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Global Analysis 2020

Cases

Abdulmajid Rizoev

Abdulmajid Rizoev sentenced to 5 years and 6 months imprisonment for posts on Facebook

#Judicial Harassment

#Region: Europe and Central Asia

Jean François Mombia Atuku

Judicial harassment of HRD Jean François Mombia Atuku

#Judicial Harassment

#Region: Africa

#Democratic Republic of Congo

Charges against HRD Hafiz Haron

#Judicial Harassment

#Region: Africa

Maysarat Kilyaskhanova

Women human rights defenders Svetlana Anokhina and Maysarat Kilyaskhanova attacked and detained during raid on women's shelter for survivors of gender-based violence

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Physical Attack

#Region: Europe and Central Asia

#Russian Federation

Svetlana Anokhina

Women human rights defenders Svetlana Anokhina and Maysarat Kilyaskhanova attacked and detained during raid on women's shelter for survivors of gender-based violence

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Physical Attack

#Region: Europe and Central Asia

#Russian Federation

Released on Bail

Amirsalar Davoudi

Amirsalar Davoudi released temporarily on bail after spending two years and seven months in detention

#Judicial Harassment

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

Sharwan Iraq

Sherwan Sherwani

Sentence against human rights defender Sherwan Sherwani confirmed

#Judicial Harassment

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

Malcolm Bidali released

#Judicial Harassment

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

No Refuge: South Sudan's Targeting of
Refugee HRDs Outside the Country

A new report by Front Line Defenders documents the targeting of South Sudanese refugee HRDs.

Front Line Defenders Calls for An End to Threats & Attacks Against Sex Worker Rights Defenders, Announces Two Upcoming Reports on HRDs at Risk

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Statement

21 June 2021

The kidnapping of a human rights defender raises concerns and threatens the credibility of scheduled elections

Rights

#Human Rights #Freedom of Expression

Violations

#Judicial Harassment

Location

#Region: Middle East and North Africa #Libya

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Blog Post

27 May 2021

Brazil: Impunity fuels the cycle of violence against land and environmental rights defenders in the state of Pará, Amazon region

By Michelle Foley

“Resisting is the best way to honour their lives. Let us not be shaken.”
- José Vargas Junior

Rights

#Impunity / Justice

Violations

#Judicial Harassment #Killing

Locations

#Region: Americas #Brazil

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Statement

7 June 2021

Joint Letter on the Targeting of Human Rights Defenders in the Philippines

Rights

#Torture / Police Brutality #Human Rights #Civil & Political Rights

Violations

#Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Violence #Attempted Killing/Assassination #Killing

Location

Read more about Joint Letter on the Targeting of Human Rights Defenders in the Philippines

Statement

12 May 2021

Statement of solidarity with the work of the Guardia Indígena in Cauca

Rights

#Human Rights #Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights

Violations

#Physical Attack

Location

#Region: Americas #Colombia

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Statement

3 May 2021

Joint Press Release EU: Prioritize Rights at India Summit; Provide Essential Medical Supplies; Urge India to Free Rights Defenders, Address Abuses

Rights

#Civil & Political Rights #Self-Determination

Violations

#Judicial Harassment #Surveillance #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

Location

Read more about Joint Press Release EU: Prioritize Rights at India Summit; Provide Essential Medical Supplies; Urge India to Free Rights Defenders, Address Abuses