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Human rights defenders
Posted on November 27, 2023
Call 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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Protest
Posted on July 25, 2023
The 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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TFTT
Posted on May 04, 2023
Lethal 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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Statements
Posted on February 09, 2023
Freedom 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.
Download joint submission
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Joint Statement
Posted on December 20, 2022
Continued 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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Amicus Curiae
Posted on October 05, 2022
Joint 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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19/08/2022
Posted on August 19, 2022
ISRAEL: 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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Right to privacy
Posted on June 07, 2022
INCLO 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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Posted 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 space
Posted on March 23, 2022
INCLO 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 expression
Posted on February 11, 2022
Indonesia: 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 expression
Posted on January 25, 2022
Solidarity 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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Statements
Posted on October 27, 2021
INCLO 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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Statements
Posted on September 29, 2021
INCLO 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 expression
Posted on September 15, 2021
Solidarity 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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Statements
Posted on August 04, 2021
INCLO 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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STATEMENT
Posted on July 19, 2021
Open 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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STATEMENT
Posted on July 19, 2021
INCLO 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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STATEMENT
Posted 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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STATEMENT
Posted on June 04, 2021
Open letter to German Chancellor Merkel urging her to support a TRIPS waiver at the WTO
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Statement
Posted on May 05, 2021
Universal and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines
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STATEMENT
Posted 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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Statements
Posted on December 15, 2020
INCLO Written Contribution in response to Human Rights Council Resolution 43/1
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Statements
Posted on November 21, 2020
INCLO member organizations call for the immediate release of detained human rights leaders with the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR).
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Statements
Posted on November 19, 2020
Open letter to Joko Widodo, the President of Indonesia, calling to respect obligations under international law and protect the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.
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Statements
Posted on November 16, 2020
Fourteen INCLO organisations appeal for the protection of encrypted communications across the world.
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Statements
Posted on November 12, 2020
INCLO member organizations in Hungary, Ireland and the UK call on EU authorities to protect end-to-end encryption and safeguard people's privacy.
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Statements
Posted on October 29, 2020
Policing Protest in Colombia
INCLO condemns police violence in Colombia and calls for meaningful police reform.
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Statements
Posted on June 24, 2020
INCLO welcomes EU court ruling re Hungary's anti-NGO law
All fifteen (15) member organizations of the International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations (INCLO) join the Hungarian community of civil society organizations to welcome the decision of the European Court of Justice (CJEU), which ruled last week that Hungary’s anti-NGO law violated European Union law.
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Statements
Posted on May 30, 2020
INCLO condemns the use of excessive force and the misuse of less-lethal weapons against protesters in the USA
Fourteen members of the International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations (INCLO) express deep concern over the escalation in police responses to protests in the USA over the past week.
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Statements
Posted on November 18, 2019
INCLO condemns abuses against protesters in Chile and calls on governments around the world to regulate the use of Less-Lethal Weapons in line with UN guidelines
Nine members of the International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations (INCLO) and Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) condemn the wrongful use of less-lethal weapons (LLWs) employed by the military and police forces in Chile in response to the protests taking place throughout the country in recent weeks.
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Statements
Posted on October 17, 2019
INCLO members call on the UK police to reverse decision on protest ban
Fourteen members of the International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations (INCLO) condemn the decision to ban all protests by Extinction Rebellion in London’s Trafalgar Square and throughout London, imposed by the London Metropolitan Police on 14 October 2019. We are concerned that this prohibition is disproportionate and constitutes a serious interference with the right to protest.
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Statements
Posted on July 23, 2019
US Commission on Unalienable Rights
Eleven INCLO member organizations join hundreds of prominent human rights organizations, U.S. presidential candidates, Democratic senators and religious leaders to express concern over the decision of the US administration to establish a commission revising human rights in the country.
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Statements
Posted on June 25, 2019
#DearPresidentTrump
Eleven INCLO member organizations condemn the US policies in violation of human rights in an open letter to the US president Donald Trump published on 6 June 2019 in The Irish Times, during Trump's official visit to Ireland.
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Statements
Posted on April 29, 2019
Online censorship by Russian authorities undermines fundamental rights
INCLO condemns the request of Russian authorities to internet services in the country to lower users’ privacy protections and weaken or remove encryption because it creates a backdoor for intelligence services and police.
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Statements
Posted on April 16, 2019
Statement on Julian Assange's Detention
Mr. Julian Assange’s arrest and potential extradition to the U.S. threaten media freedom.
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Statements
Posted on September 14, 2018
INCLO welcomes historic win against UK mass surveillance
INCLO's member organization in the UK, Liberty, scored a landmark win at the European Court of Human Rights (13 September 2018) when it challenged the legality of British and US intelligence agencies capturing the private communications of millions of people. Liberty acted in the European court on behalf of a coalition of ten NGOs, including 7 INCLO members.
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Statements
Posted on September 13, 2018
10 NGOs v the United Kingdom
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Statements
Posted on June 06, 2018
INCLO statement on women’s right to equality and access to reproductive healthcare including abortion
New report provides a detailed guidance on how to implement legal human rights principles in practice when policing protests.
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Statements
Posted on April 23, 2018
Condemning the internet crackdown in Russia
The Moscow court ban of the encrypted messaging service Telegram LLP is one in a series of attacks on people’s fundamental rights to privacy and freedom of expression in Russia. INCLO asked Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Apple to condemn the ban and the wider internet crackdown in Russia.
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Statements
Posted on April 01, 2018
OHCHR Submissions
INCLO provided input to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights report on human rights challenges relating to privacy in the digital age. We recommended that the Human Rights Committee issue a new General Comment on the right to privacy under Article 17 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
IACHRPosted on November 09, 2023
29/06/2023Posted on June 29, 2023
Mass SurveillancePosted on May 03, 2023
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