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5 February 2026

Colombia: Concerns over a wave of serious threats and lack of effective protection measures for members of CREDHOS

Rights

#Documenting / Monitoring Violations in Conflict #Environmental Rights #Extractive Industries / Megaprojects #Human Rights #Impunity / Justice

Violations

#Smear Campaign #Surveillance #Threats / Intimidation

Location

#Colombia #Region: Americas

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Statement

4 September 2023

Joint Statement - Sri Lanka’s Flawed Plans for a ‘Truth Commission’

Rights

#Documenting / Monitoring Violations in Conflict #Human Rights #Impunity / Justice

Violations

#Enforced Disappearance #Killing #Other Harassment #Torture / Ill-Treatment

Location

#Region: Asia Pacific #Sri Lanka

Read more about Joint Statement - Sri Lanka’s Flawed Plans for a ‘Truth Commission’

Statement

3 April 2016

One Month After Berta's Killing, Her Fight Continues

Rights

#Environmental Rights #Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights

Violations

#Killing

Location

#Honduras

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Statement

26 February 2026

National and international organisations express concern over another ruling against environmental defenders regarding the Curipamba–El Domo mining project, Las Naves, Ecuador

Rights

#Environmental Rights #Extractive Industries / Megaprojects #Land Rights

Violations

#Judicial Harassment

Location

#Ecuador #Region: Americas

Read more about National and international organisations express concern over another ruling against environmental defenders regarding the Curipamba–El Domo mining project, Las Naves, Ecuador

Statement

30 January 2026

Pakistan: Arbitrary arrest and sentencing of human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha

Rights

#Civil & Political Rights #Human Rights #Impunity / Justice

Violations

#Arbitrary detention #Judicial Harassment #Torture / Ill-Treatment

Location

#Pakistan #Region: Asia Pacific

Read more about Pakistan: Arbitrary arrest and sentencing of human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha

Statement

21 November 2025

India: Arbitrarily Detained Without Trial for Four Years - Khurram Parvez Must be Released

Rights

#Civil & Political Rights #Impunity / Justice

Violations

#Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

Location

#India #Region: Asia Pacific

Read more about India: Arbitrarily Detained Without Trial for Four Years - Khurram Parvez Must be Released

Statement

14 October 2025

Canada: International human rights organizations to monitor sentencing of Indigenous land defenders criminalized by Canada

Rights

#Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights #Land Rights

Violations

#Judicial Harassment

Location

#Canada #Region: Americas

Read more about Canada: International human rights organizations to monitor sentencing of Indigenous land defenders criminalized by Canada

Statement

6 August 2025

International solidarity in action: traveling to Honduras to stand with the garífuna people

Rights

#Anti-Racism-/Discrimination #Economic, Social & Cultural Rights #Land Rights #Minority Rights

Violations

#Enforced Disappearance #Judicial Harassment #Threats / Intimidation

Location

#Honduras #Region: Americas

Read more about International solidarity in action: traveling to Honduras to stand with the garífuna people

Statement

1 July 2016

Front Line Defenders Welcomes Creation of UN Expert on LGBT Rights

Rights

#LGBT+ Rights

Location

#Global

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Report

10 February 2017

Victim Blaming: Bangladesh’s Failure to Protect Human Rights Defenders

Rights

#Freedom of Expression #Freedom of Religion #Gender/Women's Rights #Human Rights #Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights #LGBT+ Rights

Violations

#Killing

Location

#Bangladesh

Read more about Victim Blaming: Bangladesh’s Failure to Protect Human Rights Defenders

Statement

12 February 2019

Martin Ennals Award for human rights defenders: Abdul Aziz Muhamat is the 2019 laureate

Rights

#Environmental Rights #Human Rights #Imprisonment #Land Rights #Refugees / IDPs / Migrants #Torture / Police Brutality

Location

#Colombia #Papua New Guinea #Sudan #Türkiye

Read more about Martin Ennals Award for human rights defenders: Abdul Aziz Muhamat is the 2019 laureate

Statement

10 August 2016

Ethiopia: Violent Crackdown on Human Rights Protests

Rights

#Civil & Political Rights #Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights #Land Rights #Protests / Assembly

Violations

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

Location

#Ethiopia

Read more about Ethiopia: Violent Crackdown on Human Rights Protests

Statement

5 December 2017

Joint statement - International NGOs condemn violence against HRDs in Honduras

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Statement

10 June 2016

Honduran Indigenous Peoples' Rights Activist Wins 2016 Front Line Defenders Award

Rights

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

Violations

#Defamation #Judicial Harassment #Physical Attack

Location

#Honduras

Read more about Honduran Indigenous Peoples' Rights Activist Wins 2016 Front Line Defenders Award

Statement

19 August 2025

Honduras: Final Declaration of the International Delegation of Solidarity with the Garífuna People

Rights

#Anti-Racism-/Discrimination #Economic, Social & Cultural Rights #Land Rights #Minority Rights

Violations

#Enforced Disappearance #Judicial Harassment #Threats / Intimidation

Location

#Honduras #Region: Americas

Read more about Honduras: Final Declaration of the International Delegation of Solidarity with the Garífuna People

Statement

14 August 2025

Press conference in Tegucigalpa, Honduras: demanding justice and respect for the rights of the garífuna people

Rights

#Economic, Social & Cultural Rights #Land Rights

Violations

#Judicial Harassment #Physical Attack

Location

#Honduras #Region: Americas

Read more about Press conference in Tegucigalpa, Honduras: demanding justice and respect for the rights of the garífuna people

Statement

8 September 2016

Addressing the escalating human rights crisis in Ethiopia

Rights

#Civil & Political Rights #Freedom of Association #Freedom of Expression

Violations

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Violence

Location

#Ethiopia

Read more about Addressing the escalating human rights crisis in Ethiopia

Statement

11 December 2019

Time to act: Protect defenders who speak up against business impact on people and planet

Rights

#Extractive Industries / Megaprojects #Human Rights #Labour Rights / Trade Union

Violations

#Judicial Harassment #Killing

Location

#Global

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Colombia: Concerns over a wave of serious threats and lack of effective protection measures for members of CREDHOS

Joint Statement - Sri Lanka’s Flawed Plans for a ‘Truth Commission’

One Month After Berta's Killing, Her Fight Continues

National and international organisations express concern over another ruling against environmental defenders regarding the Curipamba–El Domo mining project, Las Naves, Ecuador

Pakistan: Arbitrary arrest and sentencing of human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha

India: Arbitrarily Detained Without Trial for Four Years - Khurram Parvez Must be Released

Canada: International human rights organizations to monitor sentencing of Indigenous land defenders criminalized by Canada

International solidarity in action: traveling to Honduras to stand with the garífuna people

Front Line Defenders Welcomes Creation of UN Expert on LGBT Rights

Victim Blaming: Bangladesh’s Failure to Protect Human Rights Defenders

Martin Ennals Award for human rights defenders: Abdul Aziz Muhamat is the 2019 laureate

Ethiopia: Violent Crackdown on Human Rights Protests

Joint statement - International NGOs condemn violence against HRDs in Honduras

Honduran Indigenous Peoples' Rights Activist Wins 2016 Front Line Defenders Award

Honduras: Final Declaration of the International Delegation of Solidarity with the Garífuna People

Press conference in Tegucigalpa, Honduras: demanding justice and respect for the rights of the garífuna people

Addressing the escalating human rights crisis in Ethiopia

Time to act: Protect defenders who speak up against business impact on people and planet

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