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Libya: Trial of human rights defender Mr Jamal Al Haji

Posted on 2010/03/11

The hearing in the trial of human rights defender Mr Jamal Al Haji has been postponed until 17 March 2010. Jamal Al Haji has been charged with "insulting judicial authorities" under article 195 of the Libyan Penal Code. Read More

Iran: UPDATE Human rights defender Kayvan Samimi released from prison

Posted on 2010/03/11

Front Line welcomes the news that Mr Kayvan Samimi was released from detention on 2 March 2010. Read More

Iran: Arrest and detention of human rights defender Ms Mahboubeh Karami

Posted on 2010/03/11

Human rights defender Ms Mahboubeh Karami was arrested on 2 March 2010. Mahboubeh Karami is a member of the One Million Signature Campaign, a movement which aims to end discriminatory laws against women in Iran. Front Line previously issued an appeal in relation to the arrest and detention of Mahboubeh Karami on 2 April 2009. Read More

Brussels: Joint NGO letter criticises new Israeli legislation limiting work of human rights organisation in Israel and the OPT

Posted on 2010/03/11

Aprodev, CIDSE, Front Line, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN), the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) and the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint program of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), are concerned about the recent attempts of the Israeli government to restrict the space and freedom of Israeli civil society organisations to operate in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). Read More

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Guatemala: Break-in at the home of human rights defender Ms Erenia Vanegas and threats against Ms Claudia Samayoa and members of SEDEM

Posted on 2010/03/10

The home of human rights defender Ms Erenia Vanegas was broken into on 5 March 2010 and the car of Ms Claudia Samayoa was tampered with in an attempt to cause an accident on 2 February 2010. Read More

The Gambia: Detention and trial of human rights defender Mr Edwin Nebolisa Nwakaeme

Posted on 2010/03/10

Human rights defender Mr Edwin Nebolisa Nwakaeme, in detention since his arrest on 1 March, was denied bail today 10 March. Edwin Nebolisa Nwakaeme is the founder and program director of Africa in Democracy and Good Governance (ADG), an organisation which works to promote human rights, democracy and good governance in Africa. Read More

Saudi Arabia - Arrest of human rights defender Mr Thamer Abdulkareem Al-Khather and harassment of his father, Dr Abdulkareem Youssef Al-Khather

Posted on 2010/03/10

Human rights defender Mr Thamer Abdulkareem Al-Khather was arrested on 3 March 2010. Thamer Abdulkareem Al-Khather is an advocate of prisoners' rights and a member of a youth movement that calls for constitutional reform. Read More

Sri Lanka: Fear of arrest of human rights defender Mr J.C. Weliamuna and Dr Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu

Posted on 2010/03/10

Human rights defender Mr J.C. Weliamuna, the chairperson of Transparency International in Sri Lanka (TISL), faces arrest on fabricated charges in the near future. Read More

Morocco: Appeal hearing of human rights defender Mr El Mustapha Addari adjourned until 16 March 2010

Posted on 2010/03/08

On 2 March 2010, the Appeal Court in Casablanca adjourned the hearing in the trial of Mr El Mustapha Addari until 16 March 2010. El Mustapha Addari is the head of the Khenifra branch of the Association Marocaine des Droits Humains - AMDH (Moroccan Association for Human Rights). Read More

Malawi: Denial of bail for detained human rights defenders Mr Edward Chileka, Mr Howard Jimu and Mr Awonenji Chimera

Posted on 2010/03/08

Human rights defenders Mr Edward Chileka, Mr Howard Jimu and Mr Awonenji Chimera were on 4 March 2010 denied bail by a court in Lilongwe. They had been arrested on 24 February 2010 but only appeared for the first time in court on 2 March. Read More

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