Arrests and Harassment

Kyrgyzstan: Interrogation and intimidation of human rights defenders Ms Tolekan Ismailova and Ms Aziza Abdirasulovaposted on: 2010/06/29

Human rights defenders Ms Tolekan Ismailova and Ms Aziza Abdirasulova have been subjected to interrogation and intimidation in Osh, Kyrgyzstan, following their activities monitoring the human rights situation in southern Kyrgyzstan in the wake of inter-ethnic fighting.

Front Line USA :Threats Attacks Arrests and Harassment of Human Rights Defenders

This report examines the situation for human rights defenders in the USA in the aftermath of 9/11 and the way the “war on terror” was being used to repress the work of human rights defenders internationally.