En las últimas semanas hemos visto que los ataques contra defensores y defensoras de los derechos humanos siguen aumentando en todo el mundo mientras los que están en el poder se muestran cada vez más intolerantes con las críticas y recurren a una amplia variedad de tácticas para acallarlas.
Nabeel RajabBahréinEbtisam al SaeghTurquíaIdil Eserİlknur ÜstünGünal Kurşun,Nalan Erkem,Nejat TaştanÖzlem DalkıranŞeyhmuz Özbekli,Veli AcuAli Gharawi Peter Steudtner, Taner Kılıç,
Acto en Londres para pedir la puesta en libertad de los defensores y defensoras de derechos humanos detenidos en Turquía. © AI
HondurasBertha Zúñiga,defensora asesinada Berta Cáceres,Sotero ChavarríaJosé Asunción Martínez Mario Luna Romero,
Guatemala miembros del Centro de Acción Legal, Ambiental y Social de Guatemala
Acto en Londres para pedir la puesta en libertad de los defensores y defensoras de derechos humanos detenidos en Turquía. © AI
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“Quienes defienden los derechos humanos tienen un papel decisivo en la consecución de un mundo en el que no se pasen necesidades y libre de persecución, discriminación y violencia. ¡Hay que elogiarlos!”
Guadalupe Marengo, Amnistía Internacional
