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Belarus: Update – Abuse of prison regulations against imprisoned human rights defender Mr Ales Bialiatskiposted on: 2013/05/20

On 16 May 2013, the wife of human rights defender Mr Ales Bialiatski went to the Bobruysk colony No.2, where her husband has been held since February 2012, in order to bring him a food parcel. However, the food parcel was refused by prison officials, who informed her that in March 2013 Ales Bialiatski's right to receive food from visitors had been suspended for six months.

Azerbaijan: UPDATE- Court rejects human rights defender Hilal Mamedov's complaint of ill-treatmentposted on: 2012/09/05

On 29 August 2012, the Nasimi District Court of Baku denied human rights defender Mr Hilal Mamedov's appeal against a previous court decision rejecting his complaint of ill-treatment in detention.

Kazakhstan: Ill-treatment of detained human rights defender Mr Bolat Atabayevposted on: 2012/07/02

Human rights defender and theatre director Mr Bolat Atabayev, who remains in detention since his arrest on 15 June 2012, was subjected to ill-treatment while in detention.

Azerbaijan: Fears for human rights defender Ogtay Gulaliyev, as his detention and ill-treatment continueposted on: 2012/06/08

Ogtay Gulaliev has been in detention since 8 April 2012 and subjected to ill-treatment and abuses by officials of the Sabirabad Region Police Department.

Mauritania: Update - Human rights defenders Messrs Lehbous Ould Omar, Ely Ould Ravaa, Ell Mehdy Ould Lemrabott and Abdallahy Abou Diop releasedposted on: 2012/01/24

On 21 January 2012, Messrs Lehbous Ould Omar, Ely Ould Ravaa, Ell Mehdy Ould Lemrabott and Abdallahy Abou Diop, human rights defenders and members of l'Initiative de résurgence du mouvement abolitionniste en Mauritanie (IRA), were released from detention in Aioun.

Western Sahara: Arrest, detention and fear of torture and ill-treatment of human rights defender Mr Hasna Al Waliposted on: 2012/01/09

On 6 January 2012, at 10am, human rights defender Mr Hasna Al Wali was arrested in the city of Dakhla by uniformed and plain clothes officers from the Moroccan Judiciary Police.

Honduras: Joint Appeal - Assault and judicial harassment of human rights defender Ms Miriam Miranda Chamorro posted on: 2011/03/30

A Joint Urgent Appeal from Front Line, American Jewish World Service and Urgent Action Fund Latin America:

On 28 March 2011, human rights defender Ms Miriam Miranda Chamorro was detained for ten and a half hours by authorities in the municipality of Tela, Honduras. Miriam Miranda Chamorro is the President of the Organización Fraternal Negra Hondureña – OFRANEH an organisation which has worked since 1978 for the promotion of the Afro-Carribean Garífuna community's capacity for self-determination through programmes which support their political, social, economic and cultural advancement. She was a participant in the 2005 Dublin Platform for human rights defenders.

Palestine: Detention and ill-treatment of human rights defender Mr Mohanad Salahatposted on: 2010/04/12

Human rights defender Mr Mohanad Salahat was detained and ill-treated from 28 March 2010 until 11 April 2010 by Palestinian intelligence officers in Ariha city (Jericho). Mohanad Salahat is a representative of the Palestinian Human Rights Foundation (Monitor) in Jordan. Monitor is a Palestinian human rights organisation with its headquarters in Lebanon.

Uzbekistan - Human rights defender, Mr Farhad Muhtarov, sentenced to five years in prison on fraud chargesposted on: 2009/10/12

On 2 October 2009, in Tashkent, human rights defender, Mr Farhad Muhtarov, was sentenced to five years in prison on fraud charges. He had pleaded not guilty to charges of fraudulently borrowing sums of money. Farhad Muhtarov is an activist with the grassroots movement Human Rights Alliance of Uzbekistan, which works on a variety of human rights issues including torture, access to justice, right to a fair trial, economic and social rights, and the rights of vulnerable groups.

Sudan: Ongoing arbitrary detention and ill-treatment of human rights defender, Ms Nahla Bashir Adamposted on: 2009/02/24

Front Line is deeply concerned following reports that human rights defender, Ms Nahla Bashir Adam, was arbitrarily arrested and detained on 15 December 2008. Nahla Bashir Adam is Deputy Director of the Youth for Children Association (YCA), a non-governmental non-profit organisation which was founded in 2003. The YCA works in South Kurdufan to promote the rights of children and awareness on issues such as education and health regarding children, especially those with disabilities and chronic diseases in Sudan.