Statements

Joint statement on the expulsion of Vanessa Kogan from Russia: On 2 December 2020, Russian immigration authorities revoked the residence permit of our colleague, human right lawyer and director of Jus...

We, the undersigned organizations, condemn the Thai police’s unnecessary and excessive use of force against peaceful protesters marching to the national parliament in Bangkok on November 17, 2020. We ...

We, the undersigned 10 human rights organisations, call on the Myanmar authorities to immediately end criminal proceedings against student activists and other individuals charged in relation to recent...

Civil Rights Defenders is deeply concerned about the escalating tensions and military confrontation in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray. These worrying developments increase the risks for grave hu...

The popular independent news outlet NEXTA has been labelled “extremist” in Belarus. In a joint statement, we condemn this clear attempt to silence protesters and critics. Read the statement in full be...

In response to Cuba’s election to a fifth term on the Human Rights Council, 85 Cuban and international human rights and freedom-of-expression organisations, in conjunction with independent media outle...

A new Russian draft bill threatens to further restrict the rights of LGBTI+ people living in Russia. In a joint statement, Civil Rights Defenders, RFSL, Amnesty International Sweden, ForumCiv, RFSU, a...

In an open letter on Friday, Civil Rights Defenders and six other Sweden-based organisations express concern about the mVoter 2020 app which has been launched ahead of the 8 November elections in Burm...

On 7 September, a video was circulated on social media depicting the torture of Salman Tepsurkaev, a 19-year-old man from Chechnya. He is still missing. Civil Rights Defenders...

The undersigned organisations call for the Belarusian authorities to drop their criminal defamation lawsuit against editor-in-chief of Nasha Niva, Yahor Martsinovich, and to immediately release him fr...