http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/301/t/9462/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=27357 TAKE ACTION ON His name is Ezra NawiIndigenous voices must be heard in the UN-Climate processes...Release prominent Human Rights Defender & other Detainees...When you meet the Colombian President make Human Rights in Colombia a Priority...Support Women and Girls in Afghanistan...Make sure Climate Change is at the top of your Agenda... Go to Copenhagen...Clean Energy future or Dirtiest Oil on Earth...Strengthen Animal Protection Laws...Help Cats Used in Cruel Training Course at Medical Canter...and much moretake action NOW!Copenhagenurgent campaignshttp://www.flokli.ch/index.php?page=321facebook HUMANRIGHT and ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPAIGNShttp://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=16464667612http://action.panna.org/t/5185/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=1176 TAKE ACTION ON Get pesticide pollution out of CA’s airhttp://www.avaaz.org/en/tcktcktck/?cl=273828248&v=3631 TAKE ACTION ON Join the call for a strong climate treaty!Nuclear Weapons Global Zero is coming...the Inter national Call to Stop the GazaSiege NOW...Bring Israeli War Criminals to Justice...Support the world`s poor people in the Senate`s Climate bill...European Commission must stop funding aviation biofuel development...Declare your Energy Independence...High Court Rules against Clean Water Protections...and much moretake action NOW!urgent campaignsjoinfacebook HUMANRIGHT and ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPAIGNShttp://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=16464667612http://www.heartprescription.org/ TAKE ACTION ON FDA Regulation of Tobacco Today- Healthy Hearts Tomorrowhttps://secure3.convio.net/gpeace/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=468 TAKE ACTION ON ACT! Vote NO on a bad Global Warming Bill!http://capwiz.com/pcusa/callalert/index.tt?alertid=13612231&type=CO TAKE ACTION ON Help Protect the World's Poorest Countries!http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5851/t/6247/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=817&utm_source=Direct+No%20Google%20Tracking&utm_medium=Redirect TAKE ACTION ONhttps://secure3.convio.net/acscan/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&cmd=display&page=ActionAlertTakenPage&id=4493 TAKE ACTION ON Tell Congress: On health care reform, this is what we stand forhttp://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/676/t/572/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=1159&track=EWalert TAKE ACTION ON Now only one person has the power to stop the dirtiest oil project on earth: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5851/t/6247/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=817&utm_source=Direct+No%20Google%20Tracking&utm_medium=Redirect TAKE ACTION ONhttp://action.lcv.org/campaign/july_gw_no/keus6x4zj7nbeb5? TAKE ACTION ON RE: Support for HR 2454https://secure3.convio.net/hrc/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=299 TAKE ACTION ONhttp://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/727/t/3823/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=27531 TAKE ACTION ONhttp://action.earthjustice.org/campaign/kensington_0709/iiui77s4077je68t?#startform TAKE ACTION ON High Court Rules Against Clean Water Protections,But Hope is Not Losthttp://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/727/t/3823/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=27531 TAKE ACTION ONhttp://www.globalaidsalliance.org/page/speakout/g8gfe TAKE ACTION ON Can You Read This?https://secure2.convio.net/nmha/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=503&JServSessionIdr011=dslxhb3mn1.app6b TAKE ACTION ON Please Make Access to Mental Health Services a Key Part of Health Reformhttp://action.humanrightsfirst.org/campaign/fd_medvedev/wbxi53x4f7x3xbjk? TAKE ACTION ON Tell President Obama to raise human rights issues with Russian President Medvedev!http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1312/t/9050/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=27550 TAKE ACTION ON The letter below seeks the removal of John Rizzo from the CIA and of Jonathan Fredman from the office of the National Director of Intelligence. For more infomation see: Press Conference Urging Torture Accountability for CIA Lawyershttp://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5851/t/6247/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=817&utm_source=Direct+No%20Google%20Tracking&utm_medium=Redirect TAKE ACTION ONHelp President Obama make history againHelp President Obama make history again TAKE ACTION ON Sign the Congratulations Card to Al Frankenhttp://action.walmartwatch.com/page/speakout/stories TAKE ACTION ONhttp://ga6.org/campaign/single_payer/8xu55xnrq73bn7m8? TAKE ACTION ON Help Support Single-Payerhttp://act.peaceactionwest.org/peaceactionwest/issues/alert/?alertid=13626156 TAKE ACTION ON Ask President Obama to put his vision in writing.Obama's Nuclear Posture Review will set US nuclear weapons policy for the next decade, and it's a chance to make the goal of a nuclear weapons free world official US policy.http://capwiz.com/helptheuninsured/issues/alert/?alertid=13632946&type=CO TAKE ACTION ON Tell Congress to Get Health Reform Righthttp://ga3.org/campaign/GEtrees/8egn8w72vjx563dt? TAKE ACTION ON USDA Poised to Approve Widespread, Risky Field Trial of GE Treeshttps://secure3.convio.net/ucs/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=2077 TAKE ACTION ON Share Your Disappointment in Your Representative's Vote Against a Clean Energy Futurehttp://action.earthjustice.org/campaign/kensington_0709/iiui77s4077je68t? TAKE ACTION ON High Court Rules Against Clean Water Protections,But Hope is Not Losthttp://action.lcv.org/campaign/july_gw_no/ix7ng8dz0j7nbeb5? TAKE ACTION ON RE: Support for HR 2454http://momsrising.democracyinaction.org/o/1768/t/1546/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=27282 TAKE ACTION ON Tell Congress we want real healthcare reform!http://www.avaaz.org/en/time_to_global_zero/?cl=268553100&v=3599 TAKE ACTION ON Nuclear weapons: Global Zero is cominghttp://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/614/t/8652/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=1178 TAKE ACTION ON Demand Bold Climate Solutionshttp://www.ahrchk.net/ua/support.php?ua=UAC-069-2009 TAKE ACTION ON> PAKISTAN: A young man is tortured and killed by alleged intelligence agents on the UN day against torture> PHILIPPINES: Soldiers threaten, intimidates three labour rights defenders> PAKISTAN: An Air Force personnel arbitrarily detained for 16 months, tortured and retrenched without legal benefits> INDONESIA: Police officers severely torture a man and shoot him, making impossible claims that he had been trying to escape> INDONESIA: Police torture a man after illegally arresting and detaining him twice> THAILAND: Break-ins of cars in Bangkok and threats to human rights defender and family> INDIA: Please provide medical care for the malnourished children not only at the Nutrition Rehabilitation Centre but also within the villages, Madhya Pradesh> INDIA: Murder of Priyokumar and Keshorjit in Chandel, Manipur must be investigated> SRI LANKA: The case of two missing men has still not been investigated almost one year after their abduction by alleged CID agents> Re: PHILIPPINES: Please immediately conduct an investigation into the actions of the Sixth Infantry Division regarding food blockades and house arson in Maguindanaohttp://americasvoiceonline.org/page/speakout/Roadmap TAKE ACTION ON Ask Washington for a Road Map, Now!https://secure2.convio.net/psr/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=375&autologin=true&JServSessionIdr010=slanvss251.app7b TAKE ACTION ON Ask Congress to Speak Out for Nuclear Disarmamenthttp://www.truemajority.org/callin/special/house_sen.php?callid=5&district=MS03&email=metricclay@hotmail.com TAKE ACTION ON Call Congress now for a public optionhttp://act.credoaction.com/campaign/climate_bill/?r=4005&id=4695-945900-T0LoK1x TAKE ACTION ON Why did you let Big Coal ruin the climate bill?http://action.americanrightsatwork.org/campaign/chipotle/wnixdeb2r7353w6b? TAKE ACTION ON Take Action: Chipotle, how about some integrity for Florida's farmworkers?http://action.wilderness.org/campaign/wopr_owl/i7dd5uk9l7xxk5kn? TAKE ACTION ON Ancient Forests at Riskhttp://capwiz.com/earthday/callalert/index.tt?alertid=13623181&type=CO TAKE ACTION ON Support House Global Warming billhttp://action.peta.org.uk/ea-campaign/clientcampaign.do?ea.client.id=5&ea.campaign.id=3540&ea.url.id=10941&ea.campaigner.email=metricclay@hotmail.com&First%20Name=METRIC&Last%20Name=CLAY&Email%20Address=metricclay@hotmail.com&Dev%201=enews TAKE ACTION ON Urge Defra to Reject Higher Stocking Densities for Chickenshttp://ga3.org/campaign/Aphis3/8egn8w720jxjdme7? TAKE ACTION ON Want better oversight of GE Crops? Now's your chance!http://act.peaceactionwest.org/peaceactionwest/issues/alert/?alertid=13626156 TAKE ACTION ON Ask President Obama to put his vision in writing.http://ga3.org/campaign/statetarsands/iukd7ugr9jxjm65n? TAKE ACTION ON Tell Secretary of State Clinton to Stop Tar Sands Pipelines.http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/cornellcontract/eg383gx2p735mnin? TAKE ACTION ON Act NOW in Support of a Living Wage for Cornell Service Workers!http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/SUNY/ TAKE ACTION ON Tell SUNY to Stop Subsidizing Sweatshops! Support the Ethical Business Conduct in Higher Ed Act!https://secure.aclu.org/site/SPageServer?pagename=Nat_Petition_RestoreReligiousLiberty&s_src=UNN090001ACT&s_subsrc=MC_ty&JServSessionIdr011=gn8v1aqi74.app26a TAKE ACTION ON Hold the President to His Promise and Restore Religious Liberty!http://americasvoiceonline.org/page/speakout/Roadmap TAKE ACTION ON Ask Washington for a Road Map, Now!https://secure3.convio.net/acscan/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=4493 TAKE ACTION ON On health care reform, this is what we stand forhttp://capwiz.com/atr/issues/alert/?alertid=13620781&queueid=[capwiz:queue_id] TAKE ACTION ONhttp://www.democrats.org/page/content/votingrights TAKE ACTION ON Breaking news on voting rightshttp://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2167/t/5243/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=27477 TAKE ACTION ON Tell Congress: Strengthen Climate Billhttps://secure2.edf.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1612 TAKE ACTION ON Take Action to Save America's Fisherieshttp://action.humanrightsfirst.org/campaign/UribeObama/wbxi53x2h7xx667x? TAKE ACTION ON Tell President Obama to Stand Up for Human Rights in Colombiahttp://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/625/t/8560/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=1145&tag=LAWGalert1 TAKE ACTION ON Colombia's President Uribe Is Set to Visit the White House: Tell President Obama to Make Human Rights a Priority!http://ga1.org/campaign/0906capandtradetaxhike/86ksi7srf7xx6k57? TAKE ACTION ON Don't Let Congress Sneak Through a $2 Trillion Climate Tax!http://capwiz.com/wagingpeace/issues/alert/?alertid=13604796 TAKE ACTION ON Fund Nuclear Cleanup, Not Obsolete Fighter Jetshttps://secure2.convio.net/wwf/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=335 TAKE ACTION ON Vote Yes on H.R. 2454 - The American Clean Energy and Security Acthttp://audubonaction.org/campaign/hr39_111th/ TAKE ACTION ON Protect the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refugehttp://capwiz.com/pdamerica/issues/alert/?alertid=13605531 TAKE ACTION ON Overhaul or Scrap ACESAhttp://capwiz.com/nami/issues/alert/?alertid=13610341 TAKE ACTION ON Help Us Improve Re-entry Support for People with Serious Mental Illnesshttp://capwiz.com/clw/issues/alert/?alertid=13610041&type=CO TAKE ACTION ON Votes on Missile Defense This Week - Contact Congress Now!http://www.democrats.com/afghan-exit-petition?cid=ZGVtczEwMTA4NGRlbXM= TAKE ACTION ON Afghanistan Exit Strategyhttp://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/727/t/3823/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=27492 TAKE ACTION ON Urge your Congressperson to vote YES on the McGovern-Sestak-Bishop (GA)-Lewis (GA) amendment!http://capwiz.com/fconl/callalert/index.tt?alertid=13604456 TAKE ACT ION ON No More F-22s: Call Your Rep. Nowhttp://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=JgmA8yVlq9tOgYMSLW5LXw_3d_3d&c=4300540 TAKE ACTION ON Please take a couple minutes to answer a few short questions. Your feedback will help us improve the Divided We Fail coalition – and our communications with you. Your privacy is extremely important to us and your personal information will be kept strictly confidential.June 23, 2009http://www.capwiz.com/freedomworks/issues/alert/?alertid=13580196 TAKE ACTION ON Stop Soda Tax for Government-Run Healthcarehttp://komenpolicy.org/campaign/health_reform1/8kb87id4ojxn7kni? TAKE ACTION ON Make Sure Congress Considers Cancerhttp://www.frontlinedefenders.org/actAct Now!Across the globe human rights defenders face various forms of persecution in their everyday struggle for human rightsIn Honduras an anonymous tip off alerts members of Cofadeh that their Director Bertha Oliva, and other prominent human rights defenders, are on a death list.In Armenia Mr Arshaluys Hakobyan of the Helsinki Association is taken into custody and beaten.In Thailand Ms Angkhana Neelaphaijit who is the chairperson of the Working Group on Justice and Peace (WGJP) and wife of the missing human rights lawyer, Somchai Neelaphaijit, who disappeared on 12 March 2004 in Bangkok, is subjected to an ongoing campaign of harassment and intimidation.These few cases are typical of the thousands of human rights defenders who dedicate their lives and risk their personal security in defence of the rights of others.Your support will help them to create more just and equal societies for all. These are the people with the power to change the world.Send an international appeal and you can help protect human rights defendersHad it not been for Front Line, who would have been my refuge and safety?"- Thompson Ade Bayor, lawyer and human rights defender, LiberiaBecome a Front Line defender sign up to receive Front Line actions, by email.Urgent CasesVietnam: Human rights lawyer Mr Le Cong Dinh arrestedPosted on 2009/06/19Front Line and the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), express their concern regarding the arbitrary arrest of human rights lawyer Mr. Le Cong Dinh on 13 June 2009.arrest detention Front Line human rights human rights defender Mr Le Cong DinhAsia PacificEthiopia: Threat to civil society from draft anti-terrorism legislation currently before parliamentPosted on 2009/06/19Draft anti-terrorism legislation currently pending before the Ethiopian parliament is a threat to civil society. The current draft of the Anti-Terrorism Proclamation is not in conformity with a number of international human rights norms and, alongside its proclaimed anti-terrorism aim, may become a tool to further silence dissenting voices in the country.anti-terrorism legislation human rights Human Rights DefendersEthiopiaMexico: Intimidating surveillance of members of the Centro de Derechos Humanos Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas in ChiapasPosted on 2009/06/18Recent reports from members of the Centro de Derechos Humanos Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas, AC (Frayba) in Chiapas indicate disturbing levels of intimidating surveillance by unidentified individuals between 14 and 16 June 2009.- Frayba Centro de Derechos Humanos Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas Front Line Human Rights DefendersMexicoThe Gambia: Arrest of seven journalists for fighting impunity and expressing press freedom concernsPosted on 2009/06/18The arrest of seven journalists from the Gambia Press Union (GPU) and the newspapers The Point and Foroyaa on 15 June in Banjul highlights the threat to freedom of expression in The Gambia. Those arrested include Mr Emil Touray, GPU general secretary; Ms Sarata Jabbi-Dibba, GPU vice president; Mr Pa Modou Faal, GPU treasurer; Mr Pap Saine and Mr Ebrima Sawaneh, respectively The Point managing editor and news editor; Mr Sam Sarr and Mr Abubacarr Saidykhan, respectively Foroyaa editor and reporter.Front Line human rights Human Rights Defenders journalists arrestedIran: Abdolfattah Soltani and other prominent human rights defenders arrested during government clamp-downPosted on 2009/06/18The arrest of human rights lawyer Mr Abdolfattah Soltani on 16 June 2009 during a mass arrest that also included many other human rights defenders raises serious concerns for the security of prominent human rights defenders.arrested Front Line Human Rights Defenders Mr Abdolfattah SoltaniIranHonduras: Death threats against human rights defenders, Ms Bertha Oliva de Nativí, Mr Carlos H Reyes and Mr Rafael AlegríaPosted on 2009/06/15Front Line is deeply concerned following reports of harassment, defamation and death threats against human rights defenders Ms Bertha Oliva de Nativí, Mr Carlos H Reyes and Mr Rafael Alegría.death threats Front Line human rights Human Rights Defenders Mr Carlos H Reyes Mr Rafael Alegría Ms Bertha Oliva de NativíHondurasMexico: Threats against human rights lawyer Mr Rommel Caín Chacan Pale and his familyPosted on 2009/06/15Front Line is deeply concerned following reports that human rights defender Mr Rommel Caín Chacan Pale and his family received threats on 5 June 2009. Rommel Caín Chacan Pale is a human rights lawyer and member of the Civil Police Monitor based in Tlapa de Comonfort in the La Montaña region of Guerrero.Front Line human rights human rights defender Mr Rommel Caín Chacan Pale and his family threatsMexicoArmenia: Arrest, beating and detention of human rights defender Mr Arshaluys HakobyanPosted on 2009/06/15Front Line is deeply concerned following reports that human rights defender, Mr Arshaluys Hakobyan, was arrested and beaten in Kentron District Police Department, Yerevan, on 5 June 2009. Arshaluys Hakobyan is a member of the human rights organisation, Helsinki Association, and the press photographer for their official web site.beating detention Front Line human rights human rights defender Mr Arshaluys HakobyanEurope and Central AsiaUAE: Judicial harassment and travel ban imposed on human rights defender Dr Mohammed al-MansooriPosted on 2009/06/15Front Line is concerned following reports that human rights defender Dr Mohammed al-Mansoori was arrested in Abu-Dhabi on 7 June 2009, and also continues to be the subject of a travel ban.Dr. Mohammed al-Mansoori Front Line Annual Report human rights human rights defender judicial harassment travel banUnited Arab Emirates (UAE)Thailand: Intimidation of human rights defender Ms Angkhana NeelaphaijitPosted on 2009/06/15Front Line is deeply concerned following reports of the recent intimidation of human rights defender Ms Angkhana Neelaphaijit. Angkhana Neelaphaijit is the chairperson of the Working Group on Justice and Peace (WGJP) and wife of the missing human rights lawyer, Somchai Neelaphaijit, who disappeared on 12 March 2004 in Bangkok.Angkhana Neelaphaijit Front Line human rights human rights defender intimidationThailandThe Philippines: Detention and torture of human rights defenders Mr Rafael Limcumpao, Mr Domingo Alcantara and Mr Archie BathanPosted on 2009/06/15Front Line is deeply concerned following reports of the arbitrary arrest, detention and torture of the human rights defenders Mr Archie Bathan, Mr Rafael Limcumpao and Mr Domingo Alcantara, in Samal, Bataan on 27 May 2009.detention Front Line human rights Human Rights Defenders Mr Archie Bathan Mr Domingo Alcantara Rafael Limcumpao torturePhilippinesIndia/Shillong Meghalaya: Harassment, assault and threats against human rights defender Ms Hasina KharbhihPosted on 2009/06/04Front Line is deeply concerned following reports that human rights defender, Ms Hasina Kharbhih, was assaulted and threatened on her way to the District Council Court in Shillong Meghalaya, on 28 May 2009. Hasina Kharbhih is the team leader of Impulse NGO Network which works to combat human trafficking in North East India.Front Line harassment Hasina Kharbhih human rights human rights defender Impulse NGO Network intimidationIndiaIsrael: Judicial harassment of Israeli human rights defender Mr Ezra NawiPosted on 2009/06/03Front Line is concerned following reports of the judicial harassment of Israeli human rights defender, Mr Ezra Nawi, who has been accused of assaulting an Israeli border police officer.Ezra Nawi Front Line human rights human rights defender judicial harassmentIsraelIndia/Tamil Nadu: human rights defender Mr Marimuthu Barathan arrested on false accusations of murderPosted on 2009/06/03Front Line would like to express its grave concern in relation to reports of the arrest and detention of human rights defender Mr Marimuthu Barathan, and of false charges of murder that have been brought against him on 27 May 2009.arrest false accusations of murder Front Line human rights human rights defender Tamil NaduIndiaKenya: Murder of human rights defender, Mr Joab Murefu WanyonyiPosted on 2009/06/02Front Line strongly condemns the murder of human rights defender, Mr Joab Murefu Wanyonyi by two armed men, on 21 May 2009, at Kanduyi junction, 2 kilometres from Bungoma town.Front Line human rights Human Rights Defenders Joab Murefu Wanyonyi MurderKenyaTunisia: Harassment of human rights lawyer, Ms Radhia NasraouiPosted on 2009/05/29Front Line is deeply concerned following reports of the ongoing harassment of human rights defender Ms Radhia Nasraoui. Radhia Nasraoui is a human rights lawyer and chairperson of the Association de lutte contre la torture en Tunisie, ALTT (Association against torture in Tunisia).Front Line harassment human rights human rights defender Radhia NasraouiTunisiaMexico: Death threats against human rights defender and journalist Ms Lydia Cacho RibeiroPosted on 2009/05/29Front Line is deeply concerned following reports that human rights defender and journalist, Ms Lydia Cacho Ribeiro, has recently been under surveillance by unknown armed men and has also been receiving death threats.death threats Front Line human rights human rights defendere intimidation LGBTI rights Ms Lydia Cacho Ribeiro surveillanceMexicoNigeria: Threats against members of Global Rights and Development InternationalPosted on 2009/05/29Front Line is concerned following reports that human rights defenders Rev Engr Rufus Duru, Dr Donatus Akubueze, Mr Remigius Alakwem and Rev John Ugwu have recently been the target of repeated physical attacks, threats and intimidation.Development International Front Line Global Rights harassment human rights Human Rights Defenders intimidationNigeriaTurkey: Human rights defender Ms Filiz Kalayci re-arrestedPosted on 2009/05/29Front Line is concerned following reports that human rights lawyer, Ms Filiz Kalayci, was arrested on 27 May 2009. Filiz Kalayci has been working on human rights violations in prisons and on the improvement of prison conditions. She is a member of the executive committee of the Human Rights Association (IHD).arrest Front Line human rights defender human rights lawyer inspection of prisons Ms Filiz KalayciTurkeyPadre Tamayo - HondurasPosted on 2009/05/28Padre Tamayo is one of the leaders of the Environmental Movement of Olancho (MAO) in Honduras. MAO wants to prevent the illegal stripping of the forests which results in the drying up of the rivers and the impoverishment of the land. Because they challenge powerful economic interests the members of MAO are regularly targeted. In 2007 Heraldo Zuñiga and Roger Ivan Cartagena were assassinated. Rene Gradis Coordinator of Mao has survived two attempts on his life while Padre Tamayo who is Advisor to the group has a contract of $40,000 on his head.Front Line Honduras human rights Human Rights Defenders Padre TamayoHondurasBertha Oliva - HondurasPosted on 2009/05/27On the night of 3 July 2008, unknown individuals entered the offices of COFADEH (the Committee for Families of the Disappeared and Detainees) and vandalised the office, taking laptop computers and documents relating to current human rights cases.Bertha Oliva Front Line Honduras human rights Human Rights DefendersHondurasShikhine Brahim - Western SaharaPosted on 2009/05/26Front Line is deeply concerned by the news of the on-going detention of Saharwi human rights defender Shikhin Brahim. According to information received, as Front Line was visiting the region, on 21 September 2008, a group of Western Saharan activists, which included human rights defenders, organised a peaceful demonstration in the town of Smara, following which the Moroccan security services launched a campaign of arbitrary arrests of several defenders and attacked several homes. While Front Line welcomes the release of nearly all of those arrested, Shikhine Brahim reportedly remains in detention at the El-Áaiun prison. Shikhine Brahim is a school student and member of the Committee for The Protection of Human Rights in Smara, Western Sahara.Front Line human rights human rights defender Shikhin Brahim Western SaharaWestern SaharaLachit Bordoloi - IndiaPosted on 2009/05/26Lachit Bordoloi is a journalist and adviser of Manab Adhikar Sangram Samiti (MASS), an organisation working to defend human rights in the Assam region. With other representatives of civil society he was invited to join the People’s Committee for Peace Initiatives in Assam (PCPIA) and is a member of the People’s Consultative Group (PCG), an organisation set up to initiate peace discussions between the Indian Government and the United Liberation Front of Assam.Front Line human rights Human Rights Defenders India Lachit BordoloiIndiaHebal Abel Koloy - IndiaPosted on 2009/05/26Hebal Abel Koloy is Chairperson of the Borok People’s Human Rights Organisation (BPHRO), which protects the rights of the Borok indigenous people of Tripura. He has been very vocal about atrocities and human rights abuses and has spoken at various international fora. He has been targeted because of the pressure this brought on the Government.Front Line Hebal Abel Koloy human rights Human Rights Defenders IndiaIndiaDinko Gruhonic - SerbiaPosted on 2009/05/26Human rights defenders in Serbia believe that right wing Serbian nationalists have not given up their territorial and political ambitions and that their next target will be the multi ethnic areas such as Vojvodina, traditionally one of the most progressive and tolerant areas of Serbia.Dinko Gruhonic Front Line. human rights Human Rights Defenders SerbiaSerbiaMajda Puača - SerbiaPosted on 2009/05/26In Serbia members of the gay and lesbian community who speak out publicly are targeted by the media and run the risk of physical attack. Majda Puača is a member of Queer Belgrade. There has been no Gay Pride in Belgrade since 2001 because of the risk of violence. Since then Queer Belgrade has organised a Queer Festival which is not publicised in the media to avoid the risk of violence. The purpose is to create a safe space in which gay and lesbian people can collect safely.Front Line human rights human rights defender Majda Puača SerbiaSerbiaAl-Amin Kimathi - KenyaPosted on 2009/05/26Al-Amin Kimathi is the Executive Coordinator of the Muslim Human Rights Forum which was set up in 2005 to work on human rights issues relevant to the Muslim community in Kenya. With the escalation of the war in Somalia, the influx of Somali refugees and the clamp down on members of the Muslim community in the name of the “war on terror”, rendition became the key issue.Al-Amin Kimathi Front Line human rights Human Rights Defenders KenyaKenyaNjeri Kabeberi - KenyaPosted on 2009/05/26Njeri Kabeberi is the Executive of Director for the Centre for Multi Party Democracy in Nairobi. The CMD-Kenya works to build the capacity and organisational structure of political parties as a way of underpinning democracy and human rights.Front Line human rights human rights defender Kenya Njeri KabeberiKenyaMexico: Detention and assault of LGBTI human rights defenders Mr Jaime Lopez Vela and Mr Agustín Estrada NegretePosted on 2009/05/25Front Line is deeply concerned following reports that LGBTI human rights defenders, Mr Jaime Lopez Vela and Mr Agustín Estrada Negrete, were arrested and physically assaulted by police in the State of Mexico on 7 May 2009, and that Agustín Estrada Negrete was also sexually assaulted.Agustin Estraeda Negrete arrest Front Line Human Rights Defenders Jaime Lopez Vela LGBTI Mexico physical assaultMexicoDRC: Murder of brother of human rights defender, Ms Anicette Kabala, and intimidation and death threats against herPosted on 2009/05/22Front Line is deeply concerned following reports that human rights defender Ms Anicette Kabala has been the subject of intimidation and death threats and that her brother, Lupango Kabala, was murdered in their home in the town of Kalemie, Katanga province, on 8 May 2009.death threats DRC Front Line human rights human rights defender intimidation Ms Anicette KabalaDemocratic Republic of Congomore
Comments