Honduras – Surveillance and intimidation of human rights defenders, members of the Trade Union of Workers of the National Univer

Front Line is deeply concerned by information received concerning the surveillance of human rights defenders who are members of the Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Universidad Nacional de Honduras – SITRAUNAH (Trade Union of Workers of the National University of Honduras), including its president René Andino, and the existence of a list containing the names of 136 human rights defenders, including trade unionists and members of religious orders.  Read More

Judicial harassment of human rights defender Kirity Roy

Front Line is seriously concerned about the judicial harassment of Kirity Roy, the former president of Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM), a non-governmental human rights organisation based in Howrah, Kolkata, West Bengal. On 27 September 2008, police entered the offices of MASUM searching for Kirity Roy and affidavits from the People's Tribunal on Torture (PTT), which is organised by the National Project on Preventing Torture in India (NPPTI).  Read More

Serbia: Media threats and aggressive intimidation against human rights defender Sonja Biserko

Front Line is deeply concerned following information received of media threats and aggressive intimidation against human rights defender Sonja Biserko and staff at the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia (HCHRS). Sonja Biserko is the Chairperson of the HCHRS, a professional organisation working on the promotion of the rule of law and protection of human rights in Serbia.  Read More

India: Judicial harassment of human rights defender Kirity Roy

Front Line is seriously concerned about the judicial harassment of Kirity Roy, the former president of Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM), a non-governmental human rights organisation based in Howrah, Kolkata, West Bengal. On 27 September 2008, police entered the offices of MASUM searching for Kirity Roy and affidavits from the People's Tribunal on Torture (PTT), which is organised by the National Project on Preventing Torture in India (NPPTI).  Read More

Mary Lawlor winner of Social Entrepreneur Award 2008

Mary Lawlor winner of Social Entrepreneur Award 2008

Dublin: Front Line Director Mary Lawlor receives the Irish Life Women Mean Business, Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2008.

Front Line is delighted to announce that the prestigious, Irish Life WMB Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2008 has just been given to Mary Lawlor Co-Founder and Executive Director of the organisation. The Award was announced at the annual O2 WMB Conference and Awards Ceremony which took place today in Dublin's Shelbourne Hotel.  Read More

Burma: Arrest of woman human rights defender Nilar Thein

Front Line is deeply concerned following reports of the arrest of human rights defender Nilar Thein, a human rights defender and pro-democracy activist leader in Burma, on 10 September 2008. Nilar Thein is a member of the '88 Generation Students group and has been in hiding from the authorities for over a year following the mass protests in Burma in August and September 2007.  Read More

The Philippines: Alleged enforced disappearance of human rights defender, James M Balao,

Front Line is deeply concerned following reports of the alleged enforced disappearance of human rights defender James M. Balao on 17 September 2008. James M. Balao is a member of the Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA), an independent group of non-governmental organisations in the Cordillera Region. CPA works to promote democracy and protect the rights of indigenous peoples.  Read More

Raji Sourani, Director of the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) in Gaza city, denied Travel Permit.

Raji Sourani, Director of the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) in Gaza city, was this week denied a permit by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) to leave the Gaza Strip to address a major human rights conference in Brussels, Belgium.  Read More

Saudi Arabia: Human Rights Lawyer subject to Travel Ban wins Human Rights Watch Award

Saudi human rights lawyer Abd al-Rahman al-Lahim is the winner of the Human Rights Watch 2008 Human Rights Defender award. Human Rights Watch also announced four other winners of the 2008 award, courageous individuals working for justice and human rights from Uzbekistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, and Democratic Republic of Congo.  Read More

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