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Iran: Freedom Now Petitions UN on Behalf of Women’s Rights Activists Saba Kord Afshari and Raheleh Ahmadi

Iran: Freedom Now Petitions UN on Behalf of Women’s Rights Activists Saba Kord Afshari and Raheleh Ahmadi

Jun 29, 2022 | News

On June 29, 2022, Freedom Now and the international law firm 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. The petition argues that Iran’s...
Saudi Arabia: President Biden Must Set Preconditions for Meeting with Saudi Crown Prince

Saudi Arabia: President Biden Must Set Preconditions for Meeting with Saudi Crown Prince

Jun 9, 2022 | News

The Honorable Joseph R. Biden President of the United States of America The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President, Given numerous media reports that you will imminently visit Saudi Arabia and meet with Crown Prince Mohammed...
Afghanistan: Open Letter to Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States to the UN Human Rights Council

Afghanistan: Open Letter to Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States to the UN Human Rights Council

Jun 1, 2022 | News

Re: Call for Urgent Debate on the women’s rights crisis in Afghanistan at the 50th session of the UN Human Rights Council Excellencies, We, the undersigned civil society organisations, urge you to call for and support an urgent debate at the 50th session of the UN...
Turkmenistan: UN Declares Detention of Lawyer Pygamberdy Allaberdyev to be a Violation of International Law

Turkmenistan: UN Declares Detention of Lawyer Pygamberdy Allaberdyev to be a Violation of International Law

May 13, 2022 | News

Washington, D.C. – The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has found that the Government of Turkmenistan violated international human rights law by detaining lawyer Pygamberdy Allaberdyev. Responding to a legal petition filed by Freedom Now and the...
Kazakhstan: UN Declares Detention of Human Rights Activist Alnur Ilyashev to be a Violation of International Law

Kazakhstan: UN Declares Detention of Human Rights Activist Alnur Ilyashev to be a Violation of International Law

May 10, 2022 | News

Washington, D.C. – The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has found that the Government of Kazakhstan violated international human rights law by detaining human rights activist Alnur Ilyashev. Responding to a legal petition filed by Freedom Now, the...
Sri Lanka: UN Declares Detention of Poet Ahnaf Jazeem to be a Violation of International Law

Sri Lanka: UN Declares Detention of Poet Ahnaf Jazeem to be a Violation of International Law

May 4, 2022 | News

Washington, D.C. – The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has found the Government of Sri Lanka violated international human rights law by imprisoning poet Ahnaf Jazeem. Responding to a legal petition filed by Freedom Now, the UN concluded that Jazeem...
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