APDHA (Andalucia): Petition - European citizenship and voting rights for all residents
AEDH is pleased to inform you about the latest campaign appeal launched by APDHA (Asociación Pro Derechos Humanos de Andalucía). The APDHA plans to petition the Spanish Presidency to support voting rights for all residents, not only citizens, within the EU and to urge the Spanish Prime Minister Zapatero to present this initiative to the European Council, helping to ensure a more democratic and inclusive Europe.
Legal Information Centre for Human Rights (LICHR): Publication of the new book “Chance to Survive: Minority Rights in Estonia and Latvia” - 7 April 2010
The Legal Information Centre for Human Rights is glad to inform you about the new book “Chance to Survive: Minority Rights in Estonia and Latvia” (ed. Vadim Poleshchuk).
Liga Italiana dei Diritti dell’Uomo (LIDU): Press release on the situation of immigrants in Calabria - 21 January 2010
Liga Voor Mensenrechten & Ligue wallonne des Droits de l’Homme - Launching the website "Retain your privacy": Campaign against the Belgian transposition of the European Directive on the retention of data - October, 26th 2009
A wide platform of organisations, including the Flemish League for Human Rights and the Walloon League for Human Rights, has launched a campaign against the Belgian transposition of the European data retention directive.
Internationale Liga für Menschenrechte (ILMR) : Please take action! Refugee Savers at Italian Court - October, 5th 2009
The German Captain Stefan Schmidt, the journalist Elias Bierdel and the first mate Vladimir Daschkewitsch were navigating their ship, the Cap Anamur, towards Basra, Iraq, in 2004 with a load of humanitarian supplies when they spotted a group of 37 refugees lost at sea in an inflatable raft.
After ten days at sea, the Cap Anamur landed in Italy and both, Schmidt and Bierdel were arrested. The ship was impounded and the refugees were deported.
The Italian government is currently prosecuting both Schmidt and Bierdel and is asking for a four-year prison (4 years!) sentence and 400,000 EUR fine. The International League for Human Rights raises a sharp protest against the attempt of the Italian government to criminalize the humanitarian aid of Captain Schmidt and Elias Bierdel.
We call for an EU-wide solidarity with the accused.
APDHA (Andalusia): A call for the respect of Human Rights in borders - September, 21st 2009
At least 14 people lost their lives in Ceuta and Melilla between September and October 2005, trying to cross the border fences. This is in their memory and in memory of all those who perish every day in trying to reach Europe and therefore achieve a life worthy to be lived, that the APHDA is pleased to invite you to the 5th Caravan at the Ceuta border on October, 11th 2009. (Only available in French)
APDHA (Andalucia): A new tragedy at the Cadix Coasts - Press release, June 29th 2009
It has been hardly a month, we regretted the death of 20 people, 4 miles away from Tangier. Today, we have to mention a new tragedy for which we do not know all datas.
Otwarta Rzeczpospolita (Poland) : Hate Speech - April, 2nd 2009
This text has been written by our Polish member league, Otwarta Rzeczpospolita to call on vigilance regarding the raise of hate speeches in Poland. This expression refers to a whole spectrum of negative discourse, stretching from hate or prejudice and inciting to hatred.
APDHA (Andalucia): Press release " March, 21th against racism and discrimination" - March, 20th 2009
Available in Spanish and French
APDHA (Andalucia) : Press release " The conviction for manslaughter by the Cadix provincial hearing of the civil guardsman who had killed a migrant in Tarifa in 2000" - March, 19th 2009
Available in Spanish and French
LDH (France): Press release "Migrants hunting, helping migrants citizens hunting: when humanity becomes a crime" - March, 7th 2009
On February, 25th 2009, in Norrent-Fontes (Pas-de-Calais), 13 migrants from Eritrea and a 59 year-old woman have been arrested; the woman’s house was carried out a search while she was being held up during nine hours for having helped the migrants. (in French)
APDHA (Andalucia): Press release "Faced with the requests to establish life sentences" - February, 24th 2009
Even if it takes into consideration the gravity of the act which has been commited, the profound pain aroused by the loss of a innocent human being and the huge pain for the parents, the APDHA asks to consider all elements before presenting the requests for the institutionalization of the life sentence. (in French and in Spanish)
IDHC (Catalunia) : Round table on the ratification and the implementation in Spain of the Convention on the rights of migrant workers - July, 24th 2008
Institut de Drets Humans de Catalunya (IDHC) : Taula rodona sobre la ratificació i implementació a l’estat espanyol de la Convenció dels drets dels treballadors migratoris (in Spanish only)
Appeal to MEPs for supporting the Latvian non-citizens’ voting rights - July, 10th 2008
APDHA (Andalucia) Press release regarding the return directive - June, 19th 2008
LA DIRECTIVA RETORNO: UN GRAVE RETROCESO DE LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS (in Spanish only)
APDHA: Report "Human rights on the Southern border 2007" - March 2008
Human Rights on the Southern border 2007
(Introduction in English and report in Spanish)
APDHA : Report on torture in Spain in 2007
Compilation of denunciations of torture and bad treatments reported in 2007. (in Spanish only)
