Statements about human rights, the situation and developments in repressive regions around the world.
Due to the development in Sudan Civil Rights Defenders condemns the military takeover and urge the Military Council to reconstitute the civilian government. 25 October 2021 The Political Unrest in Su...
While the Georgian local elections on 2 October were well-administered and contestants could campaign freely, the election process was tainted by widespread allegations o...
On 17 August, the Cuban government adopted a legal framework for telecommunications, information and communication technologies, officially to protect Cuba against the country’s hi...
On the first anniversary of the unprecedented crackdown on the Human Rights Center Viasna (“Viasna”) in Belarus, Civil Rights Defenders and 23 international and Belarusian human ...
Together with 357 international and Burmese civil society organisations we urge the permanent representatives of member states of the UN General Assembly to support the continuing recognition of Ambas...
The date is approaching for the government’s decision on Beowulf Mining’s application for permission to mine iron ore (mining concession) in Gállok/Kallak outside Jokkmokk. Affected reindeer herding d...
On 31 August 2021, the European Court of Human Rights issued a long-awaited judgement in the case of Chechen human rights defender Natalia Estemirova who was murdered in July 2009. The Court...
In this joint open letter, 146 civil society organizations and 28 independent experts worldwide call on states to implement an immediate moratorium on the sale, transfer and use of surveillance techno...
Since 11 July, the biggest antigovernmental protests in decades have rippled through Cuba. The protests have been met with excessive violence from authorities, and the internet has been shut down in s...
On 2 July, Venezuelan human rights defenders Javier Tarazona, Rafael Tarazona, and Omar García from the organisation Fundaredes were detained by Venezuelan authorities for inciting hatred, treason, an...
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