top of page


SHARE OUR LATEST NEWS ON ARBITRARY DETENTION
Check out our publications on arbitrary detention
Disseminate UN reports calling to free victims
Help us make their stories known
Search


VENEZUELA: ILAAD BRINGS THE ARBITRARY DETENTION OF ARLEI DANILO ESPITIA LARA TO THE UNITED NATIONS
ILAAD, alongside JusticiaXLibertad, submitted a complaint to the WGAD against Venezuela on behalf of Arlei Danilo Espitia Lara.
4 days ago2 min read


DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: ILAAD BRINGS THE ARBITRARY DETENTION OF MR. SAFARI BISHORI TO THE UNITED NATIONS
The International League Against Arbitrary Detention (ILAAD) submitted an urgent complaint to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) on behalf of Mr. SAFARI BISHORI.
Nov 63 min read


VENEZUELA: 4 COLOMBIANS RELEASED AFTER ARBITRARY DETENTION
ILAAD welcomes the release of David Josué Misse Durán, Brayan Sair Navarro Cáceres, Edwin Iván Colmenares García, and Kevin José Saavedra Basallo, Colombian nationals who have been arbitrarily detained in Venezuela
Oct 242 min read


NIGER: ILAAD BRINGS THE ARBITRARY DETENTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER MOUSSA TCHANGARI TO THE UNITED NATIONS
The International League Against Arbitrary Detention (ILAAD) submits a complaint to the United Nations on behalf of prominent human rights defender Mr. Moussa Moussa Tchangari.
Jul 222 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 172 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...
Jul 172 min read


VENEZUELA : ILAAD FILES FOUR URGENT COMPLAINTS ON ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES
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.
May 282 min read


TURKEY: THE DETENTION OF ISTANBUL MAYOR EKREM İMAMOĞLU SIGNALS AN INCREMENT IN POLITICALLY MOTIVATED REPRESSION
The International League Against Arbitrary Detention (ILAAD) expresses concern about politically motivated repression in Turkey.
Apr 43 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


UZBEKISTAN: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF GULNARA KARIMOVA
ILAAD urges Uzbekistan to take all necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 17/2025 concerning Gulnara Karimova.
Apr 15 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


TÜRKİYE: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF SYRIAN REFUGEE ADIL SIBIH
ILAAD urges Türkiye to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 12/2025 concerning Adil Sibih.
Apr 14 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


TUNISIA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF PROSECUTOR BECHIR AKREMI
ILAAD urges the Government of Tunisia to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 02/2025 concerning Bechir Akremi.
Apr 16 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


IRAN: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF KURDISH JINA MODARES GORJI
ILAAD urges Iran to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 15/2025 concerning Jina Modares Gorji.
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


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 ARBITRARY DETENTION OF 5 VENEZUELANS TO THE UNITED NATIONS
ILAAD submitted a complaint to the WGAD against Venezuela on behalf of 5 individuals detained despite the expiration of their sentence.
Feb 282 min read
bottom of page