Jan 13, 2021 | News
13 January 2021 Narendra Modi Honorable Prime Minister of India Prime Minister’s Office South Block New Delhi – 110011 Dear Prime Minister Modi, We, the undersigned nongovernmental organizations, express our concern for the life of academic and human rights...
Dec 28, 2020 | News
Washington, D.C. – Freedom Now strongly condemns the sentencing of Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain Alhathloul to 5 years and 8 months in prison. On December 28, the Specialized Criminal Court, which has jurisdiction over terrorism-related crimes, convicted...
Dec 10, 2020 | News
Письмо на русском O’zbek tilidagi xat ”When I remember the things that happened to me my heart stops beating.” — A former prisoner recalls his time in detention. The NGOs jointly issuing this statement urge the Uzbekistani authorities to live up to their...
Dec 7, 2020 | News
Washington, D.C. – On December 7, 2020, Freedom Now and the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights filed a petition with the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on behalf of eight Kazakh men imprisoned for their membership in a WhatsApp text messaging...
Nov 23, 2020 | News
Washington, D.C. – The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has found the Government of Kazakhstan violated international human rights law by detaining human rights activist Serikzhan Bilash between March and August 2019. Responding to a legal petition...
Nov 19, 2020 | News
The Honorable Jim Risch, Chairman The Honorable Bob Menendez, Ranking Member U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations 423 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 November 19, 2020 Dear Chairman Risch and Ranking Member Menendez, We write to you with...
