Bosnia and Herzegovina: Human rights defenders stigmatized amid legal uncertainty and political tension says UN expert (Press Release)

The flag of the Dominican Republic flying from the top of a pole on a bright sunny day.

Lo que sigue se basa en una comunicación conjunta enviada al Gobierno de la República Dominicana sobre los presuntos ataques contra defensores de derechos humanos y miembros de organizaciones de la sociedad civil que defienden los derechos de la población migrante y de ascendencia haitiana.

Indian human rights defender Babloo Loitongbam standing indoors, wearing a grey suit with light purple shirt and glasses.

This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of India about the attacks and harassment faced by human rights defender Babloo Loitongbam and his family.

This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Croatia about the rejection of Vladislav Arinichev’s asylum application, as well as his reported detention and potential deportation to Russia, where he faces prosecution for his anti-war activism.

The flag of Tunisia flying in the wind under a blue sky

Ce qui suit est basé sur une communication conjointe envoyée au gouvernement de la Tunisie à propos de l’accusation et la détention des défenseurs des droits humains, Abderrazek Krimi et Mustapha Djemali.

The flag of Tunisia flying in the wind under a blue sky

[Français / English] Communiqué de presse: L’arrestation de défenseurs des droits des migrants et le climat général de discours de haine et de campagnes de diffamation à leur encontre en Tunisie est une nouvelle indication que le pays recule dans son engagement à protéger les droits de l’homme.

Rwanda Flag Against Light Blue Sky. Photo by Dave Proffer via Wikimedia Commons

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.

The Italian flag blowing in the wind against a blue sky. The flag is composed of three horizontal stripes, the first green, the second white and the third red.

This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Italy about the administrative detention of civilian search and rescue ships in the Central Mediterranean and the continued practice of assigning distant ports for the disembarkation of individuals rescued in distress at sea.

Logo of the United Nations Human Rights Special Procedures

Press release: The abduction and enforced disappearance of Rwandan human rights defender Yusuf Ahmed Gasana from Kenya and his alleged extraordinary rendition to Rwanda a year ago must not remain unsolved.

A portrait photo of woman human rights defender Helena Maleno Garzón, a white woman with long hair dyed red and black. She is wearing a bright red scarf around the neck and is looking to the left of the camera.

Ce qui suit est basé sur une communication conjointe envoyée aux gouvernements marocain et espagnol à propos du harcèlement, de l’expulsion et de l’interdiction d’entrée au Maroc de la défenseuse des droits humains Helena Maleno Garzón.