On 23 March, the draft law – which could impose restrictions on the constitutionally guaranteed right to peaceful assembly – was passed in the parliament and sent to the Senate. A number of human righ...
The global covid-19 pandemic means new security challenges for all human rights defenders. In some countries, repressive regimes use the pandemic to further repress human rights defenders and civil so...
Letter #20 by Librado R. Linares Garcia. In July 2019, Civil Rights Defenders invited Cuban human rights defenders and civil society organisations to contribute with texts on how the European Union sh...
Letter #13 by Amador Blanco Hernandez. In July 2019, Civil Rights Defenders invited Cuban human rights defenders and civil society organisations to contribute with texts on how the European Union shou...
Letter #12 by Amado Calixto Gammalame. In July 2019, Civil Rights Defenders invited Cuban human rights defenders and civil society organisations to contribute with texts on how the European Union shou...
Sweden The Swedish government announced that it will appoint a truth commission in dialogue with the Sami Parliament. The truth commission will highlight historical abuses and human rights violations,...
It started as any other day. Natalia Estemirova, the head of the Russian human rights group Memorial’s office in Chechnya, stepped outside of her apartment building, making her way to the bus st...
During Stockholm Pride (29 July-4 August 2019), we will host our partners and human rights defenders from Russia, Belarus and the Western Balkans. March with us in the parade and join our panel d...
On 21 June, Chechen human rights defender Oyub Titiev was released after being detained for 19 months. The 61-year-old Titiev is the head of Memorial in Chechnya and an outspoken activist, often targe...
Civil Rights Defenders, with the support from ARTICLE 19 and and 8 other human rights, media and Internet freedom organisations, calls on Russian President Vladimir Putin, not to sign the so-called “S...
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