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Human rights defendersPosted on November 27, 2023Call by 106 organizations to the Indonesian government: Stop the judicial harassment of human rights defenders Fatia Maulidiyanti and Haris Azhar
The criminalization of Fatia and Haris for simply criticizing a government official is a breach of Indonesia’s obligation to uphold people’s fundamental freedoms–especially free expression– under the ICCPR.
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IACHRPosted on November 09, 2023More than 20 human rights organizations condemn police abuse with less lethal weapons before the IACHR-CIDH
The hearing aims to express concern over the use of weapons such as kinetic impact projectiles and tear gas cartridges.
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Religious Freedom and Equal TreatmentPosted on October 30, 2023Joining Forces: Local activists and allies advancing trans rights worldwide
A reflective report from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Hungary, South Africa, Thailand, Uganda and the USA on the advances towards equal rights for all trans persons.
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ProtestPosted on July 25, 2023The Kenyan government must immediately stop the use of live ammunition and disproportionate use of crowd-control weapons against protesters
INCLO members condemn the illegal use of live ammunition by police against protesters. We urge authorities to immediately put an end to the repression and guarantee freedom of assembly
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29/06/2023Posted on June 29, 2023Lethal in Disguise 2 presented at an event in Geneva at the UN Human Rights Council
Following the International Day in support of Victims of Torture, INCLO, PHR and Amnesty International stressed the dangers of crowd-control weapons and urged the UN to adopt a treaty prohibiting the trade of tools used for torture.
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Expert PanelPosted on June 27, 2023Faces under surveillance: Global perspectives on FRT use and regulation
Transcript of the expert event on March 8, 2023, in Toronto about current human rights issues related to facial recognition technology in Argentina, Canada, the UK and the USA. Hosted and moderated by INCLO's Canadian member, CCLA.
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TFTTPosted on May 04, 2023Lethal in Disguise: Joint submission to the UNSR on Torture by INCLO and PHR
INCLO and PHR presented a written submission on the production and trade of crowd-control weapons at the UN 78th General Assembly. It is vital to acknowledge the use of these weapons for torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment.
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Mass SurveillancePosted on May 03, 2023Amicus curiae: The proposed use of FRT by French authorities in the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games is unconstitutional
INCLO members Agora, CCLA, EIPR, IICL and LRC along with ECNL and Privacy International presented an amicus to the French Constitutional Council.
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Protest Rights and PolicingPosted on March 22, 2023Lethal in Disguise 2: How Crowd-Control Weapons Impact Health and Human Rights
Our new report is the most comprehensive report to date on the dangers of crowd-control weapons. Produced by INCLO members and Physicians for Human Rights, with the collaboration of the Omega Research Foundation.
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StatementsPosted on February 09, 2023Freedom of Assembly and State Accountability: INCLO Member Submission for the Upcoming UNHRC Thematic Report
Twelve INCLO members answered the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Peaceful Assembly's call for submissions for his upcoming report on state accountability for serious violations of the right of peaceful assembly.
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Protest Rights and PolicingPosted on January 20, 2023INCLO Joins Coalition of Human Rights NGOs in Signing the Shoreditch Declaration for a Torture Free Trade Treaty
More than 30 international organizations including Omega Research Foundation, Amnesty International and numerous INCLO members and partners have joined forces to call for an international treaty to control the trade in tools of torture used to suppress peaceful protests and abuse detainees around the world.
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Joint StatementPosted on December 20, 2022Continued Repression of Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights Staff Must End
Open letter to the Embassies of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America to Egypt, and the European Union Delegation to Egypt
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ReportPosted on December 14, 2022New Joint Study on State Surveillance Measures Adopted During the Covid-19 Pandemic
INCLO, European Centre for Not-For-Profit Law and Privacy International publish Under Surveillance: (Mis)use of Technologies in Emergency Responses (Global lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic).
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Less lethal weaponsPosted on November 19, 2022Jakarta Post: We must ban tear gas use in sports stadiums, for good
On Oct. 1, 131 people died and more than 300 were injured in a stampede in Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, East Java. The reason? Tear gas.
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Amicus CuriaePosted on October 05, 2022Joint INCLO Amicus Curiae in Memora Activa vs Argentina
INCLO members Agora International Human Rights Group (Russia), American Civil Liberties Union, Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), Hungarian Civil Liberties Union, Irish Council for Civil Liberties, Kenya Human Rights Commission, KontraS (Indonesia) and Legal Resources Centre (South Africa) presented a third party intervention before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in the case Asociación civil Memoria Activa vs Argentina.
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19/08/2022Posted on August 19, 2022ISRAEL: INCLO Members Stand in Solidarity with Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Declared Terrorist Groups by Israeli Government and Raided
In support of the six organizations that have been designated as “terrorist groups” under Israel’s anti-terrorism law, we call for the Israeli government to immediately reverse its decision and remove them from the list of terrorist organizations. We call for Israel to desist from its persecution campaign.
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PublicationPosted on July 18, 2022Global Developments in Religious Freedom and Equal Treatment
INCLO’s members distribute this international newsletter, highlighting cases that reveal the tensions between the two rights and identifying worrying trends that require serious consideration.
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Right to privacyPosted on June 07, 2022INCLO report on privacy in the digital age submitted to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
With reference to case studies from INCLO countries, we address recent trends and challenges regarding the right to privacy in relation to (i) measures relying on digital technology taken to combat Covid-19; (ii) facial recognition technologies (FRT); and (iii) use of encryption.
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StatementsPosted on March 29, 2022
ECtHR: Telegram vs Russia
INCLO members submitted a third-party intervention on Russia's ban of Telegram between 2018 and 2020 over the app's refusal to hand over encryption keys.
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Protecting civic spacePosted on March 23, 2022INCLO members condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and join calls for an immediate ceasefire
We bluntly condemn the massive violation of international humanitarian law and international human rights perpetrated by Russia against Ukraine.
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Freedom of expressionPosted on February 11, 2022Indonesia: Letter to the Commission on Human Rights asking for protection of HRDs Fatia Maulidiyanti and Haris Azhar
INCLO members call on the Indonesian National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) to protect human rights defenders Fatia Maulidiyanti and Haris Azhar in a letter sent to Chairman Ahmad Taufan Damanik.
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Freedom of expressionPosted on January 25, 2022Solidarity with Fatia Maulidiyanti and Haris Azhar: INCLO members urge Indonesian authorities to end harassment of human rights defenders
The undersigned members of the International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations (INCLO) are deeply concerned about the continued harassment and threats of prosecution faced by Fatia Maulidiyanti, Coordinator of the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS) and Haris Azhar, Executive Director of Lokataru Law and Human Rights Office.
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StatementsPosted on October 27, 2021INCLO Members Stand in Solidarity with Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Declared Terrorist Groups by Israeli Government and Call to Reverse Decision Immediately
We support the 6 organizations that have been designated as “terrorist groups” under Israel’s anti-terrorism law and call for the Israeli government to immediately reverse its decision and remove them from the list of terrorist organizations.
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StatementsPosted on September 29, 2021INCLO Statement on the Right to Protest at the UN Human Right Council Session 48
CELS, on behalf of INCLO, ILEX and other allies delivered an oral statement at the Panel Discussion on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Context of Protests (HRC Resolution 44/20) at the UN HRC 48 on 29 September, 2021.
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Freedom of expressionPosted on September 15, 2021Solidarity with Indonesian human rights defenders Fatia Maulidiyanti and Haris Azar: authorities must end threats of prosecution
INCLO members are deeply concerned about the judicial harassment faced by our colleagues at the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS) and the Lokataru Law and Human Rights Office. We call on the government to take immediate action to protect human rights defenders in Indonesia.
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StatementsPosted on August 04, 2021INCLO Written Contribution in response to Human Rights Council Resolution 44/20
INCLO submitted a written contribution to the UN Special Rapporteur Clement Voule for the preparation of a report on the protection of human rights in the context of protests during times of crisis, as was called for by the Human Rights Council Resolution 44/20.
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STATEMENTPosted on July 19, 2021Open letter to Indonesian Pres. Widodo urging better respect for human rights in Papua
Ten INCLO members urge the Indonesian President to address violations of the right to protest and access to information in Papua.
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STATEMENTPosted on July 19, 2021INCLO Statement on Increased Human Rights Violations in Papua
INCLO members call attention to the increasing human rights violations in Papua and urges the Indonesian government to take measures to ensure the respect of the right to protest and to access of information.
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STATEMENTPosted on July 02, 2021
Oral Statement on Peaceful Assembly at the UN Human Rights Council Session 47
The LRC's oral statement on behalf of INCLO at the UN Human Rights Council Session 47 during the Interactive Dialogue with the UN Special Rapporteur on Peaceful Assembly held on 1 July 2021.
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STATEMENTPosted on June 04, 2021
Open letter to German Chancellor Merkel urging her to support a TRIPS waiver at the WTO
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StatementPosted on May 05, 2021Universal and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines
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STATEMENTPosted on May 05, 2021
Open letter to US President Biden urging him to support TRIPS waiver to ensure equitable global vaccine production and distribution
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PublicationPosted on May 03, 2021Protesting during a Pandemic: State Responses during COVID-19
An INCLO issue paper that documents and analyzes protests and state responses that affect the right to protest, as well as highlight the work of INCLO members in 14 countries in the midst of the global pandemic in 2020.
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INCLO in the NewsPosted on February 09, 2021A global look at oversight cooperation
Why don’t intelligence oversight bodies cooperate as well as intelligence agencies? And is there reason to believe that this could be changing?
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Press ReleasesPosted on February 03, 2021
Unhealed Wounds - The Faces Behind the Injuries of Crowd-Control Weapons
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Surveillance and Human RightsPosted on January 22, 2021
INCLO’s FRT stories of harm highlight need for strong legal framework that protects civil rights
The indiscriminate use of Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) globally by law enforcement and other government agencies is dangerously normalising surveillance.
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22/01/2021Posted on January 22, 2021In Focus: Facial Recognition Tech Stories And Rights Harms From Around The World
A new INCLO report of FRT stories from around the world flags the risk of creating societies where people are watched and identified when they attend a protest, take part in religious events, visit a doctor or just go about their daily lives.
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PublicationPosted on June 01, 2018Defending Dissent: Towards State Practices that Protect and Promote the Rights to Protest
INCLO published this report in partnership with the International Human Rights Clinic at the University of Chicago Law School (IHRC).
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INCLO members work jointly on four programmatic areas of work: Protest Rights and Policing, Surveillance and Human Rights, Religious Freedom and Equal Treatment, and Protecting Civic Space.
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