9 September 2020 | AI – Amnesty International (Author), ARTICLE 19 (Author), CSW – Christian Solidarity Worldwide (Author), Freedom House (Author), Human Rights First (formerly Lawyers Committee for Human Rights) (Author), HRIC – Human Rights in China (Author), HRW – Human Rights Watch (Author), FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), MRG – Minority Rights Group International (Author), RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières (Author), 21Wilberforce; et al. (Author)
China
Joint NGO statement calling for establishment of a human rights monitoring mechanism in light of mass human rights violations committed in Hong Kong, Tibet and Xinjiang province
Global call for international human rights monitoring mechanisms on China [ASA 17/3026/2020] (Appeal or News Release, English)
24 August 2020 | AI – Amnesty International (Author), Freedom House (Author), HRW – Human Rights Watch (Author), ICJ – International Commission of Jurists (Author), IRRI – International Refugee Rights Initiative (Author), Africa Centre for Development Alternatives; et al. (Author)
Zimbabwe
Joint NGO statement on the authorities' disqualification of the lawyer of a journalist charged with inciting public violence, and thereby undermining the defendants's right to legal representation
Zimbabwe: Joint statement concerning the judgment against lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa [AFR 46/2950/2020] (Appeal or News Release, English)
20 August 2020 | Freedom House
Belarus
Statement against launch of criminal investigation against leaders of opposition movement
Belarus: Freedom House Condemns Persecution of Coordination Council (Appeal or News Release, English)
19 August 2020 | ARTICLE 19 (Author), CPJ – Committee to Protect Journalists (Author), Freedom House (Author), HRW – Human Rights Watch (Author), IFJ – International Federation of Journalists (Author), IFEX – International Freedom of Expression Exchange (Author), RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières (Author), CLD - Centre for Law and Democracy; et al. (Author)
China
Hong Kong: Joint statement by human rights NGOs on decline in press freedom and democratic rights
Joint statementon the decline of press freedom in Hong Kong (Appeal or News Release, English)
18 August 2020 | Freedom House
Ukraine
Appeal to authorities to investigate attacks on journalists working for a TV programme that investigates and reports on high-level corruption
Ukraine: Law Enforcement and Policymakers Should Take Swift Action to Protect Journalists (Appeal or News Release, English)
10 August 2020 | Freedom House
China
Hong Kong: Statement against detention of independent media owner Jimmy Lai and on authorities' announcement to impose sanctions against 11 US-American nationals for their engagement with Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Journalists Arrested, CCP Imposes Sanctions on Freedom House (Appeal or News Release, English)
10 August 2020 | Freedom House
Belarus
Statement against violent crackdown on protesters after controversial presidential elections on 9 August 2020
Belarus: Freedom House Condemns Violence and Election Irregularities (Appeal or News Release, English)
23 July 2020 | ARTICLE 19 (Author), EMHRN – EuroMed Rights (formerly: Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network, EMHRN) (Author), Freedom House (Author), HRW – Human Rights Watch (Author), FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières (Author), OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author), Front Line Defenders (Author)
Morocco
Joint appeal by human rights organisations to end judicial harassment of journalist Omar Radi
Morocco: End the judicial harassment against journalist Omar Radi (Appeal or News Release, English)
22 July 2020 | ARTICLE 19 (Author), CPJ – Committee to Protect Journalists (Author), Freedom House (Author), RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières (Author), Chinese Human Rights Defenders; et al. (Author)
China
Joint appeal by 11 NGOs to pardon critically ill journalist Huang Qi who is at risk of dying in prison
RSF and NGO coalition call on Chinese President Xi Jinping to pardon journalist at risk of dying in prison (Appeal or News Release, English)
3 July 2020 | Freedom House (Author), HRW – Human Rights Watch (Author), ICJ – International Commission of Jurists (Author), FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), Redress (Author), OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author), Partners in Justice international; et al. (Author)
Sri Lanka
Public letter by NGOs and individuals to government appealing to end threats and allegations against human rights lawyer Yasmin Sooka
Public statement regarding allegations and threats against Yasmin Sooka by the Government of Sri Lanka (Appeal or News Release, English)
