Justice Defenders Program
Mobilizing the global legal community to confront governments that restrict human rights activities, enabling advocates to work more freely. (Photo Credit: Igor Kovalenko, TASS Agency)
Protecting Defenders
Supporting human rights defenders (HRDs) around the world who face retaliation for their work, and monitoring trials of HRDs to ensure compliance with international fair trial standards.
Labor Rights
Ecuador: Preliminary Report on Criminal Charges Filed Against Labor Organizer Jorge Acosta
After observing several hearings in the cases against Jorge Acosta, an Ecuadorian workers’ rights advocate and coordinator of the banana workers’ union ASTAC, Center staff attorneys concluded that the criminal proceedings against him have been characterized by several serious irregularities. (Photo Credit: "The Banana Worker" by Sgillins13 is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
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