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Cases

A year and a half later, journalist and human rights defender Said Boudour remains under judicial supervision

Violations

#Judicial Harassment

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

Location

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

Human rights defender Salah Hammouri facing harassment after addressing French President

Violations

#Judicial Harassment

Location

#Region: Middle East and North Africa

#Occupied Palestinian Territory

Status:

On trial

Frente de Defensa Salvemos Chaparrí

10 August 2022

Upcoming trial of environmental rights defenders who protect Chaparrí

Third criminal case initiated against WHRD Isabella Evloeva

Violations

#Judicial Harassment

#Raid / Break-in / Theft

#Threats / Intimidation

Location

#Region: Europe and Central Asia

#Russian Federation

Status:

Imprisoned and Charged

Siddique Kappan

9 August 2022

HRD and journalist Siddique Kappan denied bail

Violations

#Judicial Harassment

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Torture / Ill-Treatment

Location

#Region: Asia Pacific

WHRD Sukhgerel Dugersuren Facing Imminent Arrest

Guo Feixiong indicted for “inciting subversion”

Violations

#Travel Ban

Location

#Region: Asia Pacific

HRD Joseph Stalin released on bail

Violations

#Judicial Harassment

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

Location

#Region: Asia Pacific

#Sri Lanka

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New Report: Jordanian Human Rights Defenders and Journalists Hacked with Pegasus Spyware

Unsafe Anywhere:
Women Human Rights Defenders Speak Out About Pegasus Attacks

Launch of the 4-year global investigation
into sex worker rights defenders at risk (SWRDs):

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Statement

12 August 2022

Joint Statement - Afghanistan: One year after Taliban takeover, human rights defenders at greater risk than ever

Rights

#Human Rights #Gender/Women's Rights #Freedom of Expression #Freedom of Religion #Minority Rights

Violations

#Reprisals #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Killing #Physical Attack #Threats / Intimidation #Torture / Ill-Treatment

Location

#Region: Asia Pacific #Afghanistan

Read more about Joint Statement - Afghanistan: One year after Taliban takeover, human rights defenders at greater risk than ever

Statement

10 August 2022

Confiscation of properties and demolition of houses of the Baha’i community following arrests, judicial harassment and arbitrary detention of human rights defenders and community’s leaders

Rights

#Freedom of Religion

Violations

#Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Raid / Break-in / Theft

Location

#Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran

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Statement

10 August 2022

Targeted attacks against Right to Information activists

Rights

#Civil & Political Rights #Corruption

Violations

#Other Harassment #Killing #Physical Attack

Location

#Region: Asia Pacific #India

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The International Working Group on Sri Lanka

Statement

5 August 2022

Sri Lanka: End Government Crackdown on Peaceful Protesters

Rights

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

Violations

#Reprisals #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Threats / Intimidation

Location

#Region: Asia Pacific #Sri Lanka

Read more about Sri Lanka: End Government Crackdown on Peaceful Protesters

Statement

28 July 2022

Joint Statement - Colombia: Over 2,000 Days of Criminalisation and Persecution Against Milena Quiroz Jiménez, Woman Human Rights Defender in the Region of Sur de Bolívar, Colombia

Rights

#Human Rights #Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights

Violations

#Judicial Harassment

Location

#Region: Americas #Colombia

Read more about Joint Statement - Colombia: Over 2,000 Days of Criminalisation and Persecution Against Milena Quiroz Jiménez, Woman Human Rights Defender in the Region of Sur de Bolívar, Colombia

Statement

26 July 2022

Joint statement In Response to the EU-India human rights dialogue: calling on the EU to address reprisals against human rights defenders in India

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Statement

23 July 2022

Joint Statement - Sri Lanka: Brutal Attack Against Peaceful Protesters by Security Forces

Rights

#Freedom of Expression #Protests / Assembly

Violations

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Physical Attack

Location

#Region: Asia Pacific #Sri Lanka

Read more about Joint Statement - Sri Lanka: Brutal Attack Against Peaceful Protesters by Security Forces

Statement

22 July 2022

Statement - Guatemala: Concern at the Violence and Continued Lack of Protection of Land and Territory Defenders of the Maya Q’eqchi’ Region in Alta Verapaz

Rights

#Environmental Rights #Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights #Land Rights

Violations

#Defamation #Killing #Threats / Intimidation

Location

#Region: Americas #Guatemala

Read more about Statement - Guatemala: Concern at the Violence and Continued Lack of Protection of Land and Territory Defenders of the Maya Q’eqchi’ Region in Alta Verapaz

Statement

15 July 2022

Statement - India: EU Must Speak Out on Reprisals Against Human Rights Defenders in India

Rights

#Freedom of Expression #Impunity / Justice #Minority Rights

Violations

#Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Threats / Intimidation

Location

#Region: Asia Pacific #India

Read more about Statement - India: EU Must Speak Out on Reprisals Against Human Rights Defenders in India

Statement

12 July 2022

36 Organizations Urge Egyptian Authorities to End Crackdown on Civil Society Organizations and Peaceful Protests for a Successful COP27

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Statement

7 July 2022

Criminalisation of Father Marcelo Perez Perez, Parish Priest of the Diocese of San Cristobal de Las Casas

Rights

#Peacebuilding #Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights

Violations

#Judicial Harassment

Location

#Region: Americas #Mexico

Read more about Criminalisation of Father Marcelo Perez Perez, Parish Priest of the Diocese of San Cristobal de Las Casas

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2022 Award Winners

New Report: Jordanian Human Rights Defenders and Journalists Hacked with Pegasus Spyware

Unsafe Anywhere:
Women Human Rights Defenders Speak Out About Pegasus Attacks

Launch of the 4-year global investigation
into sex worker rights defenders at risk (SWRDs):

Joint Statement - Afghanistan: One year after Taliban takeover, human rights defenders at greater risk than ever

Confiscation of properties and demolition of houses of the Baha’i community following arrests, judicial harassment and arbitrary detention of human rights defenders and community’s leaders

Targeted attacks against Right to Information activists

Sri Lanka: End Government Crackdown on Peaceful Protesters

Joint Statement - Colombia: Over 2,000 Days of Criminalisation and Persecution Against Milena Quiroz Jiménez, Woman Human Rights Defender in the Region of Sur de Bolívar, Colombia

Joint statement In Response to the EU-India human rights dialogue: calling on the EU to address reprisals against human rights defenders in India

Joint Statement - Sri Lanka: Brutal Attack Against Peaceful Protesters by Security Forces

Statement - Guatemala: Concern at the Violence and Continued Lack of Protection of Land and Territory Defenders of the Maya Q’eqchi’ Region in Alta Verapaz

Statement - India: EU Must Speak Out on Reprisals Against Human Rights Defenders in India

36 Organizations Urge Egyptian Authorities to End Crackdown on Civil Society Organizations and Peaceful Protests for a Successful COP27

Criminalisation of Father Marcelo Perez Perez, Parish Priest of the Diocese of San Cristobal de Las Casas

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Front Line Defenders 2022 Award Winners

New Report: Jordanian Human Rights Defenders and Journalists Hacked with Pegasus Spyware

Unsafe Anywhere: Women Human Rights Defenders Speak Out About Pegasus Attacks

Launch of the 4-year global investigation into sex worker rights defenders at risk (SWRDs):

Front Line Defenders
2022 Award Winners

Unsafe Anywhere:
Women Human Rights Defenders Speak Out About Pegasus Attacks

Launch of the 4-year global investigation
into sex worker rights defenders at risk (SWRDs):