activists

August 1, 2019

Report highlights criminalisation of land and environmental defenders

A Global Witness report highlights the use of terrorism laws and aggressive legal attacks by powerful elites to crush protest.
June 11, 2019

Final 'Umbrella Nine' pro-democracy activist sentenced in Hong Kong

Tanya Chan's sentencing had been adjourned so she could undergo surgery for a life-threatening condition, for which she is still receiving medical treatment.
June 10, 2019

Mining company faces legal challenge to plans for gold-mining in Colombia

The legal challenge calls for a judge to annul three mining concessions, claiming they are no longer valid following the popular vote to prohibit mining.
May 15, 2019

Campaigners track movements of Saudi ship with cargo of weapons

The Saudi Arabian vessel, which was reportedly loaded with six containers of Belgian-manufactured arms, docked at Tilbury last week.
May 13, 2019

London event marks a year of Saudi Arabia's crackdown on women's rights

On 15 May 2018, a number of prominent women human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia were detained for their peaceful human rights work.
May 9, 2019

Call for genuine press freedom in Myanmar following release of Reuters journalists

Two Reuters journalists have been released from prison in Mynamar, though politically motivated arrests and detention continue.
May 2, 2019

Government 'diluting' guidance for independent schools on teaching respect for LGBT people

The Government has diluted guidance outlining how independent schools in England are expected to teach respect for LGBT people, says Humanists UK.
April 10, 2019

Guilty verdict against Hong Kong protest leaders a 'crushing blow'

Amnesty says the Hong Kong government is increasingly using prosecutions as a political tool to target peaceful activists.
March 9, 2019

US border agency cancels meeting with press freedom groups

The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) cancelled a meeting with a coalition of press freedom groups following a report that it maintained a list of journalists and activists with knowledge of the 2018 migrant caravan and singled them out for additional screening.
March 7, 2019

UN member states 'must demand release of women activists in Saudi Arabia'

Saudi Arabia has used counter-terrorism legislation to detain women activists who have been tortured and sexually abused.