Joint Submission by Front Line Defenders and the Adala Center for Human Rights to the 17th Session of United Nations Universal Periodic Review re situation of HRDs in Saudi Arabia (October 2013)posted on: 2013/05/21

Front Line Defenders and the Adala Center for Human Rights are gravely concerned by the ongoing persecution of human rights defenders (HRDs) in Saudi Arabia. Human rights defenders, activists and individuals who criticise government policies or expression dissent or diverging opinion to those of the authorities are subjected to harassment, surveillance, arbitrary detention, smear campaigns, prolonged and unfair trials. Family members of HRDs are also targeted and subjected to intimidation and harassment at the hands of the authorities.

In March 2011, peaceful protests were met with arbitrary arrests and violent repression and the authorities subsequently banned public gatherings. Human rights defenders, democracy activists and critical voices rely on the Internet and online media for their work. Many of them have been arrested for expressing criticism of the regime.

Submission by Front Line Defenders to the 17th Session of United Nations Universal Periodic Review re situation of HRDs in Malaysia (October 2013)posted on: 2013/04/23

Human rights defenders (HRDs) in Malaysia continue to face many challenges, including in particular judicial harassment, smear campaigns, arbitrary arrest, threats and intimidations. Laws which are not in line with international human rights standards in relation to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association have also been used to hindering the legitimate work of human rights defenders.

Dublin: Front Line launches 2011 Annual Report which analyses the global situation for human rights defendersposted on: 2011/11/11

On 25 March 2011, Front Line launched its second Annual Report on Human Rights Defenders which highlights global trends and developments in the situation of human rights defenders in 2010 and analyses the situation in each region of the world.

Front Line report “Strategies for Survival” documents dangerous reality for human rights defenders in Indonesia, Zimbabwe and Colombiaposted on: 2011/12/12

A top Indonesian human rights lawyer is fatally poisoned with arsenic on an international flight. A Zimbabwean activist is abducted and held incommunicado before being tried on baseless charges. Leaked documents reveal plans to assassinate Colombian human rights defenders. And these shocking incidents occur in a day-to-day context of surveillance, threats, and other harassment.

Dublin: Front Line Launches 2010 Annual Report on Global Situation for Human RIghts Defenders During 5th Dublin Platformposted on: 2010/09/22

The report which was launched by Front Line to coincide with the 5th Dublin Platform highlights the fact that to be a human rights defender remains a high risk occupation in many countries.

Front Line Central Asia: Threats, Attacks, Arrests and Harassment of Human Rights Defendersposted on: 2007/07/17

In Central Asia 2006 was marked by a strong trend towards limiting the rights to freedom of expression and association and making life as difficult as possible for human rights defenders. Human rights defenders are particularly vulnerable to attack when they highlight the absence of democracy, the abuse of power, corruption or the use of torture.

Front Line USA :Threats Attacks Arrests and Harassment of Human Rights Defendersposted on: 2007/06/25

This report examines the situation for human rights defenders in the USA in the aftermath of 9/11 and the way the “war on terror” was being used to repress the work of human rights defenders internationally.