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QATAR: ILAAD BRINGS THE ARBITRARY ARREST OF LABOUR RIGHTS ACTIVIST ANDY HALL TO THE UNITED NATIONS
ILAAD, alongside Justice Abroad, has submitted a complaint to the WGAD on behalf of Mr. Andrew (Andy) HALL, arbitrarily detained after being convicted in absentia and without his knowledge.
Sep 103 min read


NIGER: ILAAD BRINGS THE ARBITRARY DETENTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER MOUSSA TCHANGARI TO THE UNITED NATIONS
ILAAD submits a complaint to the United Nations on behalf of prominent human rights defender Mr. Moussa Moussa Tchangari.
Jul 222 min read


VENEZUELA: 200+ VENEZUELAN RELEASED AFTER ARBITRARY DETENTION
The International League Against Arbitrary Detention (ILAAD) welcomes the release and repatriation of over 200 Venezuelan nationals who had been held in El Salvador’s CECOT prison.
Jul 202 min read


VENEZUELA: RENZO HUAMANCHUMO RELEASED AFTER ARBITRARY DETENTION IN VENEZUELA
ILAAD welcomes the release of Mr. Renzo Yasir Huamanchumo Castillo, a Peruvian national who had been arbitrarily detained in Venezuela since September 2024.
Jul 182 min read


VENEZUELA : FABIÁN BUGLIONE RELEASED AFTER ARBITRARY DETENTION
The International League Against Arbitrary Detention (ILAAD) welcomes the release of Mr. Fabián Buglione Reyes, a Uruguayan citizen who had been unlawfully detained in Venezuela since October 2024. Mr. Buglione disappeared on 19 October 2024 after passing through a border checkpoint from Colombia into Venezuela. He was taken into custody, held incommunicado, and denied access to his family, legal counsel, and consular assistance. For months, his whereabouts remained undisclos
Jul 182 min read


VENEZUELA : ILAAD FILES FOUR URGENT COMPLAINTS ON ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES
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 AN INCREMENT IN POLITICALLY MOTIVATED REPRESSION
The International League Against Arbitrary Detention (ILAAD) expresses concern about politically motivated repression in Turkey.
Apr 43 min read


VENEZUELA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER JOSÉ JAVIER TARAZONA SÁNCHEZ
ILAAD urges the Government of Venezuela to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 8/2025 concerning José Javier Tarazona Sánchez.
Apr 16 min read


UZBEKISTAN: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF GULNARA KARIMOVA
ILAAD urges Uzbekistan to take all necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 17/2025 concerning Gulnara Karimova.
Apr 15 min read


BELARUS: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF DZYANIS IVASHYN
ILAAD urges the Government of Belarus to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 4/2025 concerning Dzyanis Ivashyn.
Apr 15 min read


MOROCCO: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF YIDIRESI AISHAN
ILAAD urges the Government of Morocco to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 20/2025 concerning Yidiresi Aishan.
Apr 14 min read


TÜRKİYE: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF SYRIAN REFUGEE ADIL SIBIH
ILAAD urges Türkiye to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 12/2025 concerning Adil Sibih.
Apr 14 min read


CHINA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF TWO ONLINE COMMENTATORS
ILAAD urges China to take all necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 9/2025.
Apr 16 min read


TUNISIA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF PROSECUTOR BECHIR AKREMI
ILAAD urges the Government of Tunisia to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 02/2025 concerning Bechir Akremi.
Apr 16 min read


AFGHANISTAN: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF FOREIGN NATIONAL RYAN CORBETT
ILAAD urges Afghanistan to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD opinion No. 11/2025 concerning Ryan Corbett.
Apr 15 min read


IRAN: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF KURDISH JINA MODARES GORJI
ILAAD urges Iran to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 15/2025 concerning Jina Modares Gorji.
Apr 16 min read


MYANMAR: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL LINN HTUT
ILAAD urges Myanmar to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 5/2025 concerning Linn Htut.
Apr 16 min read


CHINA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF UIGHUR MULIZATI TAYIER
ILAAD urges China to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 10/2025 concerning Mulizati Tayier.
Apr 14 min read


ALGERIA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF YACINE CHEREF
ILAAD urges Algeria to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 3/2025 concerning Yacine Cheref.
Apr 16 min read


GUATEMALA: ILAAD BRINGS THE ARBITRARY DETENTION OF FORMER PROSECUTOR CAMPO AGUILAR TO THE UNITED NATIONS
ILAAD alongside the Guatemala Human Rights Commission/USA, has submitted a complaint to the WGAD on behalf of Mr. Stuardo Ernesto Campo Aguilar, a former prosecutor arbitrarily detained due to his position.
Mar 272 min read
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