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International Art Contest celebrates minority human rights defenders - OHCHR 27.11.24
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Philippines: Special Rapporteur calls for justice for journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio - UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights 11.11.24
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UN rights chief condemns ‘cold-blooding killing’ of Eswatini human rights lawyer - Global Issues 23.01.23
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Murdered Belize environmentalist helped boost marine conservation through technology - Mongabay 10.01.23
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Algeria: Free Activist Granted Refugee Status in Tunisia Slimane Bouhafs Held for Offenses Including Insulting Islam, Terrorism - HRW 26.09.22
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Belarus: Sentencing and arbitrary detention of Marfa Rabkova, Andrey Chapiuk and Nasta Loika - FIDH 07.09.22
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Vietnam: Quash Conviction of Prominent Activist Blogger Pham Doan Trang Appeals 9 Year Sentence - HRW 23.08.22
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Palestinian rights activists blocked from attending UN civil society forum - Middleeast Monitor 05.05.22
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Watch: Brave Trans human rights defender on how violent attack spurred her to help others - GCN 04.05.22
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Lawyer Eron Kiiza shortlisted for prestigious EU Human Rights Defenders Award - The Independent 29.04.22
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Kenneth Roth to resign from Human Rights Watch after 30 years at the helm - The Jerusalem Post 26.04.22
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A life dedicated to justice: Long-time rights defender Marie Hilao Enriquez dies - Rappler 25.04.22
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India: Human rights defender Khurram Parvez marks 150 days arbitrarily detained on baseless charges - Civicus 25.04.22
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Human rights defender Rufat Safarov complains about arbitrariness of law enforcer - Kavkaz 22.04.22
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LGBTI+ activists awarded Human Rights Defenders of the Year Award - VIA 21.04.22
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Thailand: Prominent Rights Defender Harassed - HRW 13.04.22
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Iran sends activist, photojournalist back to prison after brief medical furlough - Times of Israel 12.04.22
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Egypt: Hopes for justice crushed as court confirms prison term for women’s rights defender - Amnesty 12.01.22
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China UPR mid-term report: 'Strategies of Silence: Repression of Chinese Human Rights Defenders' - International Service for Human Rights 30.11.21
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Egypt: Health condition of human rights defender deteriorates in preventive detention - FLD 20.10.21
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Egypt: Referral of Ezzat Ghoneim to Emergency State Security Court 09.09.21
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Egypt: Preventive Detention of Ramy Kamel Extended - Front Line Defenders 09.09.21
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Egypt: Case Dropped Against Four Human Rights Defenders and their NGOs 02.09.21
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Egypt: Human rights defenders referred to trial at Emergency State Security Misdemeanour Court - FLD 20.10.21
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Egypt: Azza Soliman's Appeal to be Examined by a Terrorism Judicial Circuit - FLD 11.10.21
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Egypt: MOHAMED EL-BAQER’S APPEAL REJECTED, HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER TO REMAIN ON TERRORIST LIST - FLD 23.11.21
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Morocco: Appeal case of Maâti Monjib rescheduled - FLD 06.10.21
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UN experts urge release of rights defenders in Egypt, condemn misuse of counter-terrorism measures - OHCHR 01.12.21
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Egypt: End Harassment of Rights Defender - HRW 22.11.21
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UN Experts Urge Immediate Action to Protect Human Rights, Prevent 'Slaughter of Civilians' in Afghanistan - Common Dreams 16.08.21
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‘I’m scared of being killed’: sex worker activists speak out - Guardian 12.08.21
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Libya: Mansour Mohammed Atti Al-Maghrabi detained in General Command’s prison - FLD 10.0821
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Morocco: UN human rights expert decries “clampdown” on human rights defenders - OHCHR 01.07.21
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Publication - Unfinished Revolution: Women Human Rights Defenders in the Middle East and North Africa - NWI 06/21
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Tunisians rally to demand release of activist Rania Amdouni - Al Jazeera 06.03.21
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In Honduras and Across the World, Human Rights Defenders Continue To Be Killed With Impunity - CD 02.03.21
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Human rights defenders continue to be killed with impunity - Al Jazeera 02.03.21
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Human rights lawyers in Turkey face threats and detention - Euro News 24.01.21
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Acquitted in 12 of 13 cases, why is Assam civil rights leader denied bail? asks NAPM - Counter View 26.01.21
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The troubling case of Maâti Monjib highlights Morocco’s climate of repression - Open Democracy 18.01.21
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Imprisoned Saudi activist and other rights defenders seek justice in 2021 - Pressenza 22.01.21
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Denmark/Bahrain: Free imprisoned rights defender - HRW 22.01.21
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Civil Rights Defender of the Year 2020 – Naw Ohn Hla - CRD 10.12.20
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Defending rights during a pandemic: Impact of Covid-19 on the safety and work of human rights defenders - Front line Defenders 17.04.20
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Defending Afghanistan's defenders: from commitments to action - Amnesty 27.01.20
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UN agency condemns Cambodia's repression of human rights defenders - Voa News 11.09.20
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Virus-hit prisons still full of human rights defenders, as attacks continue - Amnesty 06.08.20
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China undermining human rights by locking up rights lawyers, UN independent expert says - UN News 16.12.20
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Colombia: New report shows how failed policies are putting human rights defenders at risk - Amnesty 08.10.20
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Increased attacks against community leaders, human rights defenders pose gravest threat to Colombia peace process - Relief Web 14.07.20
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Niger: human rights defenders still unjustly detained for more than six months - Amnesty 15.09.20
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Together we must protect and support WHRDs in Middle East and North Africa - HRW 11.12.20
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Egypt: Authorities escalate punishment of human rights defenders - Amnesty 24.11.20
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Poland: Drop charges against women rights defenders - HRW 02.11.20
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Protect human rights defenders in Liberia - HRW 05.08.20
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Another blow to Mexican journalists and human rights defenders - HRW 03.11.20
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Belarus targets women human rights defenders after disputed August elections - UN News 03.11.20
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Iraq urged to investigate attacks on women human rights defenders - UN News 02.10.20
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Afghanistan: More action needed to stop killings of human rights defenders - UN News 14.08.20
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Safeguard human rights defenders, rights of NGOs in India, Bachelet urges - UN News 20.10.20
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Saudi rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul sentenced to almost six years in jail - Guardian 28.12.20
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Report: Death threats and killings of human rights defenders - Relief Web 24.12.20
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Human rights defenders, too often left defenceless themselves - UN News 04.03.20
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Human rights defenders: We need them more than ever - Relief Web 07.04.20
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Escaz: Historic step towards protecting human rights defenders in Latin America and the Caribbean - Global Issues 09.12.20
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The history of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders: its genesis, drafting and adoption - Universal Rights Group 11.03.19
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Celebrating the power of human rights defenders - Action Aid 28.08.19
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Human rights defenders – some of the bravest people in the world - Amnesty 12.01.18
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Setting an example in protecting human rights defenders in Sierra Leone - ISHR 06.03.17
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India: NGO alleges human rights defender who opposed Vedanta mine was attacked by persons hired by the company - Business Human Rights 25.04.16
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Sudan: Hafiz Haron fined and released - Front Line Defender
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Egypt: APICE adheres to Amnesty's appeal for Patrick Zaki - Amnesty International
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Changemakers: Stories of Young Human Rights Educators - OHCHR 28.12.23
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