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6 September 2010 by Front Line
Sandra Zambrano and others, members of APUVIMEH (LGBTI organisation): kidnapped, intimidated and harassed
HONDURAS Front Line expresses its deep concern regarding recent incidents of kidnapping, surveillance, threats, harassment and intimidation against members of the LGBTI organization Association for a Better Life (Asociación por una Vida Mejor). APUVIMEH works with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, (...) read more
Urgent Action
6 September 2010 by Front Line
Jorge Wilder Quiroz Quispe, Claudia Lecoña and Marcelo H. Garcia, human rights lawyers: victims of harassment and stigmatisation
BOLIVIA Front Line is concerned following reports received of recent incidents of harassment and stigmatisation of la Asamblea Permanente de Derechos Humanos de Bolivia (Permanent Assembly on Human Rights of Bolivia – APDHB), in particular, of human rights lawyers Dr Jorge Wilder Quiroz Quispe (...) read more
3 September 2010 by Amnesty International
Leang Sokchouen, Cambodian defender: sentenced to two years in prison for giving out anti-government leaflets
CAMBODIA Human rights groups, including Amnesty International, have urged the Cambodian government to immediately release a human rights worker who was sentenced to two years in prison for giving out anti-government leaflets. Leang Sokchouen, who works for the Cambodian League for the Promotion (...) read more
Urgent Action
People’s Republic of China / Asia
2 September 2010 by Front Line
Liu Zhengyou, Hu Yulan, Ma Zingquan and Feng Guiqin, land rights defenders: convicted of fraud
CHINA Human rights defenders Mr Liu Zhengyou, Ms Hu Yulan, Mr Ma Xingquan and Ms Feng Guiqin have been convicted of fraud in Zigong City, Sichuan Province. Front Line believes that the trial and sentencing of Liu Zhengyou, Hu Yulan, Ma Xingquan and Feng Guigin is directly related to their work (...) read more
Belgium / European Union / Europe
2 September 2010 by Protection International
Protection International is recruiting a Fundraiser
BELGIUM Protection International is recruiting a Fundraiser, with a minimum of 3 years of professional experience. With a view to extending its financial capacity to develop this Global Protection Programme, PI is looking for a Fundraiser, who would work under the direct supervision of the (...) read more
2 September 2010 by Protection International
Protection International is recruiting a Protection Officer based in Jakarta and reporting to the PI Regional Office in Bangkok
INDONESIA Protection International aisbl (PI) is an international NGO based in Brussels which aims at contributing to the improvement of the protection of human rights defenders throughout the world, through developing their capacity to manage their own security as they struggle against (...) read more
1 September 2010 by Human Rights First
Julius Kaggwa and Viktória Mohácsi, Ugandan and Hungarian defenders respectively: win the HRF “2010 Human Rights Award”
Human Rights First will present its 2010 Human Rights Award to a renowned Hungarian advocate for the rights of the Roma people in Europe and a Ugandan activist on the front lines of defeating a draconian anti-homosexuality bill there. The group will honor this year’s recipients, Julius Kaggwa (...) read more
1 September 2010 by IFEX
Hrant Dink, murdered Turkish-Armenian journalist: European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) rules against Turkey
TURKEY The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) convicted Turkey in the case of Hrant Dink. The Turkish-Armenian journalist was assassinated on 19 January 2007 in Istanbul. According to news obtained by BIANET, the ECHR chamber decided that there had been a violation of the right to life (...) read more
Open letter
Democratic Republic of Congo / Africa
31 August 2010 by Reporters Without Borders
President Kabila urged to undertake reforms to promote press freedom and improve the worsening climate for journalists
DRC Reporters Without Borders and Journalist in Danger (JED), its local partner organisation, wrote to President Joseph Kabila today to condemn the steady decline in the climate for journalists and the reduction in the space for free expression in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The two (...) read more
30 August 2010 by Human Rights Watch
Lev Ponomarev, head of the Movement for Human Rights: arbitrarily arrested and sentenced
RUSSIA The Tverskoi District Court of Moscow should overturn Lev Ponomarev’s sentence of administrative arrest and ensure his immediate release from custody, Human Rights Watch said today. The activist was sentenced to three days for “disobeying police orders” and is currently serving the sentence (...) read moreWith the support of :
