Tag: defenders
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Venezuela: Human Rights defenders released in Venezuela
Between 8 January and 1 February 2026, human rights defenders who remained arbitrarily detained in…
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Colombia: Protect Venezuelan defenders – Amnesty International
On 13 October 2025, Yendri Velásquez and Luis Peche, Venezuelan human rights defenders, suffered an…
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Venezuela: Further Information: Human rights defenders must be released
In January 2026, human rights defenders Rocío San Miguel and Carlos Julio Rojas were released…
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Russia: Prominent human rights defenders targeted under “undesirable organizations” legislation
Reacting to the detention of three prominent human rights defenders in Yekaterinburg on charges of…
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The State represses women human rights defenders
The Cuban government must put an end to institutional gender-based violence against women human rights…
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Tunisia: Conviction of human rights defenders confirms criminalization of civil society work
Responding to news that the Tunis Court of First Instance convicted human rights defenders Mustapha…
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Brazil: Don’t Strip Protection of Environment, Defenders
(Belém) – Brazil’s Congress should reject proposals to dismantle environmental licensing requirements and to revoke a…
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Tunisia: Further Information: Human Rights Defenders on Trial: Mustapha Djemali and Abderrazak Krimi
On 24 November 2025, human rights defenders Mustapha Djemali and Abderrazek Kilani will face criminal…
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Closing the door? How visa policies in Europe’s Schengen area fail human rights defenders
Travel is crucial for human rights defenders (HRDs), the backbone of the human rights movement,…
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Human rights defenders excluded by discriminatory Schengen visa system
Visa systems in Europe’s Schengen area function like an obstacle course for human rights defenders…
