The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has determined the Government of the Philippines violated international human rights law by detaining human rights activists Frenchie Mae Cumpio, Marielle Domequil, and Alexander Abinguna. Responding to a...
NEW YORK (July 6, 2026) — The Human Rights Foundation (HRF), Freedom Now and Lantos Foundation for Human Rights celebrate the decision of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD), which finds that the detention of prominent Rwandan opposition leader...
Nomination of Rwandan pro-democracy leader Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza for the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize 2026, one year after her arbitrary detention Freedom Now, the Human Rights Foundation, and the Lantos Foundation for Human Rights & Justice are proud to...
The undersigned members of the Civic Solidarity Platform (CSP) strongly condemn the recent decision by an Uzbekistan court to extend the prison sentence of Karakalpak activist Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov from 16 to 18.5 years. We are also deeply concerned that Mr....
On May 4, 2026, Freedom Now and the law firm Hausfeld LLP filed a petition with the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on behalf of Kyrgyzstani activist Tilekmat Kudaibergen uulu. The petition alleges that the extraordinary rendition of Kudaibergen uulu by the...
Mr Alain Berset Secretary General of the Council of Europe Palais de l’Europe Strasbourg 20 April 2026 Re.: The Forced Return of Afgan Sadigov to Azerbaijan: A Test of the Council of Europe’s Credibility Mr Secretary General, We, the undersigned human rights...
