Statements

In Uganda, President Yoweri Museveni has declared a nationwide shutdown to tackle the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. The shutdown includes restrictions on movement of people. Security...

Today marks 900 days since Turkish human rights defender Osman Kavala has been detained. To-date, there are no convictions against him, nor has there been an indictment for his latest arrest. Despite ...

In a joint statement together with 138 other civil society organisations, Civil Rights Defenders calls for the immediate protection of civilians in the armed conflict in Burma, and for the State to co...

In the shadow of the global health threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Burmese authorities have stepped up their game and launched a new crackdown on freedom of expression. Hundreds of websites hav...

Civil Rights Defenders calls upon the government of Serbia to secure the space for journalists to get information and inform citizens about ongoing developments regarding COVID-19. Based on the decisi...

The Cambodian government’s proposed State of Emergency legislation paves the way for unchecked violations of fundamental human rights, FIDH and Civil Rights Defenders said today in an 11-page analysis...

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 ...