Source: Daily Maverick, by, Paula Cristina Roque, WLC member. The latest reverberation of the cover-up of post-election brutality is a campaign of state denial of the deadly violence of 2025, shifting blame back onto those who were brutalised. The autocratic…
One year after the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for senior Taliban leaders, justice remains unfulfilled. Arrest warrants are a vital instrument of international law, but without effective enforcement they risk undermining confidence in the international justice system and…
(July 7th, 2026) The World Liberty Congress (WLC) strongly condemns the Mozambican regime’s campaign of violence, intimidation, and judicial weaponization against opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane and his party, Anamala. Following the contested October 2024 elections, the regime met peaceful protests…
A decade on from one of the country’s highest-profile political killings, democracy remains a dream rather than reality. Source: The Diplomat, by Samady Ou, WLC Regional Secretary On July 10, 2016, Cambodia’s political landscape was significantly altered by the assassination of the…
By Aman Sagidullayev, WLC member and Leader of the Alga Karakalpakstan Party Four years have passed since Uzbek security forces opened fire on peaceful demonstrators in Nukus, the capital of the Republic of Karakalpakstan. The tragedy became one of the…
June 14, 2026 The World Liberty Congress stands in solidarity with Cambodian-American democracy advocate, lawyer, and political prisoner Theary Seng as she marks four years of unjust imprisonment in Cambodia. On June 14, 2022, Theary Seng was sentenced in a…
Being a pro-democracy activist means rejecting the comfort of the hero myth and accepting the burdens carried by even the most righteous choices. By Ammar Abdulhamid, WLC Parliamentarian. There is a cliché in the human-rights world that casts the activist…
13 juin 2026 Le World Liberty Congress (WLC) exprime sa profonde préoccupation face aux informations faisant état de graves violations des droits humains lors de la manifestation organisée par l’opposition à Kinshasa ce 12 juin 2026. Ces manifestations ont été…
This outcome is an important legal victory and a meaningful precedent for all those who face defamation campaigns, harassment, false accusations, and abusive legal tactics as part of transnational repression. Around the world, authoritarian regimes and their networks seek to…
The World Liberty Congress (WLC) strongly condemns the Taliban’s recent arrests of dozens of women in Herat Province for allegedly violating the Taliban’s imposed dress code, as well as the reported use of force against peaceful civilians exercising their fundamental…