Statements about human rights, the situation and developments in repressive regions around the world.
On 17 May, human rights defender Alexis Bustamante Molano went missing in Táchira state, Venezuela. He is the coordinator of Fundaredes, an organisation that promotes human rights and supports civil s...
On 13 May, Civil Rights Defenders signed a joint statement aimed towards the Uzbekistani authorities. The statement calls for an immediate stop of the harrassments against human rights defenders Agzam...
On 13 May, Civil Rights Defenders signed an open letter to the Member and Observer states of the UN Human Rights Council. The letter calls for urgent action on the situation in Tanzania. See full lett...
In coming days, Professor Zübeyde Füsun Üstel, will be sent to prison in Turkey. Her crime is signing a petition denouncing the Turkish government’s violation of human rights in the Kurdish-populated ...
Civil Rights Defenders, with the support from ARTICLE 19 and and 8 other human rights, media and Internet freedom organisations, calls on Russian President Vladimir Putin, not to sign the so-called “S...
Civil Rights Defenders and Freedom House condemn the detainment of at least 20 civic activists associated with the Crimean Solidarity movement on 27 March, which followed searches of dozens of homes i...
As the European Union approaches the renewal of its Common Position on Burma in April, members of the European Burma Network, including Civil Rights Defenders , are calling on the European Union to fu...
Dubrovnik, 22nd of March 2019 Civil Rights Defenders and the AIRE Centre (Advice on Individual Rights in Europe) organised the Sixth Regional Rule of Law Forum for South East Europe. The topic of thi...
In a gross violation of his human rights, Oyub Titiev, human rights activist and director of Memorial in Chechnya, was today sentenced to four years in a penal colony settlement. Civil Rights Defender...
Civil Rights Defenders condemns the ongoing attacks unfolding in Banja Luka since December 24, 2018, aiming to narrow down freedom of expression and freedom of assembly in the Bosnia and Herzegovina e...
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