Finally, justice in Russia!*

*OBS! Only between 14 June – 15 July for players on the pitch. What did you think?

The choice of Russia as host for the 2018 FIFA World Cup has sparked a widespread debate, not least in light of the country’s abysmal human rights record.

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Calling for the Immediate Release of Detained Cuban Human Rights Defender

  • Cuba, News
  • June 8, 2018

Cuban photographer, human rights defender and former Defenders’ Days participant Claudio Fuentes was...

Human Rights Lawyer Emin Aslan Must Be Released

  • Azerbaijan, Statements
  • June 5, 2018

Update: In the evening of 5 June, Emin Aslan’s lawyer Elchin Sadigov was informed Aslan had been sen...

“I Can Easily Say That Defenders’ Days Has Improved My Work”

  • Kosovo, News
  • May 25, 2018

Voices from Defenders’ Days: Close-up with Njomza Haxhibeqiri, Programme Manager at Humanitarian Law...

FIFA’s Reply to Our Open Letter Regarding Oyub Titiev

  • News, Russia
  • May 23, 2018

In less than a month, millions of people will turn their eyes upon Russia as the 2018 Football World...
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Voices from Defenders' Days

“Our most well-known project is the Kosovo Memory Book – a database with information of persons who were killed or went missing during and after the war", said Njomza Haxhibeqiri, one of the participants at Defenders' Days 2018, when speaking about her work for human rights in Kosovo.

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