Litigation
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C.M.T (Dominican Republic): Protections for Detained At-Risk Gay Man
C.M.T. has been raped and abused while held in the Domincan Republic’s most dangerous prison.
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19 LGBTQ+ Individuals v. Republic of Uganda: Covid Exploited to Target LGBTQ+ Ugandans
Shades of “Kill the Gays” legislation return in arbitrary detention of 19 LGBTTI individuals.
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Maury Carrero: Maduro Target Freed From Detention in Venezuela
Maury Carrero was arbitrarily detained for connections to the Venezuelan strongman president’s primary opponent.
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Mohamed Nuur v. Somalia: Somali Journalist Released From Detention
After being arbitrarily detained for criticizing Somali actions against citizens, Abuuja Abdiwahab Nuur is now free.
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Reynoso Pacheco et al. v. Guatemala: When Mining Turns Into Murder
Topacio Reynoso devoted her too-short life to battling mining interests ravaging Indigenous lands in Guatemala.
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Mahmoud Hussein v. Egypt: Egypt Sends Threat to All Journalists
Mahmoud Hussein has been detained in subhuman conditions since 2016 simply for working for a media outlet critical of Egypt.
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Quelvin Jimenez Villalta: Anti-Mining Activist Receives Safeguards in Guatemala
As mining interests encroach on Guatemalan Indigenous lands, lawyer Quelvin Otoniel Jiménez Villalta’s life is at risk.
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Omoyele Sowore v. Nigeria: Nigerian Journalist Deemed “Terrorist”
Omoyele Sowore covered human rights abuses. Now he’s the victim of them at the hands of the Nigerian State.
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Jimenez Mota et al. v. Mexico: Cartel-Focused Journalist Disappeared
Alfredo Jiménez Mota investigated cartel connections with Mexican public officials. Police have done little to find him.
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Mohamed Al-Bambary v. Morocco: Moroccan Journalist Remains Detained
Mohamed Al-Bambary’s coverage of Morocco’s violent response to Western Sahara protests led the State to silence him.
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Guillermo Cano v. Colombia: No Justice in Colombian Journalist Hit
In 1986, famed editor Guillermo Cano was murdered by Pablo Escobar’s men. To this day, his killers are unpunished.
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Cubalex v. Cuba: Human Rights Lawyers Forced Into Exile
Cubalex helped Cubans to understand their human rights—until the State stripped the group’s own from them.
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