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Tunisia: Assault and arbitrary arrest of human rights defender, Mr Omar Mestiri

Posted on 2009/11/17

Human rights defender Mr Omar Mestiri was arbitrarily arrested and violently beaten before being abandoned in Tunis' outskirts today, 16 November 2009. Omar Mestiri is managing editor of the web newspaper Kalima and member of the Conseil National pour les Libertés en Tunisie (CNLT).

Tunisia

Uganda: Human rights defender Mr Tambwe Ibrahim assaulted

Posted on 2009/11/10

Human rights defender Mr Tambwe Ibrahim was held captive for two hours and intimidated by what were believed to be plain clothed police officers on 22 October 2009 in Kampala. He was blamed by his captors for accompanying a TV journalist to refugee settlements. Tambwe Ibrahim is administrator of People for Peace and Defence of Rights (PPDR), an organisation working to protect the rights of refugees in Uganda.

Uganda

India: Attack on human rights defender, Mr Issac Digal

Posted on 2009/09/10

Human rights defender, Mr Issac Digal, has been physically assaulted in his home in the Kandhamal district of Orissa State on 3 September 2009. Issac Digal is a leader in the ongoing peace process and works to secure justice to victims of inter-religious violence in Kandhamal district.

India

Western Sahara: Update: Human rights defender Yahya Mohamed el Hafed assaulted after 15 year sentence confirmed

Posted on 2009/06/30

On 24 June 2009, the Agadeer Appeal Court confirmed the 15 year sentence against human rights defender Mr. Yahya Mohamed el Hafed. According to the information received, the day after the court session, Yahya Mohamed el Hafed was subjected to physical assault by the guards at the Ayat-Melol prison, where his head was hit against the wall.

Western Sahara

Russia: Human rights defender Mr Lev Ponomarev assaulted and beaten

Posted on 2009/04/02

Front Line is deeply concerned following reports that human rights defender, Mr Lev Ponomarev, was assaulted and beaten on 31 March 2009. Lev Ponomarev is Head of For Human Rights, an organisation that monitors and reports on human rights violations in the Russian Federation.

Russia

Uzbekistan: Assault and detention of human rights defenders Zohir Hasanzoda, Pardakul Turakulov and Kamiljon Ashurov

Posted on 2008/08/11

Front Line is deeply concerned by reports of the assault and detention of human rights defenders Zohir Hasanzoda, Pardakul Turakulov and Kamiljon Ashurov. Zohir Hasanzoda is a journalist with the Ovozi Tojik (Tajik Voice) and the newspaper’s correspondent in the Samarkand region, Pardakul Turakulov is a freelance journalist with the same newspaper. Both journalists are also members of the Centre for Human Rights Initiatives, in Samarkand, of which Kamiljon Ashurov is the Director.

Uzbekistan

Ethiopia: Government Prepares Assault on Civil Society

Posted on 2008/07/08

Human Rights Watch reported that Repressive New Legislation Should Be Amended or Scrapped in Ethiopia. Ethiopia’s government should immediately abandon plans to impose strict government controls and draconian criminal penalties on nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said on July 1st. The two groups called on donor governments, whose behind-the-scenes efforts to see the bill reformed appear to have failed, to speak out publicly against the de facto criminalization of most of the human rights, rule of law and peace-building work currently being carried out in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia

Egypt: Arbitrary detention and assault of human rights defender and journalist Kamal Murad

Posted on 2008/06/25

Front Line is deeply concerned following reports that human rights defender and journalist Kamal Murad was beaten by police after being arrested on 17 June 2008. Kamal Murad is a journalist for the newspaper Al-Fajr. He has reported on cases of corruption and human rights violations committed by members of the police force in Egypt.

Egypt

Tunisia: Assault on Ali Ben Salem

Posted on 2007/12/21

Front Line is deeply concerned by the assault, on 20 December 2007, of 75 year-old human rights defender Ali Ben Salem. Ali Ben Salem is a founding member of several human rights organisations in Tunisia, including the National Human Rights Council (Conseil National pour les Libertés en Tunisie, CNLT) and the National Association of Former Members of the Resistance (Amicale Nationale des Anciens Résistants, ANAR). He is also President of the Bizerte chapter of the Tunisian League for Human Rights (Ligue Tunisienne des Droits de l'Homme, LTDH). Front Line had planned to meet with Ali Ben Salem in May 2007 in Tunisia but Ben Salem was prevented by the authorities from travelling to Tunis to do so.

Tunisia

Russia: Attack against human rights defender and lawyer

Posted on 2007/06/26

Human rights defender and lawyer, Valentina Uzunova was attacked on 17 June 2007 by an unidentified assailant (woman) in St. Petersburg and suffered head injuries, including concussion.

Russia

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