
United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders
Who is a Human Rights Defender? What can the Special Rapporteur do?Official Statements

Perú: agresión e intento de secuestro del defensor de los derechos humanos Bacilio Mayta Chávez (comunicación conjunta)
Official Letters and Statements
Lo que sigue se basa en una comunicación conjunta enviada al Gobierno de Perú sobre la presunta agresión e intento de secuestro del defensor de los derechos humanos Bacilio Mayta Chávez.
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Hearing with Serbian human rights defenders
Latest InformationIn May, I had an eye-opening online meeting with eight human rights defenders from different organisations in Serbia, who told me that over the past year, the environment for HRDs had sharply deteriorated, marked by escalating repression, judicial harassment and systemic hostility from state authorities.

In Libya W/HRDs continue to work under enormous pressure
Latest Information[English / العربية] In an online meeting last month with Libyan human rights defenders, I learned about the dangers they face because of their work and how they are bravely persisting under repressive laws and religious edicts in addition to powerful armed militias acting with impunity.

Further targeting of human rights defenders in Georgia
Latest InformationI was greatly concerned to learn that a number of human rights defenders and others received summonses last week for a court hearing in relation to posts they had made on social media about the ruling party.
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“Information received” does not necessarily reflect the views of the Special Rapporteur or the United Nations.
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
Violations committed against HRDs
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