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CCC condemns escalating repression of unionists amid wage strikes Bangladesh
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Mirjam van Heugten
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24-12-2016
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24-12-2016 10:25
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filed under:
Debenhams,
Bangladesh,
freedom of association,
Inditex,
H&M,
freedom of speech,
wages
Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) is today raising concerns about the safety of trade union leaders and workers in Bangladesh, after a number of labour activists and workers were arrested on apparently arbitrary grounds. The arrests have come in the wake of a week of unrest, as thousands of workers in the Ashulia area of Dhaka went on strike to demand higher wages.
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Free Somyot! Freedom of speech is not a crime
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geertjan
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05-09-2012
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last modified
25-04-2013 13:43
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filed under:
Thailand,
Somyot,
freedom of speech
On 19 September the Thai Criminal Court will announce the date of the verdict of Somyot Prueksakasemsuk, well known editor and long time labour rights activist in Thailand. He can face 30 years in prison. We need your voice again, so let it be loud!
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Five years on, international organizations renew their call for the release of Somyot Phrueksakasemsuk
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by
Mirjam van Heugten
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29-04-2016
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last modified
29-04-2016 08:12
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filed under:
Thailand,
somyot,
freedom of speech,
lese majeste
On the eve of the five-year anniversary of his detention, we, the undersigned international organizations, condemn the ongoing and arbitrary deprivation of liberty of human rights defender Somyot Phrueksakasemsuk and call on Thailand’s authorities to immediately and unconditionally release him.
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