“With political tension rising ahead of the 2020 presidential elections, the last thing Guinea needs is a vague law that appears to give gendarmes too much discretion to resort to lethal force,” said Corinne Dufka, West Africa director at Human Rights Watch...…
Another member of Algerian civil society, Abdelouhab Fersaoui, president of the human rights NGO Rassemblement Action Jeunesse, voiced strong support for Assoul's view of the matter, denouncing what he sees as flagrant violations of freedoms guaranteed by Algerian constitution and..…
The vilification of human rights defenders also continues. Just recently, Karapatan Central Visayas chairperson Phoebe Zoe Sanchez received a death threat sent via mobile that says, “Mrs. phoebe sanchez inihap na lang adlaw nimo dinhi sa kalibutan condolence sa imong pamilya (Mrs...…
At the opening of the 41st session of the UNHRC, UN High Commissioner on Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said that her office is “following the situation of human rights in the Philippines very closely.” . ... However, independent reports from the media and other human..…
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