Statements

Civil Rights Defenders and Amnesty International urge Serbia to investigate reports of a widespread violent crackdown on largely peaceful student protesters in Belgrade and other major towns across Se...

We are very concerned by developments in Kyrgyzstan that curb freedom of expression and seem designed to encourage self-censorship among journalists, activists and ordinary citizens. These include a d...

The Swedish Eastern Partnership Network, which Civil Rights Defenders is a part of, is deeply concerned by the latest developments in Georgia, where civil society is facing escalating pressure and leg...

Civil Rights Defenders and other organisations are deeply alarmed by the renewed crackdown on Kloop, a leading independent Kyrgyzstani media platform known for investigating and reporting on corruptio...

Foro Penal, recipient of the Civil Rights Defender of the Year Award 2023, was yesterday arbitrarily and falsely accused of committing ‘terrorist acts’ by the Venezuelan government. Civil Rights Defen...

Civil Rights Defenders is deeply alarmed by a new legislative proposal in Hungary that, if passed, would institutionalise sweeping, opaque, and politically motivated repression of independent civil so...

Türkiye’s authorities should immediately cease attacks on peaceful protesters, stop targeting journalists and news channels, and halt the crackdown on online speech, a group of 15 international human ...

Civil Rights Defenders statement on the US funding freeze, March 3rd 2025 Human rights organisations around the world are affected by the drastic reduction of US foreign assistance and development coo...

(Bishkek, Februaruy 21,  2025) –Kyrgyzstani authorities should urgently take all necessary measures to ensure the ongoing safety and security of an imprisoned human rights defender and jour...

Civil Rights Defenders is deeply concerned about the arrest of Mzia Amaghlobeli, the founder and director of the Batumelebi online newspaper in Batumi, as well as its sister publication, the nationwid...