Theme: Human Rights Defenders

Moscow City Court rejected a lawsuit against Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), which was made by Johannes Rohr, a German expert on indigenous peoples. Rohr has challenged the decision of the FSB to ban him from entering Russia until 2069….

On 13 June 2018, prominent Iranian attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh, a major figure in the fight for human rights, was arrested and detained. Months later, in March 2019, she was handed a 33-year prison sentence and 148 lashes, following an unfair…

Today a court in Chechnya, Russia, sentenced human rights defender Oyub Titiev to 4 years in prison on trumped-up charges after an unfair trial. Titiev and the human rights NGO for which he was working – Memorial, have long been…

During the 40th session of the Human Rights Council, the week of February 25 to March 1 was declared a week in support of women human rights defenders. Michel Forst, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders,…

Press Release On the Court Proceedings to be Held at Oktyabrsky District Court at 11:00am on January 16, 2019 The Human Rights Movement Bir Duino Kyrgyzstan invites all interested citizens, journalists, and experts monitoring strategic cases on finding human rights…

Experts and focal points from all UN treaty bodies have gathered for the first time in an attempt to identify and replicate good practices in preventing and responding to reprisals against individuals and groups who engage with the system. When…