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The approach of 'arrest-first, investigate-later' adopted by authorities has posed a challenge for human rights defenders in Ethiopia. Furthermore, the lack of transparency in explaining the reasons for their arrest adds to the injustice they face. https://lnkd.in/ds_xWBcm #accesstojustice #wedefenddefenders

📢 All victims of crime have the right to be safe and seek justice. For the #EUVictimsDay, VSE joined Platform for Undocumented Migrants (PICUM), together with 45 human rights organisations, in calling on EU lawmakers to strengthen rights of all victims of crime in the revision of the Victims' Rights Directive. Joint statement - https://lnkd.in/eZfbXV8G #EUVictimsRights #ShapingVictimSupportTogether #LeaveNoVictimBehind #22Feb #VictimsRightsEU #EUVictimsRights #SafetyFirst

Dear Tomoya Obokata, it is indeed a bold thing for you and your co-signatories to have made the statement welcoming South Africa's lawsuit against Israel. Few experts will do so simply because bold statements like yours, either for or against Israel, surely attract victimization from die-hards (on both sides). The raging discussions on the subject matter must not fail or continue to fail to see the facts as they are - the callous deaths of innocent people. While Hamas cannot deny that it murdered innocent 1200 Israelis, Israel, too, in a way, cannot escape blame for the death of over 23,000 Palestinians. For me, this is what matters, and I think that is a crucial point in the lawsuit filed by South Africa. Attempts by both sides to justify the deaths of these innocent ones make the purveyors of such arguments inhuman, in my opinion. Whatever it is, human lives matter. Human lives are not and should not be made cannon fodders for prosecuting any cause, no matter how noble.

This brings hope to so many women and girls seeking #asylum across EU! => "A Turkish national, who is of Kurdish origin, a Muslim and divorced and who claims that she was forced to marry by her family and was beaten and threatened by her husband, feared for her life if she had to return to Türkiye and lodged an application for #international_protection in Bulgaria. The Bulgarian court hearing the case decided to refer questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union. Gender-based violence against women is recognized as 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 under the #IstanbulConvention on violence against women. (Turkey withdrew from the Convention in 2021). The grounds for obtaining refugee status under #EuropeanUnion law include 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲, 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽. The #ECJ established that gender-based violence against women 𝗜𝗦 a form of persecution, and that EU #refugee status is applicable to women as they may persecuted because of their "𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽" – concluding that 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 within the meaning of Directive 2011/95." #GBV #Migration #EU

Our Ag. Secretary provides a rundown of items in the agenda as follows: - Human Rights Situation in Africa - Activity Report of Commissioner Sow - Panel on the African Declaration on the promotion of the role of human rights defenders and their protection in Africa #ACHPR79OS

On the agenda now, is the continuation of Item 3 on the #humanrights situation in #Africa. Follow the presentations of state delegates, national human rights institutions and non-governmental organizations https://lnkd.in/emyvc6-9 #ACHPR79OS

The #manipulation of migrant flows by Mexican #cartels emerges as a pivotal challenge to national #security and human rights, intertwining criminal enterprise with #geopolitical strife. Read the brief on #MigrantHybridWarfare https://ow.ly/b60550QKLJy

The #manipulation of migrant flows by Mexican #cartels emerges as a pivotal challenge to national #security and human rights, intertwining criminal enterprise with #geopolitical strife. Read the brief on #MigrantHybridWarfare https://ow.ly/4gQL50QKLJz

Our Ag. Secretary provides a rundown of items in the agenda as follows: - Human Rights Situation in Africa - Activity Report of Commissioner Sow - Panel on the African Declaration on the promotion of the role of human rights defenders and their protection in Africa #ACHPR79OS