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Ahead of COP31, CIVICUS and partners have issued an urgent call for stronger protections for environmental human rights defenders, Indigenous Peoples and land rights activists.
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CIVICUS joins civil society organisations in calling for the release of Joshua Wong, a prominent pro-democracy activist imprisoned since November 2020, and in urging respect for fundamental freedoms in Hong Kong.
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CIVICUS calls on the Moroccan authorities to immediately release seven Sahrawi activists arrested during a peaceful gathering in Rabat on 12 October 2026 and to end reprisals against their families and supporters.
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October 18th marked six years since lawyer, feminist and Amuzga indigenous woman human rights defender, Kenia Inés Hernández Montalván, was arbitrarily detained, criminalised and unjustly sentenced to a total of more than 20 years in prison on eleven charges.
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CIVICUS and Physicians for Human Rights – Israel add Dr Abu Safiya to the Stand As My Witness campaign, calling for the release of all 14 detained Gaza doctors.
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Ahead of French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Bahrain from 19 to 21 October 2026, human rights organisations have urged him to put human rights at the centre of discussions with King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.
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CIVICUS, a global civil society alliance, urges President Prabowo Subianto to halt his assault on civic freedoms and to adhere to Indonesia’s human rights obligations.
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Delhi Police and paramilitary personnel detain a protesters on 10 October 2026 in New Delhi (Photo Credit: Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
The brutal crackdown on peaceful protestors in New Delhi over the last weekend is alarming with mass detention, unlawful use of force, the targeting of journalists, human rights defenders including lawyers, and internet shutdowns, said rights groups in a statement.
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Dear Minister,
CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation is a global alliance of civil society organisations (CSOs) and activists dedicated to strengthening citizen action and civil society worldwide.
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The 89th session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) will be held in Dakar, Senegal, from 11 to 20 October, preceded by the NGO Forum, which will take place from 8 to 10 October.
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We at CIVICUS call for the immediate and unconditional release of Najwa Musa Konda, a prominent Sudanese peacebuilder, women’s rights defender and humanitarian actor, who has been arbitrarily detained by the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement–North (SPLM-N) since 30 March 2026.
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We, the undersigned organizations, are deeply concerned by the continuing criminalization of human rights defenders (HRDs), activists, lawyers and journalists in Singapore for exercising their internationally protected rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.
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CIVICUS, a global civil society alliance, urges President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
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Mert Ahmet Aldemir, Zehra Camcı, Hale Nur Çetin, Emirhan Gedik, Tuğba Kahraman and Şevin Özden were among the 16 İHD members detained on 23 June 2026 ahead of the Ankara NATO Summit.
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We, the undersigned organisations, committed to promoting and protecting human rights in Asia, are deeply alarmed by Bangladesh Government’s draft Cyber Protection (Amendment) Act 2026.
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More than 450 civil society organisations from 65 countries around the world have called for an immediate end to the crackdown on LGBTI+ organisations, activists and human rights defenders in Turkey.
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Seven international organizations denounce the climate of repression and militarization.
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New York City, 8 September 2026
The race for United Nations (UN) Secretary-General enters a decisive phase, with eight candidates competing for the top job.
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CIVICUS global civil society alliance condemns the guilty verdict against Chow Hang-Tung.
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Statement on International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
Each year on 9 August, the international community marks the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, honouring the first session of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations in 1982.
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CIVICUS calls on Moroccan authorities and the international community to provide safety and justice for Sahrawi human rights defender (HRD) Naama Asfari.
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CIVICUS global civil society alliance warns of faltering civic space under the new Bangladeshi government.
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Together with partners, we have written to the international community urging immediate action to condemn and respond to the escalating repression of civil society, human rights defenders, journalists and political opposition in Uganda.
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Johannesburg, South Africa — As the world marks Nelson Mandela Day, CIVICUS is calling on people everywhere to dedicate 67 minutes to solidarity and action for imprisoned human rights defenders through the #StandAsMyWitness campaign.
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While awaiting the scheduling of Sihem Bensedrine’s appeal trial before the Tunis Court of Appeal, the undersigned organizations express their deep concern over the judgment issued against the prominent human rights defender and former President of the Truth and Dignity Commission (TDC), sentencing her to twenty-five years in prison in connection with two cases directly related to her work as President of the Truth and Dignity Commission and the preparation of its final report.
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We, the undersigned organisations and partners from around the world, reaffirm our unwavering solidarity with human rights defenders (HRDs) who continue to face judicial harassment, arbitrary detention, and persecution for their peaceful human rights work.
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A justice system turned upside down: protesters face decades-long sentences while an agent who killed Renée Good, an unarmed female activist, walks free.
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As federal agents raid anti-ICE protesters and a voting rights group and the administration targets critics, CIVICUS warns of an increasing assault on US civic space.
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On his 49th birthday, his fifth while arbitrarily detained, we, the undersigned organisations and individuals, stand in solidarity with human rights defender Khurram Parvez.
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CIVICUS condemns the inadequate and unjust sentences by the military for the acid attack on human rights defender Andrie Yunus.
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The partial renewal of justices of the Supreme Court of Justice and other senior positions in the Judicial Branch is taking place in a context of serious questions about judicial independence in Venezuela.
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By Trisha Alexis De Leon
Recent global crises have magnified the gaps in the global development architecture—deficits which especially impacted under-represented and marginalised communities, reflecting the power imbalances and colonial biases that continue to shape whose knowledge, leadership, and solutions are valued.
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CIVICUS, a global civil society alliance, calls on the Hong Kong government to halt the continued use of security laws to target activism and create a chilling effect in the territory.
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CIVICUS, a global civil society alliance, along with the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) and Front Line Defenders calls on the appeals court to overturn the conviction of five Mother Nature Cambodia environmental defenders.
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We, the undersigned organisations, strongly condemn the continued detention of Egyptian filmmaker and screenwriter Omar Salah Marei.
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Today we mark the Nakba, the ‘catastrophe’, and remember the more than 750,000 Palestinians forcibly expelled from their homeland in 1948, some 530 villages destroyed and the families forced to live in an exile that has never ended.
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The undersigned organisations call for a solution for the imprisonment of Kenia Inés Hernández Montalván, an amuzga indigenous woman and human rights defender who has been detained since October 2020.
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The 87th session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) will be held in Banjul, The Gambia, from 11 to 20 May.
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CIVICUS global civil society alliance calls for the immediate release and urgent medical care for Iranian woman human rights defender and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi.
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Dismayed by the Government of Bahrain’s (GoB) continued violations of its international human rights obligations, on 1 May 2026, 12 human rights organisations appealed directly to the UN, the European Union, and the UK government to take action to address citizenship stripping and related abuses.
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CIVICUS welcomes the appointment of Andrea Bolaños Vargas as the new UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders.
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The undersigned organisations urge the European Union and other regional bodies and agencies to address the human rights situation in Bahrain, in particular the ongoing crackdown on protests, incidents of torture and the inadequate provision of medical care for political detainees.
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A coalition of 342 civil society organisations calls on all parties to immediately cease attacks on civilians in the Middle East and uphold international law.
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CIVICUS, a global civil society alliance, calls on the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his government to halt the continued harassment of activists and journalists and crackdown on protests.
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The March 2026 Watchlist from the CIVICUS Monitor highlights five countries where civic freedoms are deteriorating at an alarming pace: Ecuador, Georgia, Iran, the Philippines and Benin.
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The process for appointing the top officials of the Attorney General’s Office and the Ombudsperson’s Office in Venezuela has raised concerns due to the lack of transparency and public participation, which are essential safeguards for appointing independent, qualified, and ethical individuals to key positions that ensure access to justice and the protection of human rights.
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The global civil society alliance CIVICUS welcomes the release of Belarusian human rights defenders Marfa Rabkova and Valiantsin Stefanovich, featured in its Stand As My Witness Campaign, following the Belarusian authorities’ decision to free 250 political prisoners in exchange for sanctions relief.
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CIVICUS calls for the immediate and unconditional release of Pakistani human rights defender Dr.
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