Statements about human rights, the situation and developments in repressive regions around the world.
Human rights defenders have the right to carry out their legitimate work safely and to access support and protection when they are at risk, especially those who operate in the most difficult contexts....
On 6 September, Minsk City Court will pronounce the verdict in the politically motivated and harrowing case of human rights defenders Maria (Marfa) Rabkova and Andrey Chapiuk, in a climate of sweeping...
On the morning of 27 August, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced that EuroPride 2022, which is planned to take place in Belgrade during September 12 – 17, is going to be cancelled. The statem...
At least 18 civilians were killed and more than 200 were wounded in Karakalpakstan, an autonomous republic within Uzbekistan, after the Uzbek authorities sent riot police in response to public protest...
The Tajikistani authorities should swiftly end the violent crackdown and persecution of protestors in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO); allow urgent access to GBAO’s western-central Rushan Di...
A year ago, Algerian authorities shut down the “Hirak” pro-democracy protests in most of the country. Since then, the number of unfounded terrorism prosecutions has soared, problematic amendments to t...
We, the following 32 human rights organisations, call on the Cambodian authorities to revoke the Sub-Decree on the Establishment of the National Internet Gateway (NIG). Since passage of the sub-decree...
Osman Kavala, a human rights defender and philanthropist, has been sentenced to life imprisonment without parole by the Turkish Court on April 25, 2022. Seven other defendants, Mücella Yapıcı, Çiğdem ...
International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR), the Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC), the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (HFHR) and Civil Rights Defenders condemn the spate of criminal char...
The Qur’an burnings that took place over Easter weekend in Sweden led to a surge of anti-Muslim racism and calls for repressive measures. Civil Rights Defenders urges a more nuanced debate that examin...
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