2041. Winner of the Weimar Human Rights Prize honored with human rights prize in Ireland   Today, Biram Dah Abeid – a Mauritanian human rights activist and awardee of the Weimar Human Rights Prize 2011 – was honored in Dublin with Ireland's most important human rights award. The globally  

2042. Winner of the Weimar Human Rights Prize in detention for 500 days on Good Friday (Press Release)   Although they have now been imprisoned for almost 500 days, the Mauritanian slavery critics Biram Dah Abeid, winner of the Weimar Human Rights Prize 2011, and his deputy Brahim Ramdhane, will not be  

2043. Winter Olympics in the land of the internment camps   STP memorandum on the human rights situation in China: The situation has become significantly worse since the 2008 Summer Games The International Olympic Committee remains silent and tolerates the  

2044. With his policy Egypt’s President is fomenting violence against Christians   According to the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP), the politics of Egypt’s state president Abdel Fatah al Sisi are aimed at fomenting violence against the Copts  

2045. Withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention (July 1)   Withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention (July 1): • STP is concerned about Turkey's next step on its path towards Islamism • A decision to appease Erdogan's traditional voters • Resistance mainly  

2046. Women’s organizations initiate mass rally for kidnapped schoolgirls   Women's organizations expect that about one million people will take part in a demonstration in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, on Wednesday. The women called for a rally to demand the release of 190  

2047. World Day of Humanitarian Aid - Dramatic situation in the Central African Republic   On the occasion of the World Day of Humanitarian Aid, the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) demands better protection for aid workers who provide help for civilians in armed conflicts.  

2048. World Economic Forum in Davos   On occasion of the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) demands the representatives from industry and politics to clearly condemn China's hostage diplomacy.  

2049. World Humanitarian Aid Day (August 19)   International Humanitarian Aid Day (August 19): More attacks on aid workers than ever before A total of 483 attacks with 125 deaths in 2019 Most of the victims are local helpers  

2050. World Press Freedom Day (May 3)   Freedom of the press and freedom of expression in Turkey: In a memorandum on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day (May 3), the STP demands the release of all media workers from Turkish