Open Letters

Open Letter to the Guatemalan Government: Concerns about the prosecution of José Rubén Zamora

​​Guatemala: Concerns about the prosecution of José Rubén Zamora ​   H.

Open letter to the Venezuelan government: Without access to information, there is no justice

Over 2,000 people have been detained in Venezuela following the July presidential elections, according to official sources.
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Rights Groups Letter to F1 CEO Ahead of Bahrain Grand Prix: 20 Years of Sportswashing

Together with other human rights organisations, we've written to the F1 CEO expressing our concerns about Bahrain’s use of the F1 Grand Prix to “sportswash” the country’s dire human rights record.
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Open letter to Sri Lankan government: Withdraw Online Safety Bill to protect people’s rights and future

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Cambodia: Open letter on human rights and democratic threats in the upcoming senate elections

Open Letter raising grave concerns over the Human Rights Situation in Cambodia and serious democratic threats in the upcoming 2024 Cambodia Senate Election To: The European Union Parliament The United States Congress The Parliament of Canada The Parliament of Australia The Parliament of United Kingdom The Parliament of New Zealand The Parliament of Japan Your Honors, We, the undersigned civil society organiastions, are writing to express our grave concerns about the state of human rights and democracy in Cambodia.
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Call to reverse decision to suspend funding to 11 Palestinian and Israeli CSOs

ArabicMr.

COP28 : make participation inclusive for all including for UAE activists

Arabic The up-coming United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference 2023, also known as Conference of Parties (COP28), taking place in  Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) should prioritise the rights of communities and people most affected by climate change.
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Open Letter on Myanmar: the UN must hold the military junta accountable

To: Member States of the United Nations General Assembly CC: The United Nations Secretary-General Open Letter: The UN General Assembly must take decisive action to hold the military junta accountable for atrocities in Myanmar Your Excellencies, We – 440 Myanmar, regional, and international civil society organizations – call on Member States of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to take immediate and decisive action to hold the Myanmar military accountable under international law through all possible avenues.
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Philippines: Halt harassment against human rights defenders

  President of the Republic of the Philippines Malacañang Palace Compound P.
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Joint Letter: NGOs call on Bahrain to Free Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace after Two Years of Hunger Strike

King of Bahrain, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa 8 July 2023 RE: Free Dr.
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Civil society groups raise human rights concerns ahead of Saudi Crown Prince's visit to France

In this letter to President Macron, CIVICUS joins civil society groups in expressing concerns over the welcoming of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman to France and to the Élysée palace.
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Request to raise the case of human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja to Bahraini authorities on the 12th anniversary of his detention

Joint Letter: Mr.
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Uganda: Request to withdraw anti-homosexuality bill

Office of the PresidentRepublic of UgandaApollo Kaggwa RoadKampala, UgandaTel: 254881/6/343926Email: RegularLabs.
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Joint Letter – NGOs Call on Secretary Blinken to Urge Egypt to Withdraw Its Upcoming NGO Registration Deadline

Secretary of State Antony J.
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Brazil: Open letter on the Escazu Agreement

To Brazil's Minister of Foreign Affairs Cc: Office of the President’s Chief of Staff, Rui Costa; Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Marina Silva; Minister of Human Rights and Citizenship, Silvio Almeida; Minister of Indigenous Peoples, Sônia Guajajara; Minister of Justice, Flávio Dino; Minister of Agriculture, Carlos Fávaro; Minister of Agrarian Development, Paulo Teixeira; Minister of the Office of the Comptroller-General, Vinicius Marques de Carvalho; Solicitor General, Jorge Messias.
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Open letter: Ghana’s new anti-LGBTQ+ bill threatens human rights’

Hon.
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Bangladesh: Civil society groups call on government to cease harassment of journalist Rozina Islam

CIVICUS joins other human rights organisations in calling for an immediate end to the harassment of Bangladeshi journalist and human rights defender Rozina Islam.
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Hassan al-Rabea’s extradition constitutes a grave violation of Morocco’s international obligations

Arabic  Mr.
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Thai officials must drop all the ongoing prosecutions under the Emergency Decree

CIVICUS and various civil society organisations have written a letter expressing concern over the use of the Emergency Decree to restrict human rights and silence dissent in Thailand.
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Myanmar: civil society groups raise concern over ASEAN’s approach to the ongoing human rights crisis

To: ASEAN Leaders H.
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Joint Letter to Secretary-General António Guterres on his visit to Vietnam

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India: Concerns around the judicial harassment against Oxfam India

Mr.
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Letter to UK Foreign Secretary on Salma al-Shehab

CIVICUS and other civil society organisations call on Rt Hon James Cleverly to address the treatment of political prisoners in Saudi Arabia who have been imprisoned for expressing themselves.
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Letter to the UN Secretary-General on UN agencies engagement with the Myanmar junta

Re: UN agencies, funds, programmes and other entities engagement with the military junta UN entities must stop legitimizing the Myanmar military junta and instead present letters of appointment, sign letters of agreement and MoUs with the legitimate government of Myanmar, the National Unity Government, and ethnic revolutionary organizations Your Excellency, We, the undersigned 638 civil society organizations (CSOs), condemn in the strongest terms the recent public signing of new agreements and presenting of letters of appointment to the illegitimate Myanmar military junta by UN agencies, funds, programmes and other entities working inside Myanmar.
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Open letter: Stop reprisals against Mongolian human rights defender Sukhgerel Dugersuren

CIVICUS and over 120 civil society organisations have signed a joint letter to urge the authorities in Mongolia to stop reprisals against human rights defender Sukhgerel Dugersuren and to ensure that environmental defenders, and communities impacted by development projects, can freely and safely defend human rights and protect the environment without fearing reprisals.

Serious concerns over ongoing violations of human rights in Nicaragua and lack of accountability for perpetrators

His Excellency António Guterres  Secretary-General United Nations  405 East 42nd Street New York, NY,  10017 USA 30  By email: RegularLabs.
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Egypt: CSOs urge German Ministers to raise human rights with President Al-Sisi ahead of COP27

Arabic Civil society groups have written a letter to Foreign Affairs Minister Baerbock and State Minister and Special Envoy Morgan urging them to press President al-Sisi to open civic space ahead of COP27  Dear Foreign Affairs Minister Baerbock and State Minister and Special Envoy Morgan, Ahead of the 18-19 July 2022 Petersberg Climate Dialogue, which you will co-chair with Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi, we 21 national, regional and international civil society organisations are writing to urge you to press President al-Sisi, publicly and privately, to take prompt and effective measures to reopen civic space in Egypt ahead of the COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh and release all the individuals arbitrarily detained for exercising their rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly.

Open Letter to ASEAN Defence Ministers

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Mexico: Criminalisation and arbitrary detention of the human rights defender Kenia Hernández

To: Mr.
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Thailand’s abusive draft law on not-for-profit organizations

President Joseph R.

We Stand in Solidarity with Ukraine!

As the conflict in Ukraine rages on, the Affinity Group of National Associations (AGNA) and CIVICUS have prepared this solidarity statement for CIVICUS members and civil society in Ukraine in which we highlight the actions that have been undertaken by civil society and others in response to the conflict.
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NGO letter to EU Ministers on rule of law and human rights situation in Poland

As the EU General Affairs Council prepares to hold a hearing on 22 February on the rule of law in Poland under the Article 7.
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Citizens' Security Law under reform, Rule of Law in Spain at stake

Commissioner Didier Reynders European Commission Rue de la Loi 200 / Wetstraat 200, 1040 Brussels Cc: Vice President Vera Jourová, Commissioner Helena Dalli   Objectif: Citizens’ Security Law under reform, the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and expression, rule of law in Spain at stake Honourable Mr Reynders, This letter is sent on behalf of No Somos Delito, a broad coalition of more than one hundred associations and social movements belonging to a significant segment of the Spanish civil society, together with Defender a quien Defiende, European Civic Forum, CIVICUS and Civil Society Europe.
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Request for support to free imprisoned HRD Dr Abduljalil AlSingace

We, the undersigned human rights organisations, are writing to raise urgent concerns about Bahraini human rights defender Dr Abduljalil AlSingace, who has been on hunger strike since 8 July 2021, to protest the confiscation of his academic research on Bahraini culture.
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Cambodia: Halt crackdown on striking trade union activists

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Thailand: Withdraw the Draft Act on Not-for-Profit Organisations

Cabinet Ministers of the Royal Thai GovernmentGovernment House1 Phitsanulok Road DusitBangkok, Thailand Cc: Council of StateAll members of the National Assembly of ThailandNational Human Rights Commission of Thailand Re: The Draft Act on the Operations of Not-for-Profit Organizations B.
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South Korea: Joint letter calling for the immediate passage of a comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Law

National Assembly of the Republic of Korea 1 Uisadang-daero, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 07233 Republic of Korea
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ICC urged to resume its investigation into alleged crimes against humanity in the Philippines

Honourable Karim A.
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Call on INTERPOL to ban the illegal junta from representing Myanmar at its General Assembly

To: Kim Jong Yang, INTERPOL President; Jürgen Stock, INTERPOL General Secretary; the INTERPOL Executive Committee and INTERPOL Member Countries Dear INTERPOL President Kim Jong Yang, INTERPOL Vice Presidents Benyamina Abbad and Šárka Havránková,INTERPOL General Secretary Jürgen Stock, INTERPOL Executive Committee Delegates Khaled Jameel Al Materyeen, Ahmed Nasser Al-Raisi, Jean-Jacques Colombi, Rogerio Galloro, Robert Guirao Bailén, Destino Pedro, Olushola Kamar Subair, Jannine Van den Berg, and Member Countries.
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International human rights orgs: Stop ‘paid prioritisation’ bill

 한국어   Moon Jae-inPresident of the Republic of Korea1 Cheongwadae-ro, Jongno-guSeoul 03048Republic of Korea Joint open letter to President Moon Jae-in Re: Respect Net Neutrality, Oppose Bill Mandating ‘Paid Prioritization’ for Content Producers Dear Mr.
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Another Wave of Atrocity Crimes in Chin State UN Security Council Must Act Now to End Myanmar Junta’s Campaign of Terror

We, the undersigned 521 Myanmar, regional and international civil society organizations, call on the UN Security Council to urgently convene a meeting on the escalating attacks in Chin State, and address the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian, human rights and political crisis in Myanmar.
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Myanmar’s presence at the ASEAN Summit

To: ASEAN LeadersH.
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Singapore: Withdraw Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Bill

Today, eleven undersigned organizations called on the Government of Singapore to withdraw the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Bill (‘FICA’).

UAE: Appeal for UAE to release detained human rights activists ahead of Dubai Expo

عربي   Your Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan, As the Expo Dubai 2020 opens for six months starting on 1 October 2021 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) under the motto “Connecting Minds and Creating the Future through sustainability, mobility and opportunity”, we the undersigned call on the Emirati authorities to demonstrate their commitment to these values by releasing all imprisoned human rights defenders and activists, detained in violation of their right to freedom of expression.
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Indonesia: Government should immediately withdraw arbitrary charges against Fatia Maulidiyanti & Haris Azhar

The Indonesian government should put an end to the judicial harassment against human rights defenders Fatia Maulidiyanti and Haris Azhar, and uphold the right to freedom of expression, a group of human rights organisations said.
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Thailand: Concerns regarding the right to peaceful assembly

  1 September 2021 Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha Royal Thai Government 1 Pitsanulok road Dusit, Bangkok  Thailand Re: Concerns regarding the right to peaceful assembly in Thailand Dear Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, We, the 13 undersigned organizations, write to express our concern regarding violence and the excessive use of force by police at recent protests in Bangkok.
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Over 390 orgs urge Australian government to protect Afghan civil society

More than 390 civil society organisations from over 60 countries call on the government of Australia and other governments to ease travel requirements and processes for human rights defenders and representatives of civil society fleeing Afghanistan.
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Uganda: End Repression of civil society

🇺🇬#Uganda: A clampdown on civil society has led to the suspension of 54 NGOs, including orgs that work on:🔴Human rights🟡Environment🔵Religious issues🟢DemocracyWe have written to the @NGObureau calling for their immediate reinstatement https://t.
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Hungary: concerns over the erosion of the rights of LGBTQIA+ persons

Victor Madrigal-Borloz, UN Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity  Irene Khan, UN Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Opinion and Expression   Tlaleng Mofokeng, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Physical and Mental Health  Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Palais Wilson, 52 Rue des Pâquis 1201 Geneva, Switzerland  Hungary: concerns over the erosion of the rights of LGBTQIA+ persons We are writing to you with regards to serious concerns about the rights of LGBTQIA+ persons in Hungary.
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Rights Groups Urge Bahrain to Release Dr Abduljalil AlSingace, Jailed Academic on Hunger Strike

Dr Abduljalil AlSingace, an imprisoned opposition activist and human rights defender, has been on hunger strike since 8 July 2021.

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