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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.
Kyrgyzstan: Civil Society Appeals for Dialogue, Respect for Human Rights and Rule of Law
Freedom Now joins 32 members of the Civic Solidarity Platform to appeal for dialogue, respect for human rights and the rule of law during the political crisis in Kyrgyzstan
Cameroon: Freedom Now and Dechert LLP File UN Petition on behalf of Journalist Thomas Awah, Jr.
On October 8, 2020, Freedom Now and Dechert LLP filed a petition with the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on behalf of Cameroonian journalist Thomas Awah, Jr.
China: Canada and UK Should Join Global Magnitsky Sanctions Against Chinese Officials Responsible for Violating the Rights of Uyghurs
Freedom Now joins 70 organizations in calling on Canada and the United Kingdom sanction Chinese officials.
Blog Post: Six Years Later, Former Military Officers Remain Wrongfully Detained in Rwanda
In the past several years, Rwanda has imprisoned numerous opposition leaders and government critics to long prison terms. August 18 is the six-year anniversary of the arrest of one such critic – former military officer Frank Rusagara.
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