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Dublin: Front Line launches "Book of Testimonies" the personal stories of 50 human rights defenders

Posted on 2010/08/18

Front Line is launching a new “Book of Testimonies” which is the personal testimonies of 50 human rights defenders from around the world who attended the 5th Dublin Platform in February 2010. Every one of the human rights defenders quoted in this book is at significant risk because of their legitimate human rights work.Read More

Dublin: Front Line condemns abject failure of international community to protect human rights defenders in Congo

Posted on 2010/06/08

In an Opinion Piece published in today's Irish Times Front Line's Deputy Director Andrew Anderson analyses how the failure of the international community to respond to the security needs of human rights defenders has contributed to the climate of impunity in DRC.Read More

Dublin: Front Line calls on Security Council to extend remit of MINURSO in Western Sahara to monitor human rights including the protection of human rights defenders

Posted on 2010/04/29

In the context of the meeting today, 29 April 2010, of the UN Security Council to review the mandate for MINURSO in Western Sahara, Front Line, the International Foundation for the protection of Human rights defenders, has sent a letter to the to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and to the permanent missions of all UN Security council members, calling for extending the remit of MINURSO to include the monitoring of human rights including the protection of human rights defenders.Read More

Dublin: Front Line launches new edition of its annual review - Dispatches

Posted on 2010/03/02

Front Line has just launched the 2010 edition of Dispatches which is the annual review of its work in the period January December 2009.Read More

Dublin: DEFENDING HOPE IN GAZA – an exhibition of disturbingly beautiful images documenting the impact of Israeli “Operation Cast Lead”

Posted on 2010/01/06

Defending Hope in Gaza is an exhibition of beautiful yet disturbing images documenting the impact of Operation Cast Lead on the people of Gaza. The exhibition shows how the people of Gaza are bravely struggling to survive, while the work of human rights defenders is severely restricted by limitations on freedom of movement.The Exhibition opens on Monday 11 January and will run until 22 January.Read More