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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


KAZAKHSTAN: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF LOCAL OFFICIAL MARAT ZHYLANBAEV
ILAAD urges Kazakhstan to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 18/2025 concerning Marat Zhylanbaev.
Apr 16 min read


EQUATORIAL GUINEA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF 37 ANNOBÓN INHABITANTS
ILAAD urges the Government of Equatorial Guinea to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 13/2025.
Apr 15 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


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


CUBA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF TWO PROTESTER BROTHERS
ILAAD urges Cuba to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 66/2024.
Nov 11, 20245 min read


NICARAGUA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF JAIME ENRIQUE NAVARRETE BLANDÓN
ILAAD urges Nicaragua to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 48/2024 concerning Jaime Enrique Navarrete Blandón.
Nov 11, 20246 min read


IRAN : ARBITRARY DETENTION OF ARTIST AND HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER TOOMAJ SALEHI
ILAAD urges Iran to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 53/2024 concerning Toomaj Salehi.
Nov 11, 20248 min read


VIET NAM: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF NGUYỄN LÂN THẮNG
ILAAD urges Viet Nam to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 34/2024 concerning Nguyễn Lân Thắng.
Nov 11, 20246 min read


KYRGYZSTAN: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF 9 DISSENTING VOICES
ILAAD urges Kyrgyzstan to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 57/2024 concerning 9 of its nationals.
Nov 11, 20247 min read


VIET NAM: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF A JOURNALIST AND HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
ILAAD urges Viet Nam to take all the necessary actions to implement the WAGD Opinion No. 39/2024 concerning Phạm Chí Dũng.
Aug 26, 20247 min read


BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF 4 INDIVIDUALS
ILAAD urges the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 38/2024 concerning Niurka Mariana Mota Belisario, Leonardo Javier Fernández Estanga, Pedro Domingo Díaz Díaz, and Jean Pierre Pages Evans.
Aug 25, 20246 min read


CUBA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF 17 PEACEFUL PROTESTORS
ILAAD urges Cuba to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 13/2024 concerning 17 Cuban nationals.
Mar 18, 20246 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


EQUATORIAL GUINEA : ARBITRARY DETENTION OF TWO SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONALS
ILAAD urges Equatorial Guinea to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 01/2024.
Mar 18, 20245 min read


EGYPT: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF SALWA HASSAN SALEM ALI
ILAAD urges Egypt to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 17/2024 concerning Salwa Hassan Salem Ali.
Mar 18, 20247 min read


BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF FOUR VENEZUELAN NATIONALS
ILAAD urges the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 14/2024.
Mar 18, 20245 min read


EGYPT: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF AN EGYPTIAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT
ILAAD urges Egypt to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 20/2024 concerning Mohamed Mahmoud Marghany Mahmoud Mubarak.
Mar 18, 20245 min read


BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF ORESTE ALFREDO SCHIAVO LAVIERI
ILAAD urges Venezuela to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 15/2024 concerning Oreste Alfredo Schiavo Lavieri.
Mar 17, 20245 min read


IRAQ: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF AHMAD ABDULRAZZAK BASHA KAZIM
ILAAD urges Iraq to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 57/2023 concerning Ahmad Abdulrazzak Basha Kazim.
Nov 13, 20235 min read
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