Canada: UN Special Rapporteur’s visit must shift ‘glacial progress’ on Indigenous rights
Ottawa is facing new calls to stop violating Indigenous rights as UN Special Rapporteur Francisco Calí Tzay kicks off his visit to Canada.
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Good News from Chile: Investigations into torture of Moisés Órdenes continue
On February 24, 2023, a court in Chile ordered the reopening of investigations into the officers involved in the attack on Moisés Órdenes. Previously, the seven officers were excluded from […]
Belarus: Human rights defender, Nasta Loika faces criminal charges
Belarussian human rights defender, (Anastacia) Nasta Loika is facing unfounded criminal charges after serving almost 75 days in detention for purported petty hooliganism. Nasta Loika, an educator, remains in detention. […]
Ex-prisoner of conscience detained in Cuba
Download a copy of the 1st UA 19/23 below On February 14, 2023, state security officials detained former prisoner of conscience Josiel Guía Piloto in his home in Havana, according […]
Honduran water defenders under attack
Download a copy of the 2nd UA 03/23 below Attacks on Honduran water defenders in the community of Guapinol persist a month after the murder of activists, Aly Magdaleno Domínguez […]
Nicaragua: 222 people stripped of citizenship, deported to U.S.
The 222 Nicaraguans had been held under arbitrary detention in their home country for exercising their rights.
Street Surveillance and the War on Drugs
Rights Back At You | Episode 2 What does the future of harm reduction look like for communities that are already overpoliced and surveilled? In Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, we connect […]
THAILAND: Release activists and drop charges
Download a copy of the 2nd UA 56/22 below Amid an ongoing crackdown on peaceful protest, including charges against hundreds of people, the Thai authorities have revoked bail for two […]
Honduras: Xiomara Castro’s government must firmly deliver on human rights agenda
Amnesty International has issued a new open letter calling for the protection of human rights defenders in Honduras.
Russia: Two years after Aleksei Navalny’s arrest, Russian opposition figures suppressed, jailed or exiled
In the two years since mass protests in Russia against the politically motivated detention of prominent opposition activist Aleksei Navalny, the Russian authorities have been relentless in their attempts to dismantle the […]
HONDURAS: Two water defenders killed
Download a copy of the 1st UA 3/23 below Aly Magdaleno Domínguez Ramos and Jairo Bonilla Ayala, members of the popular resistance of Guapinol (department of Colón, northern Honduras) against […]
IRAN: Youth with mental disability risks execution
Download a copy of the 1st UA 6/23 below Mohammad Ghobadlou, a 22-year-old with mental disability is at grave risk of execution in connection with Iran’s nationwide protests. He has […]