Statements

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...

Since 30 May 2021, 10 hate-related attacks against LGBTI+ persons have been reported in Baku, Azerbaijan. The attacks include physical violence, threats, and harassment with explicit homophobic and tr...

Notable events are unfolding in Ethiopia carrying opportunities and risks. On 28 June 2021, the federal government declared a unilateral ceasefire in Tigray and withdrew forces. On the same day the re...