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VENEZUELA: ILAAD BRINGS THE ARBITRARY DETENTION OF ARLEI DANILO ESPITIA LARA TO THE UNITED NATIONS

ILAAD, in collaboration with JusticiaXLibertad, has filed a complaint with the WGAD against Venezuela on behalf of Arlei Danilo Espitia Lara, still detained incommunicado.

Nov 102 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

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

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

ISRAEL: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF THREE PALESTINIANS JOURNALISTS

ILAAD urges Israel to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 44/2024 concerning Messrs. Mohammad, Ameer and Amarne

Aug 26, 20245 min read

CHINA AND DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA: ARBITRARY DETENTION AND FORCIBLE REPATRIATION OF NORTH KOREAN NATIONAL KIM CHEOL-OK

ILAAD urges China and the DPRK to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 37/2024 concerning Kim Cheol-Ok.

Aug 26, 20245 min read

AUSTRALIA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF ASYLUM SEEKER WAJID ALI

ILAAD urges Australia to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 23/2024 concerning Wajid Ali.

Mar 18, 20247 min read

RUSSIAN FEDERATION: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF THE AMERICAN JOURNALIST EVAN GERSHKOVICH

ILAAD urges Russia to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 11/2024 concerning Evan Gershkovich.

Mar 18, 20246 min read

IRAN: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF FOREIGN HUMAN RIGHTS WORKER OLIVIER VANDECASTEELE

ILAAD urges Iran to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 37/2023 concerning Olivier Vandecasteele.

Aug 28, 20235 min read

ISRAEL: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER SALAH HAMMOURI

ILAAD urges Israel to take all the necessary actions to implement WGAD Opinion No. 13/2023 concerning Salah Hammouri (Isael).

Mar 28, 20234 min read

ISRAEL: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF PALESTINIAN MINOR MOHAMMAD MANSOUR BASED ON SECRET EVIDENCE

ILAAD urges Israel to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 4/2022 concerning Mohammad Ghassan Ahmad Mansour.

Mar 30, 20226 min read