Peacemakers Trust · @peacemakers_ca
48 followers · 73 posts · Server mastodon.social

What to Know About the ‘Hong Kong 47’ Trial and the National Security Law. “In the last 2 years, more than 200 people have been arrested under the law… Virtually all of Hong Kong’s opposition … were detained on a single day in 2021… 47…were charged with subversion under the new law… their trial begins on Monday, a stark reminder of how dangerous …dissent has become.” | NYT nytimes.com/2023/02/05/world/a

#china #hongkong #dissent #judicialharassment #freedomofassembly #freedex

Last updated 2 years ago

Catherine Morris · @cmorris
612 followers · 708 posts · Server mastodon.social

International Commission of Jurists statement:

: criminal trials of lawyers & politicians before military courts must stop: “The ICJ condemns the use of military courts to try lawyers and politicians &… urges the Tunisian authorities to ensure that all civilian accused of recognizably criminal offences be tried before independent and impartial civilian courts capable of guaranteeing a fair trial.” | ICJ icj.org/tunisia-criminal-trial

#tunisia #FairTrials #militarycourts #judicialharassment

Last updated 2 years ago

Catherine Morris · @cmorris
612 followers · 708 posts · Server mastodon.social

“The Arrested Lawyers Initiative published a new report titled ‘Legal and Technical Issues Around Turkey’s Malicious Bylock Prosecutions‘ on criminalization of the usage of Bylock app that victimized more than 90,000 individuals.” | The Arrested Lawyers Initiative arrestedlawyers.org/2021/11/30

#turkey #turkiye #fairtrial #judicialharassment #arrestedlawyersinitiative #abuseofantiterrorismlaws

Last updated 2 years ago

· @RaimoKangasniemi
92 followers · 26810 posts · Server mastodon.social