Litigation
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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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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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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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García Ramírez v. Venezuela: Framed Venezuelan Politician Released
José Vicente García Ramírez was arbitrarily detained for over a year for opposing President Nicolás Maduro.
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Carvajal et al. v. Colombia: Colombia Liable for Journalist’s Murder
Nelson Carvajal was killed for exposing a web of government and business corruption in Colombia.
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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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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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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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Stella Nyanzi v. Uganda: Defending Online Activism
Arbitrarily detained and tortured for criticizing the Ugandan President on Facebook, Stella challenges Uganda’s clampdown on dissent.
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LIPRODHOR v. Rwanda: Rwanda Dismantles Human Rights Group
As head of LIPRODHOR, Laurent Munyandilikirwa fought for freedoms. Now RFK Human Rights fights alongside him.
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Rubio Villegas et al. v. Mexico: Mexican Military Checkpoint Turns Deadly
The militarization of Mexico resulted in Bonfilio Rubio Villegas’s needless death.
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Paulina Mateo Chic: Wife of Disappeared Guatemalan Activist Protected
When Guatemalan human rights defender Nicolás Mateo disappeared, his wife Paulina was left poverty-stricken and infirm.
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