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SUMMARY:NPWJ receives Jamaat-e-Islami leadership in Brussels
DESCRIPTION:On 8 April 2025\, No Peace Without Justice was pleased to host the leadership of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh\, including its Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman\, alongside prominent members of Bangladeshi civil society. \nThe meeting provided an opportunity to engage in a meaningful exchange on the critical situation in Bangladesh and the urgent challenges of its ongoing political transition. The discussion underscored the importance of ensuring free and fair elections\, and the need to initiate a victim-centered transitional justice process – one rooted in accountability\, truth-seeking\, and truth-telling as essential steps to move forward without the heavy burden of a long-standing culture of impunity. \nNPWJ remains committed to support local activists and political leaders in Bangladesh advocating for democratic institutions grounded on the rule of law\, respect of human rights and fair justice. \nBackground\nThe atrocities committed during the 1971 conflict still haunt Bangladesh and efforts to bring justice are essential for the country to moving forward without the heavy burden of impunity. The hundred of thousands of victims and survivors deserve that justice is done and seen to be done. The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)\, which began its work in March 2010\, could have been an historic opportunity to provide proper acknowledgement and redress to countless victims and allow the country to move forward free from the heavy burden of a long-standing culture of impunity. However\, the major flaws in its proceedings and repeated violations of due process and fair trial rights raised strong concerns of the international community. Furthermore\, by focusing its investigations on the leadership of the then opposition political parties for their role during the conflict and by handing down the death penalty against several individuals on trial before it\, the ICT has inevitably reinforced the claims of those who dismiss its proceedings as a clumsy attempt to carry out an unjust and politically motivated judicial exercise of vengeance under the guise of fighting impunity. \n\nBriefing on the Human Rights situation in Bangladesh\, European Parliament\, Brussels\, 6 December 2022\nWar crimes in Bangladesh: European Union should act decisively in impending miscarriage of justice\, 12 November 2015\nWar crimes in Bangladesh: unfair trials and death penalty will not bring justice\, 17 June 2015\nWe urge the government of Bangladesh to begin dialogue with opposition\, Financial Times\, Comments/Letters\, 28 February 2015\nBangladesh International Crimes Tribunal: unfair trials and death penalty will not bring justice\, 6 November 2014\nBangladesh: International Lawyers submit evidence to ICC Prosecutor over serious crimes allegedly committed by government forces\, 4 February 2014\nUPR/Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal: NPWJ calls for removal of death penalty and strict application of due process guarantees\, 19 September 2013\nThe Bangladesh War Crimes Tribunal should be internationalised – for the sake of the nation’s future\, 17 October 2013\n11th ASP to the ICC: NPWJ convenes side event on “The Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal”\, The Hague\, 21 November 2012\nBangladesh International Crimes Tribunal: Make Justice Count Through Fair Trials\, Op-Ed By Niccolo ’Figa’ Talamanca and Nicola Giovannini\, Eurasia Review\, 8 November 2012\nBangladesh International Crimes Tribunal: NPWJ calls for removal of death penalty and strict application of due process guarantees\, 5 November 2012\n\nFor more information\, please contact Nicola Giovannini\, Press & Public Affairs Coordinator (ngiovannini@npwj.org) or Alison Smith\, International Justice Director (asmith@npwj.org)
URL:https://www.npwj.org/event/npwj-receives-jamaat-e-islami-leadership-in-brussels/
LOCATION:Brussels\, Brussels\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20250306T150000
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SUMMARY:Tunisia: The Weaponisation of the Criminal Justice System in the Context of the Judicial Independence Crisis
DESCRIPTION:Venue: Room XXV Palais des Nations\, Geneva\nDate & Time: 6 March 2025\, 15:00 \nTunisian League for Human Rights (LTDH)\, Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF)\, World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)\, International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)\, EuroMed Rights\, No Peace Without Justice (NPWJ)\, and the Committee for the Respect of Liberties and Human Rights in Tunisia (CRLDHT) are organising a side event at the 58th Session of the Human Rights Council. This discussion will examine the erosion of judicial independence in Tunisia and the increasing use of the criminal justice system to suppress dissent. \nObjective:\nThis event will provide a platform for legal experts\, human rights defenders\, and affected individuals to inform the international community and UN human rights mechanisms about the implications of the ongoing crackdown on judicial independence and fundamental freedoms in Tunisia. Discussions will focus on the broader regional and international impact of these developments\, as well as potential avenues for engagement and reform. \nSpeakers Include: \nSenior legal and human rights experts\, representatives of civil society organizations\, Individuals with direct experience of the crisis.
URL:https://www.npwj.org/event/tunisia-the-weaponisation-of-the-criminal-justice-system-in-the-context-of-the-judicial-independence-crisis/
LOCATION:Human Rights Council\, Geneva\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240321T150000
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SUMMARY:"After a Drug War: Ending Extrajudicial Drug War Killings and Extending Transitional Justice for Victims"
DESCRIPTION:Side event\, 67th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs\, Vienna\, 21 March 2024 \nZoom (with optional registration): https://bit.ly/afteradrugwar\nZoom (direct meeting access): https://bit.ly/afteradrugwar-noreg\nhttps://stopthedrugwar.org/ruleoflaw \nKeynote Speaker: Leila de Lima\nSenator\, Republic of the Philippines from 2016-2022\n(via Zoom) \nPanel:\nAgnès Callamard\, Secretary General\, Amnesty International (via Zoom)\nZaved Mahmood\, Human Rights and Drug Policy Advisor\, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights\nSocorro Reyes\, Human Rights Defender and Former University Professor of Leila de Lima\nIntro by David Borden\, Executive Director\, DRCNet Foundation AKA StoptheDrugWar.org.\nPanel and speaker-audience discussion moderated by Father Albert Alejo\, Faculty of Social Sciences\, Pontifical Gregorian University\nand member of Board of Directors of No Peace Without Justice. \nDrug wars sometimes lead to serious human rights abuses\, of which the worst may be extrajudicial killings or real or supposed drug suspects.  These can serve as an authoritarian populist tool by unprincipled leaders\, both politically and as a weapon against political opposition and media.  “After a Drug War” will discuss the experiences of countries that have suffered from this problem\, and of leaders who have paid a price for standing up to it. \n“After a Drug War” is organized by DRCNet Foundation AKA StoptheDrugWar.org\, with cosponsors Human Rights and People Empowerment Center\, NoBox Philippines\, US Filipinos for Good Governance\, Forum Droghe Associazione Movimento per il Contenimento dei Danni \, No Peace Without Justice\, and Alza Vita di Roma. \nPlease contact David Borden at +1 202-236-8620 or borden@drcnet.org for further information.\nVisit https://stopthedrugwar.org/ruleoflaw for more about our work in this area\, and visit https://stopthedrugwar.org/global for more about our work in the international system.
URL:https://www.npwj.org/event/after-a-drug-war-ending-extrajudicial-drug-war-killings-and-extending-transitional-justice-for-victims/
LOCATION:vienna\, Austria
CATEGORIES:Conferences,Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20240229T140000
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SUMMARY:Side event on "Accountability for human rights violations against anti-slavery activists and human rights defenders"
DESCRIPTION:Geneva\, UN Human Rights Council\, 55th Session\, Palais des Nations\, 29 February 2024 \nOn the occasion of the 55th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva\, No Peace Without Justice convened a side event on “Accountability for human rights violations against anti-slavery activists  and human rights defenders”\, which was held on Thursday 29 February 2024 (from 14:00 to 15:00\, Room XXV\, Palais des Nations\, United Nations Office in Geneva). \nPanelists of the meeting\, which was chaired by Tara O’Grady\, President\, No Peace Without Justice\, included Jeddou Abdel Wahab\, anti-slavery activist; Vincent Diko Hanoune\, anti-slavery activist; Hamadi Diarra\, anti-slavery activist. Closing remarks were made by Marco Perduca\, Board member\, No Peace Without Justice. \nThis side event was intented as an opportunity for prominent representatives of the Mauritanian anti-slavery movement to brief United Nations Member States\, relevant UN Bodies and Special Procedures\, NGOs and other interested parties and provide an in-person update on the situation on the ground which continue to represent a blatant violation of Human Rights which need to be addressed by the international community to find justice and redress for victims and accountability for perpetrators. \n\nWatch the video of the event on our YouTube Channel\nProgram and concept note\nFlyer\nIntervention by Vincent Diko Hanoune\n\nFor further information\, please contact Gianluca Eramo (geramo@npwj.org) or Giacomo Canossa (gcanossa@npwj.org)
URL:https://www.npwj.org/event/side-event-on-accountability-for-human-rights-violations-against-anti-slavery-activists-and-human-rights-defenders/
LOCATION:Geneva\, Geneva\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230316
DTSTAMP:20260714T052726
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SUMMARY:Consultative meeting with the Attorney General of the Benghazi branch on the identification of training needs and design of training programs
DESCRIPTION:Djerba (Tunisia)\, 14-15 March 2023 \nIn the framework of EU-funded ADALIT-Libya project\, No Peace Without Justice (NPWJ) organized held on 14 and 15 March 2023 a consultative meeting with the Attorney general of the Benghazi branch on the identification of training needs and design of training programs. The meeting took place in Djerba\, Tunisia and was anticipated by a preparatory informal meeting held in January in Benghazi with the President of the Benghazi Branch of the Public Advocates and 5 members of the Training Committee of this branch. Here\, the gaps in knowledge and needs for training were identified and agreed upon. \nThis consultative meeting represented the first phase of an action plan aimed to develop and strengthen the skills of lawyers affiliated with the Department of Peoples’ Legal Defense in the field of legal assistance to Libyan citizens and foreigners residing in Libya in relation to the rule of law and human rights\, especially in the case of groups most in need of legal aid and vulnerable to abuses. \nOver the two days\, we provided various concepts and explanations on the training system processes\, with particular attention on methodology\, objectives\, training design\, implementation\, assessment and evaluation. In addition\, participants learnt the importance of and necessity to apply guiding principles to trainings in the field of human rights\, such as the respect for dignity and promotion of independence\, equality and non-discrimination\, participation and equal opportunities\, accessibility and inclusivity\, freedom of opinion and expression\, and protection of personal data. \nAt the end of the meeting\, participants agreed to approve the final version of the training needs identification questionnaire for the Benghazi Branch of Public Advocacy. This questionnaire was prepared during the meeting and participants agreed on distributing it to the members of the aforementioned\, analysing its results and preparing an outline of the training plan accordingly. \nSix lawyers from the DPLD branch in Benghazi participated to the consultative meeting (5 women and one man).
URL:https://www.npwj.org/event/consultative-meeting-with-the-attorney-general-of-the-benghazi-branch-on-the-identification-of-training-needs-and-design-of-training-programs/
LOCATION:Djerba\, Djerba\, Tunisia
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221206
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221207
DTSTAMP:20260714T052726
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SUMMARY:Women’s Strength
DESCRIPTION:The event “Women’s Strength”\, hosted by Emma Bonino and organised by No Peace Without Justice and Le Contemporanee\, with the support of +Europa\, will be held on 6 December 2022 at “Spazio Europa” in Rome\, via Quattro Novembre 149. \nOn the eve of Human Rights Day\, it aims at supporting the struggles\, courage and determination of women who take to the streets and fight for their rights\, for those of future generations and for the human rights of all. \nIn the world’s most repressive societies\, women lead the change\, from Afghanistan to Iran\, from Ukraine and Belarus to Iraq. This should come as no surprise: women are and always have been inherently strong. \nFrom a young age\, women are taught to be the wind under someone else’s wings\, to be the “inner” force that enables men to be strong and successful in public. Now\, during times of adversity\, (almost always) women take on the leadership: they are the ones who manage the scarce resources to ensure the survival of the most vulnerable; they are the ones who play a series of roles to guarantee essential services and whatever else is necessary. But too often the difference – due to the ancestral patterns of respective social roles – is that women have been “allowed” to demonstrate their strength in the private sphere\, but are still not allowed to do it fully in the public one. \nViolence against women in public and private life is an integral part of this construct. But this is changing: violence against women in public life is increasingly in the spotlight\, while women are rediscovering their strength and increasingly asking not to be excluded from the decision-making processes that affect their lives\, and not to be treated as victims\, but as holders of rights which deserve justice and reparation when violated. \n“Women’s Strength”\, with the testimonies of many activists and leaders fighting in the field\, has the objective of recognizing\, sustaining and encouraging these requests\, for it is only this way that society as a whole can benefit from the collective strength\, that is greater than the sum of its parts. \n\nPreliminary Program\nConcept note\n\nFor further information\, please contact gschiavoni@npwj.org
URL:https://www.npwj.org/event/womens-strength/
LOCATION:Spazio Europa\, Via Quattro Novembre 149\, Rome\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Rome:20221117T153000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Rome:20221117T173000
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SUMMARY:Rights\, Justice and Needs in Lebanese Prisons.
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, November 17\, as the closing event of the DROIT project\, the “Rights\, Justice and Basic Needs in Lebanese Prisons” meeting was held at Beit Beirut\, an important opportunity to present and discuss the results achieved through the DROIT project and analyze the increasingly urgent needs of the prison system in Lebanon. \nSpeakers at the event included the Director of the Italian Development Cooperation Agency in Beirut\, the Director of ARCS\, representatives from the Ministry of Justice and ISF\, the two project partner NGOs Mouvement Social and AJEM\, the Task Force Coordinator\, and former Lebanese Interior Minister Ziyad Baroud. \nThe DROIT project\, co-funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation\, was managed by ARCS in partnership with Lebanese NGOs Mouvement Social and AJEM and Italian partners ARCI Toscana\, the Garante dei Diritti dei Detenuti delle Regione Toscana\, Antigone\, and No Peace Without Justice. \nBackground\nLebanon has a prison population of more than 8\,000 inmates (between prisons and other detention facilities)\, nearly 80 percent of whom are awaiting trial.\nIn Roumieh Prison alone\, the country’s largest\, the number of detainees exceeds the planned capacity by three times\, and the proportion does not differ much in other prisons\, such as in Tripoli in the north and Zahle in the Bekaa Valley.\nAt the operational level\, it is the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF)\, then the Ministry of Interior\, that is responsible for management\, despite often lacking specific knowledge and training to work as prison guards.\nAs of 2019\, Lebanon is experiencing an unprecedented economic crisis. GDP per capita has fallen by 40 percent\, the local currency has seen 95 percent of its value lost in the face of rising inflation\, and recent data has pushed about 80 percent of the population below the poverty line. The World Bank says Lebanon is experiencing one of the three worst global economic slumps since 1850.\nIf the country’s socioeconomic crisis is dramatic in general\, the consequences are even more severe within prison facilities. Cases of escapes from detention facilities\, the most recent of which occurred from the Adlieh underground prison in Beirut\, reflect their unsustainable situation. The quality and quantity of meals distributed by the prison administration have decreased. Inflation is reducing inmates’ financial means and making food supplies difficult. Family visits are increasingly infrequent\, partly due to the high cost of fuel (a full tank of gasoline\, after the removal of state subsidies\, has come to cost as much as an average state salary)\, as has the supply of basic necessities. \nActivities carried out\nIn this context\, civil society organizations are often called upon to provide many of the services that by law should be guaranteed by the state: legal assistance\, staff training\, psychological or medical support. The DROIT project\, in partnership with the Lebanese NGOs Mouvement Social and AJEM\, active since 2018\, has contributed to enhancing recovery services\, social reintegration\, assistance aimed at prisoners/prisoners\, people at risk and their families\, and training of prison workers. The intervention\, in particular\, supported the strengthening of services offered in two Lebanese prisons (Roumieh and BEK)\, to improve the general conditions of detention\, and at the Rabieh rehabilitation center\, to support the rehabilitation and social reintegration processes of detained persons.\nIt also included the meeting and exchange of practices on prison issues thanks to the collaboration with the Italian partners of ARCI Toscana\, the Garante dei Diritti dei Detenuti delle Regione Toscana\, Antigone and No Peace Without Justice. In addition to a series of roundtables organized in-person and online between 2019 and 2022\, in June this year a Lebanese delegation\, composed of representatives of NGOs\, the Lebanese Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of the Interior\, paid a visit to several Italian penitentiary centers\, in Tuscany and Rome\, during which it was possible to compare the two systems and the legislative traditions underlying prison management\, while also putting on the table the common difficulties and challenges faced\, starting with the issue of overcrowding
URL:https://www.npwj.org/event/rights-justice-and-needs-in-lebanese-prisons/
LOCATION:Beit Beirut – Museo e centro culturale urbano (Beit Beirut – Museum and Urban Cultural Center)\, VGP5+Q8X\, Beirut\, Libano
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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SUMMARY:Lebanese institutional and civil society representatives to discuss penitentiary and judicial system reform with their Italian counterparts
DESCRIPTION:No Peace Without Justice (NPWJ)\, together with ARCS\, Antigone\, ARCI Toscana and the Guarantor of the Rights of Detainees of the Tuscany Region are partners of a project called “DROIT” which aims to contribute to the improvement of the Lebanese penitentiary and judicial system\, through a) the strengthening of rehabilitation\, social reintegration and assistance services aimed at prisoners\, people at risk and families\, b) the training of operators in the sector\, and c) the support to local civil society organizations in advocacy for the sector reform. \nIn this context\, on 30 June NPWJ will host a Lebanese delegation of representatives of institutions and civil society and will organize a day of meetings with Bernardo Petralia\, former Head of Penitentiary Administration Department\, Rita Bernardini\, Activist\, former Member of Parliament and Roberto Giachetti\, Member of Parliament\, to discuss about the situation of prisons in Italy\, the initiatives undertaken to promote justice\, the rights of prisoners and their condition in the facilities and the proposals for a penitentiary reform in Italy. \nAt the end of the meetings\, a visit to the Rebibbia Penitentiary Institute has been organized\, with the aim of sharing experiences and practices on the issues of prisoners’ rights and the management of prisons.
URL:https://www.npwj.org/event/lebanese-institutional-and-civil-society-representatives-to-discuss-penitentiary-and-judicial-system-reform-with-their-italian-counterparts/
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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