Statements about human rights, the situation and developments in repressive regions around the world.
On the eve of the annual ASEAN leaders summit in Vientiane, human rights and advocacy groups called upon the Lao PDR Government to commit to address its widespread violations of human rights, includin...
Less than six weeks ahead of a constitutional referendum, the Azerbaijani authorities have unleashed a new wave of repression to silence critical voices. Today, Civil Rights Defenders joins 17 other m...
Today, Civil Rights Defenders joins 11 international, regional, and Cambodian civil society organisations in a letter to permanent missions of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council...
More than two weeks have passed since several Cuban activists went on hunger and thirst strike, demanding that the Government of Cuba ends its crackdown on human rights. Among the activists is the pro...
In a joint statement today, 5 July, Civil Rights Defenders and 18 other non-governmental organisations in Myanmar call on the Government of Myanmar to conduct a formal investigation into the recent de...
At the 32nd session of the UN Human Rights Council which just concluded last week, Belgium, Japan, France, Switzerland, the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union all expressed conce...
In a statement released today, Civil Rights Defenders joins over 70 Thai, regional and international civil society organisations in expressing grave concerns about the legal action taken by the Royal ...
Today, Civil Rights Defenders and eight other civil society organisations issue a joint statement calling on the Ethiopian Government to end the use of counter-terrorism law to persecute dissenters an...
The arbitrary transfer of political prisoner Trần Huỳnh Duy Thức to a remote prison does not comply with Vietnam’s obligations under international human rights law and standards, Civil Rights Defender...
The prosecution of six human rights defenders in Phnom Penh makes a mockery of Cambodia’s human rights obligations and commitments, and is an alarming sign of the tightening of civic space ahead of th...
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