Arbitrary arrest and detention

Human Rights Working Group on Arbitrary Detention calls for the immediate release of Leonard Peltier

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Tuesday, July 26, 2022

GENEVA, July 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United Nations Human Rights Council Working Group on Arbitrary Detention distributed its opinion calling for the immediate release of Leonard Peltier , an indigenous rights activist who has been wrongfully incarcerated by the U.S. government for the last 47 years.

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  • GENEVA, July 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United Nations Human Rights Council Working Group on Arbitrary Detention distributed its opinion calling for the immediate release of Leonard Peltier , an indigenous rights activist who has been wrongfully incarcerated by the U.S. government for the last 47 years.
  • In its opinion, the Working Group found that Mr. Peltiers detention was arbitrary and in contravention of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
  • Mr. Peltiers case was first presented to the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention in 2005.
  • The Working Group determined in its first opinion that his detention was not arbitrary at that time.

IAC issues statement after UN Letter release is made public : Cape Verde, Criticised Heavily by the United Nations

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Friday, October 15, 2021

The United Nations expresses its "deep concern about the allegations of arbitrary arrest, detention and extradition proceedings against Ambassador Saab".

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  • The United Nations expresses its "deep concern about the allegations of arbitrary arrest, detention and extradition proceedings against Ambassador Saab".
  • The United Nations Human Rights (OHCHR) letter1 sent to the government of Cape Verde on July 19, 2021, was made public to a large group of independent experts.
  • Early this morning, alarm was raised at the fate of Ambassador Alex Saab detained by the Cape Verdean authorities.
  • I urge the Cape Verde authorities to release Alex Saab immediately and demand accountability.

The International Action Centre: The Supreme Court of Cape Verde denies the habeas corpus applications regarding Ambassador Saab

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Monday, June 21, 2021

The International Action Centre issues the following statement on the recent decision of the Supreme Court of Cape Verde:

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  • The International Action Centre issues the following statement on the recent decision of the Supreme Court of Cape Verde:
    The International Action Center in its discovery visit, to Cape Verde, confirmed that the Supreme Court of Cape Verde considers that a detention in the form of house arrest is not a detention that can be challenged by habeas corpus.
  • This position of the Supreme Court is legally erroneous and cannot be defended in a state governed by the rule of law.
  • Thus, the position of the Supreme Court of Cape Verde shocks the universal legal conscience and defies the most elementary fundamental rights.
  • The positions adopted by the Supreme Court of Cape Verde regarding habeas corpus in the case of the arbitrary detention of Ambassador Saab are totally erroneous and legally indefensible.

Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime: EU sanctions four people responsible for serious human rights violations in Russia

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Wednesday, March 3, 2021

The Council today decided to impose restrictive measures on four Russian individuals responsible for serious human rights violations, including arbitrary arrests and detentions, as well as widespread and systematic repression of freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, and freedom of opinion and expression in Russia.

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  • The Council today decided to impose restrictive measures on four Russian individuals responsible for serious human rights violations, including arbitrary arrests and detentions, as well as widespread and systematic repression of freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, and freedom of opinion and expression in Russia.
  • This is the first time that the EU imposes sanctions in the framework of the new EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime which was established on 7 December 2020.
  • The sanctions regime enables the EU to target those responsible for acts such as genocide, crimes against humanity and other serious human rights violations or abuses such as torture, slavery, extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests or detentions.
  • In addition, persons and entities in the EU are forbidden from making funds available to those listed, either directly or indirectly.

International Counsel for Marsha Lazareva Takes her Case to the United Nations

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Thursday, May 23, 2019

The complaint was filed by an international legal team, led by prominent human rights attorney Cherie Blair CBE, QC, on behalf of Marsha Lazareva, vice chair and managing director of KGL Investments.

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  • The complaint was filed by an international legal team, led by prominent human rights attorney Cherie Blair CBE, QC, on behalf of Marsha Lazareva, vice chair and managing director of KGL Investments.
  • It cites Kuwait's violations of fair trial protections and of protections against arbitrary detention under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
  • Ms. Lazareva was detained in November 2017 and faced false allegations of embezzlement in the course of her work.
  • Ms. Lazareva has filed a separate investment arbitration complaint against Kuwait in connection with her imprisonment and arbitrary treatment by Kuwait.