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Angola/Right to demonstrate
Article 47 of Angola’s Constitution allows citizens to protest without authorization, provided that they inform authorities in advance, Human Rights Watch added. https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/04/12/angola-police-arrest-charge-22-peaceful-protesters#
UN Security Council on sexual violence
Briefings are expected from UN Secretary-General António Guterres, UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Pramila Patten and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Iraqi…
Sri Lanka’s government against demonstrators
Last March demonstrations took place in front of the president’s residence, calling for his resignation over his mishandling of the economic crisis.
Victory for Brazil’s torture prevention mechanism
In a hot undisputed decision, the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil ruled that the presidential declaration approved in 2019 is unconstitutional. Under the contentious decree,…
Russia dismisses Human Rights Watch
“Human Rights Watch has been working on and in Russia since the Soviet era, and we will continue to do so,” said Kenneth Roth executive…
Switzerland – UN/ Forced disappearance
The UN will launch its Manual on Reporting under the International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance.
Amnesty on Indonesia/Papua human rights abuses
Amnesty report highlights alleged human rights violations in Papua and their relation to plans to mine the Wabu Block gold deposit.
The health issues of refugees and migrants
Europe hosts almost thirty-six percent of the overall worldwide migrant population.
UN on women’s equal leadership & participation
António Guterres stressed that the UN special envoys and representatives are designing and supporting women’s strategies. This is not only a matter of justice women’s…
UN Human Rights report on Sri Lanka
A preliminary report released in January said the Sri Lankan government had demonstrated an inability and unwillingness to bring accountability and claimed that international action…
Russia – Ukraine/UN Human Rights
“The use of force by one State against another is fundamentally unacceptable and strikes at the very heart of the object and purposes of the…
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