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Maxima Acuna de Chaupe farmstead at sunset

23 August 2016

I will never give up my land

Rights

#Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights #Land Rights

Violations

#Physical Attack #Threats / Intimidation

Locations

#Peru

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Mary Lawlor's Blog

15 April 2016

Crisis of Confidence in the Legal System in Colombia

By Mary Lawlor

David Rabelo Crespo David Ravelo Crespo has been demanding justice for victims of extra-judicial killings, forced displacement and government corruption in Colombia for more than 30 years.

Rights

#Civil & Political Rights

Violations

#Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

Locations

#Colombia

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Volunteer (HRD Memorial Project)

In November 2016, the HRD Memorial was launched by President Michael D Higgins with the participation of human rights defenders (HRDs) from Honduras, the Philippines, Guatemala, Colombia and Brazil.

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Jindal Pratirodh Sangram Samiti

Rights

#Environmental Rights

#Extractive Industries / Megaprojects

#Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights

#Land Rights

Location

#Region: Asia Pacific

#India

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#WaterIsLife - Standing Rock Sioux Protest Against Dakota Access Pipeline

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#United States of America

Women HRDs

Interview with LaDonna Bravebull Allard, indigenous HRD from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe about the significance of Standing Rock and the importance of being a 'Water Protector'.

Rights:

#Environmental Rights

#Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights

#Land Rights

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Blog Post

30 October 2017

Mali: human rights defenders advocate for new law to protect them and support their work

By Olivia Tchamba

Mariam Diallo Dramé has been an activist since her childhood. When she was just 13, she created the Children’s Parliament of Mali to protect children’s rights. Today, she is the president of Association Femmes Leadership et Développement Durables (AFLeD) and she continues to advocate for women and children’s rights to health, education, and leadership opportunities.

Rights

#Gender/Women's Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Impunity / Justice #Land Rights

Locations

#Mali

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Take Action

7 December 2017

Take Action for John Luhiriri

On 28 November 2017, human rights defender John Luhiriri was stopped and held by members of the national police and four other plainclothes agents, recognised by witnesses as members of the national intelligence service, in Tshikapa, the capital of Kasai province. His current whereabouts are yet to be established.

Rights

#Human Rights

#Gender/Women's Rights

Violations

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

Location

#Democratic Republic of Congo

HRD or Organization

John Luhiriri