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Guatemala: In light of the presidential inauguration of Bernardo Arévalo, we urge to guarantee the transition of power and stop the criminalization of human rights defenders

With this letter, addressed to the President of Guatemala and the presidents of the Constitutional Court and the Congress of the Republic, we demand to guarantee the transition of power in the country and to end the instrumentalization of the judicial power to undermine democracy. ...

Liberia: Cease governmental surveillance and harassment against human rights advocates defending land and natural resource rights

The following petition has been initiated by ESCR-Net member Green Advocates who invites any member of ESCR-Net or the public to add their signature in support. November 3, 2016 To: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia Your Excellency: We write to express our deep concern regarding an...

Kenya: Justice for the killing of Willie Kimani, a human rights defender, and his associates, Josephat Mwenda and Joseph Muiruri

Nairobi, July 5, 2016 To: Honorable Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya Re: Investigation into and accountability for the abduction and killing of Willie Kimani, Josephat Mwenda and Joseph Muiruri We, the undersigned, write to express grave concern regarding the recent abduction and killing of human...

Brazil: justice for the disappearance of Ms. Nilce de Souza Magalhães, human rights activist

São Paulo, 24 January, 2016 TO: Sérgio Condeli, Police Department in the State of Rondonia Francisco Borges Neto, Special Delegate for Repression of Crimes Against Life Elias Chaquian Filho, Promotor of Justice RE: Investigation into the disappearance of Ms. Nilce de Souza Magalhães We, the...

Kenya: Stop administrative harassment of Kenya Human Rights Commission and other NGOs

Please sign the petition to stop administrative harassment of the Kenya Human Rights Commission, and other NGOs. The deadline for signatures is 31 December 2015. To: Honorable Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya RE: concern regarding recent administrative harassment against the Kenya Human Rights...

Denounce the Arrest of Ethiopian Food & Land Activists

To: The Ethiopian government (Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn) and its backers: the United States government (President Barack Obama), UK government (Prime Minister David Cameron), German government (Chancellor Angela Merkel), Swiss government (President Simonetta Sommaruga), Canadian...

Philippines: Human rights defender Emerito Samarca killed

Please take action on human rights defenders in the Philippines. Please copy the letter and forward it to the address provided. Thank you for taking action on behalf of human rights defenders at risk. Target adresses: Hon. Leila M. De Lima Secretary, Department of Justice (DOJ) Padre Faura Street...

Israel: Stop the destruction of the villages of Atir and Umm al-Hiran and the expulsion of their inhabitants

Please sign the petition to defend the rights of Bedouin residents of the village of Atir and Umm al-Hiran, initiated by the residents of Atir and Umm al-Hiran, together with their partners, Amnesty International and several human rights organizations in Israel. The deadline for signatures is 20...

The Indigenous Women’s Alliance for CEDAW call on the CEDAW Committee to adopt a new General Recommendation on Indigenous Women

The Indigenous Women’s Alliance for CEDAW launched a campaign supported by the Women’s Human Rights Education Institute, to call on the CEDAW Committee to adopt a new General Recommendation on Indigenous Women....

Stop corporate lawsuits against human rigjhts

Re-instate the clause on the need for the proper review of investor-state-dispute settlement clauses in trade and investment agreements that was included in the zero draft of the Addis Ababa Accord (but which has been removed from subsequent drafts). Why is this important? Investor-state-dispute-...