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Sri Lanka: Charges Against Author Shakthika Sathkumara Are Dropped
Freedom Now welcomes the decision to drop pending charges against Shakthika Sathkumara. The 34 year old author faced up to 12 years in prison for a short story he published on Facebook.
Vietnam: UN Declares Detention of Blogger Ho Van Hai to be a Violation of International Law
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has issued an opinion finding Vietnam to be in contravention of its international human rights obligations for the detention of blogger Ho Van Hai.
Tajikistan: Daler Sharipov Released From Prison
Freedom Now welcomes the release of journalist Daler Sharipov from wrongful detention.
Kazakhstan Must End Campaign against Human Rights NGOs
Freedom Now joins 40 organizations in condemning the coordinated attack on leading, independent human rights NGOs in Kazakhstan.
India: Human Rights Organizations Call for Release of Imprisoned Academic G.N. Saibaba
Freedom Now joins three organizations in calling on Prime Minister Modi to ensure the release of academic and human rights activist G.N. Saibaba from wrongful imprisonment.
Freedom Now Condemns Sentencing of Women’s Rights Activist Loujain Alhathloul
Freedom Now strongly condemns the sentencing of Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain Alhathloul to 5 years and 8 months in prison.
Uzbekistan: Stop Punishing Homosexuality and Respect the Human Rights of All
Freedom Now joins eight organizations in calling on Uzbekistan to decriminalize homosexuality.
Kazakhstan: Freedom Now and KIBHR File UN Petition on behalf of Eight Muslim Men
Freedom Now and the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights filed a petition with the UN on behalf of eight Kazakh men imprisoned for their membership in a WhatsApp text messaging group.
Kazakhstan: UN Declares Detention of Human Rights Activist Serikzhan Bilash a Violation of International Law
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has found Kazakhstan violated international human rights law by detaining human rights activist Serikzhan Bilash between March and August 2019.
Freedom Now and Freedom House Call on U.S. Senate to Protect Human Rights in Tajikistan
Freedom Now and Freedom House sent a letter to Senators Risch and Menendez calling on them to ensure U.S. policy promotes strong human rights protections in Tajikistan.
Kazakhstan: Freedom Now Files UN Petition on behalf of Activist Erzhan Elshibayev
On November 10, 2020, Freedom Now filed a petition with the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on behalf of Kazakh labor activist Erzhan Elshibayev
Congressional Briefing on Human Rights in Saudi Arabia
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission held a briefing on Saudi Arabia to discuss human rights issues such as the imprisonment of women’s rights activist Loujain Alhathloul.
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