Statements

Repression against human rights defenders and democracy activists is escalating in Venezuela. On 14 February, the government of Nicolás Maduro expelled the UN Human Rights Office in Caracas.   The exp...

In Kyrgyzstan, a new draft law that criminalises civic activism and threatens freedoms of speech, assembly, and association is close to adoption. Civil Rights Defenders, along with several human right...

In a joint statement, Civil Rights Defenders and other organisations urges the Kyrgyz parliament to reject a proposed law that poses serious threat to non-governmental organisations’ activities ...

Due to the recent crackdowns against independent media in Kyrgyzstan, Civil Rights Defenders and seven other organisations have issued a statement urging the Kyrgyz authorities to respect the freedom ...

To the Government of Albania A group of civil society organizations and human rights activists, after being informed with the fact of the signature of a “Protocol” between Albania and Ital...

The LGBTI+ community in Türkiye is increasingly the target of discrimination, intimidation and violence, said the European Commission in its 2023 Enlargement Package published last week. It also point...

Nine organisations issue a Joint Statement on misguided government move. (Brussels, October 19, 2023) — The Kazakhstan government’s deeply flawed and concerning decision to publish a “register o...

On 3 October, Serbian activist Aida Ćorović faced a conviction and was fined for disturbing public order and peace, stemming from an incident where she threw eggs at a graffiti image of a war crimes c...

Civil Rights Defenders call on Georgian authorities to closely follow up on court decisions made towards human rights defenders to prevent punishment of human rights defenders and to ensure the peacef...

Civil Rights Defenders condemns attack on Pride Fest in Tbilisi and expresses deep concern about developments in Georgia during Pride Week. Yesterday, 8 July, Tbilisi Pride was forced to cancel its pl...