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Civil Society Groups Call for the Release of Tep Vanny

  • Cambodia
  • August 15, 2018

Phnom Penh, 15 August 2018: Land activist and human rights defender Tep Vanny has been unjustly deta...

Cuban Human Rights Defender Accused of Murder Despite Lack of Proof

  • Cuba
  • August 15, 2018

José Daniel Ferrer, leader of the Cuban human rights organisation UNPACU (Unión Patriotica de Cuba) ...

One Human Rights Defender Murdered Every Fourth Day in Colombia

  • Colombia, Statements
  • July 30, 2018

A total of 311 social leaders and human rights defenders, who supported Colombia’s peace process, ha...

Time to Hear Our Voices: Freedom of Assembly and the Youth Peace Movement in Myanmar

  • Burma, Statements
  • July 23, 2018

Burma’s recent crackdown on protesters highlights the urgency that the international community encou...
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101 Ideas to Challenge the World’s Oppressors

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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