Statement 3 July 2020 Front Line Defenders Condemns Verdict in HRD Trial in Turkey Rights #Human Rights Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #TÜRKİYE Read more about Front Line Defenders Condemns Verdict in HRD Trial in Turkey
Statement 1 July 2020 Robust actions needed after imposition of draconian national security law for Hong Kong Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Freedom of Expression #Economic, Social & Cultural Rights Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Hong Kong #China Read more about Robust actions needed after imposition of draconian national security law for Hong Kong
Statement 26 June 2020 Growing concern for the safety of journalists and indigenous peoples’ rights defenders in Guatemala amidst a series of murders, smear campaigns and death threats Rights #Freedom of Expression #Journalism #Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights Violations #Smear Campaign #Attempted Killing/Assassination #Killing #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Americas #Guatemala Read more about Growing concern for the safety of journalists and indigenous peoples’ rights defenders in Guatemala amidst a series of murders, smear campaigns and death threats
Statement 24 June 2020 End Persecution of Journalist Dharisha Bastians Targeted for Reports, Defense of Human Rights Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Freedom of Expression #Freedom of Religion #Corruption Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Sri Lanka Read more about End Persecution of Journalist Dharisha Bastians Targeted for Reports, Defense of Human Rights
Statement 26 May 2020 Release human rights defenders at risk in the context of COVID-19 Rights #Student Rights / Education #Freedom of Expression #Protests / Assembly Violations #Arbitrary detention #COVID-19 Location #Region: Asia Pacific #India Read more about Release human rights defenders at risk in the context of COVID-19
Statement 22 May 2020 China must release and quash conviction of Tibetan cultural rights defender Tashi Wangchuk Rights #Minority Rights #Economic, Social & Cultural Rights Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #China Read more about China must release and quash conviction of Tibetan cultural rights defender Tashi Wangchuk
Statement 20 May 2020 Judicial harassment of human rights defender Muhammed Ismail persists amid pandemic Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Economic, Social & Cultural Rights Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Pakistan Read more about Judicial harassment of human rights defender Muhammed Ismail persists amid pandemic
Statement 19 May 2020 Judicial harassment of human rights defenders in the lead-up to presidential elections Rights #Human Rights Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Belarus Read more about Judicial harassment of human rights defenders in the lead-up to presidential elections
Statement 19 May 2020 Continuing harassment, intimidation and arbitrary detention of human rights defenders in the Cuando Cubango Rights #Minority Rights #Economic, Social & Cultural Rights #Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights #Land Rights Violations #Judicial Harassment #Killing #Threats / Intimidation #Torture / Ill-Treatment #COVID-19 Location #Region: Africa #Angola Read more about Continuing harassment, intimidation and arbitrary detention of human rights defenders in the Cuando Cubango
Statement 14 May 2020 The Nicaraguan government continues to put the lives of imprisoned women human rights defenders at risk during COVID-19 Rights #Human Rights Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #COVID-19 Location #Region: Americas #Nicaragua Read more about The Nicaraguan government continues to put the lives of imprisoned women human rights defenders at risk during COVID-19