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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

VENEZUELA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER JOSÉ JAVIER TARAZONA SÁNCHEZ

ILAAD urges the Government of Venezuela to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 8/2025 concerning José Javier Tarazona Sánchez.

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

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

TUNISIA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF TUNISIAN POLITICIAN AND LAWYER ABIR MOUSSI

ILAAD urges Tunisia to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 61/2024 concerning Abir Moussi.

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

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

PAKISTAN: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF THE POLITICAL LEADER AND FORMER PRIME MINISTER IMRAN AHMAD KHAN NIAZI

ILAAD urges Pakistan to take the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion 22/2024 concerning Imran Ahmad Khan.

Mar 18, 202410 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

NICARAGUA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF 23 INDIVIDUALS IN CONNECTION WITH POLITICAL OPPOSITION

ILAAD urges the Republic of Nicaragua to take all necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 69/2023 concerning 23 individuals.

Nov 13, 20237 min read

TUNISIA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF TUNISIAN BUSINESSMAN AND POLITICIAN MEHDI BEN GHARBIA

ILAAD urges Tunisia to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion 50/2023 concerning Mehdi Ben Gharbia.

Aug 28, 20236 min read

TOGO: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF BUSINESS MAN ABDOUL AZIZ GOMA

ILAAD urges Togo to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 39/2023 concerning Abdoul Aziz Goma.

Aug 28, 20235 min read

EGYPT: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF DOCTOR AND HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER AYA MOHAMED IBRAHIM AL-AFIFI

ILAAD urges Egypt to take all necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 40/2023 concerning Aya Mohamed Ibrahim al-Afifi.

Aug 28, 20234 min read

EGYPT: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF STUDENT AND ACTIVIST AYA KAMAL ALDIN HUSSEIN SAYED

ILAAD urges Egypt to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 31/2023 concerning Aya Kamal Aldin Hussein Sayed.

Mar 27, 20234 min read

VIET NAM: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF JOURNALIST NGUYEN TUONG THUY

ILAAD urges Viet Nam to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 16/2023 concerning Nguyen Tuong Thuy.

Mar 27, 20236 min read

ERITREA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF AUTHOR AND JOURNALIST DAWIT ISAAK FOR 22 YEARS

ILAAD urges Eritrea to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 10/2023 concerning Dawit Isaak (Eritrea).

Mar 27, 20235 min read

NICARAGUA: ARBITRARY DETENTIONS OF 14 GOVERNMENT DISSENTERS

ILAAD urges Nicaragua to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 10/2022 concerning 14 individuals.

Oct 31, 20228 min read

TANZANIA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF POLITICAL ACTIVIST FREEMAN MBOWE

ILAAD urges Tanzania to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 3/2022 concerning Freeman Mbowe.

Mar 30, 20225 min read