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16 June side event: Human Rights Defenders’ voices on reforming the UN human rights system
United Nations · Geneva

16 June side event: Human Rights Defenders’ voices on reforming the UN human rights system

This event will take place on 16 June 2025, from 1:00PM – 2:00PM CEST, in Room XXV, of the Palais des Nations in Geneva Add to calendar pdf Download event flyer In the face of the triple planetary environmental crisis, of conflict, genocide and apartheid, of the consolidation of authoritarian ideologies and narratives around the globe, and the erosion of the rule of law as well as the closing of civic space, never have we needed a robust interna…Read Article
Brasil may be getting a National Marielle Franco Day for human rights defenders.
Marielle Franco · Rio De Janeiro

Brasil may be getting a National Marielle Franco Day for human rights defenders.

© Fernando Frazão/Agência Brasil The Brazilian lower house on Monday (26 May 2025) approved a bill establishing the National Marielle Franco Day for Human Rights Advocates. The date established is March 14—the day the Rio de Janeiro councilwoman and her driver Anderson Gomes were murdered in 2018 after leaving an event. The text will now be considered by the Senate. In addition to celebrating the work of human rights activists, the document stip…Read Article
Reflection on Amnesty International at 64
United States · United States

Reflection on Amnesty International at 64

by Paul O’Brien is AIUSA’s Executive Director On May 28, 1961 -64 years ago today – a British lawyer named Peter Benenson penned a letter for the Observer newspaper in the UK launching the “Appeal for Amnesty 1961,” a campaign calling for the release of people imprisoned around the world because of the peaceful expression of their beliefs. This movement galvanized into what is now Amnesty International, an organization founded on the idea that o…Read Article

IKON journalists’ case in El Salvador: finally justice after more than 40 years!!

In a previous post I explained my personal involvement in this case [https://humanrightsdefenders.blog/2018/09/25/murder-of-dutch-ikon-journalists-in-1982-in-el-salvador-revisted/] and had several follow ups [https://humanrightsdefenders.blog/tag/ikon/]. Now finally there is some closure as reported by ANP on 4 June 2025: In El Salvador, three suspects have been found guilty of murdering four Dutch journalists that were working for IKON in 1982.…El Salvador · El SalvadorRead Article

2025 Havel Prize Laureates from Syria, Russia, and Cuba

On 1 May 2025 the Human Rights Foundation announced the recipients of the 2025 Václav Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent: Cuban artist and pro-democracy activist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, Syrian activist and artist Azza Abo Rebieh, and Russian artist, poet, and musician Sasha Skochilenko. For more on the Havel Prize and its laureates see: https://www.trueheroesfilms.org/thedigest/awards/438F3F5D-2CC8-914C-E104-CE20A25F0726 The Hav…Havana, Cuba · HavanaRead Article

Amnesty International Australia starts on-line course for Human Rights Defenders skills

New to Activism? You’re in the Right Place.  You don’t need experience to make a difference. You just need the belief that things can be better – and the courage to take that first step. At Amnesty, we’ll support you to get involved in a way that works for you. Whether you’ve got five minutes or a few hours a month, there’s a place for you in our movement.  …. Ready to Take Action? Sign up Today.  Once you sign up, we’ll guide you through a shor…Activism · AustraliaRead Article

NGOs address Pakistan on Afghan journalists and Baloch human rights defenders

On 29 May the Committee to Protect Journalists and fourteen other organisations have urged Pakistan to immediately halt deportation of Afghan journalists and other vulnerable Afghan migrants. The fifteen advocacy groups expressed deep concern over Pakistan’s ongoing deportation plan, first announced on 3 October 2023, which targets undocumented Afghan nationals. The joint statement highlights the heightened risks faced by Afghan journalists, wri…Balochistan · BalochistanRead Article

2025 Mandela Prize by UN to Brenda Reynolds and Kennedy Odede

UN Photo/Evan Schneider President Nelson Mandela addresses the 49th session of the General Assembly October 1994. An Indigenous social worker from Canada and a social entrepreneur from Kenya are the laureates of the 2025 Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize, the United Nations announced on28 May 2025. Secretary-General António Guterres will present the award to Brenda Reynolds and Kennedy Odede on 18 July, Nelson Mandela International Day. “This year…Nelson Mandela · CanadaSee the Story

Lithuanian FM Meets with EU Ambassadors, Calls for New Sanctions Against Russia

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VILNIUS - Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys met with the ambassadors of EU countries on Tuesday and briefed them on Lithuania's fo...European UnionSee the Story

Travel bans are Reprisals!

The Issue Some States are using travel bans to punish and silence human rights defenders who dare to speak out at the United Nations. These acts of reprisal — from confiscating passports to unjustly labeling activists as terrorists — are designed to isolate, intimidate, and silence voices demanding accountability and justice.  A travel ban may be less visible than a prison cell, but its impact is no less damaging. It prevents defenders from atte…Travel · Saudi ArabiaRead Article

UN experts urge release of Azerbaijani rights defender

Geneva (AFP) May 26, 2025 Four UN special rapporteurs on Monday demanded the release of Azerbaijani rights defender and climate advocate Anar Mammadli, who has been in detention for more than a year. Mammadli was detained on April 29, 2024. His arrest was one of a series which critics said undermined Azerbaijan's credibility as a host of the United Nations COP29 climate change conference in November last year. MaUnited Nations · AzerbaijanSee the Story

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