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Civil Rights Defenders defends people’s civil and political rights in pursuit of our vision.

We partner with and support human rights defenders who work in some of the world’s most repressive regions.

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Intigam Aliyev’s 2014 Arrest and Imprisonment Were Politically Motivated, ECtHR Rules

  • Azerbaijan, News
  • September 20, 2018

Civil Rights Defenders welcomes the verdict of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the cas...

Two Firemen Arbitrarily Detained for Comparing Nicolas Maduro to a Donkey

  • News, Venezuela
  • September 20, 2018

A satirical video clip of a donkey posing as Nicolas Maduro being led through a fire station in Méri...

Preventing Burnout Among Human Rights Defenders in Kyrgyzstan

  • Kyrgyzstan, News
  • September 19, 2018

In late August, 25 human rights lawyers gathered in a beautiful and remote area by the shore of the ...

Statement in Support of Azerbaijani Human Rights Lawyer Elchin Sadigov

  • Azerbaijan, Statements
  • September 17, 2018

Civil Rights Defenders, International Partnership for Human Rights, International Federation for Hum...
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These are the 2018 Innovation Challenge Winners

Oppressive leaders keep finding new and increasingly sophisticated methods to silence the voices of those standing in the front line to defend human rights. The need for creative and innovative ideas are urgently needed.

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