HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS
Attacks on human rights activists reach crisis point globally Amnesty International launches new global campaign, ‘Brave’, to stop the wave of attacks against those defending human rights 281 people killed in 2016 for defending human rights, up from 156 in 2015 Human rights defenders facing unparalleled global assault amid demonizing rhetoric, clampdowns on civil society and rampant use of surveillance Community leaders, lawyers, journalists and other human rights defenders across the world are facing unprecedented levels of persecution, intimidation and violence, warned Amnesty International today as it launched a new global campaign demanding an end to the onslaught of attacks ...
