Rights Defenders (RDI)
@rightsdefenders.bsky.social
📢 Rights Defenders Initiative (RDI), dedicated to promoting human rights worldwide. Light on human rights violations and create public awareness. 📢
rightsdefenders.org
85 Great Portland Street
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rightsdefenders.org
85 Great Portland Street
First Floor
London
W1W 7LT
🚨 Indonesia: Mass arrests during August-September 2025 protests! Peaceful demonstrators face brutal repression for defending democracy.
Freedom of assembly is a fundamental right! ✊
#IndonesiaProtests #FreedomOfAssembly #StandWithIndonesia #HumanRightsIndonesia #DemocracyUnderThreat
Freedom of assembly is a fundamental right! ✊
#IndonesiaProtests #FreedomOfAssembly #StandWithIndonesia #HumanRightsIndonesia #DemocracyUnderThreat
November 15, 2025 at 4:52 PM
🚨 Indonesia: Mass arrests during August-September 2025 protests! Peaceful demonstrators face brutal repression for defending democracy.
Freedom of assembly is a fundamental right! ✊
#IndonesiaProtests #FreedomOfAssembly #StandWithIndonesia #HumanRightsIndonesia #DemocracyUnderThreat
Freedom of assembly is a fundamental right! ✊
#IndonesiaProtests #FreedomOfAssembly #StandWithIndonesia #HumanRightsIndonesia #DemocracyUnderThreat
🚨 Bugra Baldan has been unjustly imprisoned in Turkiye for over 8 years without fair trial!
Detained under politically motivated charges, his rights are being violated.
Justice delayed is justice denied! ⚖️
#FreeBugraBaldan #JusticeForBugra #TurkeyHumanRights #FairTrial #EndArbitraryDetention
Detained under politically motivated charges, his rights are being violated.
Justice delayed is justice denied! ⚖️
#FreeBugraBaldan #JusticeForBugra #TurkeyHumanRights #FairTrial #EndArbitraryDetention
November 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
🚨 Bugra Baldan has been unjustly imprisoned in Turkiye for over 8 years without fair trial!
Detained under politically motivated charges, his rights are being violated.
Justice delayed is justice denied! ⚖️
#FreeBugraBaldan #JusticeForBugra #TurkeyHumanRights #FairTrial #EndArbitraryDetention
Detained under politically motivated charges, his rights are being violated.
Justice delayed is justice denied! ⚖️
#FreeBugraBaldan #JusticeForBugra #TurkeyHumanRights #FairTrial #EndArbitraryDetention
🚨 The arbitrary detention of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya is unacceptable! Attacks on Kamal Adwan Hospital are war crimes.
Healthcare workers must be protected - hospitals are safe zones! 🏥
#FreeDrHussam #ProtectHealthcare #GazaUnderAttack #HealthcareNotTarget #HumanRights
Healthcare workers must be protected - hospitals are safe zones! 🏥
#FreeDrHussam #ProtectHealthcare #GazaUnderAttack #HealthcareNotTarget #HumanRights
November 14, 2025 at 9:13 PM
🚨 The arbitrary detention of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya is unacceptable! Attacks on Kamal Adwan Hospital are war crimes.
Healthcare workers must be protected - hospitals are safe zones! 🏥
#FreeDrHussam #ProtectHealthcare #GazaUnderAttack #HealthcareNotTarget #HumanRights
Healthcare workers must be protected - hospitals are safe zones! 🏥
#FreeDrHussam #ProtectHealthcare #GazaUnderAttack #HealthcareNotTarget #HumanRights
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A child in Gaza asks for bread, not toys.
A mother searches for water, not comfort.
A doctor operates without anesthesia, not by choice.
This is not politics. This is humanity dying!
#GazaCrisis #HumanRights #ActNow
A child in Gaza asks for bread, not toys.
A mother searches for water, not comfort.
A doctor operates without anesthesia, not by choice.
This is not politics. This is humanity dying!
#GazaCrisis #HumanRights #ActNow
October 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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A child in Gaza asks for bread, not toys.
A mother searches for water, not comfort.
A doctor operates without anesthesia, not by choice.
This is not politics. This is humanity dying!
#GazaCrisis #HumanRights #ActNow
A child in Gaza asks for bread, not toys.
A mother searches for water, not comfort.
A doctor operates without anesthesia, not by choice.
This is not politics. This is humanity dying!
#GazaCrisis #HumanRights #ActNow
🚨 A young lieutenant's last words: "I'm going to protect the Presidential Palace"
What happened next?
TOLD: Terrorist threat incoming
TRUTH: Set up to die
RESULT: Murdered & dishonored
JUSTICE FOR LIEUTENANT KARADAG!
#JusticeForKaradag #StateBetyal #RestoreHisHonor
What happened next?
TOLD: Terrorist threat incoming
TRUTH: Set up to die
RESULT: Murdered & dishonored
JUSTICE FOR LIEUTENANT KARADAG!
#JusticeForKaradag #StateBetyal #RestoreHisHonor
October 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
🚨 A young lieutenant's last words: "I'm going to protect the Presidential Palace"
What happened next?
TOLD: Terrorist threat incoming
TRUTH: Set up to die
RESULT: Murdered & dishonored
JUSTICE FOR LIEUTENANT KARADAG!
#JusticeForKaradag #StateBetyal #RestoreHisHonor
What happened next?
TOLD: Terrorist threat incoming
TRUTH: Set up to die
RESULT: Murdered & dishonored
JUSTICE FOR LIEUTENANT KARADAG!
#JusticeForKaradag #StateBetyal #RestoreHisHonor
🚨 Trump's Human Rights Record 🇺🇸
Less than a year into his second term, the abuses are stacking up.
Human Rights Watch documented 100 harms in 100 days—and counting. 😔
We urge everyone to stand against these unlawful policies. ✊
#HumanRights #Trump #StopTheAbuse #Palestine #GlobalJustice
Less than a year into his second term, the abuses are stacking up.
Human Rights Watch documented 100 harms in 100 days—and counting. 😔
We urge everyone to stand against these unlawful policies. ✊
#HumanRights #Trump #StopTheAbuse #Palestine #GlobalJustice
October 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
🚨 Trump's Human Rights Record 🇺🇸
Less than a year into his second term, the abuses are stacking up.
Human Rights Watch documented 100 harms in 100 days—and counting. 😔
We urge everyone to stand against these unlawful policies. ✊
#HumanRights #Trump #StopTheAbuse #Palestine #GlobalJustice
Less than a year into his second term, the abuses are stacking up.
Human Rights Watch documented 100 harms in 100 days—and counting. 😔
We urge everyone to stand against these unlawful policies. ✊
#HumanRights #Trump #StopTheAbuse #Palestine #GlobalJustice
🚨 URGENT: Activist shot while livestreaming in Angola
Serrote José de Oliveira was shot in the leg during a peaceful protest on July 28.
His family had no access for days. His health is deteriorating.
No one should be shot for peaceful protest. 📢✊
#Angola #HumanRights #FreedomOfExpression
Serrote José de Oliveira was shot in the leg during a peaceful protest on July 28.
His family had no access for days. His health is deteriorating.
No one should be shot for peaceful protest. 📢✊
#Angola #HumanRights #FreedomOfExpression
October 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
🚨 URGENT: Activist shot while livestreaming in Angola
Serrote José de Oliveira was shot in the leg during a peaceful protest on July 28.
His family had no access for days. His health is deteriorating.
No one should be shot for peaceful protest. 📢✊
#Angola #HumanRights #FreedomOfExpression
Serrote José de Oliveira was shot in the leg during a peaceful protest on July 28.
His family had no access for days. His health is deteriorating.
No one should be shot for peaceful protest. 📢✊
#Angola #HumanRights #FreedomOfExpression
💔72-year-old İbrahim Güngör died in prison in Turkiye
He suffered from Alzheimer's🧠and diabetes. Despite repeated pleas from his family🙏, authorities refused to release him.
We demand accountability for deaths of vulnerable prisoners in Turkish jails.
#Turkey #HumanRights #Prison #İbrahimGüngör
He suffered from Alzheimer's🧠and diabetes. Despite repeated pleas from his family🙏, authorities refused to release him.
We demand accountability for deaths of vulnerable prisoners in Turkish jails.
#Turkey #HumanRights #Prison #İbrahimGüngör
October 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
💔72-year-old İbrahim Güngör died in prison in Turkiye
He suffered from Alzheimer's🧠and diabetes. Despite repeated pleas from his family🙏, authorities refused to release him.
We demand accountability for deaths of vulnerable prisoners in Turkish jails.
#Turkey #HumanRights #Prison #İbrahimGüngör
He suffered from Alzheimer's🧠and diabetes. Despite repeated pleas from his family🙏, authorities refused to release him.
We demand accountability for deaths of vulnerable prisoners in Turkish jails.
#Turkey #HumanRights #Prison #İbrahimGüngör
24 years. No charges. No trial. 📰🔒
Dawit Isaak, the world's longest imprisoned journalist, has been silenced in #Eritrea🇪🇷 since 2001. But we hold onto hope. ✊
Maybe he'll write again. ✍️
#FreeDawitIsaak #PressFreedom
Dawit Isaak, the world's longest imprisoned journalist, has been silenced in #Eritrea🇪🇷 since 2001. But we hold onto hope. ✊
Maybe he'll write again. ✍️
#FreeDawitIsaak #PressFreedom
October 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM
24 years. No charges. No trial. 📰🔒
Dawit Isaak, the world's longest imprisoned journalist, has been silenced in #Eritrea🇪🇷 since 2001. But we hold onto hope. ✊
Maybe he'll write again. ✍️
#FreeDawitIsaak #PressFreedom
Dawit Isaak, the world's longest imprisoned journalist, has been silenced in #Eritrea🇪🇷 since 2001. But we hold onto hope. ✊
Maybe he'll write again. ✍️
#FreeDawitIsaak #PressFreedom
🚨 ECHR ruled Turkey's conviction of Yuksel Yalçınkaya based on ByLock (mobile application) use constitutes "systemic violations" of fair trial rights.
8,500+ similar cases pending. Up to 100,000 individuals identified.
#ECHR #HumanRights #Turkiye
8,500+ similar cases pending. Up to 100,000 individuals identified.
#ECHR #HumanRights #Turkiye
October 1, 2025 at 9:23 PM
🚨 ECHR ruled Turkey's conviction of Yuksel Yalçınkaya based on ByLock (mobile application) use constitutes "systemic violations" of fair trial rights.
8,500+ similar cases pending. Up to 100,000 individuals identified.
#ECHR #HumanRights #Turkiye
8,500+ similar cases pending. Up to 100,000 individuals identified.
#ECHR #HumanRights #Turkiye
🚨 Forced disappearance from Gaza: Journalists Haitham Abdelwahed (25) and Nidal al-Waheidi (31) were detained by Israeli forces on October 7, 2023, while reporting at Beit Hanoun/Erez crossing. They remain missing since.
The international community is calling for urgent action.
#EnforcedDisappear
The international community is calling for urgent action.
#EnforcedDisappear
October 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
🚨 Forced disappearance from Gaza: Journalists Haitham Abdelwahed (25) and Nidal al-Waheidi (31) were detained by Israeli forces on October 7, 2023, while reporting at Beit Hanoun/Erez crossing. They remain missing since.
The international community is calling for urgent action.
#EnforcedDisappear
The international community is calling for urgent action.
#EnforcedDisappear
Rwanda's opposition leader
Victoire Umuhoza re-arrested
She already served 8 years in prison (2010-2018) for peaceful political opposition. The #African Court ruled Rwanda violated her rights.
This is what silencing dissent looks like.
#FreeVictoireIngabire #HumanRights
@amnesty.org
@hrw.org
Victoire Umuhoza re-arrested
She already served 8 years in prison (2010-2018) for peaceful political opposition. The #African Court ruled Rwanda violated her rights.
This is what silencing dissent looks like.
#FreeVictoireIngabire #HumanRights
@amnesty.org
@hrw.org
September 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Rwanda's opposition leader
Victoire Umuhoza re-arrested
She already served 8 years in prison (2010-2018) for peaceful political opposition. The #African Court ruled Rwanda violated her rights.
This is what silencing dissent looks like.
#FreeVictoireIngabire #HumanRights
@amnesty.org
@hrw.org
Victoire Umuhoza re-arrested
She already served 8 years in prison (2010-2018) for peaceful political opposition. The #African Court ruled Rwanda violated her rights.
This is what silencing dissent looks like.
#FreeVictoireIngabire #HumanRights
@amnesty.org
@hrw.org
🚨Morocco:
- 600-800 illegal abortions daily Abortion Restrictions and Human Rights Violations (ARHRV) in Morocco. Women face prison for seeking care, even rape survivors.
- A 14-year-old died in 2022 after unsafe abortion following rape ARHRV in Morocco.
Time to protect women's lives!
#Morocco
- 600-800 illegal abortions daily Abortion Restrictions and Human Rights Violations (ARHRV) in Morocco. Women face prison for seeking care, even rape survivors.
- A 14-year-old died in 2022 after unsafe abortion following rape ARHRV in Morocco.
Time to protect women's lives!
#Morocco
September 6, 2025 at 10:14 AM
🚨Morocco:
- 600-800 illegal abortions daily Abortion Restrictions and Human Rights Violations (ARHRV) in Morocco. Women face prison for seeking care, even rape survivors.
- A 14-year-old died in 2022 after unsafe abortion following rape ARHRV in Morocco.
Time to protect women's lives!
#Morocco
- 600-800 illegal abortions daily Abortion Restrictions and Human Rights Violations (ARHRV) in Morocco. Women face prison for seeking care, even rape survivors.
- A 14-year-old died in 2022 after unsafe abortion following rape ARHRV in Morocco.
Time to protect women's lives!
#Morocco
🚨 1 in 3 women face violence globally
🔥 UN reports "femi-genocide" in Gaza, mass rape in Sudan & DRC
Governments MUST act NOW!
#GenderBasedViolence #Gaza #Sudan #DRC #ActNow
🔥 UN reports "femi-genocide" in Gaza, mass rape in Sudan & DRC
Governments MUST act NOW!
#GenderBasedViolence #Gaza #Sudan #DRC #ActNow
September 1, 2025 at 7:56 PM
🚨 1 in 3 women face violence globally
🔥 UN reports "femi-genocide" in Gaza, mass rape in Sudan & DRC
Governments MUST act NOW!
#GenderBasedViolence #Gaza #Sudan #DRC #ActNow
🔥 UN reports "femi-genocide" in Gaza, mass rape in Sudan & DRC
Governments MUST act NOW!
#GenderBasedViolence #Gaza #Sudan #DRC #ActNow
🚨 BREAKING: Belarus is arresting people for LIKING social media posts!
📱 Simply joining a Telegram channel can now land you in prison - even if it was legal when you joined
This is digital authoritarianism at its worst 💔
#DigitalRights #Belarus #FreedomOfExpression #HumanRights #OnlineFreedom
📱 Simply joining a Telegram channel can now land you in prison - even if it was legal when you joined
This is digital authoritarianism at its worst 💔
#DigitalRights #Belarus #FreedomOfExpression #HumanRights #OnlineFreedom
September 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Belarus is arresting people for LIKING social media posts!
📱 Simply joining a Telegram channel can now land you in prison - even if it was legal when you joined
This is digital authoritarianism at its worst 💔
#DigitalRights #Belarus #FreedomOfExpression #HumanRights #OnlineFreedom
📱 Simply joining a Telegram channel can now land you in prison - even if it was legal when you joined
This is digital authoritarianism at its worst 💔
#DigitalRights #Belarus #FreedomOfExpression #HumanRights #OnlineFreedom
🚨 URGENT: The arrest of Council of Europe Youth Delegate Enes Hocaoğulları is unacceptable!
📷 Punishing someone for exercising peaceful freedom of expression in an international forum is a human rights violation
#EnesHocaoğulları #FreedomOfExpression
📷 Punishing someone for exercising peaceful freedom of expression in an international forum is a human rights violation
#EnesHocaoğulları #FreedomOfExpression
September 1, 2025 at 7:24 PM
🚨 URGENT: The arrest of Council of Europe Youth Delegate Enes Hocaoğulları is unacceptable!
📷 Punishing someone for exercising peaceful freedom of expression in an international forum is a human rights violation
#EnesHocaoğulları #FreedomOfExpression
📷 Punishing someone for exercising peaceful freedom of expression in an international forum is a human rights violation
#EnesHocaoğulları #FreedomOfExpression
⚖️The detention of lawyer Mehmet Pehlivan, the opposition's presidential candidate in Türkiye, is a serious violation of the rule of law and undermines the fundamental right to a fair trial.
The independence of the legal profession is a cornerstone of a #democratic society and must be upheld.
The independence of the legal profession is a cornerstone of a #democratic society and must be upheld.
August 3, 2025 at 11:18 AM
⚖️The detention of lawyer Mehmet Pehlivan, the opposition's presidential candidate in Türkiye, is a serious violation of the rule of law and undermines the fundamental right to a fair trial.
The independence of the legal profession is a cornerstone of a #democratic society and must be upheld.
The independence of the legal profession is a cornerstone of a #democratic society and must be upheld.
📣 Kurdish journalist and poet Nedim Türfent faces a new arrest warrant (issued on May 7, 2025) — a serious threat to press freedom in Turkey.
🌍 International organizations are raising their voices.
#FreeTurfent #JournalismIsNotACrime ✊🖊️
🌍 International organizations are raising their voices.
#FreeTurfent #JournalismIsNotACrime ✊🖊️
July 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
📣 Kurdish journalist and poet Nedim Türfent faces a new arrest warrant (issued on May 7, 2025) — a serious threat to press freedom in Turkey.
🌍 International organizations are raising their voices.
#FreeTurfent #JournalismIsNotACrime ✊🖊️
🌍 International organizations are raising their voices.
#FreeTurfent #JournalismIsNotACrime ✊🖊️
📢 Arbitrary detention is a grave violation of human rights in Northeast Syria. We must end this injustice now.
#EndArbitraryDetention #HumanRights #NortheastSyria #JusticeForAll
#EndArbitraryDetention #HumanRights #NortheastSyria #JusticeForAll
July 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
📢 Arbitrary detention is a grave violation of human rights in Northeast Syria. We must end this injustice now.
#EndArbitraryDetention #HumanRights #NortheastSyria #JusticeForAll
#EndArbitraryDetention #HumanRights #NortheastSyria #JusticeForAll
⚖️ Mohamed Benhalima, a whistle-blower and former soldier, was deported from Spain to Algeria on March 2022 despite clear risks of torture and unfair trial.
🚨He now faces a life sentence, based on confessions allegedly extracted under torture.
#MohamedBenhalima #HumanRights #StopTorture #JusticeNow
🚨He now faces a life sentence, based on confessions allegedly extracted under torture.
#MohamedBenhalima #HumanRights #StopTorture #JusticeNow
July 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
⚖️ Mohamed Benhalima, a whistle-blower and former soldier, was deported from Spain to Algeria on March 2022 despite clear risks of torture and unfair trial.
🚨He now faces a life sentence, based on confessions allegedly extracted under torture.
#MohamedBenhalima #HumanRights #StopTorture #JusticeNow
🚨He now faces a life sentence, based on confessions allegedly extracted under torture.
#MohamedBenhalima #HumanRights #StopTorture #JusticeNow
🕊️Sumeyra Gelir was only 15. She died by suicide in her home in Bolu, Turkey — a tragic outcome of systemic pressure, neglect, and silencing.
Her story is a heartbreaking reminder of the injustice and unbearable pressure young people continue to face.
#SumeyraGelir #HumanRights #ChildRights #Turkey
Her story is a heartbreaking reminder of the injustice and unbearable pressure young people continue to face.
#SumeyraGelir #HumanRights #ChildRights #Turkey
July 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
🕊️Sumeyra Gelir was only 15. She died by suicide in her home in Bolu, Turkey — a tragic outcome of systemic pressure, neglect, and silencing.
Her story is a heartbreaking reminder of the injustice and unbearable pressure young people continue to face.
#SumeyraGelir #HumanRights #ChildRights #Turkey
Her story is a heartbreaking reminder of the injustice and unbearable pressure young people continue to face.
#SumeyraGelir #HumanRights #ChildRights #Turkey
Democracy is in peril in Chad! 🚨
Opposition voices are being silenced and human rights are being violated. Let's support the Chadian people's right to a peaceful and democratic future.
#Chad #Democracy #HumanRights #StandWithChad
Opposition voices are being silenced and human rights are being violated. Let's support the Chadian people's right to a peaceful and democratic future.
#Chad #Democracy #HumanRights #StandWithChad
July 16, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Democracy is in peril in Chad! 🚨
Opposition voices are being silenced and human rights are being violated. Let's support the Chadian people's right to a peaceful and democratic future.
#Chad #Democracy #HumanRights #StandWithChad
Opposition voices are being silenced and human rights are being violated. Let's support the Chadian people's right to a peaceful and democratic future.
#Chad #Democracy #HumanRights #StandWithChad
Don't remain silent about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza! 💔
The violation of human rights must end, and urgent humanitarian aid must be delivered to the region. 🕊️
#GazaUnderSiege #FreePalestine #HumanRights #ActForGaza
The violation of human rights must end, and urgent humanitarian aid must be delivered to the region. 🕊️
#GazaUnderSiege #FreePalestine #HumanRights #ActForGaza
July 16, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Don't remain silent about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza! 💔
The violation of human rights must end, and urgent humanitarian aid must be delivered to the region. 🕊️
#GazaUnderSiege #FreePalestine #HumanRights #ActForGaza
The violation of human rights must end, and urgent humanitarian aid must be delivered to the region. 🕊️
#GazaUnderSiege #FreePalestine #HumanRights #ActForGaza
🚨 El gobierno chino está restringiendo sistemáticamente la libertad de movimiento de los uigures, violando derechos humanos fundamentales.
¡Se necesita acción internacional urgente para protegerlos!
#DerechosUigur #DerechosHumanos #China #RestriccionesDeViaje #ApoyaALosUigures
¡Se necesita acción internacional urgente para protegerlos!
#DerechosUigur #DerechosHumanos #China #RestriccionesDeViaje #ApoyaALosUigures
July 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
🚨 El gobierno chino está restringiendo sistemáticamente la libertad de movimiento de los uigures, violando derechos humanos fundamentales.
¡Se necesita acción internacional urgente para protegerlos!
#DerechosUigur #DerechosHumanos #China #RestriccionesDeViaje #ApoyaALosUigures
¡Se necesita acción internacional urgente para protegerlos!
#DerechosUigur #DerechosHumanos #China #RestriccionesDeViaje #ApoyaALosUigures
🚨 中国政府正在系统性地限制维吾尔族人的行动自由，这侵犯了基本人权。他们面临着严格的审查、任意的拒绝以及因与外国联系而带来的严重后果，许多人甚至无法获得护照。国际社会亟需采取紧急行动来保护他们！
#维吾尔人权 #人权 #中国 #旅行限制 #与维吾尔人站在一起
#维吾尔人权 #人权 #中国 #旅行限制 #与维吾尔人站在一起
July 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
🚨 中国政府正在系统性地限制维吾尔族人的行动自由，这侵犯了基本人权。他们面临着严格的审查、任意的拒绝以及因与外国联系而带来的严重后果，许多人甚至无法获得护照。国际社会亟需采取紧急行动来保护他们！
#维吾尔人权 #人权 #中国 #旅行限制 #与维吾尔人站在一起
#维吾尔人权 #人权 #中国 #旅行限制 #与维吾尔人站在一起