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At UN Human Rights Council, Iran protests France’s arbitrary detention of Esfandiari
30 Jun 2025 13:00 GMT
… to support pro-Palestinian human rights activists, women and girls … the Palestinian people and human rights defenders active in this … the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and International Covenant on … as a form of “hostage-taking” by the French judiciary. …
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‘Judicial hostage-taking’: Iran rebukes Mahdieh Esfandiari’s detention in France
01 Jun 2025 11:34 GMT
… France, as a form of “hostage-taking” by the French judiciary.
Esfandiari … security apparatus to be judicial hostage-taking. This is an inhumane act … as a clear violation of human rights and a politically-charged misuse …
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Palestine Action continues direct action as UK rushes ban through Parliament
02 Jul 2025 19:37 GMT
… and artists speak out
UN human rights experts on Tuesday called on … cause death, serious injury or hostage taking — not property damage alone.
“Acts … and advocacy related to defending human rights in Palestine.”
Meanwhile, more than …
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UN experts call on UK not to label Palestine Action a ‘terrorist’ group
02 Jul 2025 09:05 GMT
The United Nations human rights experts have urged the UK … death, serious personal injury or hostage taking,” and that “mere property damage … generally in relation to defending human rights in Palestine.”
The experts stated …
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UN Experts Urge United Kingdom Not To Misuse Terrorism Laws Against Protest Group Palestine Action
01 Jul 2025 20:27 GMT
… serious personal
injury or hostage taking, in order to intimidate … in
relation to defending human rights in
Palestine.”
The … promotion and protection of human rights
and fundamental freedoms while … on the situation of human rights in the
Palestinian territory …
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Why the UN Human Rights Council Keeps Failing on Israel
04 Apr 2025 14:29 GMT
… – The United Nations Human Rights Council is expected to … and seriously investigate human rights problems around the world … ’ barbaric slaughter and hostage-taking on October 7, 2023 … human rights violators.
The Council reeks of hypocrisy, both on human rights …
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ICRC president: When the rules of war are applied selectively, they lose their protective power
27 Jun 2025 17:50 GMT
Ladies and gentlemen, dear colleagues,
It is a great honour and pleasure to be among you today. I wanted to be here to speak about the importance and power of the normative. And this is where it is necessary to be brought back to because of the writing and …
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Legislation targets Houthi human rights abuses with proposed sanctions
08 Mar 2025 19:10 GMT
… Brad Sherman introduced the Houthi Human Rights Accountability Act, known as H … ' expansion of violence and human rights violations. He stated: “The Houthis … . laws regarding sanctions for human rights abuses and hostage-taking activities linked to the …
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Release the Doctors: NGOs Call for the Release of Unlawfully Detained Health Workers in Gaza and the West Bank
30 Jun 2025 15:13 GMT
… —whether in the attacks and hostage-taking by Hamas on October 7 … )
Glia Equal Care
HelpAge International
Human Rights Watch
Humanity & Inclusion - …
Pax Christi International
Physicians for Human Rights
Première Urgence Internationale
United Against …
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Chronicle of an announced withdrawal: Argentina and UN Human Rights Council
11 Feb 2025 14:48 GMT
… “specific terrorist acts.” These include hostage-taking, attacks, the financing of terrorism … were created to investigate serious human rights violations, some of which may … on Israel. When faced with human rights violations, the UN establishes protection …