Avocats Sans Frontières

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🇹🇳⚖️ 21 intl legal orgs condemn the arbitrary detention of lawyer & HR defender Ayachi Hammami. Sentenced to 5 yrs in prison for defending clients in the so-called “conspiracy” case. A clear reprisal against legal defense, FoE & judicial independence. #Tunisia #HRDs #RuleOfLaw 🚨

Belgium, @ASF_NGO and @LINCriminology hosted a conference bringing together experts, academics, policymakers and practitioners to reflect on the future of #TransitionalJustice, marking our longstanding commitment and 10 years of the #EU policy framework. #HumanRights [1/2]

🇧🇪 La lutte contre l’impunité et la justice transitionnelle sont au cœur de l’engagement de la Belgique en faveur des droits humains ⚖️. En RDC, nous soutenons des initiatives concrètes, notamment avec @ASF_NGO, pour renforcer l’accès à la justice et les droits des victimes.

The suspension of the @FT_DES : Tunisian Forum for Economic & Social Rights is another blow to civil society. We at ASF stand in full solidarity with the Forum & its activists defending justice and equality. #Solidarity #Tunisia #CivicSpace #HumanRights

🌍 Join the conversation on how Africa can advance a just and equitable energy transition that upholds human rights. 🗓️ 9 Oct | 10:40–12:00 GMT+2 📍 #ABHRForum2025 🔗 Join via Zoom – scan the QR code on the poster! #HumanRights #ClimateAction #EnergyTransition #Africa

👥 After 4 years of work to close the #Justice gap for women in #Uganda, we’re hosting a National Conference on Women’s #AccesstoJustice. This will be the opportunity to reflect on lessons learned and explore strategies for the future. 🖋️ Register ➡️ asf.be/breaking-the-b…

ASF is looking for a consultant to conduct a study on access to remedy in natural resources governance in Isiolo county, Kenya 🌍 Kenya 📅 35 days from February 10th 2025 ⏳ Application deadline: 6th of February asf.be/job/access-to-… #Consultancy #Kenya

The detention of Sihem Ben Sedrine, extended by 4 months despite her critical health, raises serious #HR concerns in #Tunisia. On day 15 of her hunger strike against arbitrary detention, she was urgently hospitalized. Authorities must act to safeguard her rights & well-being.

🚨 Devoir de vigilance européen: la France prône un report indéfini, au détriment de la justice sociale et environnementale ! Pour nos organisations, la position exprimée par la France est irresponsable et incompréhensible. asso-sherpa.org/devoir-de-vigi…

#JournéeInternationaleDeLAvocatEnDanger –Sonia Dahmani, poursuivie pour ses positions sur la migration et le #racisme, attend son verdict aujourd'hui à Tunis. Elle fait face à des pressions croissantes sous #Décret54. shorturl.at/AFxX7

🇹🇳#Tunisie: @OBS_defenders et 19 autres org. alertent sur la détention arbitraire de Sihem Ben Sedrine, pres. de l'Instance Vérité et Dignité, en grève de la faim depuis le 14/01. 📣Nous exigeons sa libération immédiate et l'arrêt des poursuites! 👉fidh.org/fr/regions/mag…

BREAKING: Sihem Ben Sedrine, detained since august 2024 in a case widely criticized for #transitionaljustice, has begun a #hungerstrike today. This step marks a critical protest against judicial practices undermining #fundamentalfreedoms and dissenting voices in Tunisia.

📢 Plus de 165 organisations, dont Sherpa, interpellent la Commission européenne sur son projet de législation qui pourrait réouvrir la directive sur le #devoirdevigilance. Nous alertons sur les risques de la proposition “Omnibus”👉bit.ly/4fURQ5Z #NoToOmnibus

❇#Dayoftheendangeredlawyer 2025 focusing on the situation of lawyers in #Belarus 📢Join us on 24 January 2025 at 13.00 in front of the Belarusian embassy, avenue Molière, 192, 1050 Brussels. Find more information here: ccbe.eu/fileadmin/spec… @24January_Day

🇹🇳 #Tunisie - Sihem Bensedrine, ex-présidente de l’Instance vérité et dignité, est en détention préventive depuis le 1er août. Ses avocats dénoncent « une cabale judiciaire dont le seul objectif est l’enterrement de la justice transitionnelle tunisienne ». justiceinfo.net/fr/139939-tuni…

🇹🇳 #Tunisia - Sihem Bensedrine, the former president of the Truth Commission, has been in pre-trial detention since 1 August. Her lawyers fight for her release, denouncing “a judicial cabal with the sole objective to bury Tunisian #TransitionalJustice”. justiceinfo.net/en/139950-tuni…

Fossil fuel companies, state authorities and security forces on oil sites have been responsible for repeated attacks on civil society and human rights defenders in Uganda. 📊Read our report made in collaboration with @creduganda2 and the @fidh_en . 🔗 shorturl.at/eA5s6

🏘️En Europe, 1,2 million de personnes sont sans domicile. De plus en plus de gouvernements pénalisent les personnes sans abri parce qu’elles mendient pour survivre. La prison n’est pas une solution. 🔴Refusons l’inacceptable ! ➡️fondation-abbe-pierre.fr/sites/default/… #SansAbriNonCoupable

Our report on the new human rights impacts of #Kingfisher, #EACOP and #Tilenga oil projects in Uganda reveals an environment where sexual & gender-based violence is on the rise. Women face specific forms of vulnerability, exploitation & economic exclusion. uganda-oil.fidh.org