DEFENDERS AS AGENTS OF CHANGE

2024 SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGNS

Pranab doley

Tomás Martínez Mandujano is a human rights defender and community leader that has faced unjustified detention and imprisonment as a result of his work in the community of Llano Grande Azcapotzaltongo, in the state of Mexico.
Through peaceful protest and collective action, Tomas’s community has rallied against his criminalization and holds a steady front in the fight for his liberation. 

Stand With Ogieks in Kenya

In Defense of Pranab Doley

Pranab Doley and other community leaders face threats by agitated mobs.

Click below to learn more about the greatest challenges currently faced by land defenders near and around Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve.

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Stand With Maasais in Tanzania

#StandWithMaasais in Tanzania

The indigenous pastoralist communities’ ancestral lands and livelihoods are constantly under threat. In Tanzania, the situation of the Maasai Indigenous Community in Ngorongoro is a perfect example of land rights violations being perpetrated by the state for the benefit of the multi-nationals and investors at the expense of the indigenous peoples.

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Stand Up AGainst Defamation for Human Rights Defender and UDEFEGUA's director Jorge Santos

#StandUpAGainstDefamation for Human Rights Defender and UDEFEGUA's director Jorge Santos

Jorge Santos, from UDEFEGUA – a close ALLIED partner – is facing defamatory remarks that undermine his and UDEFEGUA’s credibility. We urge you to review and please share FrontLine Defenders’ Urgent Appeal and the Statement from Global Witness regarding the alarming situation where defenders are facing severe threats.

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Stand With Ogieks in Kenya

#StandWithOgieks in Kenya

The Ogiek Community have endured arbitrary and government-driven forced evictions from their ancestral lands, a practice persisting since before Kenya’s independence. These actions have significantly disrupted their traditional way of life, impeding access to natural resources, education, health services, and justice. In solidarity with the Ogiek, ALLIED calls for immediate action.

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Protect PIACI in the Amazon

#ProtectPIACI in the Amazon

Indigenous peoples in isolation, known as PIACI, within the Kakataibo North and South Indigenous Reserve, are facing escalating threats due to tensions stemming from territory invasion, the opening of illicit roads, forest extraction within the Reserve, and illegal mining.

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