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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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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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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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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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