Defending Water, Defending Land
The climate crisis is becoming ever more urgent. It is nothing less than a global emergency and the greatest human rights challenge of our time. Indeed, climate change threatens the […]
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Israeli police targeted Palestinians with discriminatory arrests, torture and unlawful force
Sweeping arrests targeting Palestinian activists Unlawful use of force against Palestinian protesters Torture of Palestinian detainees Failure to protect Palestinians from planned attacks by groups of Jewish supremacists Israeli police […]
Myanmar: As Aung San Suu Kyi goes on trial, ASEAN indecision enabling military rampage
Aung San Suu Kyi faces seven charges and decades in prison as the UN General Assembly sets to vote on a landmark resolution on Myanmar Since the coup, more than […]
USA: Free Trans Woman from Indefinite Detention
DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 67/21 HERE Maura, a 41-year-old transgender woman, has spent half her life living in the United States of America. Years ago, she sought safety in […]
Colombia: The IACHR must listen to the voices of victims of human rights violations
The voices of victims of violence, abuses and police repression must dominate the agenda of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) during its visit to Colombia between 8 and […]
Bangladesh: Engineer Arrested for Facebook Post
DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 60/21 HERE Shahnewaz Chowdhury, a Bangladeshi engineer and activist, could face up to 10 years in prison for sharing his personal opinion on Facebook. Expressing […]
Haiti: Human Rights Defender in Danger
DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 56/21 HERE Milostène Castin is the coordinator of AREDE and a defender of the rights of subsistence farmers who have suffered land seizures, displacement, corruption, […]
OUTCOME: France: Trade Unionist Acquitted
DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 52/21, UPDATE 1 HERE On 20 May, long-standing trade unionist Frédéric Vuillaume was acquitted by the court in Dijon, eastern France. He was tried on […]
Belarus: Journalist Faces Torture After Abduction
DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 57/21 HERE Exiled Belarusian journalist and government critic, Raman Pratasevich, was unlawfully arrested on 23 May by the Belarusian authorities along with his partner Sofia […]
The fearless young leaders the world needs right now
AMERICAS “The only way to heal was to take action” – Jaclyn Corin, 17, USA I never imagined it would happen to me. Parkland was labelled the safest community in […]
Israel/OPT: Scrap plans to forcibly evict Palestinian families in Silwan
Ahead of an appeal hearing at the Jerusalem District Court on 26 May over the forced eviction of two Palestinian families in the Batn al-Hawa area of Silwan in occupied […]
Denmark: ‘Syria is not safe’ nationwide demonstrations against return of Syrian refugees
Thousands of Danes are expected to turn up for demonstrations and protests in 25 cities across Denmark, tomorrow to say no to the Danish government’s withdrawal of residence permits for […]
