Opposition members at high risk of attack
Attacks on representatives and staff linked to opposition parties in Venezuela’s National Assembly
began in December.
Youth Group Fundraising Update: January 2020
A Youth Fundraising Update for January 2020 with some fundraising ideas to kick the year off with.
Outcome: Nafosat Olloshkurova released
Uzbekistani blogger and human rights defender Nafosat Olloshkurova has been released from forced psychiatric detainment.
Local Group Fundraising Update: January 2020
A local group fundraising update featuring news of a matched funding opportunity and trekking fundraising ideas.
Seventh update: Death sentences upheld on appeal
The death penalty has been upheld in the case of two men who gave confessions under torture.
Outcome: Activists arrested for protesting released
Five pro-democracy activists were released on 19 December 2019.
Nigeria: Human rights defenders must be released
Nigerian authorities continue to detain human rights defenders facing trumped-up treason charges.
Communities in Western Colombia threatened by armed groups
Award winning human rights defender Leyner Palacios is being threatened by illegal armed groups, and needs protection.
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UAE: Verdict date set for two Lebanese men
A UAE court is set to issue a verdict on the cases of two Lebanese men, who were convicted based on forced confessions.