Thailand: escalating death threats against human rights defenders Jorn Naowa-opas and Sumet Rianpongnam (joint communication)

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This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Thai Government and two Thailand-based companies about the escalating death threats against human rights defenders Jorn Naowa-opas and Sumet Rianpongnam in the Eastern Region of Thailand in 2025.

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This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Governments of Indonesia, France and China, as well as several companies, about the physical attacks and intimidation attempts against Indigenous WHRD Dewi Anakoda, in apparent connection with her work exposing the human and environmental impact of nickel mining on Halmahera Island, Indonesia.

Silhouettes of people gathering around the entrance to the COP30 venue in Belém, in the Brazilian Amazon. (Photo: © UN Climate Change - Kiara Worth, shared on Flicker under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 licensing)

Statement by UN Human Rights Experts on civic participation at the Climate COP30.

UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Mary Lawlor delivering her remarks at the 80th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, on 16 October 2025.

Press Release: The climate crisis is a human rights crisis and those calling for their governments to mitigate its impacts must be protected as human rights defenders.

UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Mary Lawlor delivering her remarks at the 80th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, on 16 October 2025.

On 16 October 2025, I gave my opening remarks before the UN General Assembly in New York. I was presenting my latest report on human rights defenders working to address climate change and achieve a just transition.

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Ce qui suit est basé sur une communication conjointe envoyée au gouvernement de Guinée-Bissau à propos de l’arrestation et la détention arbitraires présumées de Valentina Cirelli à Varela du 18 au 27 avril 2025.

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Ce qui suit est basé sur une communication conjointe envoyée au Gouvernement tunisien à propos de la détention arbitraire présumée, des mauvais traitements infligés au défenseur des droits de l’homme et de l’environnement Mohamed Ali Rtimi et de l’absence de procédure régulière pendant son procès.

Portrait of environmental human rights defender and indigenous community leader Ringrong Mro, wearing a white and grey checkered shirt and standing in front of a grey wall. He is looking straight into the camera with a faint smile.

This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Bangladesh as well as company Lama Rubber Industries Ltd about the continued criminalisation of indigenous community leader and land defender Ringrong Mro in Bandarban District.

The flag of South Africa is flying in the wind. Behind it is the blue sky with a white cloud.

This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of South Africa about the reported repeated death threats and killing attempts since 2013 targeting a human rights defender.

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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.