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World Organization Against Torture (OMCT)

Type: Organization

Name: World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) (OMCT)

Web Address: http://www.omct.org/

First Reported May 10 2012 - Updated May 10 2012 - 1 Documents

Russian Federation: Sentencing of LGBT rights activist Nikolai Alexeyev

The Observatory has been informed by reliable sources about the sentencing of Mr. Nikolai Alexeyev, a prominent Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transexual (LGBT) rights activist, lawyer and head of the LGBT Human Rights Project GayRussia.Ru.The Observatory for ... [ Published May 10 2012 by Fidh ]

Entities: Nikolai Alexeyev, Human Rights, Russia, LGBT

First Reported May 07 2012 - Updated May 07 2012 - 1 Documents

CYPRUS: Judicial harassment against an anti-racism activist continues

. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), deplores the prolonged judicial harassment against anti-racism ... [ Published May 07 2012 by Fidh ]

Entities: Anti-Racism, Human Rights, Cyprus, Harassment

First Reported May 03 2012 - Updated May 04 2012 - 1 Documents

Iranian lawyer Mohammad Ali Dadkhah sentenced to nine years in jail

Dadkhah has defended several people on death row in Iran, including pastor Yusuf Naderkhani who is jailed for apostasyA prominent lawyer who worked on the case of a Christian pastor on death row in Iran for apostasy, which made headlines around the world, ... [ Published May 03 2012 by Guardian.co.uk ]

Entities: Mohammad Ali Dadkhah, Iran, prison

First Reported Apr 26 2012 - Updated Apr 26 2012 - 1 Documents

Azerbaijan: Arbitrary detention of Mr. Ogtay Gulaliyev

The Observatory has been informed by reliable sources about the arbitrary detention of Mr. Ogtay Gulaliyev, Coordinator of the “Kura” Civil Society Headquarter[1] and member of the Coalition for Improving Transparency in Extractive Industries.The Observatory ... [ Published Apr 26 2012 by Fidh ]

Entities: Azerbaijan, Custody, Human Rights

First Reported Apr 20 2012 - Updated Apr 20 2012 - 1 Documents

Chiapas: Police kill a man in the Reforma municipality

Foto: @ Proceso Silvia Domínguez shows a photo of the body of her murdered brother On 11 April 2012, Gabriel Domínguez Escobedo, 33 years of age, was violently removed from his home in the city of Reforma, in northern Chiapas, without arrest order ... [ Published Apr 20 2012 by SIPAZ Blog ]

Entities: Reforma (Mexico), Torture, Pichucalco (Mexico), Police

First Reported Apr 20 2012 - Updated Apr 20 2012 - 1 Documents

UZBEKISTAN: Conditional release of Mr. Alisher Karamatov

The Observatory has been informed by reliable sources of the early conditional release of Mr. Alisher Karamatov, Head of the Mirzaabad regional branch of Human Rights Society of Uzbekistan (HRSU), particularly active in the defence of economical and social ... [ Published Apr 20 2012 by Fidh ]

Entities: Uzbekistan, Human Rights, Tashkent

First Reported Apr 20 2012 - Updated Apr 20 2012 - 1 Documents

BELARUS: The Observatory refers the case of Mr. Ales Bialiatski to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention

, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), submitted the case of Mr. Ales Bialiatski to the United Nations ... [ Published Apr 20 2012 by Fidh ]

Entities: Custody, Belarus, International Federation of Human Rights

First Reported Apr 18 2012 - Updated Apr 18 2012 - 1 Documents

Russian Federation: Attack against Mr. Alexey Dmitriev

The Observatory has been informed by reliable sources about the attack against Mr. Alexey Dmitriev, a lawyer by education and a supporter of the Campaign for the Defence of the Khimki Forestin the Moscow region, in the framework of plans to build a highway ... [ Published Apr 18 2012 by Fidh ]

Entities: Khimki (Russia), Russia, Human Rights

First Reported Apr 13 2012 - Updated Apr 13 2012 - 1 Documents

How to protect human rights while countering terrorism

There is evidence that the CIA set up secret detention sites for terrorism suspects in some of the EU member states. The European Parliament believes that the countries involved should be held accountable but its efforts to investigate the allegations ... [ Published Apr 13 2012 by European Parliament ]

Entities: Human Rights, Terrorism, Custody, Torture

First Reported Apr 12 2012 - Updated Apr 12 2012 - 1 Documents

Human rights defenders face ?shrinking space? in Cambodia

The report, “CAMBODIA: Freedoms of expression, association and assembly: A shrinking space”, is the result of an international fact-finding mission carried out in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Ratanakiri (Cambodia), from February 14 to 24, 2010. The Observatory ... [ Published Apr 12 2012 by Fidh ]

Entities: Cambodia, Human Rights, World Organization Against Torture (OMCT), International Federation of Human Rights

First Reported Apr 03 2012 - Updated Apr 03 2012 - 1 Documents

Mexican army: 4 men in rights case have links to Sinaloa cartel

Tijuana, Mexico, Apr 3 (EFE).- The four Mexican citizens whose families have taken their case to the U.N. Committee Against Torture, or CAT, have links to a criminal organization run by Angel Jacome Gamboa, a Sinaloa cartel member, the army said.The four ... [ Published Apr 03 2012 by Poten & Partners ]

Entities: Sinaloa Cartel, Mexican Army, Tijuana, Guzman (Mexico), Rosarito (Mexico)

First Reported Feb 16 2012 - Updated Feb 16 2012 - 1 Documents

Cambodia: Judicial harassment against Mr. Soum Chankea

URGENT APPEAL - THE OBSERVATORYKHM 001 / 0212 / OBS 020 Judicial harassment Cambodia February 15, 2012The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the International ... [ Published Feb 16 2012 by Khmerization ]

Entities: Soum Chankea, Cambodia, Harassment

Quotes

"I was in a court in Tehran defending one of my clients, Davoud Arjangi, a jailed political activist on death row when the judge told me that my own sentence has been approved and I will be shortly summoned to jail to serve the nine-year sentence" he told the Guardian

Iranian lawyer Mohammad Ali Dadkhah sentenced to nine years in jail [Guardian.co.uk - May 03 2012]

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CYPRUS: Judicial harassment against an anti-rac... [ Published May 07 2012 by Fidh ]
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MEXICO: El Observatorio celebra la histórica ap... [ Published May 05 2012 by Fidh ]
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Honduras: Amenazas de muerte contra miembros de... [ Published May 03 2012 by Fidh ]
RUSSIAN FEDERATION: Open Letter to the Presiden... [ Published May 02 2012 by Fidh ]
Myanmar: The ASEAN Human Rights Declaration: Dr... [ Published May 02 2012 by ReliefWeb - Latest Updates ]
Colombia: Desaparición forzada del Sr. Hernan H... [ Published May 01 2012 by Fidh ]
Algérie: Etat "critique" pour le militant chôme... [ Published Apr 29 2012 by Huffington Post Canada ]
Azerbaijan: Arbitrary detention of Mr. Ogtay Gu... [ Published Apr 26 2012 by Fidh ]
Colombia: Amenazas contra los Sres. María Ruth ... [ Published Apr 25 2012 by Fidh ]
Syria - 19 organizations condemn the ongoing de... [ Published Apr 23 2012 by TrustMedia ]
Chiapas: Police kill a man in the Reforma munic... [ Published Apr 20 2012 by SIPAZ Blog ]
UZBEKISTAN: Conditional release of Mr. Alisher ... [ Published Apr 20 2012 by Fidh ]
BELARUS: The Observatory refers the case of Mr.... [ Published Apr 20 2012 by Fidh ]
Mexico: Intento de agresión y amenazas de muert... [ Published Apr 18 2012 by Fidh ]
Mexico: Graves amenazas contra el Padre Romuald... [ Published Apr 18 2012 by Fidh ]
Russian Federation: Attack against Mr. Alexey D... [ Published Apr 18 2012 by Fidh ]
PETITION OF CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVISTS ON THE SITU... [ Published Apr 18 2012 by Fidh ]
How to protect human rights while countering te... [ Published Apr 13 2012 by European Parliament ]
Human rights defenders face ?shrinking space? i... [ Published Apr 12 2012 by Fidh ]
Attack against Ms. Elena Milashina [ Published Apr 10 2012 by Fidh ]
Mexican army: 4 men in rights case have links t... [ Published Apr 03 2012 by Poten & Partners ]
COLOMBIA: Repudio ante el asesinato del Sr. Man... [ Published Mar 29 2012 by Fidh ]
Mexico: Nuevas difamaciones contra las ONGs de ... [ Published Mar 27 2012 by ReliefWeb - Latest Updates ]

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BAHRAIN:Call for immediate release of Al-Khawaj... [ Published May 22 2012 by Williams' Desk ] May 22, 2012 Shaikh Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa King; Commander-in-Chief of the Armed ForcesOffice of the King, PO Box 555.Rifa’a PalaceManama, Bahrain Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Crown Prince of BahrainRifa’a PalaceManama, Bahrain ...
Chiapas: Police kill a man in the Reforma munic... [ Published Apr 20 2012 by SIPAZ Blog ] Foto: @ Proceso Silvia Domínguez shows a photo of the body of her murdered brother On 11 April 2012, Gabriel Domínguez Escobedo, 33 years of age, was violently removed from his home in the city of Reforma, in northern Chiapas, without arrest order ...
Cambodia: Judicial harassment against Mr. Soum ... [ Published Feb 16 2012 by Khmerization ] URGENT APPEAL - THE OBSERVATORYKHM 001 / 0212 / OBS 020 Judicial harassment Cambodia February 15, 2012The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the International ...
Guerrero: Urgent Action for disappeared ecologi... [ Published Feb 08 2012 by SIPAZ Blog ] Photo @ Milenio The Observatory for the Protection of Human-Rights Defenders, a program associated with the World Organization against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), has requested the urgent intervention of ...
Arrest and detention of Alkarama executive dire... [ Published Jan 31 2012 by Williams' Desk ] 31 January 2012 M. François Fillon Prime Minister Hôtel de Matignon 57, rue de Varenne 75700 Paris FRANCE Re: Arrest and detention of Alkarama executive director, Dr Mourad Dhina Mr Prime Minister, I, call on you not to extradite ...