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NIGER: ILAAD SUBMITS A COMPLAINT TO THE UNITED NATIONS ON BEHALF OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER MOUSSA TCHANGARI

The International League Against Arbitrary Detention (ILAAD) submits a complaint on behalf of Mr. Moussa Tiangari AISSAMI TATA (dit Moussa Tchangari).

Jul 222 min read

ILAAD FILES FOUR URGENT COMPLAINTS ON ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES IN VENEZUELA

ILAAD has submitted four urgent complaints to the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) regarding the ongoing cases of forced disappearances in Venezuela.

May 282 min read

TURKEY: THE DETENTION OF ISTANBUL MAYOR EKREM İMAMOĞLU SIGNALS A SERIOUS INCREMENT IN POLITICALLY MOTIVATED REPRESSION

The International League Against Arbitrary Detention (ILAAD) expresses concern about politically motivated repression in Turkey.

Apr 43 min read

REPUBLIC OF CONGO : ILAAD SUBMITS A COMPLAINT TO THE UNITED NATIONS ON BEHALF OF A MAN ARBITRARILY DETAINED FOR 9 YEARS WITHOUT BEING BROUGHT BEFORE A JUDGE

The International League Against Arbitrary Detention (ILAAD) submits a complaint on behalf of Mr. Jean Léonard MBARUSHA.

Feb 282 min read

VENEZUELA: ILAAD SUBMITS A COMPLAINT TO THE UNITED NATIONS ON BEHALF OF 5 INDIVIDUALS ARBITRARILY DETAINED DESPITE THE EXPIRATION OF THEIR SENTENCE

ILAAD submitted a complaint to the WGAD against Venezuela on behalf of 5 individuals detained despite the expiration of their sentence.

Feb 52 min read

2024 ILAAD Annual Report

Learn more about our mission, team and activities in our 2024 Annual Report.

Jan 311 min read

VENEZUELA: ILAAD SUBMITS A COMPLAINT TO THE UNITED NATIONS ON BEHALF OF 5 INDIVIDUALS FALSELY ACCUSED OF PLOTTING TO ASSASSINATE THE VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT

ILAAD, JusticiaXLibertad and lawyer Eduardo Torres, submitted a complaint to the WGAD on behalf of 5 individuals against Venezuela.

Nov 29, 20244 min read

BELARUS: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF BELARUSIAN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER

ILAAD urges Belarus to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 54/2024 concerning Maria Rabkova.

Nov 11, 20248 min read

NICARAGUA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF JAIME ENRIQUE NAVARRETE BLANDÓN

ILAAD urges Nicaragua to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 48/2024 concerning Jaime Enrique Navarrete Blandón

Nov 11, 20246 min read

RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND BELARUS: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF ALEXEY MOSKALEV

ILAAD urges the Russian Federation and Belarus to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 76/2023 concerning Alexey Moskalev.

Nov 11, 20249 min read

ALGERIA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF A JOURNALIST

ILAAD urges Algeria to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 49/2024 concerning Ihsane el Kadi.

Nov 11, 20246 min read

QATAR: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF BRITISH CITIZEN

ILAAD urges Qatar to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 64/2024 concerning Matthew Alexander Pascoe.

Nov 11, 20246 min read

UZBEKISTAN: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF ACTIVIST VALIJON KALONOV

ILAAD urges Uzbekistan to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 47/2024 concerning Valijon Kalonov.

Nov 11, 20244 min read

THAILAND: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF DECEASED NETIPORN “BUNG” SANESANGKHOM

ILAAD urges Thailand to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 52/2024 concerning Netiporn “Bung” Sanesangkhom.

Nov 11, 20245 min read

SAUDI ARABIA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF FIVE SHIAA SAUDI NATIONALS

ILAAD urges Saudi Arabia to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 71/2024 concerning five of its nationals.

Nov 11, 20246 min read

DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF 3 FOREIGN MISSIONARIES

ILAAD urges the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 59/2024 concerning Chun-gil Choi, Kook-kie Kim, and Jung-wook Kim.

Nov 11, 20248 min read