human rights

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).

India

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.

Serbia

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).

India

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.

Philippines

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.

Palestine

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.

Saudi Arabia

India: Arbitrary detention and intimidation of anti-dam activists in Manipur

Front Line is seriously concerned following reports of the arbitrary detention and intimidation of a group of human rights defenders opposed to the construction of the Mapithel Dam in Manipur State.These include T. Dewal from the village of Itham, L. Bipin from Tumukhong, L. Bobojit and H. Kendra Luwang from Moirangpurel. All are members of the Mapithel Dam Affected Ching-Tam Organization (MDACTO), an organisation which defends the rights of communities affected by the dam project.

India

Israel: Arrest of human rights defender Yehuda Shaul

Front Line is deeply concerned following reports of the arrest of human rights defender Yehuda Shaul on 10 September in the city of Hebron. Yehuda Shaul is co-founder of 'Breaking the Silence', an organisation of veteran Israeli soldiers which conducts tours of the West Bank and documents human rights violations perpetrated against Palestinian civilians by the Israeli army in the area.

Israel

Uganda: Arbitrary detention of George Oundo and Kiiza Brendah and intimidation of other human rights defenders

Front Line is deeply concerned following reports that human rights defenders George Oundo and Kiiza Brendah were arbitrarily detained from 10 to 18 September 2008 and that Pepe Juliana Onziema, David Kato, Victor Julie Mukasa and Kasha Jacqueline have been subjected to intimidation by police and the authorities in Uganda.

Uganda

Kenya: Intimidation, threats and attempted attack against woman human rights defender Pouline Kimani

Front Line is deeply concerned following reports of the recent intimidation, threats and attempted attack against woman human rights defender Pouline Kimani. Pouline Kimani is a member of the Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Kenya (GALCK) and works in defence of the rights of the gay and lesbian community in Kenya.

Kenya

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