between adult men published by international and national NGOs, including the OMCT and FIDH. Mr. Bazarov has also been outspoken about cases of corruption and the lack of transparency over the use of Covid-19-related funds by the authorities.
Uzbekistan: Attack and judicial harassment against Miraziz Bazarov
03/05/2021
Attack /
Uzbekistan
May 3, 2021
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint partnership of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and FIDH, requests your intervention in the following situation in Uzbekistan. Description of the situation:
The Observatory has been informed about the physical attack and the judicial harassment against independent blogger
Miraziz Bazarov. On his social media accounts, Mr. Bazarov advocates for the decriminalisation of consensual same-sex conduct between men in Uzbekistan. In early March 2021, he expressed support for a joint statement calling for the decriminalisation of consensual sexual relations between adult menpublished by international and national NGOs, including the OMCT and FIDH. Mr. Bazarov has also been outspoken about cases of corruption and the lack of transparency over the use of Covid-19-related funds by the authoriti
Russia: Conviction and arbitrary detention of Sergei Davidis
29/04/2021
Conviction /
April 29, 2021
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of FIDH and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), requests your urgent intervention in the following situation in the Russian Federation. Description of the situation:
The Observatory has been informed about the conviction and arbitrary detention of
Sergei Davidis, member of the board of Memorial Human Rights Center (HRC Memorial) [1], a member organisation of FIDH, and director of the HRC Memorial “Support for Political Prisoners” program.
On April 27, 2021, Sergei Davidis was sentenced by the Meshchansky District Court to ten days of administrative detention under Part 2 of Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offences of Russia (“organising a public event without filing a notice”) for making a retweet, on April 18, 2021, containing information about the April 21 pro-Navalny
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