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...
Freedom Now strongly condemns the conviction of 18 members of the Kazakhstani human rights organization Atajurt on charges related to their involvement in a peaceful protest. The government should immediately vacate the convictions, release those still held in...
On April 7, 2026, Freedom Now filed a petition with the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on behalf of Indonesian lawyer and civil society leader Delpedro Marhaen. The petition alleges that Indonesia’s detention of Delpedro infringed on his fundamental rights to...
The following statement has been issued by the Human Rights Foundation, Freedom Now and the Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice. A tireless opposition figure, Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza has faced heavy repression at the hands of Rwandan President Paul...
Tofig’s Story Tofig Yagublu is a prominent opposition politician and long-time government critic in Azerbaijan. He was arrested in December 2023, held in pre-trial detention for 15 months, and convicted in March 2025 of fabricated fraud and forgery charges. He was...
