Statement 11 October 2016 Ilham Tohti 2016 Martin Ennals Award Laureate for Human Rights Defenders Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Freedom of Expression #Minority Rights Violations #Enforced Disappearance #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #China #Syria #Ethiopia Read more about Ilham Tohti 2016 Martin Ennals Award Laureate for Human Rights Defenders
Statement 6 October 2016 Front Line Defenders Announces New Executive Director, Andrew Anderson Location #Ireland Read more about Front Line Defenders Announces New Executive Director, Andrew Anderson
Statement 5 October 2016 Bangladesh - Parliament passes Foreign Donations Regulation Bill to deregister NGOs commenting against authorities Rights #Freedom of Association #Freedom of Expression Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Bangladesh Read more about Bangladesh - Parliament passes Foreign Donations Regulation Bill to deregister NGOs commenting against authorities
Statement 4 October 2016 UN Secretary General Announces Mandate to Combat Reprisals Read more about UN Secretary General Announces Mandate to Combat Reprisals
Statement 4 October 2016 Syria: Free Human Rights Lawyer Khalil Ma’touq Held for 4 Years Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Impunity / Justice Violations #Enforced Disappearance #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Syria Read more about Syria: Free Human Rights Lawyer Khalil Ma’touq Held for 4 Years
Statement 3 October 2016 Brazil: Threats and attacks against HRDs in Rio de Janeiro Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Freedom of Expression #Journalism Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Physical Attack #Threats / Intimidation Location #Brazil Read more about Brazil: Threats and attacks against HRDs in Rio de Janeiro
Statement 30 September 2016 International Solidarity with Women Defenders and All Defending Water, Land, Life and Territory Rights #Environmental Rights #Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights #Land Rights Violations #Killing #Physical Attack #Threats / Intimidation Location #Brazil #Guatemala #Honduras #Mexico #Peru Read more about International Solidarity with Women Defenders and All Defending Water, Land, Life and Territory
Statement 29 September 2016 Honduras: Violent attack against farmers and HRDs in Aguan Valley Rights #Land Rights Violations #Enforced Disappearance #Physical Attack Location #Honduras Read more about Honduras: Violent attack against farmers and HRDs in Aguan Valley
Statement 20 September 2016 Criminal Court freezes assets of human rights defenders and their organisations Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Freedom of Association #Freedom of Expression Violations #Judicial Harassment #Travel Ban Location #Egypt Read more about Criminal Court freezes assets of human rights defenders and their organisations
Statement 15 September 2016 Bahrain: ‘Call for Nabeel Rajab’s release’, rights groups urge 50 governments Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Freedom of Expression Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Bahrain Read more about Bahrain: ‘Call for Nabeel Rajab’s release’, rights groups urge 50 governments