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HRF expresses concerns over the Thai Constitutional Court’s May 2026 decision to uphold the military conscription law despite concerns that it infringes upon constitutional rights, including freedom of conscience and belief.
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- Replying to @HRF“I refuse military conscription not out of hatred for my country, but out of conscience and love for life. No young person should be forced by the state to bear arms or take part in violence against their deepest moral and religious beliefs,” said Netiwit. “This case is not onlyHRF calls on Thailand to immediately and unconditionally drop all charges against Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal.
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The Lantos Foundation, @HRF and @freedomnoworg condemn the ongoing detention of Rwandan opposition leader, Victoire Ingabire, and demand her immediate release. It is shameful that she has been detained for an entire year on what are clearly politically motivated charges.
- On June 18, HRF and Reporters Without Borders (@RSF_inter) submitted urgent updates to UN Special Procedures on the ongoing ill-treatment of Crimean citizen-journalist, nurse, and human rights defender Iryna Danylovych, who remains imprisoned in Russia as her health continues to
Replying to @HRFIryna’s case is urgent. Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna died in Russian custody in 2024 after more than a year of torture and mistreatment. Iryna is now facing the same machinery of cruelty: denial of medical care and torturous detention conditions.HRF and RSF call for Iryna Danylovych’s immediate release, urgent access to adequate medical care, and accountability for Russia’s torture and abuse of journalists, human rights defenders, and Ukrainian civilians in its custody. - HRF, @LantosFndn, and @freedomnoworg condemn the ongoing detention of Rwandan opposition leader, Victoire Ingabire, and demand her immediate release. We call on the Rwandan regime to immediately and unconditionally release Ingabire. It is shameful that she has been detained for
- HRF condemns the 20-year prison sentence that DRC military prosecutors seek to impose on pro-democracy activist Nathanaël Onokomba, who has been jailed for nearly 6 months over legitimate criticism of authoritarian ruler Félix Tshisekedi. HRF calls for Onokomba’s immediate
Replying to @HRFThe charges against Onokomba–leader of the civic movement Le Congo Qui Inspire (“The Congo That Inspires”) — are entirely based on political opinions that he expressed that are critical of Tshisekedi’s performance and policies. They include a statement in a TV program assertingOnokomba is a former spokesperson of the opposition party Piste pour l'Émergence, which has made alliances with prominent opposition figure Moise Katumbi and criticized the Tshisekedi regime’s politically-motivated prosecution and sentencing of former ruler Joseph Kabila to - HRF condemns the Ugandan regime’s imprisonment of prominent opposition lawyer and politician Erias Lukwago following his abduction and torture orchestrated by Gen. Muhoozi Kainerubaga, the country’s military chief and erratic son of dictator Yoweri Museveni. Lukwago went from
Replying to @HRFLukwago was subsequently driven from Kira Division Police Headquarters to the Makindye Chief Magistrate’s Court in Kampala. He was charged with misprision of treason, a charge indicating public prosecutors’ attempt to turn Lukwago into a defendant alongside his client Besigye.Lukwago’s lawyer Medard Lubega Sseggon has expressed concerns about Lukwago’s health since his abduction."Mr Erias Lukwago was forcibly shaved using an unsanitised clipper. He was also forced to eat posho and beans despite having a prescribed diet for his medical condition. The meal worsened his health conditions," his lawyer Medard Lubega Sseggona says. 📹Abubaker Lubowa
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