Stand As My Witness

Imagine being in prison? The ‘crime’? Speaking up and standing for what you believe in.

Hundreds of people - fathers, mothers, sons, daughters - are behind bars, harassed and persecuted for standing up for rights - for a free press, to protect the environment and equality, campaigning for a government that listens, and more.

These human rights defenders are asking you to #StandAsMyWitness

Add your voice. Take Action and call for their release.

 

Why you should #StandAsMyWitness

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Narges Mohammadi
Iran

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Bacede Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube
Eswatini
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Buzurgmehr Yorov
Tajikistan
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Floriane Irangabiye

Burundi

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Ahmed Mansoor

United Arab Emirates

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Abdul-Hadi al-Khawaja
Bahrain
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Manuchehr Kholiqnazarov
Tajikistan
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Viasna Human Rights Defenders
Belarus
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Kenia Hernandez

Mexico

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Hoda Abdel Moneim
Egypt

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Khurram Parvez
India
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Kamira Nait Sid
Algeria
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Chow Hang-Tung
Hong Kong
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Take Action!

Stand as a witness for human rights defenders punished for courageously defying the odds and striving for a world where every voice is heard and every right is defended. Now, it's your turn to stand with those who stand for all. Raise your voice, share their stories, and amplify their call for change. Be a witness, be an ally – take action today to end their persecution. Join us in demanding their release and supporting a world where human rights defenders matter.

What you can do:

1. Engage on Social Media

Use this social media toolkit to share your messages of solidarity.

2. Send a Letter

Help us demand the immediate release of activists featured in our campaign. Use these letter templates to write to their respective governments and demand their release:

  1. Narges Mohammadi

  2. Bacede Mabuza and Mthandeni Dube

  3. Buzurgmehr Yorov

  4. Abdul-Hadi al-Khawaja

  5. Ahmed Mansoor

  6. Manuchehr Kholiqnazarov

  7. Viasna human rights defenders

  8. Kenia Hernandez

  9. Hoda Abdel Moneim

  10. Khurram Parvez

  11. Kamira Nait Sid 

  12. Chow Hang-Tung

  13. Floriane Irangabiye

3. Share the details of HRDs not mentioned in our Interactive Map.

Do you know any human rights defenders in detention or facing judicial harassment that you would like us to profile? Tell us about them by following the link below.

HRDs Map

Your actions make a difference!


With your support, #StandAsMyWitness proudly joined successful global calls for the release of:
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Sudha Bharadwaj
India
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Teresita Naul
Philippines
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Professor Muhammad Ismail
Pakistan
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Christine Kamikazi, Agnès Ndirubusa, Térence Mpozenzi & Egide Harerimana
Burundi
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Asya Tulesova
Kazakhstan
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Loujain Al-Hathloul
Saudi Arabia
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Moudi Moussa, Halidou Mounkaila & Maikoul Zodi
Niger
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Guapinol Water Defenders

Honduras

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Zakaria Hannache 
Algeria
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María Esperanza Sánchez García
Nicaragua
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Medardo Mairena and Pedro Mena
Nicaragua
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Obert Masaraure

Zimbabwe

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Virginia Laparra
Guatemala

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