Front Line Defenders

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

Cases

Status:

Zbliżający się proces sądowy

Elżbieta Podleśna

4 March 2021

Zbliżający się proces trzech polskich obrończyń praw człowieka

Violations

#Judicial Harassment

Location

#Region: Europe and Central Asia

#Polsce

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Statement on Afghanistan

Statement by Front Line Defenders on the
Situation of HRDs in Afghanistan

Statement

22 September 2021

Statement on the 20th anniversary of the incommunicado detention of Swedish-Eritrean journalist and human rights defender, Dawit Isaak

Rights

#Freedom of Expression

Violations

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

Location

#Region: Africa #Eritrea

Read more about Statement on the 20th anniversary of the incommunicado detention of Swedish-Eritrean journalist and human rights defender, Dawit Isaak

Statement

21 September 2021

Harassment of journalists and migrant rights defenders in Chiapas

Rights

#Refugees / IDPs / Migrants

Violations

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Physical Attack

Location

#Region: Americas #Mexico

Read more about Harassment of journalists and migrant rights defenders in Chiapas

Statement

17 September 2021

Open Letter to China's Leader Xi Jinping

Read more about Open Letter to China's Leader Xi Jinping

Blog Post

Andrew Anderson's Blog

15 September 2021

A Tribute to Human Rights Defender Rafiq Hajat

By Andrew Anderson

Front Line Defenders has learned with great sadness of the death of human rights defender Rafiq Hajat, who passed on 13 September 2021 of a heart attack. Despite the personal risks, Rafiq Hajat dedicated 20 years of his life to peacefully defending human rights in Malawi.

Rights

#Human Rights

Locations

#Region: Africa #Malawi