Statement 18 May 2026 Suspension of LTDH and ASF signals further crackdown on civil society in the country Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Freedom of Association #Human Rights #Impunity / Justice Violations #Arbitrary detention #Judicial Harassment #Smear Campaign Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Tunisia Read more about Suspension of LTDH and ASF signals further crackdown on civil society in the country
Statement 15 May 2026 Ecuador: National and international organisations call on the National Court of Justice to guarantee due process and put a stop to the criminalisation of environmental defenders Rights #Environmental Rights #Land Rights #Protests / Assembly Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Ecuador #Region: Americas Read more about Ecuador: National and international organisations call on the National Court of Justice to guarantee due process and put a stop to the criminalisation of environmental defenders
Statement 13 May 2026 Ensuring Civil Society Participation at the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights: Joint NGO Call to Reinstate Cancelled Human Rights Side Event Rights #Freedom of Expression #Human Rights #Self-Determination Violations #Other Harassment Location #Morocco #Region: Africa #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Western Sahara Read more about Ensuring Civil Society Participation at the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights: Joint NGO Call to Reinstate Cancelled Human Rights Side Event
Statement 13 May 2026 Mexico: The recent closure of the federal cases against human rights defender Kenia Hernández opens an opportunity to deliver justice and secure her release Rights #Gender/Women's Rights #Impunity / Justice #Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights #Land Rights #Protests / Assembly Violations #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Judicial Harassment #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Mexico #Region: Americas Read more about Mexico: The recent closure of the federal cases against human rights defender Kenia Hernández opens an opportunity to deliver justice and secure her release
Statement 5 May 2026 Burkina Faso: the dissolution of 118 civil society organizations in Burkina Faso increases risks for human rights defenders Rights #Citizen Participation #Civil & Political Rights #Human Rights Violations #Other Harassment #Reprisals Location #Burkina Faso #Region: Africa Read more about Burkina Faso: the dissolution of 118 civil society organizations in Burkina Faso increases risks for human rights defenders
Statement 4 May 2026 Deep concern over actions that led to the cancellation of RightsCon 2026 in Zambia Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Human Rights Violations #Other Harassment #Reprisals Location #Region: Africa #Zambia Read more about Deep concern over actions that led to the cancellation of RightsCon 2026 in Zambia
Statement 29 April 2026 Human rights defenders in Senegal at heightened risk from anti-LGBTQ+ law Rights #LGBT+ Rights Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Judicial Harassment #Smear Campaign Location #Region: Africa #Senegal Read more about Human rights defenders in Senegal at heightened risk from anti-LGBTQ+ law
Statement 9 April 2026 China: Authorities Must Release Arbitrarily Detained Human Rights Lawyer Yu Wensheng At The End Of His Sentence And Ensure His Full Freedom Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Freedom of Expression #Human Rights #Impunity / Justice Violations #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Surveillance Location #China #Region: Asia Pacific Read more about China: Authorities Must Release Arbitrarily Detained Human Rights Lawyer Yu Wensheng At The End Of His Sentence And Ensure His Full Freedom
Statement 8 April 2026 Sierra Leone must stop attempts to criminalise and persecute defenders of the Lifeline Nehemiah Projects Rights #Environmental Rights Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Judicial Harassment #Reprisals #Violence Location #Region: Africa #Sierra Leone Read more about Sierra Leone must stop attempts to criminalise and persecute defenders of the Lifeline Nehemiah Projects
Statement 7 April 2026 Alarming escalation in repression of LGBTI+ activists and organisations in Türkiye Rights #Freedom of Association #Freedom of Expression #Human Rights #LGBT+ Rights Violations #Defamation #Judicial Harassment #Other Harassment #Reprisals Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Türkiye Read more about Alarming escalation in repression of LGBTI+ activists and organisations in Türkiye