Arbitrary Alleged arbitrary detention and criminal charges against two clergymen as well as 12/06/2015 Sudan detention; undue restrictions of religious freedom of the Christian communities in Sudan. JUA Freedom of According to the information received, on 2 December 2014, 39 Sudan Evangelical expression; Presbyterian Church members who peacefully assembled around the church to Freedom of defend the property from being confiscated by the authorities were arrested. peaceful assembly Reverends Yat Michael Ruot Puk and Peter Yien Reith were arrested separately on and of association; 14 December 2014 and 11 January 2015 respectively, and held incommunicado Freedom of until their transfer to on 1 March 2015. Reportedly, on 4 Omdurman Men’s Prison religion; May 2015, they were both brought to the Khartoum Bahri Criminal Court for Independence of hearings. Reverend Michael and Reverend Peter reportedly face six criminal judges and charges, some of which carry the death penalty or life imprisonment. Both lawyers; Minority clergymen were recently transferred to Kober prison, a high security facility, and issues; Sudan; have had no access to their families and lawyers since 4 June 2015. Reports also Summary indicate that the religious autonomy of churches, the rights to freedom of executions; expression, religion and of peaceful assembly of the Christian religious minorities have been seriously undermined by ongoing mass expulsions, arrests, detentions of foreign Christians and confiscation or destruction of church properties since the end of 2012. Environment; Allegations of harassment, excessive use of force and arbitrary arrests of peaceful 15/06/2015 Japan Freedom of protestors in Okinawa. According to the information received, an unknown number JAL expression; of individuals, including Mr. Masatsugi Isa, Mr. Hiroj Yamashiro, Mr. Dagakku Freedom of Tanimoto and Mr. Nakasone, were arrested and some of them charged with peaceful assembly participating in peaceful sit-in protests in front of the gate of Camp Schwab. The and of association; sit-in protests are organized against the lack of public consultation about the Human rights construction of a new United States of America military base in the northern region defenders; of Okinawa, which is being built over entire coral colonies and involves the complete land fill of a bay that is the breeding ground of the endangered dugong species and will lead to the destruction of an entire ecosystem.
12/06/2015 JUA Sudan Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Freedom of religion; Independence of judges and lawyers; Minority issues; Sudan; Summary executions; Alleged arbitrary detention and criminal charges against two clergymen as well as undue restrictions of religious freedom of the Christian communities in Sudan. According to the information received, on 2 December 2014, 39 Sudan Evangelical Presbyterian Church members who peacefully assembled around the church to defend the property from being confiscated by the authorities were arrested. Reverends Yat Michael Ruot Puk and Peter Yien Reith were arrested separately on 14 December 2014 and 11 January 2015 respectively, and held incommunicado until their transfer to Omdurman Men’s Prison on 1 March 2015. Reportedly, on 4 May 2015, they were both brought to the Khartoum Bahri Criminal Court for hearings. Reverend Michael and Reverend Peter reportedly face six criminal charges, some of which carry the death penalty or life imprisonment. Both clergymen were recently transferred to Kober prison, a high security facility, and have had no access to their families and lawyers since 4 June 2015. Reports also indicate that the religious autonomy of churches, the rights to freedom of expression, religion and of peaceful assembly of the Christian religious minorities have been seriously undermined by ongoing mass expulsions, arrests, detentions of foreign Christians and confiscation or destruction of church properties since the end of 2012. 15/06/2015 JAL Japan Environment; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Human rights defenders; Allegations of harassment, excessive use of force and arbitrary arrests of peaceful protestors in Okinawa. According to the information received, an unknown number of individuals, including Mr. Masatsugi Isa, Mr. Hiroj Yamashiro, Mr. Dagakku Tanimoto and Mr. Nakasone, were arrested and some of them charged with participating in peaceful sit-in protests in front of the gate of Camp Schwab. The sit-in protests are organized against the lack of public consultation about the construction of a new United States of America military base in the northern region of Okinawa, which is being built over entire coral colonies and involves the complete land fill of a bay that is the breeding ground of the endangered dugong species and will lead to the destruction of an entire ecosystem.
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