human rights

Syria: Arrest of human rights defender Habib Salih

Front Line is deeply concerned following the arrest of human rights defender Habib Salih on 9 May 2008. Habib Salih is a writer and pro-democracy campaigner. He is a founder of the Tartus branch of the National Dialogue Forum.

Syria

Morocco: Arrest of human rights defender Hammoud Iguilid

Front Line is deeply concerned following reports of the arrest of human rights defender Hammoud Iguilid on 10 May 2008. Hammoud Iguilid is a member of the secretariat of the Collectif des Défenseurs Sahraouis des Droits de l´Homme - CODESA (Committee for the respect of liberties and human rights in the Western Sahara) and President of the El-Ayoune branch of the Association Marocaine des Droits Humains - AMDH (Moroccan Association for Human Rights).

Morocco

Yemen: Arrest of human rights defender Fahad Al-Qarni

Front Line is deeply concerned following the arrest of human rights defender Fahad Al-Qarni on 5 April 2008. Fahad Al-Qarni is a human rights defender and pro-democracy activist who has campaigned for freedom of expression in Yemen through his work as a musician and comedian.

Yemen

India: Arrest of human rights defender Sapam Kangleipal Meitei

Front Line is deeply concerned following the arrest of human rights defender Sapam Kangleipal Meitei. Sapam Kangleipal Meitei is the President of the Manipur Forward Youth Front (MAFYF), a voluntary civil organisation which works for the protection and promotion of human rights, peace building and social issues at the grass-roots level.

India

Zimbabwe: Confiscation of documents carried by human rights lawyer Dzimbabwe Chimbga

Front Line is deeply concerned following reports that documents carried by human rights lawyer Dzimbabwe Chimbga were confiscated by security agents at Harare International Airport on 2 May 2008. Dzimbabwe Chimbga works with Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR), a non-governmental organisation committed to upholding respect for the rule of law and the unimpeded administration of justice, free and fair elections, the free flow of information and the protection of constitutional rights and freedoms in Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe

Egypt: Attack on human rights defender, Dr Magda Adly, while attending hearing of victims of torture in detention

Front Line is deeply concerned following reports of an attack against human rights defender, Dr Magda Adly. Dr Magda Adly is a medical professional with the El Nadim Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Victims of Violence, an organisation that assists victims of torture and violence through research, training, counselling and raising public awareness.

Egypt

Pakistan: Attack against the vehicle of human rights defenders and accusations made against Aslam Masih

Front Line is deeply concerned following reports of the attack against the vehicle carrying Parvez Aslam Choudhry, Aslam Masih, Ijaz Victor and Mubarak Masih, all members of Legal Aid for the Destitute and Settlement (LADS), and of accusations brought against Aslam Masih. LADS provides legal support to poor detainees and works against discriminatory laws in Pakistan.

Pakistan

Saudi Arabia: human rights lawyer banned from travelling receives international award from American Bar Association

Saudi lawyer and human rights activist, Abdurrahman al-Lahem, who is banned from travelling abroad has received the International Human Rights Lawyer Award from the American Bar Association.

Saudi Arabia

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Saudi Arabia

Iran: Report Documents the Persecution of Women’s Rights Activists in Iran

A new report by the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran documents how the Iranian authorities have systematically thwarted peaceful and legal civil society efforts to advocate for women’s rights in Iran, abusing the legal system and gravely violating internationally protected civil rights in the process.

Iran

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