This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Governments of Viet Nam and Thailand about the sentencing of journalist and human rights defender Duong Van Thai to 12 years in prison in October 2024, following his alleged abduction in Thailand, enforced disappearance and forcible return to Viet Nam.
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This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Sri Lanka about the death threats, acts of intimidation and physical attacks against woman human rights defender M. Nelum Kumuduni Jayasekara in connection with her peaceful and legitimate human rights work, advocating against enforced disappearance and specifically the alleged enforced disappearance of her son.
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Governments of Rwanda and Kenya about the alleged abduction and subsequent enforced disappearance from Nairobi of human rights defender and Rwandan refugee Yusuf Ahmed Gasana, and his alleged extraordinary rendition to Rwanda where he is believed to be currently detained.