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Towards Full and Effective Implementation of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders in Democratic Republic of Congoposted on: 2007/06/25

In November 2005, Front Line carried out a mission in the DRC in order to research the extent to which the EU guidelines for the protection of human rights defenders are being implemented in the country, especially with respect to Eastern DRC, one-and-a-half years after their adoption. See report for full details.

Front Line Palestine: Killings Harassment and Intimidation of Human Rights Defenders in the Occupied Palestinian Terrritoryposted on: 2007/06/25

Defending human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) is a complex and dangerous task. The historical, political and legal framework of operation is disputed, although certain key understandings and conclusions can be drawn. Human rights defenders face the challenging situation of operating to defend human rights violations resulting from the Israeli occupation as well as those committed by the Palestinian National Authority (PNA).

Front Line Indonesia: Murders Death Threats and Other Forms of Intimidation of Human Rights Defenders, 1998-2002posted on: 2007/06/25

The primary focus of this report rests on the cases of abuse, arbitrary arrest, torture, disappearance, murder and other forms of intimidation perpetrated against human rights defenders in Indonesia.

Front Line Rwanda: Disappearances Arrests Threats Intimidation and Co-option of Human Rights Defenders 2001 - 2004posted on: 2007/06/25

Over the past three years, Rwanda’s increasingly authoritarian government has arrested political opponents, stifled independent journalists, targeted human rights defenders, failed to thoroughly investigate disappearances, and narrowed the space for independent civil society. It has justified those actions as necessary to prevent ‘ethnic divisionism’ and a possible resurgence of genocide. Two months after the tenth commemoration of the genocide in April 2004, a Parliamentary Commission made accusations of genocidal ideology – a highly charged allegation in a country still recovering from the 1994 genocide that killed at least 800,000 people – against several civil society NGOs involved in promoting human rights in the judicial and rural sectors. While the main targets were LIPRODHOR (Rwandan League for the Promotion and Defence of Human Rights or Ligue rwandaise pour la promotion et la défense des droits de l’Homme) and FOR (Forum of Rural Organisations or Forum des organisations rurales), the Commission also went after the only remaining independent newspaper, churches, schools, and even international development NGOs such as CARE and Trócaire.

Front Line Sierra Leone: Murders Death Threats and Other Forms of Intimidation of Human Rights Defenders, 1997-2002posted on: 2007/06/25

Even with the change of government Sierra Leone continues to see abuse of power and contempt for Human Rights by Governments, armed opposition groups and other segments of the society. see report for details.

Dublin: Front Line Defenders publishes 2012 annual Report - Inspiring Hope and Provoking a Backlash:posted on: 2012/01/26

This report underlines the crucial role played by human rights defenders in standing up for the rights of others, challenging oppression and speaking out for those who have no voice said Front Line Defenders' Executive Director Mary Lawlor speaking in Dublin today.