Statement 29 April 2016 China: restrictive law targeting foreign NGOs passed Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Freedom of Association #Freedom of Expression Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #China Read more about China: restrictive law targeting foreign NGOs passed
Statement 27 April 2016 Finalists Announced for Martin Ennals Award 2016 Read more about Finalists Announced for Martin Ennals Award 2016
Statement 27 April 2016 Egypt - Wave of arbitrary arrests against several human rights defenders Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Freedom of Association #Freedom of Expression Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Questioning / Interrogation Location #Egypt Read more about Egypt - Wave of arbitrary arrests against several human rights defenders
Statement 25 April 2016 Russian Federation – Amended definition of “political activity” adopted in the first reading Rights #Freedom of Association #Freedom of Expression Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Russian Federation Read more about Russian Federation – Amended definition of “political activity” adopted in the first reading
Statement 22 April 2016 Ongoing judicial harassment against Egyptian human rights defenders Rights #Gender/Women's Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Freedom of Association #Freedom of Expression Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Questioning / Interrogation #Threats / Intimidation Location #Egypt Read more about Ongoing judicial harassment against Egyptian human rights defenders
Statement 21 April 2016 UN Human Rights Committee urges Kyrgyzstan to release jailed human rights defender Azimjan Askarov and quash his conviction Rights #Civil & Political Rights Violations #Arbitrary detention #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Kyrgyzstan Read more about UN Human Rights Committee urges Kyrgyzstan to release jailed human rights defender Azimjan Askarov and quash his conviction
Statement 21 April 2016 Mexico: UN experts classify the detention of five human rights defenders as illegal and arbitrary Rights #Human Rights Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Mexico Read more about Mexico: UN experts classify the detention of five human rights defenders as illegal and arbitrary
Statement 19 April 2016 Honduran and international march to commemorate Berta Cáceres attacked by counter-protesters Rights #Environmental Rights #Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights Violations #Killing #Physical Attack #Threats / Intimidation Location #Honduras Read more about Honduran and international march to commemorate Berta Cáceres attacked by counter-protesters
Statement 19 April 2016 Kyrgyzstan – Proposed amendments to the law on NGOs following the second reading Rights #Freedom of Association Location #Kyrgyzstan Read more about Kyrgyzstan – Proposed amendments to the law on NGOs following the second reading
Statement 15 April 2016 Council of Europe expresses grave concerns over deteriorating human rights situation in Turkey Rights #Freedom of Association #Freedom of Expression Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Threats / Intimidation Location #TÜRKİYE Read more about Council of Europe expresses grave concerns over deteriorating human rights situation in Turkey