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HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AT RISK

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Noorzia Afridi receiving Front Line Defenders Award on behalf of SAWERA
A Testament to Courage On International Women's Day - Women on the Front Line in Pakistan
2014/03/8

Front Line Defenders celebrates International Women's Day by paying tribute to SAWERA, a women's rights NGO working to empower and protect women in the conservative tribal areas of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan. SAWERA is the recipient of the 2014 Front Line...

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LTR:Mary Lawlor , Noorzia Afridi, SAWERA, Sean Penn and Denis O'Brien
Dublin: 2014 Front Line Defenders Award presented to SAWERA from Pakistan by Sean Penn
2014/03/7

Today in Dublin, Actor and founder of J/P Haitian Relief Organisation, Sean Penn, presented the 2014 Front Line Defenders Award to Noorzia Afridi of women's rights group SAWERA. The organisation which operates in the tribal regions of Pakistan empowers women to...

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Human rights defender Ms María Santos Domínguez
Honduras: Attempted killing of human rights defender Ms María Santos Domínguez
2014/03/7

On 5 March 2014, as human rights defender Ms María Santos Domínguez returned to her home, she was surrounded and attacked with sticks, stones and machete by a group of seven individuals. Her husband and her son came to her rescue but were also attacked,...

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Detention of human rights defender Ms Ge Zhihui
China: Detention of human rights defender Ms Ge Zhihui
2014/03/6

On 4 March 2014 it emerged that human rights defender Ms Ge Zhihui was detained by police in Beijing on 1 March 2014. She is currently being held in Fengtai District Detention Centre in the capital.

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Ongoing defamation of human rights defender Mr Igor Kalyapin
Russian Federation: Ongoing defamation of human rights defender Mr Igor Kalyapin
2014/03/6

Human rights defender Mr Igor Kalyapin has been subjected to an ongoing defamation campaign.

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Human Rights Defenders and the Shrinking Space for Civil Society
Human Rights Defenders and the Shrinking Space for Civil Society
2014/03/6

Front Line Defenders will be hosting an open side event during the 25th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

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HRDs in the News
HRDs in the News
2014/03/5

HRDs in the News is a regular news round-up which draws together news about human rights defenders (HRDs) who have been appearing in the world media.

Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) have been appearing in the Guardian newspaper, imprisoned...

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Appeal of human rights defender Mr Waleed Abu Al-Khair rejected
Saudi Arabia: Update – Appeal of human rights defender Mr Waleed Abu Al-Khair rejected
2014/03/5

On 24 February 2014, the Court of Appeal in Mecca upheld a three-month prison sentence against human rights defender and lawyer Mr Waleed Abu Al-Khair, on charges of “organising illegal...

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Liu Feiyue placed under ten days' administrative detention
China: Human rights defender Mr Liu Feiyue placed under ten days' administrative detention
2014/03/5

On 5 March 2014 it was confirmed that human rights defender and founder of the human rights website Civil Rights and Livelihood Watch, Mr Liu Feiyue, has been placed under ten days'...

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Threats and harassment against members of the CIJP
Colombia: Threats and harassment against members of the Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y Paz
2014/03/4

On 28 February 2014, human rights defenders Ms Janeth Hernández and Mr Abilio Peña were followed by unknown men on a motorbike during the afternoon.

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Charges against human rights defender Ms Martha Tholanah quashed
Zimbabwe: Update – Charges against human rights defender Ms Martha Tholanah quashed
2014/02/28

On 26 February 2014, a Harare court Magistrate quashed charges of running an “unregistered” organisation which had been pending against human rights defender Ms Martha Tholanah.

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