{"id":2431,"date":"2015-04-15T19:32:38","date_gmt":"2015-04-15T10:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/?page_id=2431"},"modified":"2020-03-02T11:25:50","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T02:25:50","slug":"defenders-democratic-space","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/defenders-democratic-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Defenders, Democratic Space"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/defenders.jpg\" alt=\"Defenders, Democratic Space\" class=\"aligncenter\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">In many countries around the world, human rights defenders are subjected to threats, judicial harassment, surveillance, arbitrary detention and even attacks and killings, and those who call for democratization are oppressed. At the same time, demonstrations are severely restricted and even brutally cracked down.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">HRN works on the protection of human rights defenders by awarding and highlighting their work, by documenting and investigating attacks against human rights defenders, and by raising alarms when their situations are at risk. In particular, HRN supports women human rights defenders in Asia by awarding a significant woman human rights defender every year.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">HRN also calls on state actors to ensure rights to freedom of assembly and association, oppose excessive restrictions and use of force, and work to protect a democratic space for people around the world.<\/p>\n<div class=\"box_white\">\n<h2>Activities, Statements and Reports on this topic<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"statement__list\">\n        <article class=\"article__block article__block--statement\">\n    <div class=\"article__categories\">\n        <ul class=\"post-categories\">\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/category\/information\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Information<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/category\/statement\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Statements<\/a><\/li><\/ul>    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"article__text\">\n        <div class=\"article__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/2026\/02\/28\/4th-anniversary-ukraine-statement\/\">[Statement] Four years after the start of the invasion of Ukraine, we once again call on Russia to immediately cease military action, withdraw, and ensure accountability for violations of international law<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n        <div class=\"article__meta\">\n            <div class=\"article__date\">February 28, 2026<\/div>\n            <div class=\"article__tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/countries\/ukrain\/\" rel=\"tag\">Ukraine<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/tag\/accountability-for-gross-human-rights-violations\/\" rel=\"tag\">Accountability for gross human rights violations<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/tag\/armed-conflict\/\" rel=\"tag\">Armed conflict<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/tag\/civil-and-political-rights\/\" rel=\"tag\">Civil and Political Rights<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/tag\/defenders-democratic-space\/\" rel=\"tag\">Defenders Democratic Space<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/tag\/extrajudicial-killings-war-crime-and-crimes-against-humanity\/\" rel=\"tag\">Extrajudicial killings \/ war crime and crimes against humanity<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/tag\/human-rights-violation-under-armed-conflictsmilitary-operation\/\" rel=\"tag\">Human Rights Violation under armed conflicts\/military operation<\/a><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article__block article__block--statement\">\n    <div class=\"article__categories\">\n        <ul class=\"post-categories\">\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/category\/statement\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Statements<\/a><\/li><\/ul>    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"article__text\">\n        <div class=\"article__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/2025\/09\/27\/hrc60-os-us\/\">[HRC60] Oral Statement on the United States<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n        <div class=\"article__meta\">\n            <div class=\"article__date\">September 27, 2025<\/div>\n            <div class=\"article__tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/countries\/palestine-opt\/\" rel=\"tag\">Palestine (OPT)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/countries\/usa\/\" rel=\"tag\">USA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/tag\/defenders-democratic-space\/\" rel=\"tag\">Defenders Democratic Space<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/tag\/human-rights-violation-under-armed-conflictsmilitary-operation\/\" rel=\"tag\">Human Rights Violation under armed conflicts\/military operation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/tag\/un-activity\/\" rel=\"tag\">UN Activity<\/a><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article__block article__block--statement\">\n    <div class=\"article__categories\">\n        <ul class=\"post-categories\">\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/category\/information\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Information<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/category\/statement\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Statements<\/a><\/li><\/ul>    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"article__text\">\n        <div class=\"article__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/2025\/09\/09\/hrc60-os-myanmar\/\">[HRC60] Oral Statement on Myanmar<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n        <div class=\"article__meta\">\n            <div class=\"article__date\">September 9, 2025<\/div>\n            <div class=\"article__tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/countries\/myanmar\/\" rel=\"tag\">Myanmar<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/tag\/armed-conflict\/\" rel=\"tag\">Armed conflict<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/tag\/civil-and-political-rights\/\" rel=\"tag\">Civil and Political Rights<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/tag\/defenders-democratic-space\/\" rel=\"tag\">Defenders Democratic Space<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/tag\/un-activity\/\" rel=\"tag\">UN Activity<\/a><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article__block article__block--statement\">\n    <div class=\"article__categories\">\n        <ul class=\"post-categories\">\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/category\/information\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Information<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/category\/statement\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Statements<\/a><\/li><\/ul>    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"article__text\">\n        <div class=\"article__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/2024\/12\/04\/joint-statement-cambodia-central-and-ce\/\">[Joint Statement] Cambodia: Cambodian Government must uphold freedom of expression, end judicial harassment against the Center for Alliance of Labor and Human Rights and Equitable Cambodia<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n        <div class=\"article__meta\">\n            <div class=\"article__date\">December 4, 2024<\/div>\n            <div class=\"article__tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/countries\/cambodia\/\" rel=\"tag\">Cambodia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/tag\/civil-and-political-rights\/\" rel=\"tag\">Civil and Political Rights<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/tag\/defenders-democratic-space\/\" rel=\"tag\">Defenders Democratic Space<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/tag\/human-rights-defenders-independence-of-judiciary\/\" rel=\"tag\">Human Rights Defenders \/ independence of judiciary<\/a><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"article__block article__block--statement\">\n    <div class=\"article__categories\">\n        <ul class=\"post-categories\">\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/category\/information\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Information<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/category\/statement\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Statements<\/a><\/li><\/ul>    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"article__text\">\n        <div class=\"article__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/2024\/08\/26\/hrc57-ws-cambodia\/\">[Statement] The Cambodian government must end its arbitrary arrests and campaign of suppression against political opposition and civil society<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n        <div class=\"article__meta\">\n            <div class=\"article__date\">August 26, 2024<\/div>\n            <div class=\"article__tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/countries\/cambodia\/\" rel=\"tag\">Cambodia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/tag\/civil-and-political-rights\/\" rel=\"tag\">Civil and Political Rights<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/tag\/defenders-democratic-space\/\" rel=\"tag\">Defenders Democratic Space<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hrn.or.jp\/eng\/news\/tag\/un-activity\/\" rel=\"tag\">UN Activity<\/a><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/article>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In many countries around the world, human rights defenders are subjected to threats, judicial harassment, surveillance, arbitrary detention and even attacks and killings, and those who call for democratization are oppressed. 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