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Freedom Now protects individuals and communities from government repression and defends human rights through direct legal support, targeted high-leverage advocacy, and capacity-building analysis and assistance.
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Oppression by Design: Authoritarian Governance and Obstacles to Human Rights Reform in Eurasia
Freedom Now has issued a new report which examines the political and human rights environment in five countries: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The report reveals disturbing patterns of repression and worst practice-sharing across the region, amounting to a malign community of practice.
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Iran: Freedom Now Petitions UN on Behalf of Women’s Rights Activists Saba Kord Afshari and Raheleh Ahmadi
On June 29, 2022, Freedom Now and Dechert LLP filed a petition with the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on behalf of Iranian women’s rights activists Saba Kord Afshari and Raheleh Ahmadi.
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Saudi Arabia: President Biden Must Set Preconditions for Meeting with Saudi Crown Prince
Freedom Now and 12 organizations call on President Biden to secure genuine progress on human rights in Saudi Arabia before meeting with the Crown Prince
Afghanistan: Open Letter to Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States to the UN Human Rights Council
Freedom Now and 24 organizations call on UN Members to allow an urgent debate at the upcoming Human Rights Council meeting on the women’s rights crisis in Afghanistan.
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