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Publication
2 Mai 2017

On 17 April, Kazim Kizil went to film a protest in Izmir, Turkey. People were demonstrating against irregularities in the voting process for the constitutional referendum, which granted president Recep Tayyip Erdogan new sweeping powers.

The rally didn’t last long. Police intervened and detained around 20 people. Kazim was one of them. His camera was seen as a threat: the Turkish authorities did not want anyone documenting the crackdown.

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Publication
5 Avril 2017

Dispatches 2016 presents the work Front Line Defenders has undertaken around the world for the protection and security of human rights defenders at risk in 2016, including the impact of grants, training, advocacy, visibility, rest & respite and other programs, as well as the launch of the HRD Memorial, honoring HRDs killed since the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders in 1998.

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Publication
6 Mars 2017

Ana Maria has helped hundreds of Dominicans of Haitian descent reclaim their rights, and resist racism and discrimination. Lorraine leads innovative education initiatives, to raise awareness about environmental rights in communities affected by coal mining in South Africa. Nisha successfully challenged a law discriminating against transgender people in Malaysia, and set up the first organisation providing support to the trans community in her country.

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Publication
3 Janvier 2017

Lors du lancement de son Rapport Annuel 2016 sur Les Défenseur-ses des Droits Humains en Danger, Front Line Defenders a indiqué que plus de 1000 défenseur-ses des droits humains ont été tués, harcelés, détenus ou victimes de campagnes de diffamation et autres violations en 2016.

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Publication
9 Août 2016

Here are the activists at risk for defending them.

When members of Juan Francisco Martínez’s community found his body in January 2015, his body bore marks of torture. One of his hands was still tied with what appeared to be laces from military boots.

Juan, a human rights defender and indigenous Lenca man from Honduras, was found on 5 January 2015 in the village of Tapuyman in the Santa Elena Municipality of La Paz, Honduras. He had been killed the day before.

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Publication
22 Février 2016

Dispatches 2015 met en lumière les défis auxquels Front Line Defenders est exposée lorsqu'elle apporte un soutien rapide et efficace aux défenseur-ses des droits humains à travers le monde, alors que l'espace dans lequel les DDH peuvent travailler en toute sécurité continue de réduire.

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Publication
14 Janvier 2016

Comme le montre notre rapport, au moins 156 défenseur-ses des droits humains ont été assassinés ou sont morts en détention en 2015. Plus de la moitié des personnes tuées, 87, l'ont été en Amérique Latine, et la Colombie à elle seule compte 54 meurtres. En dehors de la région Amérique, les Philippines ont également un sombre bilan, avec un total de 31DDH assassinés.

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Publication
1 Décembre 2015

Many companies now realise that wherever they operate, their ultimate licence to operate comes not only from legal agreements with governments, but also from their acceptance by workers, consumers, and the communities that surround them or are impacted by them. It does not mean that every company has got it right; nor does it mean it is always the fault of companies. In many instances, governments keen to build infrastructure, attract investment, or develop the economy are willing to disregard the views of communities, the rights of workers, or of consumers.

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Publication
31 Mars 2015

En avril 2015, Front Line Defenders et Verso Book ont publié La Lucha: l'histoire de Lucha Castro et des droits humains au Mexique - le premier d'une série de romans graphiques non fictionnels. La Lucha met en scène les histoires vraies de femmes défenseuses des droits humains (FDDH) dans le nord du Mexique, qui sont confrontées à des défis meurtriers pour promouvoir les droits humains, la justice et la responsabilité.

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