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HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AT RISK

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Around 150 organisations and individuals from 40 countries sign on to a letter to Colombian authorities deploring the attacks against Mónica Roa and Women’s Link Worldwide.
2012/05/23

On 7 May 2012, a shot was fired at the Bogotá office of women's rights organisation Women's Link Worldwide, in an apparent attempt at targeting human rights defender Ms Mónica Roa.

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Belarus-Update: Travel ban lifted on human rights defender Mr Garry Paganyaila
2012/05/23

Mr Garry Paganyaila has received a letter dated 14 May 2012 from the Ministry of Justice of Belarus in response to his complaint of 30 April concerning an imposed travel ban.

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Uzbekistan: Fear for safety of HRD Ms Gulshan Karayeva and her family, in wake of physical attack followed by series of threats and intimidation
2012/05/22

On 21 May 2012, an unidentified man pursued and chased Ms Gulshan Karayeva in Qarshi, as she went to buy food for her children. She managed to escape to a nearby street where people she knew lived.

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BAHRAIN: One hundred organisations call to end assault on freedom of speech, and to free all detained human rights defenders and netizens
2012/05/22

100 International human rights organisations published a letter calling the Bahrain Royal Family to release jailed human rights defenders and netizens, including the founder and president of IFEX member Bahrain Centre for Human Rights.

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Mexico: Kidnapping and reported torture of Mr José Enrique Morales Montaño, followed by death threats received by fellow HRD Ms Blanca Velázquez Díaz, and also by his wife
2012/05/22

On 16 and 17 May 2012, human rights defender Ms Blanca Velázquez Díaz, and the wife of human rights defender Mr José Enrique Morales Montaño, received text messages containing death threats.

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China-Update: Mr Chen Guangcheng arrives in US while his brother, Mr Chen Guangfu, reports of reprisal attack after Chen's escape from house arrest
2012/05/21

On 19 May 2012, lawyer and HRD Mr Chen Guangcheng, along with his wife and two children, arrived in New York nearly a month after his escape from nineteen months of strict and unlawful house arrest in Dongshigu Village,Linyi City in late April 2012.

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USA: Ales Bialiatski wins the 2011 Human Rights Defenders Award
2012/05/21

The U.S. Department of State announced that Ales Byalyatski of Belarus and Uganda’s Civil Society Coalition on Human Rights and Constitutional Law are the joint winners of the 2011 Human Rights Defenders Award.

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Dublin: Human rights defenders from Malawi, Cuba, Syria, Egypt and Vietnam shortlisted for 2012 Front Line Defenders Award
2012/05/16

JURY OF IRISH PARLIAMENTARIANS ANNOUNCES SHORTLIST OF 5 NOMINEES FOR 2012 FRONT LINE DEFENDERS AWARD SELECTED FROM LIST OF 107 NOMINEES FROM 46 COUNTRIES

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Geneva / Bahrain: Front Line Defenders reiterates its concerns at ongoing repression of human rights defenders as Bahraini Government submits report to UPR Review
2012/05/21

Front Line Defenders reiterates its concern re the ongoing imprisonment of Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, the trials against health professionals and the targeting of human rights defenders such as Naji Fateel and Zainab Al-Khawaja.

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Mauritania: Whereabouts of human rights defender Biram Ould Dah Ould Abeid remains unknown two weeks after his arrest
2012/05/18

Over two weeks after his arrest, the whereabouts of human rights defender Mr Biram Ould Dah Ould Abeid continues to remain unknown.

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Chad: Appeal of case against human rights defender Mr Deuzoumbe Daniel Passalet adjourned to 6 June 2012
2012/05/18

On 16 May 2012, N'Djamena Court of Appeal was scheduled to hear an appeal in the case of Mr Deuzoumbe Daniel Passalet, who is accused of “slanderous denunciation”, a criminal offence that carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.

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