Azerbaijan: Expert concerned about prosecution of human rights defenders and journalists (Press Release)

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Press Release: The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, expressed serious concern over the ongoing detention and prosecution of six human rights defenders and journalists in Azerbaijan.

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This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Azerbaijan about the alleged arbitrary detention and criminalization of five human rights defenders, reportedly in connection with their legitimate human rights work against corruption and the exercise of their freedom of expression.

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This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Bahrain about the arrest, ill-treatment and detention of Hashem al-Wadaei, son and brother-in-law of two well-known human rights defenders.

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Press Release: The Israeli authorities continue to target human rights defenders in the Occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, through prolonged administrative detention without charge, humiliation and ill treatment.

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This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Angola about the alleged arbitrary house arrest and detention of lawyer Zola Ferreira Bambi in January 2024.

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This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Georgia about the re-introduction in Parliament of the so-called ‘Foreign Agents Law’, the draft law ‘On transparency of foreign influence’, and the suppression of the protests against the draft law.

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Ce qui suit est basé sur une communication envoyée au gouvernement de la RDC à propos d’actes présumés d’intimidation, d’attaques et d’intrusions au domicile du défenseur des droits humains Dismas Kitenge.

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This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Rwanda about the criminal prosecution and detention of journalists and human rights defenders Théoneste Nsengimana and Dieudonné Niyonsenga and opposition politician Théophile Ntirutwa.

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This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Malawi about the continued harassment, intimidation and threats against journalist and human rights defender Gregory Gondwe.

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Ce qui suit est basé sur une communication envoyée au gouvernement de Madagascar à propos de menaces, intimidations et poursuites pénales à l’encontre de défenseurs des droits humains, qui semblent être en lien avec leur travail de défenseurs des droits humains, lanceurs d’alerte et observateurs électoraux.