Global: How human rights defenders can pushback against their criminalization

By Amnesty International

To counter the increasing criminalization of human rights defenders, activists and journalists across the world, Amnesty International, the African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum (APCOF) and Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) will publish a briefing on 27 November, outlining a series of legal and advocacy strategies to protect critical voices from discrimination, harassment, prosecution and imprisonment. The […] The post Global: How human rights defenders can pushback against their criminalization appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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