16 June 2020 | AI – Amnesty International (Author), ARTICLE 19 (Author), CRIN – Child Rights Information Network (Author), CPJ – Committee to Protect Journalists (Author), Freedom from Torture (formerly: Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture) (Author), HRW – Human Rights Watch (Author), FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), MRG – Minority Rights Group International (Author), OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author), CSHR - Centre for Supporters of Human Rights; et al. (Author)
Iran
Joint NGO statement calling for the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran due to persisting and widespread systemic human rights violations (restrictive laws; blocking of human rights monitoring; other topics)
To: Member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council [MDE 13/2532/2020] (Appeal or News Release, English)
10 June 2020 | AI – Amnesty International (Author), CPJ – Committee to Protect Journalists (Author), HRW – Human Rights Watch (Author), FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author), ACAT - Action des chrétiens pour l’abolition de la torture et al. (Author)
Cameroon
Joint appeal by national and international organisations to government to ensure independent investigation of enforced disappearance and death of journalist Samuel Ajiekah Abuwe (Samuel Wazizi) in military custody
Cameroon: Ensure Independent Probe of Reporter’s Death (Appeal or News Release, English)
10 June 2020 | AI – Amnesty International (Author), CPJ – Committee to Protect Journalists (Author), HRW – Human Rights Watch (Author), FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author), ACAT - Action des chrétiens pour l’abolition de la torture et al. (Author)
Cameroon
Joint appeal by national and international organisations to government to ensure independent investigation of enforced disappearance and death of journalist Samuel Ajiekah Abuwe (Samuel Wazizi) in military custody
Cameroun: Garantir l’indépendance de l’enquête sur la mort d’un journaliste (Appeal or News Release, French)
12 May 2020 | ARTICLE 19 (Author), CPJ – Committee to Protect Journalists (Author), ICJ – International Commission of Jurists (Author), FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), PCHR – Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (Author), RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières (Author), OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author), PromoLEX (Author), ABC - Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran; et al. (Author)
Yemen
Joint NGO statement calling for the overturning of death sentenced issued against 4 journalists by de-facto authorities in Sana'a
Yemen: Over 150 NGOs appeal for death sentences of four journalists to be overturned (Appeal or News Release, English)
4 May 2020 | OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author), FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), AI – Amnesty International (Author), CPJ – Committee to Protect Journalists (Author), AFRODES - Asociación Nacional de Afrocolombianos Desplazados; CAJAR - Colectivo de Abogados José Alvear Restrepo; Colombian Human Rights Network; Comunidad de Juristas Akubadaura; et al. (Author)
Colombia
Joint NGO letter to Colombian authorities, calling for increased protection of human rights, environmental and land rights defenders
Re: Urgent action required to guarantee the rights and safety of defenders, social leaders, and communities in the context of COVID-19 pandemic and obligatory social isolation measures (Appeal or News Release, English)
2 May 2020 | AI – Amnesty International (Author), ARTICLE 19 (Author), CPJ – Committee to Protect Journalists (Author)
Cuba
Joint NGO letter to president Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez calling for the release of a journalist jailed for "resistance" and "disobedience"
To: President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez [AMR 25/2256/2020] (Appeal or News Release, English)
30 April 2020 | ARTICLE 19 (Author), CPJ – Committee to Protect Journalists (Author), FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author), DAAM: Democratic Transition & Human Rights Support; Access Now; ADD - Association Pour la promotion du droit à la différence; Association Tunisienne De Prévention Positive; CIVICUS; et al. (Author)
Egypt
Joint statement calling for the release of activist, who has been on hunger strike for more than 2 weeks
Egypt: Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah on hunger strike protesting his continued illegal detention (Appeal or News Release, English)
27 April 2020 | ARTICLE 19 (Author), CPJ – Committee to Protect Journalists (Author), AJSC - Afghan Journalists Safety Committee; AGHS Legal Aid Cell; AJF - Alliance for Journalists’ Freedom; AJI - Alliance of Independent Journalists Indonesia; Americans for Kashmir; et al. (Author)
Cambodia, China, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Vietnam
Joint NGO letter calling on heads of state of several Asian countries to release detained journalists
Open letter calling on Asian heads of state to release jailed journalists (Appeal or News Release, English)
27 April 2020 | AI – Amnesty International (Author), CPJ – Committee to Protect Journalists (Author), RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières (Author), Africans Rising; AJOC - Associação Dos Jornalistas De Cabo Verde; CDD - Centro Democracia e Desenvolvimento; CIVICUS; et al. (Author)
Mozambique
Joint NGO letter on violence and threats by security forces against journalists and civilians in Cabo Delgado province
Open letter of concern on declining human rights situation in the northern province of Cabo Delgado [AFR 41/2239/2020] (Appeal or News Release, English)
6 April 2020 | RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières (Author), CPJ – Committee to Protect Journalists (Author), ARTICLE 19 (Author), IPI – International Press Institute (Author), AccessNow; et al. (Author)
Algeria, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Morocco, Rwanda
Joint NGO statement calling for the release of detained journalists amid Covid-19 outbreak
Covid-19 in Africa: RSF joins a coalition of civil society organizations to demand the release of imprisoned journalists on the continent (Appeal or News Release, English)
