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.
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of China about the dire conditions of human rights defender Xu Zhiyong in detention, whose health is reportedly deteriorating after he has been on a hunger strike since the beginning of October 2024 to protest the violation of his human rights in prison.
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.
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Türkiye about the long term detention of human rights defenders Özgür Yılmaz, Behiç Aşçı, Engin Gökoğlu, Süleyman Gökten, Barkın Timtik, Selçuk Kozağaçlı, Oya Aslan, Aytaç Ünsal and Turan Canpolat.
Press Release: UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Mary Lawlor expressed deep concern at the continued long-term detention in Türkiye of nine prominent human rights defenders and lawyers, all of whom were arbitrarily arrested in connection with their peaceful work and convicted in unfair trials on spurious terrorism-related charges.
Press Release: Independent human rights expert Mary Lawlor expressed concern about the continued application of anti-terrorism legislation in Egypt to imprison human rights defenders.
Lo que sigue se basa en una comunicación conjunta enviada al Gobierno de México sobre la presunta detención arbitraria, uso indebido del derecho penal e imposición de sentencias de forma desproporcionada contra diez personas defensoras de los derechos humanos de los Pueblos Indígenas.
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Turkmenistan about the ongoing detention of human rights defender Mansur Mingelov, as well as allegations regarding his lack of access to adequate healthcare, deteriorating health and restricted communication with his family.
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Iran about the sentencing of five members of the Nozhin socio-cultural association to lengthy prison sentences, as well as the sentencing of woman human rights defender Jina Modares Gorji to 21 years in prison.