Perspectivas / Perspectives

In Tibet, no one can speak out against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). But you can be a voice for the voiceless.

As the CCP intensifies its crackdown on religious freedom in Tibet, His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s latest book, Voice for the Voiceless, serves as a powerful reminder of why your support matters. It is a call to action for all those who care about Tibet to raise our voices in solidarity, guided by his unwavering commitment to nonviolence, compassion, and justice.

 (nos. 29760/21 and 33931/21)

  The applicants, Giorgi Mzhavanadze and Nodar Rukhadze, are Georgian nationals who were born in 1993 and 1996 respectively, and live in Tbilisi. They are founding members of the Shame Movement, a non-governmental organisation aimed at supporting “Georgia’s democratic development and the process of its integration in the Euro-Atlantic space, protecting human rights, aiding the implementation of fair and free elections, raising civic awareness and informing citizens”.

The case concerns the applicants’ arrest in November 2020 at a demonstration following the parliamentary elections of that year. They were arrested near the parliament building and charged with disobedience to the lawful orders of the police. Mr Mzhavanadze was sanctioned by three days' administrative detention, Mr Rukhadze was fined.

Una inquietante serie de informes de investigación ha descubierto un esquema de reclutamiento de mano de obra rusa que supuestamente atrae a mujeres jóvenes, en su mayoría de África, pero también reclutadas en Asia y América Latina con promesas de educación, experiencia laboral, oportunidades financieras y buenos salarios, solo para someterlas a trabajar ensamblando drones militares en Rusia y, en algunos casos, incluso a ser víctimas de un ataque de represalia con drones ucranianos.

Jul.22 (DPnet).– El programa, llamado Alabuga Start, está orientado a reclutar mujeres jóvenes de países del tercer mundo, a través de anuncios engañosos en línea. Una vez en Rusia, estas mujeres son obligadas a contribuir a los esfuerzos bélicos de Rusia contra Ucrania en condiciones laborales terribles.

Mujeres del tercer mundo son así contratadas con el anzuelo de un boleto de avión y un buen trabajo bien remunerado pero son atrapadas en un modelo de esclavismo en centros de producción de equipo militar para la guerra de Ucrania, de los que no pueden escapar.

Hace una semana Rusia lanzó el ataque con drones más grande en contra de Ucrania desde el comienzo de la guerra que se prolonga por los 3 años que lleva de invasión. Lanzaron 728 drones en un solo ataque, un aumento de más de 200 drones frente al anterior. Sorprendió al mundo el cruel bombardeo masivo, preguntándose los expertos cómo lograron, en plena crisis económica y con Irán, su principal proveedor, en un momento crítico, aumentar la producción de drones para poder lanzar este ataque tan abrumador.

• The Court finds Russia in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Strasbourg, Jul.9.– The Court issued a decision concerning events which occurred during the period from spring 2014 up to 16 September 2022, when Russia ceased to be a Party to the European Convention. Among the considerations pertaining to this decisión:

«The Court addressed the fact and impact of Russia’s failure to participate in the proceedings leading to today’s judgment. Although Russia had submitted memorials and taken part in the oral hearing at the admissibility stage of the proceedings in applications nos. 8019/16, 43800/14, and 28525/20, it had not participated at all in the proceedings on the merits in those three applications or on the admissibility and merits of application no. 11055/22. The Court found that there was insufficient cause for Russia’s failure to submit a memorial or to participate in the 12 June 2024 hearing. It decided to continue with its examination of the case, finding that this was consistent with the proper administration of justice.