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Mary Lawlor, UN Criticises Tajikistan Dissolution of 700 NGOs
Brussels (12/03 – 55.56) Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, said that the dissolution…
Germany/Tajikistan: Jailed after Deportation
A year ago Germany deported to Tajikistan an activist from that country’s exiled opposition movement who had been living in…
Agnes Chow, Hong Kong Activist, Exits for Canada After 2-year Silence
One of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy activists, who was jailed as part of a China-imposed security crackdown,…
Activist Called on UN to Assess Tajikistan Security Forces
Berlin (06/12 – 67.67) Asliddin Sherzamonov, an activist from Tajikistan, strongly believes that the United Nations (UN) should…
Chinese Dissident Receives Asylum in Canada After Fleeing China
TAIPEI, TAIWAN —A Chinese dissident who was stranded in the transit area of a Taiwanese airport has arrived…
US Activist Who Escaped Saudi Arabia at Risk of Being Forced to Send Child Back
An American activist who escaped Saudi Arabia in 2019 is at risk of being forced to send her daughter back…
US Condemns Hong Kong’s ‘harassment’ of Pro-democracy Activists’ Family Members
The US State Department said Friday it “strongly condemned” the Hong Kong authorities’ “ongoing harassment” of family members of…
UN Special Rapporteur: Tajikistan Violated Its International Obligations
Geneva, London (29/7 – 50) Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, condemned…
Judy Heumann, Disability Rights Activist, Dies at Age 75
Judy Heumann, a renowned activist who helped secure legislation protecting the rights of disabled people, has died at…