Lao must immediately release Chinese lawyer Lu Siwei and prevent his imminent deportation (press release)

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GENEVA (11 August 2023) – UN experts* today called on Lao People’s Democratic Republic to end the arbitrary detention of

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This is the summary of a communication written by the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders and other UN experts to the Government of Russia on 17 May 2023.

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Ce qui suit est basé sur une communication officielle transmise au gouvernement de la République Démocratique du Congo à propos de l’intrusion au domicile, de menaces et d’intimidations à l’encontre du défenseur des droits humains Dismas Kitenge.

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Press release: attacks against Angolan trade union leader Eduardo Peres Alberto must end.

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Press release: Bangladesh must end all acts of harassment against human rights organisations and their representatives.

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Press release following the violent attack on journalist Yelena Milashina and lawyer Alexander Nemov in Grozny

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This is the summary of an official communication sent to the Government of India regarding detention and alleged ill-treatment of human rights defender Mohammad Ahsan Untoo.

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This is the summary of an official communication sent to the Government of Belarus about criminal proceedings against members of Human Rights Center Viasna.

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GENEVA (4 July 2023) – UN experts* today urged Tajikistan to show genuine commitment to improving the situation of human

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This is the summary of a communication written by the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders and other UN experts to the Government of Russia on 17 April 2023.