What's New at Front Line?

Advocacy/campaigning on individual cases of HRDs at riskposted on: 2012/05/02

"Great news - novelist and human rights defender Tran Khai Thanh Thuy, whom Front Line has advocated for has been released ahead of schedule due to international pressure! I would like to thank Front Line for all your help and support in this case. It's very encouraging to see that all the hard work has paid off."

- HRD, Vietnam

Visibility of Human Rights Defendersposted on: 2012/05/01

Front Line Defenders believes that visibility and recognition of HRDs has a direct impact on their security and their capacity to promote the human rights of others.

Connecting with HRDs in the field: Front Line Missions posted on: 2012/04/30

In February, Front Line Defenders’ Protection Coordinator for the Americas, Caitriona Rice, travelled to Guatemala and Honduras to meet with human rights defenders.

Front Line Defenders Speaker’s Tourposted on: 2012/04/30

In March 2012, Front Line Defenders welcomed human rights defender Dr. Basma Abdelrahman from Egypt to speak in Dublin, Cork, Galway and London.

Update on Abdulhadi Al Khawaja, Bahrain – on hunger strike in protest of his brutal arrest and detentionposted on: 2012/04/30

The 1st of May, 2012 marked the 83rd day of HRD and former Front Line Defenders Protection Coordinator Abdulhadi Al Khawaja’s hunger strike.