Bahrain: Maryam Al-Khawaja eventually released but clampdown on civil society must end

Bahrain: Maryam Al-Khawaja eventually released but clampdown on civil society must end

The ICJ has joined more than 150 other NGO in condemning the politically motivated arrest of human rights defender and co-director of the Gulf Centre for Human Rights, Maryam Al-Khawaja on 30 August. She was eventually released today while trial ongoing and with travel ban.

In a letter to HM the King Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the 155 organisations  urged Maryam’s immediate and unconditional release, and called for an end to the ongoing clampdown on civil society.

The letter may be downloaded in full in PDF format here: Bahrain-JointLetterMaryam-Advocacy-open letters-2014-ENG

 

ICJ joins NGO letter to Human Rights Council on drones

ICJ joins NGO letter to Human Rights Council on drones

The ICJ joined several other international organisations in today’s open letter to the UN Human Rights Council sharing concerns about State practices of targeted killings and the use of armed drones.

The open letter urges UN Member States and the Human Rights Council to undertake several steps towards ensuring transparency, compliance with international law, meaningful oversight, effective remedies for victims and effective investigations, tracking and response to civilian harm.

The letter was sent to Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States to the Human Rights Council ahead of the Council’s Panel on the application of international law to the use of armed drones, to be held on 22 September 2014.

HRC27-JointNGOStatement-ArmedDrones-Non-OpenLetter-2014 (download joint NGO letter in PDF)

Go to webpage with further information on the Council’s plenary panel on armed drones and international law

 

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