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EFF's Submission to the UN OHCHR on Protection of Human Rights Defenders in the Digital Age

New laws addressing online harms are increasingly restricting fundamental rights and impacting human rights defenders globally.

Madrid food

fromenglish.elpais.com

1 month ago

Berta Caceres and the resistance that was born under an oak tree

Berta Caceres, a Lenca leader murdered in Honduras in 2016 for defending the Gualcarque River against business and military interests, remains a symbol of both judicial progress and persistent impunity in human rights defense.

Miscellaneous

fromIndependent

4 months ago

'In limbo for seven years' - Kerry man Sean Binder to face trial in Greece over humanitarian work

Seán Binder, a Castlegregory man trained as a barrister, will face trial in Lesvos next month with 23 other human rights defenders on several charges.

Social justice

fromwww.theguardian.com

5 months ago

It's a road to destruction': climate defenders facing surge in reprisals, says UN expert

Climate defenders face increasing state-led denigration, criminalization, surveillance, legal harassment and violent repression that undermines climate action.

World news

fromwww.theguardian.com

6 months ago

I woke up and there was no water': Gaza's human rights defenders in their own words | Mary Lawlor

Palestinian human rights defenders in Gaza collect evidence and testimonies under extreme danger, displacement, and deprivation, forming the basis for accountability and humanitarian response.