28 August 2025 To: Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council Dear Excellencies, We, the undersigned Afghan and international civil society organisations, write to you, once again, to share our grave concerns...
Dzyanis’ Story Dzyanis Ivashyn is a Belarusian journalist, economist, and political scientist who was arrested in March 2021 for his investigative reporting. He is serving a 13-year prison sentence on politically motivated charges. At the time of his arrest, Dzyanis...
On August 15, 2021, the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, launching a campaign of repression that has dramatically violated the human rights and freedoms of the Afghan people, especially Afghan women and girls. Through a series of escalating decrees, the Taliban...
Freedom Now warmly congratulates Ruth López for being named this year’s recipient of the American Bar Association (ABA) International Human Rights Award. We are pleased to have supported Ms. López’s nomination, recognizing her important work as a constitutional...
Today marks two years since Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu, a prominent economist, anti-corruption expert, and human rights defender, was arrested and detained by the Azerbaijani authorities. Through his work, Dr. Ibadoghlu has exposed corruption in Azerbaijan’s oil and gas...
We, the undersigned international human rights organizations express our deepest concerns with troubling developments in Kyrgyzstan that further curb freedom of expression and the media and seem designed to encourage self-censorship among journalists, activists, and...
