Human Rights Watch

Russian authorities deported to Russia a wrongfully imprisoned Ukrainian rights defender and civic journalist, Iryna Danylovych, and are denying her access to medical treatment in custody.

“The way the world, and especially the EU responded to help refugees from Ukraine set a good example. Resettlement programs should be quick and efficient, and include legal and safe pathways out of Afghanistan”.

Villavicencio, a journalist and former legislator, had a long record of exposing corruption, human rights violations, and abuses by organized crime.

The anti-corruption activist was convicted on several spurious charges including extremism, creating an NGO that the Russian authorities consider incites illegal activities, and the rehabilitation of Nazism.

Government inaction fuels violence against LGBTQI+ people and quelling activism around rights.

Russia’s lower house of parliament has adopted a bill prohibiting collaboration with unregistered foreign non-governmental organizations, severely limiting civic space.

“Erasing double standards in access to justice won’t happen overnight, or even in one year or decade. But progress is possible, as long as the international community seeks it.” – HRW

Two years after a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protesters by security forces, authorities in eSwatini continue to resist calls for democratic reform.