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Equatorial Guinea: Jailed Human Rights Defender at Risk of Torture

On March 1, Anacleto Micha Ndong, a defender of human rights from Equatorial Guinea, was moved to the Black Beach...

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Remembering Chinese human rights activist Cao Shunli

It is 10 years since the death of human rights activist Cao Shunli, who passed away on 14 March 2014...

Philippines: Call For Fair Review Of Charges Against Leila De Lima

Court proceedings for the last of three baseless charges against Leila de Lima, a human rights defender and former Philippine...

An iron ore processing plant being built next to the Guapinol river, Colon, Honduras. PHOTO CREDIT: SEAN HAWKEY

Honduras: Protect Water Defenders Under Attack

Water defender Oquelí Domínguez was killed in the community of Guapinol (department of Colón, northern Honduras) on June 15, 2023....

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Keep Hope Alive in Colombia

“It’s troubling to see so many dead fish all year round. That’s why I want to ensure those responsible for...

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Ecuador: Human Rights Lawyer Pablo Fajardo Mendoza at Risk

A prominent human rights lawyer, Pablo Fajardo Mendoza, was falsely accused in front of the National Assembly on April 26...

Gambia: Drop charges against human rights defender

In May 2022, the President of Gambia labeled Madi Jobarteh, a human rights advocate, a “troublemaker” for allegedly trying to...

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Colombia: Organizations Need Protection Against Threats

On February 1, the “High Command of the Magdalena Medio Block” of the Gaitanist Self-Defense Forces of Colombia made a...

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Yemen: Women’s rights defender, Fatma al Arwali, faces execution

Fatma al-Arwali, a 34-year-old human rights advocate, is at risk of the death penalty in Yemen. The Specialized Criminal Court...

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‘They are waiting for us to give up’: Activists face harassment and killings in campaign to protect rivers in Honduras

By Graciela Martínez González, campaigner at Amnesty International’s Latin America Regional Office. This piece was published in Newsweek en español...

Afghanistan: Stop the crackdown on women’s rights protesters

Since the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021, women in Afghanistan have faced severe repression. Women protesting against the...

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Israel/opt: Release Palestinian Human Rights Defender, Munther Amira

Munther Amira, a prominent Palestinian human rights defender and social worker, has been held by Israeli forces since December 18,...

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