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Guatemala: Threats, intimidation and false accusations against human rights defender Ms Lucia Carolina Escobar Mejíaposted on: 2011/11/02

On 24 and 28 October 2011 respectively, journalist and human rights defender Ms Lucia Carolina Escobar Mejía was subjected to threats, intimidation as a result of a series of articles she wrote denouncing what she described as the social cleansing being carried out by the Security Commission of Panajachel.

Syria: Update - Detained human rights lawyer, Muhanad Alhasani accused of misconduct by the Bar Associationposted on: 2009/08/26

Front Line is deeply concerned at the action taken by the Bar Association in Syria which has filed a misconduct case against Mr Muhanad Alhasani, a human rights lawyer and the president of the Syrian Human Rights Organisation (SHRO), who has been in arbitrary detention since 28 July 2009 for reporting on cases treated before the State Security Court.

Azerbaijan: Accusations made against human rights defender, Ms Leyla Yunusposted on: 2009/01/14

Front Line is deeply concerned following information received of unfounded accusations of libel and judicial claims reportedly made by the Azerbaijani Minister of Interior, Ramil Usubov, against Ms Leyla Yunus, a prominent human rights defender and director of the Azerbaijani Institute of Peace and Democracy.

Mexico: Threats, attacks and false accusations against members of CDHLVTposted on: 2008/06/26

Front Line is deeply concerned following reports that charges have been brought against Martín Amaru Barrios Hernández, and that Reyna Ramírez has been attacked and threatened. The two human rights defenders are members of the Comisión de Derechos Humanos y Laborales del Valle de Tehuacán (CDHLVT – the Commission of Human and Labour Rights in Tehuacán Valley), an organisation which documents and reports labour and environmental human rights violations in Tehuacán Valley, Puebla.