Global Witness, an international non-government organization that seeks to break links between natural resource exploitation, ...

Despite their long prison sentences, these imprisoned women human rights defenders remain steadfast in their support of civil society demands. Through hunger strikes, public statements, joint protest ...

As the climate crisis intensifies, a new initiative aims to bring environmental activists, defenders and community voices to ...

Lawlor highlighted the attacks on Gaza’s oldest human rights organization, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), ...

Statement: We, the undersigned civil society organizations, movements, groups and individuals, highlight the urgent need to ...

Martial Law survivors and human rights defenders will hold a protest on Saturday, September 21 to commemorate the declaration of martial rule by the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. 52 years ago.

within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, highlight the urgent need to address serious human rights concerns in Azerbaijan in the lead-up to its hosting ...

the European Union Human Rights Defenders Mechanism implemented by international civil society. Human Rights Center "Viasna" is a leading human rights group founded in 1996 in Belarus, monitoring and ...

"Hundreds of people are behind bars in the country on politically motivated charges. A new wave of detentions is currently ...

Global Witness released a report on Tuesday that again showed the alarming level of violence against land and environmental defenders in ... with international human rights principles and standards.

Venezuela: UN Rights Council should renew experts’ mandate International Accountability Urgently Needed Amid Intensifying Post-Election Repression The United Nations Human Rights Council should renew ...