#WGAD

@lawyersforlawyers.bsky.social

4 months ago

Amicus Curiae submission on the case of Claudia González Orellana: Defending the independence of the legal profession in Guatemala - Lawyers for Lawyers Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) and the International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger (OIAD) have jointly submitted an amicus curiae brief to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) concerning…

📝 Amicus Curiae submitted: Together with #OIAD, we called on the #UN #WGAD to examine the detention of lawyer #ClaudiaGonzálezOrellana, currently under house arrest, under international standards protecting lawyers’ independence ⚖️

🔗 Read more: www.lawyersforlawyers.org/amicus-curia...

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国际人权服务社(ISHR)

@chinese.ishr.ch

6 months ago

国际人权服务社(ISHR) on X: "两年前 #邹幸彤获 #光州人权奖，尽管身陷囹圄，她已成为🇭🇰香港人勇气和希望的象征。 #香港终审法院3月6日撤销对她及另2名前 #支联会成员的定罪。尽管胜诉她却仍因纪念天安门事件而在押。支联会被控煽动颠覆国家政权案将于明日开审&庭审将持续75天。 📢我们重申🇺🇳专家的意见，呼吁 #释放邹幸彤。" / X 两年前 #邹幸彤获 #光州人权奖，尽管身陷囹圄，她已成为🇭🇰香港人勇气和希望的象征。 #香港终审法院3月6日撤销对她及另2名前 #支联会成员的定罪。尽管胜诉她却仍因纪念天安门事件而在押。支联会被控煽动颠覆国家政权案将于明日开审&庭审将持续75天。 📢我们重申🇺🇳专家的意见，呼吁 #释放邹幸彤。

今天，#邹幸彤被捕已有4年。

香港 #支联会被控煽动颠覆国家政权案，于8月11日举行审前复核，原定5月6日开审，延期至11月11日在西九龙裁判法院开审，庭审将持续75天。

📣我们呼应联合国任意拘留问题工作组 #WGAD 发表的意见，呼吁 #中国政府立即无条件 #释放邹幸彤并修改 #国安法。

x.com/ISHR_chinese...

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European Prison Litigation Network

@europepln.bsky.social

7 months ago

The Opinion:
▪️ Highlights the vulnerability of civilian prisoners under occupation
▪️ Reinforces protections under IHRL & IHL
▪️ Affirms that the ban on arbitrary detention applies even during armed conflict
🔗 Read Opinion No. 34/2025: www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...

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#Ukraine #WGAD #HumanRights

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netzpolitik.org

@netzpolitik.org.web.brid.gy

9 months ago

Alaa Abd el-Fattah: UN-Arbeitsgruppe erklärt Haft von ägyptischem Blogger für illegal Protest für die Freilassung von Alaa Abd el-Fattah am 22. Mai 2025. In der Mitte Alaas Mutter Laila Soueif. – Alle Rechte vorbehalten IMAGO / ZUMA Press WireÄgyptens bekanntester politischer Gefangener sitzt rechtswidrig und willkürlich in Haft. Das hat die UN-Arbeitsgruppe gegen willkürliche Inhaftierungen festgestellt. Die Stimmen für seine Freilassung werden damit noch lauter.

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netzpolitik.org

@netzpolitik.org.web.brid.gy

9 months ago

Alaa Abd el-Fattah: UN-Arbeitsgruppe erklärt Haft von ägyptischen Blogger für illegal Protest für die Freilassung von Alaa Abd el-Fattah am 22. Mai 2025. In der Mitte Alaas Mutter Laila Soueif. – Alle Rechte vorbehalten IMAGO / ZUMA Press WireÄgyptens bekanntester politischer Gefangener sitzt rechtswidrig und willkürlich in Haft. Das hat die UN-Arbeitsgruppe gegen willkürliche Inhaftierungen festgestellt. Die Stimmen für seine Freilassung werden damit noch lauter.

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Sophie Richardson

@sophiedrich.bsky.social

1 year ago

“In a Prison Cell Waiting for Daybreak”：Arbitrary Detention in China may Constitute Crimes Against Humanity | Chinese Human Rights Defenders

New @chrdnet.bsky.social echoes #UN #WGAD findings -- 26 allegations of possible #China govt #crimesagainsthumanity stemming from #arbitrarydetention -- through scrutiny of 1,500+ cases from 2019-2024. These people's "crimes"? Advocating for #humanrights -- legally.
www.nchrd.org/2025/03/in-a...

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Haydée Dijkstal

@dijkstal.bsky.social

1 year ago

Saudi Arabia: Revoke death penalty for social media activity, UN experts urge GENEVA (15 September 2023) – Saudi Arabia must immediately revoke the death sentence handed down to Mohammed Al Ghamdi for his tweets and YouTube activities, as the crackdown on freedom of expression ...

Nor should it lessen attention to the case of his brother, Muhammad Al Ghamdi, who was initially sentenced to death for the same - for tweeting & exercising his right to free expression - and who remains in (what the #WGAD found to be) arbitrary detention.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

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