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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


DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: ILAAD BRINGS THE ARBITRARY DETENTION OF MR. SAFARI BISHORI TO THE UNITED NATIONS
ILAAD filed an urgent complaint with the GTDA on behalf of Mr. SAFARI BISHORI, who was held incommunicado for more than 216 days and sentenced to death by a military court in violation of international guarantees relating to the right to a fair trial.
Nov 63 min read


USA AND EL SALVADOR: ILAAD BRINGS THE ARBITRARY DETENTION OF 23 MIGRANTS TO THE UNITED NATIONS
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.
Sep 163 min read


IVORY COAST: ILAAD BRINGS THE ARBITRARY ARREST OF HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST ARMAND KRIKPEU TO THE UNITED NATIONS
ILAAD submitted a complaint to the WGAD on behalf of Mr. ARMAND KRIKPEU, held incommunicado under vague laws due to his political opinions.
Sep 103 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


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


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


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


VENEZUELA: ILAAD BRINGS THE FOREIGN MERCENARIES' CASE TO THE UNITED NATIONS
ILAAD, JusticiaXLibertad and lawyer Eduardo Torres, submitted a complaint to the WGAD on behalf of 5 individuals against Venezuela.
Nov 29, 20244 min read


NICARAGUA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF INDIGENOUS OPPOSITION LEADER NANCY ELIZABETH HENRÍQUEZ JAMES
ILAAD urges Nicaragua to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 70/2024 concerning Nancy Elizabeth Henríquez James.
Nov 11, 20245 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


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


BHUTAN: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF 3 REFUGEE STUDENTS
ILAAD urges Bhutan to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 60/2024 concerning Birkha Bahadur Chhetri, Kumar Gautam and Sunman Gurung.
Nov 11, 20247 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


MEXICO: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF MEXICAN POLICE OFFICER JUAN CARLOS TOVAR MORENO
ILAAD urges Mexico to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 55/2024 concerning Juan Carlos Tovar Moreno.
Nov 11, 20245 min read


NIGER: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF PRESIDENT BAZOUM AND HIS WIFE
ILAAD urges Niger to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 56/2024 concerning Mohamed and Hadiza Bazoum.
Nov 11, 20246 min read
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