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Date: January 7, 2026
A Call for Inclusive Language: Advancing a Human Rights-Based Approach to Criminal Justice at the United Nations
Date: December 4, 2025
News Portal Name: Hannah Pierce-Carty and Jared Genser
Media Release Announcing American Political Prisoner in Cambodia Theary Seng Concludes Fourth Hunger Strike, Kerry Kennedy and Perseus Strategies Team Fast in Solidarity Ahead of Third Anniversary of Wrongful Detention
Date: June 11, 2025
Media Release Announcing American Political Prisoner in Cambodia Theary Seng Launches Fourth Hunger Strike To Mark Third Anniversary of Wrongful Detention
Date: June 2, 2025
Neurotechnology & Privacy: The Battle for Your Brain Is Here
Date: May 1, 2025
Neurotechnology & Privacy: The Battle for Your Brain Is Here
Date: May 1, 2025
EU’s Civil Liability Rollback: What’s Next for the Right to Remedy?
Date: April 16, 2025
How Companies Can Prepare for the EU Batteries Regulation
Date: April 14, 2025
Ruben Vardanyan’s American Lawyer, Jared Genser, Says Trump Administration to Take Hardline Stance Against Aliyev Over Armenian POWs
Date: January 22, 2025
Media Release Announcing Ruben Vardanyan’s Trial Tomorrow: Read His Full Statement
Date: January 16, 2025
Upcoming Trials of Four Former Senior Officials of the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) in Azerbaijan, Explanatory Note – Request for Trial Monitoring and Other Support
Date: January 1, 2025
Media Release Announcing Ruben Vardanyan May Face Life Imprisonment on Fabricated Charges
Date: December 16, 2024
Protecting Neural Data Privacy-First, Do No Harm
Date: December 2, 2024
Ilham Aliyev’s Regime Uses COP29 to Whitewash Ethnic Cleansing and Torture
Date: November 25, 2024
Prosecutor v. Kim Jong-Un, International Moot Court, Charges
Date: November 1, 2024
Prosecutor v. Kim Jong-Un, International Moot Court, Witness List
Date: November 1, 2024
Azerbaijan is Using COP29 to Clean Up Its Image
Date: October 28, 2024
Dear Colleague Letter from 62 Members of Congress to President Biden on Human Rights Situation in Pakistan, Imprisonment of Imran Khan
Date: October 23, 2024
Media Release Announcing Ruben Vardanyan and Other Armenian Leaders Mark One Year as Political Prisoners in Azerbaijan
Date: September 27, 2024
Media Release Announcing UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Finds Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aleksandr Bialiatski’s Detention in Belarus Violates International Law, Demands His Immediate and Unconditional Release
Date: July 18, 2024
The Spies Are Coming (By Eurostar)
Date: June 27, 2024
Media Release Announcing Legal Team for Armenian Prisoner Ruben Vardanyan Appeals to UN
Date: June 13, 2024
Media Release Announcing UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Finds Imran Khan’s Detention in Pakistan in Violation of International Law, Urges His Immediate and Unconditional Release
Date: June 1, 2024
Safeguarding Brain Data: Assessing the Privacy Practices of Consumer Neurotechnology Companies
Date: April 30, 2024
Upholding Rights and Unlocking Potential: A Global Approach to Social Reintegration
Date: April 30, 2024
Senators Markey and Cassidy Urge State Department to Help Secure Release of Political Prisoners Held by Azerbaijan
Date: April 4, 2024
Opinion No. 22/2024, UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention – Imran Khan
Date: March 25, 2024
Opinion No. 3/2024, UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention — Aleksandr Bialiatski’s
Date: March 18, 2024
OPINION: COP29 Host Azerbaijan Escapes Munich Security Scrutiny
Date: February 15, 2024
Senators Markey, Cassidy Introduce Resolution Seeking Information on Azerbaijan’s Human Rights Violations
Date: February 8, 2024
To Tackle Climate Change, We Must Protect Human Rights
Date: January 15, 2024
Media Release Announcing Over 150 Global Humanitarian, Business and Political Leaders Demand Freedom of “Armenian Prisoners”
Date: December 12, 2023
Petition to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention – Aleksandr Bialiatski
Date: December 4, 2023
Petition to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention – Imran Khan
Date: October 30, 2023
Media Release Announcing REFORM Alliance Supports the Advancement of a Human Rights Approach to Social Reintegration at the United Nations
Date: September 18, 2023
Statement by Siamak Namazi upon Landing in Doha, Qatar, on the Flight From Tehran, Iran
Date: September 18, 2023
Media Release Announcing Key US Senate Committee Unanimously Adopts Amendment Describing Imprisoned Cambodian-American Theary Seng’s Detention “Unlawful and Wrongful”
Date: July 21, 2023
Media Release Announcing American Political Prisoner in Cambodia Theary Seng Launches 10-Day Hunger Strike After United Nations Calls For Her Immediate Release
Date: July 17, 2023
Media Release Announcing UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Demands Immediate and Unconditional Release of U.S./Cambodia Dual National and Human Rights Activist Theary Seng
Date: July 12, 2023
Complaint to UN Special Rapporteur on Torture – Ales Bialiatski
Date: July 11, 2023
Media Release Announcing International Human Rights Lawyer Submits Urgent Appeal to United Nations For Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Ales Bialiatski of Belarus, Announcement of Representation
Date: July 11, 2023
Complaint to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture – Ruben Vardanyan
Date: June 13, 2023
The Imprisonment of Political Prisoners as Policy: Arbitrary Detentions, Disappearances, and Torture of Regime Opponents in Daniel Ortega’s Nicaragua
Date: May 31, 2023
Media Release Announcing Biden Administration Ignored Baquer Namazi Meeting Request, VOA Published False Allegations Against Siamak Namazi
Date: April 20, 2023
Letter to Voice of America in Response to Publication of False Allegations Against Siamak Namazi
Date: April 12, 2023
Market Analysis: Neurotechnology
Date: March 30, 2023
UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Opinion No. 5/2023 — Theary Seng
Date: March 27, 2023
In Unprecedented Interview from Tehran Jail, American Prisoner Speaks with CNN
Date: March 9, 2023
Letter to President Biden Requesting Meeting
Date: March 2, 2023
Media Release Announcing the Conclusion of Siamak Namazi’s Hunger Strike
Date: January 23, 2023
Media Release Announcing Siamak Namazi’s Hunger Strike to Mark Seven Year Anniversary of Being Left Behind in Iran
Date: January 16, 2023
Petition to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention – Theary Seng
Date: November 10, 2022
Media Release Announcing Siamak Namazi’s Return to Evin Prison
Date: October 12, 2022
Statement on His Father’s Health, Brother’s Furlough
Date: October 8, 2022
News Portal Name: Perseus Strategies
Media Release Announcing Baquer Namazi’s Departure from Iran after 6.5 Years
Date: October 5, 2022
Media Coverage of Baquer Namazi’s Release
Date: October 1, 2022
The Ethics of Mind Reading
Date: September 23, 2022
Press Conference Launching Report on R2P and the OAS
Date: September 15, 2022
The Responsibility to Protect and the Organization of American States: A Path Forward for Atrocity Prevention And Response in the Americas
Date: September 15, 2022
Media Release Announcing Baquer Namazi Again Requires Urgent Surgery to Clear Blockages in Main Arteries to Brain
Date: September 6, 2022
Media Release on the Breaking Images of Nicaragua’s Political Prisoners
Date: September 2, 2022
Statement on Siamak Namazi’s 2,500th Day in Prison
Date: August 16, 2022
News Portal Name: Perseus Strategies
Tweet by Secretary General of the OAS Luis Almagro
Date: July 26, 2022
America Held Hostage: Day 15,606
Date: July 26, 2022
Media Release on the Urgent Situation of Nicaragua’s Political Prisoners
Date: July 7, 2022
Press Briefing on the Urgent Situation of Nicaragua’s Political Prisoners
Date: July 7, 2022
Media Release Announcing Conviction and Sentencing of Theary Seng
Date: June 14, 2022
White Paper on the Cases of Juan Sebastián Chamorro, Félix Maradiaga, and the More than 170 Political Prisoners of the Ortega Regime
Date: June 10, 2022
Press Briefing with Victoria Cárdenas, Berta Valle, and Jared Genser
Date: June 8, 2022
International Human Rights Protection Gaps in the Age of Neurotechnology
Date: May 6, 2022
Media Release Announcing Upcoming Conclusion of Theary Seng’s Trial, Publishing Her Defense Statement before the Court
Date: May 3, 2022
Legal Defense of Theary Seng before the Court: Concluding Remarks
Date: May 3, 2022
Press Briefing with Victoria Cárdenas, Berta Valle, and Jared Genser
Date: March 4, 2022
Briefing Note on the Trial of Juan Sebastián Chamorro and Félix Maradiaga
Date: March 3, 2022
Media Release Announcing Conviction of Juan Sebastián Chamorro, Félix Maradiaga, in Sham Trial
Date: February 24, 2022
Media Release Marking the Sixth Anniversary of Baquer Namazi’s Arrest
Date: February 22, 2022
Media Release Mourning the Death of Hugo Torres, Condemning Worsening Crisis in Nicaragua
Date: February 14, 2022
Media Release Condemning Conviction, Sentencing of Other Political Prisoners in Nicaragua
Date: February 10, 2022
Update from Week of Advocacy in Madrid, Geneva, and Brussels
Date: January 19, 2022
We All Stand For Freedom: Why the Celtics Should Not Sacrifice Enes Kanter
Date: January 3, 2022
Media Release Announcing Sultana Khaya’s Meeting with UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders Mary Lawlor
Date: December 28, 2021
Response by Jared Genser to Threat of Arrest by Cambodian Government Proxy Group
Date: December 9, 2021
Media Release Announcing Submission of Urgent Appeal to United Nations Special Rapporteurs on Torture, Human Rights Defenders, and Violence Against Women
Date: November 17, 2021
Urgent Appeal to the United Nations Special Rapporteurs on Torture, Human Rights Defenders, and Violence Against Women — Sultana and Luara Khaya
Date: November 15, 2021
Update from Week of Advocacy in Washington, D.C.
Date: November 11, 2021
Petition to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention — Juan Sebastián Chamorro and Félix Maradiaga
Date: October 28, 2021
Media Release Announcing Petition to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, 60 Minutes Segment on Juan Sebastián Chamorro and Félix Maradiaga
Date: October 28, 2021
Petition to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention – Juan Sebastián Chamorro and Félix Maradiaga
Date: October 28, 2021
Statement Regarding Baquer Namazi’s Surgery in Iran
Date: October 26, 2021
News Portal Name: Perseus Strategies
Statement on the Sixth Anniversary of Siamak Namazi’s Arrest
Date: October 13, 2021
News Portal Name: Perseus Strategies
Media Release Condemning Incommunicado Detention, Torture of Félix Maradiaga and Juan Sebastián Chamorro
Date: October 7, 2021
Media Release Condemning Incommunicado Detention, Torture of Juan Sebastián Chamorro and Félix Maradiaga
Date: October 7, 2021
Statement in Response to Life-Threatening Development in Baquer Namazi’s Health
Date: October 4, 2021
News Portal Name: Perseus Strategies
Statement in Response to Life-Threatening Development in Baquer Namazi’s Health
Date: October 4, 2021
News Portal Name: Perseus Strategies
Media Release Announcing Baquer Namazi Requires Urgent Surgery to Clear Life-Threatening Blockage to His Brain
Date: October 4, 2021
Urgent Action Appeal to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health — Baquer and Siamak Namazi
Date: October 4, 2021
Media Update in the Situation of Félix Maradiaga and Juan Sebastián Chamorro
Date: September 10, 2021
Media Release Announcing Proof of Life of Juan Sebastián Chamorro and Félix Maradiaga, Closed Hearing to Be Held September 3, 2021
Date: September 1, 2021
Media Release Condemning Charges of “Undermining National Integrity” and “Conspiracy” Against Félix Maradiaga and Juan Sebastián Chamorro
Date: August 27, 2021
Media Release Announcing Submission of Petition to UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention by International Legal Team
Date: July 29, 2021
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Remarks to the Press from Jared Genser, Victoria Cárdenas, and Berta Valle
Date: July 28, 2021
Press Briefing with Victoria Cárdenas, Berta Valle, and Jared Genser
Date: July 28, 2021
Update from Freedom Week of Advocacy in Washington, DC
Date: July 24, 2021
Press Briefing with Victoria Cárdenas, Berta Valle, and Jared Genser
Date: July 9, 2021
Petition to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention — Sultana and Luara Khaya
Date: July 7, 2021
Media Release Announcing Filing by Domestic Lawyers for Juan Sebastián Chamorro and Félix Maradiaga for Nicaragua to Immediately Recognize Inter-American Court Provisional Measures
Date: June 30, 2021
Decision of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights: Provisional Measures on the Matter of Juan Sebastián Chamorro and Others in Nicaragua (Spanish)
Date: June 24, 2021
Media Release Announcing Joint Campaign to Free Juan Sebastián Chamorro and Félix Maradiaga
Date: June 16, 2021
Media Release Announcing Joint Campaign to Free Félix Maradiaga and Juan Sebastián Chamorro
Date: June 16, 2021
Urgent Action Appeal to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers
Date: June 15, 2021
Press Briefing with Victoria Cárdenas, Berta Valle, and Jared Genser
Date: June 15, 2021
Media Release Announcing Submission of Urgent Action Appeal to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture
Date: June 11, 2021
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Urgent Action Appeal to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment — Félix Maradiaga
Date: June 11, 2021
Media Release Condemning Beating, Detention, and Disappearance of Félix Maradiaga and Announcing Jared Genser as International Counsel
Date: June 8, 2021
Media Release Announcing Jared Genser’s Representation of Sultana Khaya, Condemning Torture and Sexual Assault
Date: May 13, 2021
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Media Release Announcing Siamak Namazi’s 2,000th Day in Prison
Date: April 3, 2021
Statement on the Five Year Anniversary of American Hostage Baquer Namazi’s Arrest
Date: February 22, 2021
News Portal Name: Perseus Strategies
How Biden Can Liberate Americans Shackled Abroad
Date: February 17, 2021
How Myanmar’s Opening to Democracy Got Crushed
Date: February 2, 2021
It’s Time for Neuro-Rights: New Human Rights for the Age of Neurotechnology
Date: January 30, 2021
Media Release Announcing Theary Seng Heading to Sham Trial
Date: January 13, 2021
Media Release Announcing OAS General Secretariat Report Reaffirms Crimes against Humanity in Venezuela
Date: December 2, 2020
Fostering Impunity: The Impact of the Failure of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to Open an Investigation Into the Possible Commission of Crimes Against Humanity in Venezuela
Date: December 2, 2020
Remarks of Jared Genser at Press Conference with OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein
Date: December 2, 2020
Media Release Announcing OAS General Secretariat Report Reaffirms Crimes against Humanity in Venezuela
Date: December 2, 2020
Fact Sheet: OAS General Secretariat Launches New Report Detailing Human Rights Violations in Venezuela and Impact of Inaction by ICC Prosecutor
Date: December 2, 2020
The Hague Should Formally Investigate Venezuelan ‘Crimes Against Humanity,’ OAS Says
Date: December 2, 2020
News Portal Name: Washington Post
OAS Nations Pressure ICC Prosecutor to Act on Venezuela
Date: December 2, 2020
The Responsibility to Protect in the Americas
Date: November 24, 2020
La Responsabilidad de Proteger et la Organización de Estados Americanos
Date: November 24, 2020
News Portal Name: Global Centre on the Responsibility to Protect
Urgent Action Appeal to UN Special Rapporteurs on the Situation of Human Rights in Cambodia and the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression
Date: November 23, 2020
Armenians Under Fire: Who Will Help?
Date: October 19, 2020
Media Release Announcing Five Year Anniversary of American Hostage Siamak Namazi’s Arrest
Date: October 13, 2020
My Brother and Father Are Hostages in Iran. When Will They Be Free?
Date: October 13, 2020
Secretario General de la OEA Designa a Jared Genser Como Asesor Especial Sobre la Responsabilidad de Proteger
Date: October 10, 2020
Secretary General of the OAS Designates Jared Genser as the Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect
Date: October 10, 2020
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention: Commentary and Guide to Practice
Date: April 30, 2020
Letter from 17 Members of the US Senate to Secretary Pompeo Expressing Concern Over the Increased Risk to Siamak Namazi and Other Americans Detained Abroad Due to COVID-19
Date: April 10, 2020
Legal Opinion: Challenge to the United Nations Credentials of the Delegation of Nicolás Maduro to Represent The Government of Venezuela
Date: March 23, 2020
Media Release Announcing American Hostage Siamak Namazi Denied Furlough Despite Deadly Coronavirus Outbreak
Date: March 17, 2020
Media Release Announcing American Hostage Siamak Namazi at Serious Risk from Coronavirus Outbreak in Iran’s Notorious Evin Prison
Date: March 2, 2020
Media Release Announcing José María Leyes Freed in Wake of United Nations Decision Urging His Immediate Release
Date: February 14, 2020
Opinion No. 61/2019, UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention — José María Leyes (English)
Date: February 11, 2020
Media Release Announcing United Nations Declares Detention of Leyes Violates International Law and Demands His Immediate Release
Date: February 10, 2020
Opinion No. 61/2019, UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention — José María Leyes (Spanish)
Date: February 4, 2020
White Paper on the Case of Andrés Felipe Arias Leiva
Date: July 11, 2019
Media Release Announcing United Nations Declares Detention of Alexey Pichugin, Russia’s Longest Serving Political Prisoner, Violates International Law and Demands His Immediate Release
Date: June 7, 2019
Legal Analysis Explaining Why the Candidacy Requirements for the June Presidential Elections in Kazakhstan Contravene International Law
Date: June 5, 2019
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Legal Analysis Explaining Why Juan Guaidó Holds a Unique and Legitimate Claim to the Presidency of Venezuela
Date: May 31, 2019
Opinion No. 89/2018, UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention – Alexey Pichugin
Date: May 27, 2019
Media Release Announcing Counsel for Imprisoned Bolivian Mayor José María Leyes Files Petition with UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
Date: May 6, 2019
Petition to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention – José María Leyes
Date: May 6, 2019
The Kremlin’s Political Prisoners: Advancing a Political Agenda by Crushing Dissent
Date: May 1, 2019
Congressional Briefing on the Kremlin’s Political Prisoners
Date: May 1, 2019
Media Release The Coalition to Free the Kremlin’s Political Prisoners Welcomes Release of Landmark Report
Date: April 29, 2019
Media Release Announcing Major Global Human Rights Groups Launch Landmark Report on the Kremlin’s Political Prisoners
Date: April 29, 2019
Press Conference for the Report Launch of “The Kremlin’s Political Prisoners: Advancing a Political Agenda By Crushing Dissent”
Date: April 29, 2019
Press Conference for the Report Launch of “The Kremlin’s Political Prisoners: Advancing a Political Agenda By Crushing Dissent”
Date: April 29, 2019
Media Release Announcing Major Global Human Rights Groups Launch Landmark Report on the Kremlin’s Political Prisoners
Date: April 29, 2019
Media Release Announcing the Launch of the Coalition to Free the Kremlin’s Political Prisoners
Date: February 21, 2019
The U.N. Can Save Venezuela – Really.
Date: January 31, 2019
Media Release Announcing Iran’s Supreme Court Rejects the Namazis’ Appeal
Date: January 24, 2019
Media Release Announcing United Nations Finds Detention of Iskander Yerimbetov Violates International Law
Date: December 11, 2018
Opinion No. 67/2018, UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention — Iskander Yerimbetov
Date: December 7, 2018
Media Release Announcing Return of President Nasheed to the Maldives
Date: November 1, 2018
Media Release Announcing Namazis File Appeals with Iranian Supreme Court and United Nations
Date: August 28, 2018
Complaint to UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers — Siamak and Baquer Namazi
Date: August 28, 2018
America Must Hold Russia Accountable for its Political Prisoners
Date: August 7, 2018
Media Release Announcing Filing of Petition to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
Date: August 7, 2018
Petition to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention — Alexey Pichugin
Date: August 7, 2018
Media Release Announcing China Finally Releases Liu Xia
Date: July 10, 2018
An Afternoon in Almaty and Justice in Kazakhstan
Date: June 22, 2018
China Should Let Liu Xia Go – Or Else
Date: June 14, 2018
Letter from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein, and Texas Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz Urging Action from the Departments of Justice and State to Bring Nico Home
Date: May 15, 2018
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Congressional Briefing on the Kremlin’s Political Prisoners
Date: May 1, 2018
Media Release Announcing International Counsel for Kazakhstan Political Prisoner Iskander Yerimbetov Files Petition with UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
Date: April 25, 2018
Testimony of Chris Brann before the U.S. Senate on Abducted Abroad: Exploring the Plight of International Parental Child Abduction and its Effect on American Families
Date: April 24, 2018
View of the UN Human Rights Committee, Mohamed Nasheed v Government of The Maldives
Date: April 4, 2018
Media Release Announcing Venezuelan Intelligence Service Occupies Home of Leopoldo López and Lilian Tintori
Date: March 1, 2018
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Moving from Condemnation to Action: The Case for the European Union to Impose Targeted Financial Sanctions and Travel Bans on Serious Human Rights Abusers in the Maldives
Date: February 26, 2018
Guimarães Family Indicted for Abduction of Nico Brann
Date: February 22, 2018
Media Release Announcing Further Evidence Surfaces That Maduro Manipulated Political Machinery to Imprison Leopoldo López
Date: February 15, 2018
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Media Release Announcing Baquer Namazi Hospitalized Again With Dangerous Irregular Heartbeat
Date: February 12, 2018
Unsealed Criminal Complaint Against Guimarães Family
Date: February 7, 2018
Media Release Announcing American Hostage Baquer Namazi Returned to Iran’s Evin Prison Against Recommendations of Government’s Own Medical Examiner
Date: February 6, 2018
Media Release Announcing American Citizen Baquer Namazi Granted Four Day Leave From Iran’s Notorious Evin Prison
Date: January 28, 2018
Media Release Announcing International Human Rights Lawyer Jared Genser Undertakes to Defend Iskander Yerimbetov, Kazakh Entrepreneur Detained As Hostage by Repressive Central Asian Regime
Date: January 24, 2018
Former President Mohamed Nasheed Responds to the Maldives Government’s Reply to UN Human Rights Committee, Urging It Find that His Disqualification to Run for President was in Violation of International Law
Date: January 22, 2018
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Media Release Announcing Baquer Namazi Rushed to Hospital for Fourth Time
Date: January 17, 2018
Urgent Appeal to Procurator-General Concerning Cruel and Illegal Treatment in Relation to Iskander Yerimbetov
Date: January 12, 2018
The United Nations Security Council’s Implementation of the Responsibility to Protect: A Review of Past Interventions and Recommendations for Improvement
Date: January 1, 2018
Ban Russia From The Olympics
Date: December 1, 2017
Media Release Announcing US Senate Unanimously Adopts Resolution Urging Immediate Release of Siamak and Baquer Namazi and Other American Citizen Hostages in Iran
Date: November 1, 2017
Media Release Announcing Publication of White Paper on the Case of Andrés Felipe Arias Leiva
Date: October 31, 2017
Jailing of Hong Kong Democracy Activists Failure to Uphold International Law
Date: October 20, 2017
Trump Is Right: The U.S. Should Leave UNESCO
Date: October 20, 2017
Media Release Announcing Leopoldo López Falsely Accused of Terrorism
Date: October 4, 2017
Interpol Needs to Stop Helping Dictators
Date: October 2, 2017
Media Release Announcing President Trump’s Calls for Immediate Release of Americans Detained in Iran
Date: September 19, 2017
Media Release Announcing UNWGAD Opinion in Favor of Siamak and Baquer Namazi
Date: September 18, 2017
Media Release Announcing Indictment of the Wife of Leopoldo López on Unknown Charges
Date: September 1, 2017
The Decision to Cut Aid to Egypt Was Historic. Now the Hard Work Begins.
Date: August 24, 2017
Opinion No. 49/2017, UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention — Siamak and Baquer Namazi
Date: August 22, 2017
What the United States Can Do to Protect Internet Freedom Around the World
Date: August 14, 2017
Media Release Announcing Filing of Complaint to UN Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances
Date: August 2, 2017
The Disappearance of Liu Xiaobo’s Wife
Date: August 2, 2017
Petition to the UN Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearance — Liu Xia
Date: July 31, 2017
US Congress Unanimously Adopts Resolution Calling for Release of Namazis and Others in Iran
Date: July 26, 2017
Testimony of Babak Namazi before the US House of Representatives on Held for Ransom: The Families of Iran’s Hostages Speak Out
Date: July 25, 2017
If You’re Arrested Abroad, the US May Not Bail You Out
Date: July 24, 2017
State Department Announces New Iran Sanctions
Date: July 18, 2017
Media Release Announcing Government of Maldives “Masterminded” President Nasheed’s 13-year Jail Term Says Former Vice President Adeeb
Date: July 16, 2017
Liu Xiaobo’s Dreams of a Democratic China Will Never Die
Date: July 13, 2017
Statement by Liu Xiaobo’s International Counsel Jared Genser on His Passing
Date: July 13, 2017
Statement by Liu Xiaobo’s International Counsel Jared Genser
Date: July 10, 2017
Media Release Announcing After 99 Days of Popular Protest in the Streets of Venezuela and International Pressure, Leopoldo López Has Been Transferred to House Arrest
Date: July 8, 2017
Media Release Announcing Request for Humanitarian Action for Leopoldo López
Date: June 30, 2017
Dear President Trump: Please Let Liu Xiaobo Die As A Free Man
Date: June 27, 2017
Complaint to UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers — Leopoldo López
Date: June 8, 2017
Media Release Announcing Counsel to Venezuelan Opposition Leader Leopoldo López File Urgent Appeal to UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers; Demand López Have Access to His Lawyers
Date: June 8, 2017
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Venezuela Needs International Intervention. Now.
Date: May 30, 2017
A Tribute to Yameen Rasheed – And a Call for Justice and Accountability
Date: May 11, 2017
Media Release Announcing Leopoldo López Wife Demands Evidence of His Safety
Date: May 4, 2017
Complaint to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture — Leopoldo López
Date: April 27, 2017
Media Release Announcing Counsel to Venezuelan Opposition Leader Leopoldo López Files Urgent Appeal to UN Special Rapporteur on Torture; Demands Proof of Life from Government of Venezuela
Date: April 27, 2017
Petition to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention — Siamak and Baquer Namazi
Date: April 25, 2017
Freedom Now Press Conference with Babak Namazi in Vienna, Austria
Date: April 15, 2017
Media Release Announcing Venezuelan Government Cuts Off Access to Imprisoned Opposition Leader Leopoldo López for the Past Nine Days
Date: March 3, 2017
U.S. Senate Resolution Urging the Release of Political Prisoners in Venezuela
Date: February 28, 2017
Keep Up the Pressure on Venezuela
Date: February 23, 2017
U.S. State Department Call for the Immediate Release of Political Prisoners in Venezuela
Date: February 18, 2017
Trump Must Keep China Honest on Human Rights, Starting With Nobel Laureate
Date: February 17, 2017
Media Release Announcing Supreme Court of Venezuela Rejects Final Appeal of Opposition Leader Leopoldo López
Date: February 16, 2017
The Detention of Wu Zeheng
Date: February 4, 2017
The Ignoble Act of a Nobel Laureate
Date: February 2, 2017
Three Things Trump’s Ban Gets Wrong
Date: January 29, 2017
Opinion No. 46/2016, UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention – Wu Zeheng
Date: January 17, 2017
Media Release Announcing Venezuelan Government Escalates Intimidation Campaign Against Lilian Tintori; Issues False Accusations of Coup Plot
Date: January 17, 2017
How to Fix the U.N.
Date: December 29, 2016
A Hanukkah Freedom Party With Human Rights Violators
Date: December 10, 2016
How Congress Can Help a Chinese Dissident
Date: November 29, 2016
Media Release Announcing Lilian Tintori Demands Maduro Regime Provide Proof of Life for Leopoldo López
Date: November 2, 2016
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Complaint to the UN Human Rights Committee – Mohamed Nasheed
Date: October 7, 2016
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The UN Security Council in the Age of Human Rights
Date: September 30, 2016
Joint Statement on the Human Rights Situation in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela at the 33rd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
Date: September 29, 2016
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Media Release Announcing 29 Nations Issue Joint Statement in United Nations Human Rights Council on the Human Rights Situation in Venezuela
Date: September 29, 2016
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Media Release Announcing U.S. House of Representatives Passes Bipartisan Resolution in Support of Human Rights in Venezuela
Date: September 28, 2016
Letter from OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro to Leopoldo López
Date: August 22, 2016
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Media Release Announcing Parents of Seven American Children Abducted to Brazil Send Letter to Secretary Kerry Requesting Urgent Support to Return Abducted American Children
Date: August 15, 2016
Media Release Announcing Leopoldo López Appeal Denied by Maduro-Controlled Court
Date: August 12, 2016
Other Information: (Español)
Media Release Announcing Irregularities and Due Process Violations in Appeal Hearing of Leopoldo López
Date: July 28, 2016
Testimony of Chris Brann before the U.S. House of Representatives on Hope Deferred: Securing Enforcement of the Goldman Act to Return Abducted American Children
Date: July 14, 2016
Media Release Announcing Venezuela Government Launches Major New Campaign Directed at Imprisoned Opposition Leader Leopoldo López, His Wife Lilian Tintori, His Family, and His Party Voluntad Popular
Date: July 12, 2016
Other Information: (Español)
Media Release Announcing Leopoldo López Issues Open Letter on Eve of OAS Meeting on Venezuela
Date: June 23, 2016
Other Information: (Español)
Media Release Announcing Government of Venezuela Delays Issuing Visa to International Lawyer of Venezuela Opposition Leader Leopoldo López in the Run-Up to the Appeal
Date: June 13, 2016
Other Information: (Español)
Media Release Announcing Government of Brazil Opens Major Investigation Into Alleged Wrongdoing of Brazilian-American Mother Who Abducted Son
Date: June 13, 2016
Other Information: (Português)
Media Release Announcing Appeal of Venezuelan Opposition Leader Leopoldo López to Begin on June 20, 2016
Date: June 3, 2016
Time to Hold Our Arab Ally Accountable
Date: May 26, 2016
White Paper on the Case of Anwar Ibrahim
Date: May 23, 2016
Media Release Announcing Malaysia Federal Court Refuses to Hear Evidence of Conspiracy in Political Leader Anwar Ibrahim’s Appeal of his Wrongful Conviction
Date: May 23, 2016
The Future of the UN Human Rights System
Date: April 30, 2016
By Blocking the Release of Political Prisoners, Maduro is Eroding Venezuela’s Democracy
Date: April 13, 2016
Media Release Announcing the United States Senate Unanimously Adopts Resolution Urging Injustice of His Conviction Without Due Process Be Resolved in Strong Rebuke to Maldives Government Demand that Former President Mohamed Nasheed Return to Prison
Date: April 7, 2016
Law on Amnesty and National Reconciliation
Date: March 30, 2016
Other Information: (Español)
Media Release Announcing Imprisoned Venezuelan Opposition Leader Leopoldo López Files Complaint to United Nations Regarding Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Acts Undertaken by Government of Venezuela
Date: March 28, 2016
Other Information: (Español)
Petition to UN Special Rapporteur on Torture – Leopoldo López, Antonieta Mendoza de López, and Lilian Tintori
Date: March 23, 2016
Inter-Parliamentary Union Decision MAL/15 — Anwar Ibrahim
Date: March 23, 2016
Media Release Announcing UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Highlights Arbitrary Detention of Malaysian Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim in Annual Report to Human Rights Council
Date: March 10, 2016
Letter from Leopoldo López on the Two-Year Anniversary of his Unjust Imprisonment (Unofficial English Translation)
Date: February 18, 2016
Other Information: (Español)
At ASEAN Summit, Malaysia’s PM is Foremost Among Crowd of Repressive Dictators
Date: February 12, 2016
Media Release Announcing Lilian Tintori, Wife of Leopoldo López, and Antonieta Mendoza, Mother of López, Subjected to Violative, Abusive Search at Ramo Verde Military Prison
Date: January 20, 2016
In the Maldives, the First Democratically Elected President is Imprisoned While Islamic State Fighters Go Free
Date: January 17, 2016
Media Release Announcing Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak Flouts UN Decision Demanding Release of Anwar Ibrahim; Renegs on Commitments to President Obama to Preserve his Health
Date: January 14, 2016
Media Release Announcing Freedom Now Publishes Report Urging United States to Impose Targeted Financial Sanctions and Travel Bans on Serious Human Rights Abusers in the Maldives
Date: January 11, 2016
Contracting for Stability: The Potential Use of Private Military Contractors as a United Nations Rapid-Reaction Force
Date: January 1, 2016
European Parliament Resolution on Malaysia
Date: December 17, 2015
A Human-Rights Crisis Wracks Paradise
Date: December 16, 2015
Secretary of State John Kerry’s Press Statement on International Human Rights Day 2015
Date: December 10, 2015
The Other Empty Chairs
Date: December 10, 2015
Fundamental Freedoms Key to Ensuring Peaceful and Fair Elections in Venezuela – UN Human Rights Experts
Date: December 4, 2015
Media Release Announcing Assassination Attempt on Lilian Tintori, Wife of Imprisoned Venezuela Opposition Leader Leopoldo López, Fails
Date: November 26, 2015
Prosecutor General’s Office Will Join Case of Child Being Held in Brazil Without Consent of American Father
Date: November 23, 2015
Other Information: (Portuguese Original)
Remarks by Congressman Chris Smith on The Goldman Act to Return Abducted American Children: Ensuring Administration Action (See Video at 1:36:33)
Date: November 19, 2015
Secretary of State John Kerry’s Press Statement on the International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act
Date: November 18, 2015
National Press Club Press Conference with Chris Brann, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Michele Thoren Bond, Jared Genser, Congressman Chris Smith, and David Goldman on the abduction of Nicolas Brann to Brazil
Date: November 17, 2015
Statement by Congressman Chris Smith at the National Press Club
Date: November 17, 2015
Photo of Chris Brann with Assistant Secretary of State Michele Thoren Bond, Assistant Secretary of State Roberta Jacobson, and Ambassador Susan Jacobs
Date: November 17, 2015
National Press Club Newsmaker Program: Chris Brann: Fighting to Bring His Abducted Son Nico Home From Brazil
Democracy on a Leash
Date: November 12, 2015
Letter from 157 U.S. Senators and Leading Latin American Legislators to President Maduro
Date: November 11, 2015
Other Information: (Español & Português)
Letter from OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro to President of the National Electoral Council of Venezuela Ms. Tibisay Lucena
Date: November 10, 2015
Media Release Announcing United Nations Rules Malaysian Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim Held Illegally, Calls for Immediate Release
Date: November 2, 2015
Submission to the UN Committee Against Torture for Periodic Report on China
Date: October 22, 2015
Inter-Parliamentary Union Decision MAL/15 — Anwar Ibrahim
Date: October 21, 2015
Inter-Parliamentary Union Decision MAL/29 — Sivarasa Rasiah
Date: October 21, 2015
The Maldives in Meltdown
Date: October 20, 2015
Media Release Announcing Venezuelan Human-Rights Activists in Washington
Date: October 20, 2015
Other Information: (Español)
Ten Questions for the Government of the Maldives
Date: October 17, 2015
Media Release Announcing UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Unanimously Finds Detention of Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed in Violation of International Law; Urges His Immediate Release
Date: October 5, 2015
Opinion No. 33/2015, UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention — Mohamed Nasheed
Date: October 2, 2015
Opinion No. 22/2015, UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention – Anwar Ibrahim
Date: October 2, 2015
Media Release Announcing Human Rights Foundation Releases Report on the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda at UN Security Council
Date: September 24, 2015
Women, Peace, and Security Agenda at the UN Security Council
Date: September 24, 2015
The Obama-Xi State Visit: Any Room for Human Rights?
Date: September 23, 2015
Secretary of State John Kerry’s Press Statement on the Conviction of Leopoldo Lopez
Date: September 11, 2015
Media Release Announcing Imprisoned Former Malaysian Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim Requires Urgent Medical Attention
Date: September 8, 2015
Media Release Announcing The Trial of Leopoldo López Comes to an End, As His Living Conditions Worsen; Verdict Imminent
Date: August 27, 2015
Other Information: (Español)
Beijing Olympic Scandal Redux
Date: August 7, 2015
Shinzo Abe and the Japanese Constitution,
Date: July 20, 2015
China’s Proposed Non-Governmental Organization Law: Cooperation or Coercion?
Date: July 7, 2015
Testimony of Lilian Tintori before UN Human Rights Council
Date: June 30, 2015
A Tale of Two Maldives
Date: June 23, 2015
At Home With Our Iranian Nuclear Partners
Date: June 22, 2015
Media Release Announcing Malaysia Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim Files Case with UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
Date: June 17, 2015
Petition to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention — Anwar Ibrahim
Date: June 15, 2015
Statement on Situation in Venezuela
Date: May 29, 2015
Other Information: (Español)
Declaration of Panama About Venezuela From the Former Heads of Government and State
Date: May 18, 2015
Other Information: (Español)
Petition to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention — Mohamed Nasheed
Date: April 30, 2015
Bangladesh’s Executions an Affront to Justice
Date: April 28, 2015
Preventing Atrocities Now — And in the Future
Date: April 25, 2015
Media Release Announcing International Legal Team
Date: April 7, 2015
Protect India’s Daughters
Date: March 27, 2015
Petition to UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention – Wu Zeheng
Date: March 19, 2015
Chinese Buddhist Leader Wu Zeheng Files Case with UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
Date: March 19, 2015
An Agenda for East Timor’s New Leadership
Date: February 19, 2015
Look Back to Move Forward: Advice to the New Sri Lankan President
Date: January 15, 2015
Will the Security Council Now Act on North Korea?
Date: December 23, 2014
European Parliament Resolution on the Persecution of the Democratic Opposition in Venezuela
Date: December 17, 2014
Other Information: (Español)
UN Committee Against Torture Report on Venezuela (Unofficial English Translation)
Date: November 13, 2014
Other Information: (Español)
How to Measure the Success of Obama’s Trip to Asia
Date: November 10, 2014
UN Rights Chief Urges Venezuela to Release Arbitrarily Detained Protesters and Politicians
Date: October 20, 2014
Malaysia: How Will It Perform on the UN Security Council?
Date: October 17, 2014
Media Release Announcing UNWGAD Opinion in Favor of Leopoldo López Mendoza
Date: October 9, 2014
Other Information: (Español)
A Major Setback to the Rule of Law in China
Date: September 15, 2014
Opinion No. 26/2014, UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention — Leopoldo López
Date: August 26, 2014
Other Information: (Español)
Petition to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture — Leopoldo López
Date: July 29, 2014
Media Release Announcing Leopoldo López Defense Team’s Complaint Filed to UN Special Rapporteur on Torture
Date: July 29, 2014
Media Release Announcing López Defense Team’s Condemnation of Venezuelan President’s ‘Outrageous’ Comments on First Day of Trial
Date: July 25, 2014
White Paper on the Case of Leopoldo López Mendoza
Date: July 21, 2014
Other Information: (Español)
Business Needs to be More Socially Conscious
Date: April 7, 2014
Trans-Pacific Partnership Must Safeguard Human Rights
Date: March 31, 2014
Restoring Peace in South Sudan
Date: March 31, 2014
The Ordeal of China’s Liu Xia
Date: March 31, 2014
Demanding Justice for Gao Zhisheng
Date: February 27, 2014
UN Report Ups Pressure on North Korea…and China
Date: February 19, 2014
Central African Republic Needs UN Peacekeepers Now
Date: January 14, 2014
Time for Serious Approach to Vietnam Human Rights
Date: December 13, 2013
Where’s a Real Solution on Syria?
Date: November 14, 2013
Testimony of Jared Genser
Date: October 31, 2013
Independent Report on the Events of September 1, 2013, at Camp Ashraf, Iraq
Date: October 30, 2013
A New China Strategy: The U.S. Must Make Human Rights a Priority
Date: October 28, 2013
How North Korea Gets Away With It
Date: October 7, 2013
The Next Big Challenges on Syria
Date: September 11, 2013
Our Response to Syria Must Be Effective, But Also Legal
Date: August 30, 2013
Opinion No. 6/2013, UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention — Sledgehammer Cases
Date: July 22, 2013
Liu Case Lost in Keen Bid For Trade
Date: June 26, 2013
Myanmar Needs Our Investment – Let’s Get It Right
Date: June 26, 2013
More Clout Needed to End North Korea’s Repression
Date: June 25, 2013
Petition
Date: June 20, 2013
Stand Up for Liu Xiaobo
Date: June 3, 2013
In China, Repression is a Family Affair
Date: April 26, 2013
Myanmar Rule of Law Assessment
Date: March 30, 2013
For North Koreans in the Gulag, a Glimmer of Hope at the UN
Date: March 23, 2013
UN Human Rights Council Resolution 22/13 — Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Date: March 21, 2013
UN Experts Call for International Inquiry into North Korea Human Rights Abuses
Date: February 27, 2013
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Date: February 1, 2013
News Portal Name: UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in North Korea (See paras. 14 & 29 for reference to our past work on the DPRK)
Media Release Announcing The International Coalition to Stop Crimes against Humanity in North Korea Urges Human Rights Council to Create Inquiry into Mass Atrocity Crimes
Date: January 22, 2013
Ignoring North Korea’s Gulags: A UN Human Rights Council Inquiry is the First Step
Date: January 21, 2013
Pillay Urges More Attention to Human Rights Abuses in North Korea, Calls for International Inquiry
Date: January 14, 2013
A Growing Movement to Support Liu Xiaobo
Date: December 7, 2012
UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Opinion No. 47/2012 — Kang Mi-ho, Kim Jeong-nam, and Shin Kyung-seop
Date: November 15, 2012
Free Liu Xiaobo
Date: October 8, 2012
Petition to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention — Sledgehammer Cases
Date: September 12, 2012
The Action the U.S. Needs to Take in Syria
Date: August 24, 2012
Opinion No. 10/2012, UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention —Jason Puracal
Date: May 24, 2012
Complaint to UN Special Rapporteur on Torture – Jason Puracal
Date: April 12, 2012
The Situation of Detainees in Gulag System (Kwan-li-so) of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea — Submission to UN Special Procedures
Date: April 3, 2012
Other Information: ICNK Petition to UN Special Procedures
Media Release Announcing The International Coalition to Stop Crimes against Humanity in North Korea Submits Petition to United Nations to End Kwan-Li-So (Gulag System)
Date: April 3, 2012
ICNK Petition to UN Special Procedures
Date: April 3, 2012
Petition to UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention — Kang Mi-ho, Kim Jeong-nam, and Shin Kyung-seop
Date: April 3, 2012
ICNK Launches Fresh Fight Against Prison Camps
Date: April 3, 2012
News Portal Name: Daily NK
Investigate North Korea’s Gulag
Date: April 2, 2012
Harmful Effects: The Torture and Detention of Gao Zhisheng
Date: January 26, 2012
Two Legacies as Different as Good and Evil
Date: December 26, 2011
The Responsibility to Protect: The Promise of Stopping Mass Atrocities in Our Times
Date: December 1, 2011
The West Must Not Forget Liu Xiaobo’s Plight
Date: August 1, 2011
Opinion No. 16/2011, UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention — Liu Xia
Date: May 5, 2011
Opinion No. 15/2011, UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention — Liu Xiaobo
Date: May 5, 2011
Libya and the Responsibility to Protect
Date: March 1, 2011
Now We Must All Stand With The Lady
Date: November 15, 2010
Media Release Announcing Filing of Petition to UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on Behalf of Liu Xia and Liu Xiaobo
Date: November 4, 2010
Take Kim to Court
Date: June 3, 2010
When Due Process Concerns Become Dangerous: The Security Council’s 1267 Regime and The Need for Reform
Date: January 1, 2010
Failure to Protect: The Ongoing Challenge of North Korea
Date: December 30, 2008
The Intersection of Politics and International Law: The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention in Theory and Practice
Date: June 30, 2008
Are EU Trade Sanctions on Burma Compatible With WTO Law?
Date: January 30, 2008
Failure to Protect: A Call to the UN Security Council to Act in North Korea
Date: October 30, 2006
Threat to the Peace: A Call for the UN Security Council to Act in Burma
Date: September 20, 2005
