Defending Human Rights in Venezuela

Since January 21, at least 850 Venezuelans participating in peaceful protests have been arbitrarily detained for exercising their rights to freedom of expression and freedom of assembly, 77 of the arrested protesters are adolescents. Help us turn the world's eyes against human rights violations and abuse in Venezuela - and stop it. 

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Civil Society Organisations Denounce Defamation Charges Against Human Rights Defenders in Thailand

  • News, Statements, Thailand
  • February 15, 2019

In a letter to the Royal Thai Government, Civil Rights Defenders joins a coalition of civil society ...

Shot and jailed without redress

  • Ethiopia, News
  • February 13, 2019

In 2006, the police suspected Kefyalew Teferaa of being part of an outlawed group. When arrested, he...

Event: Accountability for Torture in Syria – Sweden’s Role in the Struggle against Impunity

  • Sweden
  • February 11, 2019

Torture, enforced disappearances and extrajudicial executions of political opponents, journalists, a...

“I was locked up in a room, alone, for two years”

  • News, Uganda
  • January 25, 2019

Justine Nankya spent two years in solitary confinement at Luzira Women’s Prison in Uganda. Being sen...
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Emergency Fund – 2018 in Numbers

When the situation escalates and a human rights defender is in acute danger, Civil Rights Defenders’ Emergency Fund is there to provide rapid support. Do you want to know how we supported them in 2018?

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