ECUADOR VIOLATED THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF ROBERTO AND WILLAM ISAIAS AND THE UNITED NATIONS ORDERS FULL REPARATION Friday, May 7, 2021 12:49 AM UTC
The Human Rights Committee of the United Nations at its 116th session held from 7 to 31 March 2016 in Communication No. 2244/2013, established a historic precedent for the protection of human rights and due process with the opinion declaring that the State of Ecuador violated the rights of Ecuadorian citizens Roberto Isaías Dassum and William Isaiah Dassum under article 14(1) of the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to a process with due guarantees .
The Committee s Decision also determined that under article 2 paragraph 3(a) of the Covenant, the State party has an obligation to provide those affected with an effective remedy and that In compliance with this obligation the State of Ecuador must give full reparation to persons whose rights recognized by the Covenant
7 May 2021, 13:08 UTC
Despite growing national and international condemnation, the militarized response and police repression of mostly peaceful demonstrations continues in different cities across Colombia. Police have used force indiscriminately and disproportionately, and there are alarming reports of sexual violence and disappearances, Amnesty International denounced today. Enforced disappearance and sexual violence perpetrated by authorities are crimes under international law that any state should investigate and prosecute.
“The Colombian authorities must guarantee the right to peaceful assembly and refrain from stigmatizing and repressing the demonstrations that have been taking place across the country since 28 April. Guaranteeing peaceful demonstrators’ right to life and their safety must be central to the authorities’ response, in accordance with international human rights standards,” said Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas director at Amnesty International.
United Nations Human Rights Committee flags “serious concerns” about Australia-India travel ban
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The Morrison government is under pressure to reverse its travel ban from India as the United Nations Human Rights Committee flags concerns about the move
Committee spokesperson Rupert Colville said the UN has serious concerns about the travel ban and the massive penalties in place for those who breach it
Last week, Health Minister Greg Hunt imposed the ban, with fines of up to $66,000 and five years jail time for those who break the rules
Today, the U.N. few, if any circumstances that justify a country banning its own citizens from coming home