Statements

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...

Statement in relation to the International Women’s Day 2020 25 years After the Beijing Conference: Still Not Doing Enough to Protect Women Human Rights Defenders in Africa In commemoration of the 2020...

Civil Rights Defenders demands that Serbia honors its commitments to the European Convention of Human Rights, namely regarding the right to security and the right to freedom of expression, following a...

In a joint statement, Civil Rights Defenders, Human Rights Watch, and Amnesty International call for the immediate and unconditional release of four Burmese human rights defenders. They were convicted...

On 25 February, Kyrgyzstan’s Supreme Court will review the appeal by Azimjon Askarov, a local human rights defender imprisoned for life in September 2010 in retaliation for his work. Ci...

South Sudanese human rights defender Edmund Yakani has been subjected to death threats after being invited, among other stakeholders, to participate in a consultative meeting held in Juba this morning...