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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

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

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

UZBEKISTAN: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER DAULETMURAT TAZHIMURATOV

ILAAD urges Uzbekistan to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 62/2024 concerning Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov.

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

MEXICO: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF INDIGENOUS HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER HIGINIO BUSTOS NAVARRO

ILAAD urges Mexico to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 41/2024 concerning Higinio Bustos Navarro.

Aug 26, 20247 min read

NICARAGUA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF FOUR INDIGENOUS HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS

ILAAD urges Nicaragua to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 30/2024 concerning four individuals.

Aug 25, 20246 min read

RWANDA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF NINE POLITICAL ACTIVISTS

ILAAD urges Rwanda to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 25/2024 concerning nine individuals.

Mar 18, 20249 min read

BELARUS: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF UNION LEADER ARTSIOM ZHARNAK

ILAAD urges Belarus to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 5/2024 concerning Artsiom Zharnak.

Mar 18, 20246 min read

TÜRKIYE: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF THE TEACHER MERYEM TEKIN

ILAAD urges Türkiye to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion 6/2024 concerning Meryem Tekin.

Mar 18, 20245 min read

TAJIKISTAN: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS ULFATKHONIM MAMADSHOEVA AND SORBON YUNOEV

ILAAD urges Tajikistan to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 18/2024 concerning Ulfatkhonim Mamadshoeva and Sorbon Yunoev.

Mar 18, 20248 min read

BENIN: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER AND ACTIVIST FRÉDÉRIC JOËL AÏVO

ILAAD urges Benin to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 21/2024 concerning Joël Aïvo.

Mar 18, 20245 min read

GUATEMALA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF PRESIDENT OF MAGAZINE EL PERIÓDICO JOSÉ RUBÉN ZAMORA MARROQUÍN

ILAAD urges Guatemala to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 7/2024 concerning José Rubén Zamora Marroquín.

Mar 17, 202410 min read

BELARUS: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF THE LAWYER VITALI BRAGINIEC

ILAAD urges Belarus to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 64/2023 concerning Vitali Braginiec.

Nov 14, 20235 min read

CUBA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF THE PASTOR AND PROTESTOR LORENZO ROSALES FAJARDO

ILAAD urges Cuba to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 73/2023 concerning Lorenzo Rosales Fajardo.

Nov 13, 20238 min read

ALGERIA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF ACTIVIST AND POET AZZEDINE MAACHE

ILAAD urges Algeria to implement the WGAD Opinion 58/2023 concerning Azzedine Maache.

Nov 13, 20236 min read

SAUDI ARABIA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF THE HUMAN RIGHT DEFENDER AWAD BIN MOHAMMED AL-QARNI

ILAAD urges Saudi Arabia to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 55/2023 concerning Awad bin Mohammed al-Qarni.

Aug 29, 20235 min read

EGYPT: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF 10 MEN AS PART OF CRACKDOWN ON POLITICAL OPPOSITION

ILAAD urges Egypt to take all necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 36/2023.

Aug 28, 20235 min read

HONG KONG - CHINA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF PRO-DEMOCRACY ACTIVIST HANG TUNG CHOW

ILAAD urges Hong Kong, China, to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 30/2023 concerning Hang Tung Chow.

Mar 27, 20234 min read

IRAN: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS ACTIVISTS SABA KORD AFSHARI & RAHELEH AHMADI

ILAAD urges Iran to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 21/2023 concerning Ms. Afshari and Ms. Ahmadi.

Mar 27, 20237 min read