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

ILAAD, alongside JusticiaXLibertad, submitted a follow-up and complaint to the WGAD against Venezuela on behalf of Emirlendris Benítez, wrongfully convicted to 30 years' imprisonment.

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Ethan Hee-Seok Shin has been appointed as a member of the WGAD.

ILAAD, in collaboration with BU, CGRS, GSLC, and RFKHR, filed a complaint with the WGAD on behalf of 23 individuals illegally transferred by the United States to El Salvador.

ILAAD submitted a complaint to the WGAD on behalf of Mr. ARMAND KRIKPEU, held incommunicado under vague laws due to his political opinions.

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.

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.

ILAAD welcomes the release of Mr. Renzo Yasir Huamanchumo Castillo, a Peruvian national who had been arbitrarily detained in Venezuela since September 2024.

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

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.

ILAAD urges Kazakhstan to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 18/2025 concerning Marat Zhylanbaev.

ILAAD urges the Government of Equatorial Guinea to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 13/2025.

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.

ILAAD urges Bolivia to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 50/2024 concerning Luis Fernando Camacho.

In support of its Mexican partner LIMEDDH, ILAAD signed an amicus curiae brief concerning the arbitrary detention of Ms. Marlene Villafan.