Statements about human rights, the situation and developments in repressive regions around the world.
Civil Rights Defenders and 80 media, press freedom, and human rights organisations write to African heads of state to call on their respective governments to release all jailed journalists amid the sw...
In a joint statement today, Civil Rights Defenders and three other organisations express serious concern over Cambodia’s draconian draft state of emergency law, proposed in light of the COVID-19...
In an open letter, Civil Rights Defenders and eight other organisations urge the President of Kyrgyzstan, Sooronbay Jeenbekov, to release wrongfully imprisoned human rights defender and journalist Azi...
On January 23, Sweden’s Supreme Court announced its verdict, approving Girjas Sami village’s claim against the Swedish State for land and water rights. Civil Rights Defenders welcomes the ...
Civil Rights Defenders calls upon the governments of Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina to respect the right to privacy, following decisions to make public personal data of individuals who have bee...
Civil Rights Defenders calls upon the Hungarian government to withdraw an emergency draft law, submitted in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, that would undermine the rule of law and fundamental freedom...
To Prime Minister Stefan Löfven: Civil Rights Defenders and other civil society actors have long advocated for the establishment of an independent Swedish National Human Rights Institution. As you hav...
Statement by members of the European Burma Network As the European Union (EU) approaches the renewal of the Common Position on Burma in April, members of the European Burma Network (EBN) are calling o...
Civil Rights Defenders calls upon Serbia’s authorities to respect its human rights obligations during the state of emergency declared in light of the COVID-19 outbreak. While we recognise th...
Following Sweden’s Supreme Court ruling on January 23 2020, confirming the Girja’s Sami village land and water rights in the Sami traditional territory, we have received more and more reports of...
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