Protecting Democracy - Beyond Who Wins
Countries Holding Elections This Year Face Authoritarian Threats Beyond Names on the Ballot
![Indian Dalit rights activists protest against the police raid and illegal arrest of human right activists under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) during a protest in New Delhi, August 29, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/11/202311asia_india_dalit_rights_activists.jpg?h=4f3f35f2&itok=BCfHRt4X)
Russia: Human Rights Defender Unjustly Sentenced
Authorities Should Immediately Free Oleg Orlov
![Human rights defender Oleg Orlov is handcuffed and taken into custody in the courtroom after being sentenced to two-and-a-half-years in prison, in Moscow, Russia, February 27, 2024.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/02/202402eca_russia_orlov_handcuffed.jpg?h=14c9edb9&itok=1OlfWfU_)
Philippines’ Marcos Addresses Australian Parliament Amid Abuses
Strategic Partnership Should Be Founded on Respect for Rights
![Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, left, meets with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., at Malacañang palace in Manila, September 8, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/02/202302asia_philippines_australia_Albanese_and_Marcos.jpg?h=ac778ff2&itok=CbS-rHuG)
Algerian Activist Keeps Up Fight from Abroad
Zakaria Hannache Continues to Monitor Crackdown from New Home in Canada
![Zaki Hannache, an Algerian activist, in Algiers on February 13, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/02/202402mena_algeria_Zaki_Hannache.jpg?h=f1a8c4de&itok=a7bmAKUE)
Russia: Court Convicts Human Rights Leader in Sham Trial
Nobel Laureate Oleg Orlov Sentenced to Two and a Half Years in Prison
![Oleg Orlov in court in Moscow, Russia, October 11, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/12/202312eca_russia_oleg_orlov.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=sIzg8TTk)
Burkina Faso: Abductions Used to Crack Down on Dissent
Locate ‘Disappeared’; Investigate Abusive Conscription; Hold Abusers to Account
![Ablassé Ouedraogo, a former foreign minister and chair of the opposition party Le Faso Autrement, speaking here in November 2014, was abducted from his home in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on December 24, 2023, by assailants claiming to be members of the national police.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/02/202402africa_burkina_presser_ouedraogo.jpeg?h=3382263c&itok=QUyzQLlO)
Joint NGO letter Calls for Renewal of UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan at Critical Moment
As elections loom, extend vital Human Rights Commission mandate
Abusive Interrogation Video in Japan Shows Urgent Need for Reform
Rights to a Lawyer, to Remain Silent Need to be Respected
![Yamato Eguchi speaking at the "hostage justice" survivor event at the Japanese National Diet, Tokyo, November 10, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/02/202402asia_japan_Eguchi%20speech_0.jpg?h=06f6671c&itok=PNzSyS8a)
Closing Statement by Oleg Orlov, Co-chair of Memorial, at His Second Criminal Trial on Politically Motivated Charges of “Discrediting Russia’s Armed Forces,”
Moscow, February 26, 2024
![Oleg Orlov reading Franz Kafka’s The Trial in a Moscow courtroom during his trial, February 2024.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/02/202402eca_Russia_Orlov.jpg?h=71976bb4&itok=EjfaIgOU)
Russia: Sham Trial of Human Rights Leader Draws to a Close
Oleg Orlov Invokes Navalny in Closing Statement
![Oleg Orlov reading Franz Kafka’s The Trial in a Moscow courtroom during his trial, February 2024.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/02/202402eca_Russia_Orlov.jpg?h=71976bb4&itok=EjfaIgOU)
Israel Not Complying with World Court Order in Genocide Case
Failing to Ensure Basic Services, Aid
![The International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, August 27, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/10/202310eca_netherlands_international_court_of_justice.jpg?h=38151220&itok=AfsnmaJ2)
Egypt’s Al-Sisi Has Caged Himself In
![A man carries breads on his head along a busy street near a banner for Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi from the campaign titled “Alashan Tabneeha” (So You Can Build It) after election results in Cairo, Egypt, April 3, 2018. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dal](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201804mena_egypt_sisi_reelection.jpg?itok=HrhbXfjM)
Egypt: Rights Group and its Director Threatened and Smeared
Reprisals Follow Reports on Gaza Border Activity
![Ahmed Salem, director of the Sinai Foundation for Human Rights.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/02/202402mena_egypt_salem.jpg?h=086f88f2&itok=OuhoU7dn)
Kazakhstan: Arrest of Karakalpak Activist at Uzbekistan’s Behest
Protect, Don’t Extradite Rights Defender to Uzbekistan
![Akylbek Muratov, August 2023](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/02/202402eca_Kazakhstan_Muratov.jpg?h=c9a55663&itok=rJepT-2O)