[Français / English] Communiqué de presse : Une experte des Nations Unies exprime son extrême préoccupation face à l’enlèvement et aux violences sexuelles présumées subies par quatre défenseuses des droits humains dans la province du Sud-Kivu, ainsi qu’à l’assassinat de la mère de l’une d’entre elles.
Lo que sigue se basa en una comunicación conjunta enviada al Gobierno de México sobre el asesinato de la defensora de los derechos humanos y abogada indígena, la Sra. Sandra Domínguez Martínez, y de su esposo, tras haber sido desaparecidos en octubre de 2024.
Press Release: China must uphold the rights of imprisoned human rights defenders, including by ensuring that they are not subjected to torture or ill-treatment.
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Governments of Bhutan and India about the reported deprivation of liberty and enforced disappearance since 2014 of human rights defender Lok Nath Acharya, following his alleged detention in India and extradition to Bhutan, after he travelled to the West Bengal state of India in October 2014 to attend a human rights meeting.
Ce qui suit est une communication conjointe envoyée au Gouvernement de la Guinée à propos des allégations d’enlèvement, de disparition forcée et de torture à l’encontre du défenseur des droits humains Abdoul Sacko, ainsi que la disparition forcée prolongée des défenseurs des droits humains Oumar Sylla et Mamadou Billo Bah.
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Egypt about the arrest without a warrant in September 2024 and the subsequent enforced disappearance of human rights defender Ahmed Mohamed Hamza Mohamed Hamza.
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of China about the ongoing imprisonment of human rights defenders Ding Jiaxi, Huang Qi, Huang Yunmin, Ilham Tohti, Qin Yongmin, Zhang Haitao and Zhao Haitong, as well as the enforced disappearance of Gao Zhisheng, whose fate and whereabouts are unknown since 2017.
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Egypt about the use of repeated and similar national security and counter-terrorism related charges against human rights defenders in detention, including Aisha al-Shater, Hoda Abdel-Moneim and Ibrahim Metwally, their poor prison conditions and their continued lack of access to appropriate healthcare.
Press Release: Pakistan must immediately release detained Baloch human rights defenders and cease its crackdown on peaceful protesters.
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of China about the sentencing in October 2024 of woman human rights defender He Fangmei to five years and six months in prison and the apparent disappearance of two of her children.