Angie Hougas
Excerpts from her email/newsletter.
GOOD NEWS
Iran: Omid Kokabee granted parole with ability to leave the country, 29 August 2016. Omid was a graduate student at the University of TX - Austin back in 2012.
Link to more information: https://alcalde.texasexes.org/
Iran: Bahareh Hedayat, women and student rights activist, who had been in prison in relation to her human rights and women's rights activities since December 2009, has been officially released on Furlough on 1 Sept 2016, from prison after serving 6.5 years. Amin Ahmadian (her husband), has confirmed the news in a post in his Instagram account.
Egypt: Dr Taher Mokhtar, Hossameldine Hammad and Ahmed Mohamed Hassan were released on bail on 11 August, after spending seven months in detention facing baseless charges.
Indonesia: Haris Azhar,announced 11 August, Indonesian police suspended their investigation into a defamation complaint against human rights activist Haris Azhar. An investigation is currently underway into his allegations linking security and law enforcement officials to drug-trafficking.
Egypt: Human rights defender Malek Adly has been released on 28 August after he spent 115 days in detention. The court did not set bail as a condition of his release but required him to specify a place of residence as he faces an ongoing criminal investigation.
4 REPORTS
Title: Advocacy Toolkit on Abolition of the Death Penalty in West Africa
Website link: https://www.amnesty.org/en/
AI index number: ACT 50/4209/2016
Publish date: 01/09/2016 10:00 BST [GMT+1]
Abstract: This toolkit is designed to assist activists working on the abolition of the death penalty in West Africa. Drawing on many years of Amnesty International’s work to promote all human rights and to oppose violations of those rights, it is intended to provide arguments, suggestions and practical tips for advocacy that activists can use to strengthen and broaden their work against the death penalty.
Title: Australia: Submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Website link: https://www.amnesty.org/en/
AI index number: ASA 12/4717/2016
Publish date: 26/08/2016 00:00 BST
Abstract: Amnesty International submits this document to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in advance of the adoption of the List of Issues for Australia’s fifth periodic report under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in October 2016. This submission contains up-to-date information, current at August 2016, and focuses on the economic, social and cultural rights in Australian law, the Australian Human Rights Commission, the rights of Indigenous Peoples and the rights of asylum seekers. It is not an exhaustive analysis of Australia’s compliance with its obligations under the Covenant.
GOOD NEWS
Iran: Omid Kokabee granted parole with ability to leave the country, 29 August 2016. Omid was a graduate student at the University of TX - Austin back in 2012.
Link to more information: https://alcalde.texasexes.org/
Iran: Bahareh Hedayat, women and student rights activist, who had been in prison in relation to her human rights and women's rights activities since December 2009, has been officially released on Furlough on 1 Sept 2016, from prison after serving 6.5 years. Amin Ahmadian (her husband), has confirmed the news in a post in his Instagram account.
Egypt: Dr Taher Mokhtar, Hossameldine Hammad and Ahmed Mohamed Hassan were released on bail on 11 August, after spending seven months in detention facing baseless charges.
Indonesia: Haris Azhar,announced 11 August, Indonesian police suspended their investigation into a defamation complaint against human rights activist Haris Azhar. An investigation is currently underway into his allegations linking security and law enforcement officials to drug-trafficking.
Egypt: Human rights defender Malek Adly has been released on 28 August after he spent 115 days in detention. The court did not set bail as a condition of his release but required him to specify a place of residence as he faces an ongoing criminal investigation.
4 REPORTS
Title: Advocacy Toolkit on Abolition of the Death Penalty in West Africa
Website link: https://www.amnesty.org/en/
AI index number: ACT 50/4209/2016
Publish date: 01/09/2016 10:00 BST [GMT+1]
Abstract: This toolkit is designed to assist activists working on the abolition of the death penalty in West Africa. Drawing on many years of Amnesty International’s work to promote all human rights and to oppose violations of those rights, it is intended to provide arguments, suggestions and practical tips for advocacy that activists can use to strengthen and broaden their work against the death penalty.
Title: Australia: Submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Website link: https://www.amnesty.org/en/
AI index number: ASA 12/4717/2016
Publish date: 26/08/2016 00:00 BST
Abstract: Amnesty International submits this document to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in advance of the adoption of the List of Issues for Australia’s fifth periodic report under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in October 2016. This submission contains up-to-date information, current at August 2016, and focuses on the economic, social and cultural rights in Australian law, the Australian Human Rights Commission, the rights of Indigenous Peoples and the rights of asylum seekers. It is not an exhaustive analysis of Australia’s compliance with its obligations under the Covenant.
