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QATAR: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF ABDUALLAH IBHAIS

ILAAD urges Qatar to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 12/2024 concerning Abduallah Ibhais.

Feb 106 min read

CHINA : ARBITRARY DETENTION OF FIVE INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN XINJIANG UIGHUR AUTONOMOUS REGION

ILAAD urges China to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 2/2024 concerning five individuals.

Feb 104 min read

BENIN: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER AND ACTIVIST FRÉDÉRIC JOËL AÏVO

ILAAD urges Benin to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 21/2024 concerning Joël Aïvo.

Feb 105 min read

VENEZUELA: ILAAD SUBMITS A COMPLAINT TO THE UNITED NATIONS ON BEHALF OF 5 INDIVIDUALS ARBITRARILY DETAINED DESPITE THE EXPIRATION OF THEIR SENTENCE

ILAAD submitted a complaint to the WGAD against Venezuela on behalf of 5 individuals detained despite the expiration of their sentence.

Feb 52 min read

RWANDA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF NINE POLITICAL ACTIVISTS

ILAAD urges Rwanda to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 25/2024 concerning nine individuals.

Feb 49 min read

AUSTRALIA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF ASYLUM SEEKER WAJID ALI

ILAAD urges Australia to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 23/2024 concerning Wajid Ali.

Feb 47 min read

VENEZUELA: ILAAD SUBMITS A COMPLAINT TO THE UNITED NATIONS ON BEHALF OF 5 INDIVIDUALS FALSELY ACCUSED OF PLOTTING TO ASSASSINATE THE VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT

ILAAD, JusticiaXLibertad and lawyer Eduardo Torres, submitted a complaint to the WGAD on behalf of 5 individuals against Venezuela.

Nov 29, 20244 min read

MEXICO: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF INDIGENOUS HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER HIGINIO BUSTOS NAVARRO

ILAAD urges Mexico to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 41/2024 concerning Higinio Bustos Navarro.

Nov 17, 20247 min read

ALGERIA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF ACTIVIST AND POET AZZEDINE MAACHE

ILAAD urges Algeria to implement the WGAD Opinion 58/2023 concerning Azzedine Maache.

Nov 17, 20246 min read

SAUDI ARABIA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF SHIA PROTESTOR SAUD BIN MOHAMMED BIN ALI AL-FARAJ

ILAAD urges Saudi Arabia to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 26/2024 concerning Saud Bin Mohammed Bin Ali Al-Faraj.

Nov 17, 20249 min read

TUNISIA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF TUNISIAN BUSINESSMAN AND POLITICIAN MEHDI BEN GHARBIA

ILAAD urges Tunisia to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion 50/2023 concerning Mehdi Ben Gharbia.

Oct 30, 20246 min read

ALGERIA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF ABDERRAHMANE ZITOUT, RELATIVE OF A POLITICAL EXILE

ILAAD urges Algeria to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion 53/2023 concerning Abderrahmane Zitout.

Oct 30, 20246 min read

TAJIKISTAN: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS ULFATKHONIM MAMADSHOEVA AND SORBON YUNOEV

ILAAD urges Tajikistan to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 18/2024 concerning Ulfatkhonim Mamadshoeva and Sorbon Yunoev.

Oct 30, 20248 min read

EGYPT: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF SALWA HASSAN SALEM ALI

ILAAD urges Egypt to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 17/2024 concerning Salwa Hassan Salem Ali.

Oct 28, 20247 min read

BAHRAIN: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF THREE BAHRAINI BROTHERS

ILAAD urges Bahrain to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 16/2024 concerning three of its nationals.

Oct 28, 20246 min read

MOROCCO: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF SAHRAWI JOURNALIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER KHATRI DADDA

ILAAD urges Morocco to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion 67/2023 concerning Khatri Dadda.

Oct 24, 20247 min read

TÜRKIYE: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF THE TEACHER MERYEM TEKIN

ILAAD urges Türkiye to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion 6/2024 concerning Meryem Tekin.

Oct 14, 20245 min read

BELARUS: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF UNION LEADER ARTSIOM ZHARNAK

ILAAD urges Belarus to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 5/2024 concerning Artsiom Zharnak.

Oct 13, 20246 min read

CHINA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF FOUR ETHNIC UYGHURS

ILAAD urges China to take all the necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 4/2024 concerning four of its nationals.

Oct 13, 20245 min read

NICARAGUA: ARBITRARY DETENTION OF 23 INDIVIDUALS IN CONNECTION WITH POLITICAL OPPOSITION

ILAAD urges the Republic of Nicaragua to take all necessary actions to implement the WGAD Opinion No. 69/2023 concerning 23 individuals.

Oct 9, 20247 min read