Statement 14 August 2023 Release human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng and end the practice of enforced disappearances Rights #Torture / Police Brutality #Human Rights #Imprisonment #Labour Rights / Trade Union Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #China #Laos Read more about Release human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng and end the practice of enforced disappearances
Statement 10 August 2023 Bangladesh: End Political Prosecution of Rights Leaders - 10 Years of Reprisals Against Odhikar Officials for Documenting Violations Rights #Human Rights Violations #Enforced Disappearance #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention #Attempted Killing/Assassination Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Bangladesh Read more about Bangladesh: End Political Prosecution of Rights Leaders - 10 Years of Reprisals Against Odhikar Officials for Documenting Violations
Statement 4 August 2023 Open Letter: Social media companies must take urgent action to protect women human rights defenders Rights #Gender/Women's Rights Violations #Smear Campaign #Threats / Intimidation Read more about Open Letter: Social media companies must take urgent action to protect women human rights defenders
Statement 3 August 2023 Statement in solidarity with human rights defenders and community leaders from the Malaiyaha community participating in the ‘Malaiyaha Ezhuchchi Payanam’ symbolic walk in Sri Lanka Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Anti-Slavery / Anti-Trafficking #Land Rights Violations #Violence Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Sri Lanka Read more about Statement in solidarity with human rights defenders and community leaders from the Malaiyaha community participating in the ‘Malaiyaha Ezhuchchi Payanam’ symbolic walk in Sri Lanka
Statement 1 August 2023 NGOs Call on Governments & Lao Authorities to Ensure the Immediate Release of Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Lu Siwei Rights #Anti-Racism-/Discrimination #Torture / Police Brutality #Human Rights #Freedom of Expression #Imprisonment Violations #Verbal Abuse #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #China Read more about NGOs Call on Governments & Lao Authorities to Ensure the Immediate Release of Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Lu Siwei
Statement 27 July 2023 Mexico: Civilian Observation Mission records human rights violations in the context of the Isthmus Interoceanic Corridor megaproject Rights #Environmental Rights #Housing Rights / Forced Evictions #Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights #Land Rights Violations #Killing #Physical Attack #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Americas #Mexico Read more about Mexico: Civilian Observation Mission records human rights violations in the context of the Isthmus Interoceanic Corridor megaproject
Statement 26 July 2023 Defamation campaign against Syrian woman human rights defender Hiba Ezzideen Al-Hajji Rights #Gender/Women's Rights Violations #Defamation Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Syria Read more about Defamation campaign against Syrian woman human rights defender Hiba Ezzideen Al-Hajji
Statement 18 July 2023 Austria: SOS Balkanroute and its chairman Petar Rosandić are facing a SLAPP case Rights #Refugees / IDPs / Migrants Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia Read more about Austria: SOS Balkanroute and its chairman Petar Rosandić are facing a SLAPP case
Statement 14 July 2023 India: Escalated repression against the Jagrit Adivasi Dalit Sangathan, human rights defenders Madhuri Krishnaswami, Nitin Varghese, Antaram Awase, and community leaders campaigning for forest and land rights in Madhya Pradesh Rights #Anti-Racism-/Discrimination #Housing Rights / Forced Evictions Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #India Read more about India: Escalated repression against the Jagrit Adivasi Dalit Sangathan, human rights defenders Madhuri Krishnaswami, Nitin Varghese, Antaram Awase, and community leaders campaigning for forest and land rights in Madhya Pradesh
Statement 13 July 2023 Colombia: Criminalisation of woman human rights defender Meilyn Zendaya Gamez Mendoza and the Indigenous Minga of the Zenu People Rights #Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights #Land Rights Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Americas #Colombia Read more about Colombia: Criminalisation of woman human rights defender Meilyn Zendaya Gamez Mendoza and the Indigenous Minga of the Zenu People