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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
