India: arbitrary arrest, detention and physical assault of environmental human rights defender Bijendra Korram (joint communication)

Flag of India blowing in wind

This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of India about the arbitrary arrest, detention and physical assault as a form of torture and/or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment of environmental human rights defender Bijendra Korram in July 2024.

Headshot of Iranian lawyer Taher Naghavi, seen in a close-up. He has dark, wavy hair and is wearing a pinstriped suit jacket. His expression is calm and focused, with a gaze directed slightly away from the camera.

This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Iran about the conviction and prison sentence of Taher Naghavi, a lawyer and ethnic minority rights defender, whose treatment in prison and limited access to hospital care have raised serious concerns.

Flag of India blowing in wind

This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of India about the physical attack against human rights defenders Manohar Pegu and Ritupan Pegu and their subsequent detention and criminalisation in August 2024.

The Philippines flag is flying in the wind at the top of a pole, against a cloudy sky background.

This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of the Philippines about the conviction of nine teachers and defenders of the rights of Lumad indigenous communities in Mindanao, as well as four other advocates of the right to education.

Russian flag on a flagpole, blowing in the wind

This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Russia about the searches conducted at Tofik Abdulhaziiev’s and his mother’s homes, his arrest and conviction, his ongoing detention far from his family despite serious health conditions that should allegedly warrant his release, and the alleged poor conditions of his detention.

the flag of Indonesia flying against a blue sky

This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Indonesia about the harassment and intimidation of indigenous West Papuan human rights defenders Lamberti Faan and Tineke Rumkabu, and the shooting of Yan Christian Warinussy.

the flag of Turkmenistan flying in the wind from the top of a pole against a blue sky background.

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.

A photo collage of six Iranian human rights defenders, from left to right: Ms. Soma Pourmohammadi, Ms. Serveh Pourmohammadi, Mr. Seivan Ebrahimi, Mr. Edris Menbari, Ms. Zahra Mohammadi and Ms. Jina Modares Gorji.

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.

Indian Adivasi woman human rights defender Suneeta Pottam speaking at a press conference in 2018.

This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of India about the arbitrary arrest and detention of women human rights defender Suneeta Pottam.

David Hernandez Salazar, a Mexican human rights defender, is smiling warmly in this outdoor photo. He is wearing a red polo shirt with a green Lacoste logo, standing in a field with greenery and a cloudy sky in the background.

Lo que sigue se basa en una comunicación conjunta enviada al Gobierno de México sobre la criminalización, condena y sentencia del defensor de los derechos humanos David Hernández Salazar.