[state] repression of dissent

This is an update to the January 2010 WLUML Statement on charges against Imrana Jalal: Women Living Under Muslim Laws warmly welcomes the July 30th decision by Justice Priyantha Fernando of the Fiji High Court to stay the remaining charge against Fijian human rights lawyer and longtime WLUML networker Imrana Jalal. Along with the rest of the international human rights movement, WLUML will now be closely watching the treatment of Justice Priyantha Fernando to make sure that he is not subject to adverse consequences of any kind for his appropriate ruling in this case. We note that according to the UN Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary, “it is the duty of all governmental and other institutions to respect and observe the independence of the judiciary.”

Iran's government is tightening its grip, harassing, imprisoning, and using violence against its own people one year after the disputed 2009 presidential election and the start of its brutal crackdown, Human Rights Watch said today. The anniversary of the June 12, 2009 election falls two days after a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council, during which Iran defied criticisms of its human rights record.

Sur l’ATFD l’étau se resserre ! Depuis le mois d’octobre, un impressionnant dispositif sécuritaire est mis à nos portes. Postés là en permanence et soumis à la loi du silence, des agents font régner leur ordre discrétionnaire, filtrant l’accès aux locaux de l’association et refoulant avec force les jeunes et les« indésirables » parmi les adhérentes ou les partenaires. Ce blocus qui vise à nous couper de tout lien avec notre environnement, frappe de plein fouet nos activités de formation organisées dans le cadre de l’Université Féministe Ilhem Marzouki.