United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders
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Cambodia: Mother Nature Cambodia members arrested and charged (joint communication)
Official Letters and Statements
BACKGROUND On 17 August 2021, I wrote a joint communication with other UN experts on the arrest and criminalisation of…
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Meeting with Human Rights Defenders from Ukraine
Latest InformationOne month ago, I met with Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) from Ukraine: Anastasia…
200 días desde la desaparición de Grisell Pérez Rivera
Latest InformationHoy se cumplen 200 días de la desaparición de la abogada y #defensoradederechoshumanos…
Journalists and Human Rights Defenders receive Nobel Peace Prize
Latest InformationI was delighted to hear today that the work of Human Rights Defenders…
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Human Rights Defenders
Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) are people who act peacefully to promote or protect human rights in accordance with the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders.
“Human rights defenders are ordinary people who do extraordinary things. They work peacefully for the rights of others and help build civil and just societies based on the rule of law.”
Mary Lawlor, Special Rapporteur on the situation of HRDs
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