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Guatemala: Break-in at the home of human rights defender Ms Erenia Vanegas and threats against Ms Claudia Samayoa and members of SEDEM

Posted on 2010/03/10

The home of human rights defender Ms Erenia Vanegas was broken into on 5 March 2010 and the car of Ms Claudia Samayoa was tampered with in an attempt to cause an accident on 2 February 2010. Read More

Colombia: Intimidation and threats against human rights defenders Ms Ingrid Vergara and Mr Juan David Díaz Chamorro

Posted on 2010/02/09

Human rights defenders Ms Ingrid Vergara and Mr Juan David Díaz Chamorro have repeatedly received threats against them, and Ingrid Vergara was the subject of an assassination attempt on 5 February 2010. Ingrid Vergara is the spokesperson for Movement of Victims of State Crimes (MOVICE) in Sucre and Juan David Díaz Chamorro is a member of the same organisation. MOVICE has recently denounced several politicians for having links with paramilitary groups. Its work in this respect has lead to the arrests of several high level politicians. Read More

Dublin: Irish launch of the international campaign “Colombia: Human Rights Defenders Under Threat”

At an event in Dublin today a coalition of Irish and international NGOs joined forces to launch a campaign for the protection of human rights defenders under threat in Colombia. The members of the coalition, ABColombia, Front Line, Trócaire and Christian Aid highlighted the fact that while the recent establishment of a formal dialogue on human rights with Colombia is a positive initiative more should be done since human rights defenders in Colombia still face a critical situation. Read More

Sri Lanka: Political investigation into supporters of threatened human rights defender, Dr Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu

Posted on 2009/09/23

One hundred and thirty-three supporters of human rights defender, Dr Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, have come under investigation by the Sri Lankan Criminal Investigation Division (CID) after they signed a petition that was published in several newspapers on 27 August 2009. Read More

Peru: Fear for the safety of human rights defender, Mr Segundo Jara Montejo

Posted on 2009/09/17

Human rights defender, Mr Segundo Jara Montejo, has received threats and harassment from a group of armed men at his home in Aucayacu, Alto Huallaga on 28 August 2009. Read More

India/West Bengal: Threats against human rights defender, Mr Gopen Sharma

Posted on 2009/08/26

Human rights defender, Mr Gopen Chandra Sharma, has been subjected to a series of threats via mobile telephone calls and picture and text messages from 22-24 August 2009. Gopen Chandra Sharma is the district human rights monitor for the Murshidabad region of Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM). His work focuses on the documentation of human rights abuses, in particular human trafficking on the Indo-Bangladesh border. Read More

Pakistan-administered Kashmir: Threats against human rights defenders, members of Press for Peace

Posted on 2009/07/30

Human rights defenders, Mr Zafar Iqbal, Mr Yousaf Kashmiri, Mr Aurangzeb Saifullah and Mr Amiruddin Mughal of Press for Peace, have received threats from security agencies and militants in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, between 3 and 10 July 2009. Read More

Russian Federation: Threats against human rights defender, Mr Konstantin Baranov

Posted on 2009/07/27

Human rights defender, Mr Konstantin Baranov, has been threatened on several occasions since 15 July 2009. Konstantin Baranov is the head of the Rostov branch of a public youth organisation, Molodaya Evropa (Young Europe), which is an international network of organisations from Western and Eastern Europe and Central Asia, promoting European values such as tolerance, intercultural exchanges and human rights. Read More

India – Renewed threats against human rights defender, Dr Lenin Raghuvanshi

Posted on 2009/07/24

A human rights defender, Dr Lenin Raghuvanshi has been subjected to renewed death threats, received on his mobile phone on 22 and 23 July 2009. Dr Raghuvanshi is the convener of the People's Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) and also a member of the District Vigilance Committee on Bonded Labour in the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India. Read More

Saudi Arabia – Increasing threats and harassment against human rights defender, Mr Waleed Sami Abu-Alkhair

Posted on 2009/07/14

Front Line is deeply concerned following reports of ongoing and increasing threats and harassment against Mr Waleed Sami Abu-Alkhair, most recently on 10 July 2009. Waleed Sami Abu-Alkhair is the supervisor of the website “Monitor of Human Rights in Saudi Arabia” and the coordinator of a team of lawyers for a group of ten detained prominent human rights defenders. Read More

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