Day 7: I met the Minister of Justice of Republika Srpska to discuss my very serious concerns regarding recent laws adopted by the entity and their negative impact on human rights defenders.

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Felicidades 🎊 #VirginiaLaparra!

Read today’s Star Newspaper as Kamau Ngugi, Executive Director of Defenders Coalition calls for Justice and accountability for Alberta Ojwang. “Police stations must be safe spaces,not sites of torture.A thorough investigation must identify and hold all involved accountable. A

How wonderful to see the courageous and determined Guatemalan lawyer and anti-corruption activist Virginia Laparra Rivas receive the prestigious Allard Prize ! Felicitaciones companera!

Israel has written one of the darkest pages in the history of genocide.

Kemi Badenoch I see the supposed “free speech mob” want to shut down voices of people they disagree with. I pay my license fee unlike many of your supporters and would like the chance to see this thanks.

I join UN experts in condemning Israel’s illegal, aggressive armed attack on Iran. “Preventive” strikes against nuclear & missile programs & terrorism are grave violations of the United Nations Charter and are destructive of international order, peace & human rights

Virginia Laparra, Abdalle Ahmed Mumin, and Andrea Ngombet, could not join us in person due to threats to their safety, freedom, or ability to travel. Each was represented by an empty chair — a testament to the barriers faced by those opposing corruption around the world.

Diplomáticos de 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 🇳🇴 visitaron en prisión a Luis Pacheco y Héctor Chaclán, mostrando solidaridad ante su injusta persecución. Reafirmamos el apoyo a la libertad de expresión y rechazamos intimidaciones contra pueblos indígenas, periodistas y operadores de justicia.

Concerns from international rights experts at the UN about the UK Government misusing counter-terrorism law to criminalise legitimate protest. Yet another indicator that the UK is among the growing number of states using a 'Security Playbook' to stifle dissent.

An amazing job opportunity at the wonderful The Fund for Global Human Rights - Director of Programs. Come work with a bunch of passionate program folks (incl. me!) and stellar activists we have the privilege to support: linkedin.com/jobs/view/4255…

“The Council affirms that human rights defenders and organizations must not be criminalized, harassed or intimidated for their work. A safe civilly space is essential to constitutional democracy” The Defenders Coalition welcomes this advisory by Martha Koome, Chief Justice and

UN human rights chief Volker Türk condemns UK's proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist entity. UK is misusing counter-terrorism legislation to quash dissent to its actions that support Israeli genocide in Gaza, & in turn undermines core civic freedoms #SecurityPlaybook

Perhaps an especially British social media trend (?), but ‘post match interviews’ are doing the rounds, esp. on GCSE exam results day. Like this one (yep, my daughter will kill me for this! 😅)