España: riesgo de extradición de dos defensores de los derechos humanos salvadoreños bajo alerta roja de Interpol (comunicación conjunta)

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Lo que sigue se basa en comunicaciones conjuntas enviadas al Gobierno de España y a la Interpol sobre la situación de riesgo a la que se enfrentan los defensores de los derechos humanos, la Sra. Ivania Cruz y el Sr. Rudy Joya, actualmente en España, en el contexto de una alerta roja de Interpol emitida en su contra por el gobierno de El Salvador, y el riesgo de extradición a este país.

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GENEVA (1 April 2026) – Independent human rights experts* today urged Member States which are committed to prioritising human rights

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Press Release: The continued criminalisation of human rights defenders and lawyers in Türkiye must stop.

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This is the summary of an official communication sent by the UN Special Rapporteur to Meta Inc. regarding the impact of its policies on human rights defenders and the right to defend human rights on the social media platforms Facebook and Instagram.

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This is the summary of an official communication sent by the UN Special Rapporteur to X Corp. regarding the impact of its policies on human rights defenders and the right to defend human rights on the social media platform X.

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Ce qui suit est basé sur une communication conjointe envoyée au Gouvernement de la RDC à propos des tentatives d’assassinat et menaces persistantes depuis février 2025 à l’encontre des avocats Me Christian Loseka Mitamba, Me Alphonse Eric Mushuka, Me Eric Shejembe Ruhimbana, Me Augustin Rukakiza Mitambo et Me Olivier Fataki Lungwe dans la ville d’Uvira.

This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Oman about the judicial and administrative harassment against human rights defender Awad Al-Sawafi, in the form of repeated arrests and arbitrary detention since 2011 as well as his job demotion in 2024 on the basis of unknown security reasons.

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This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Malawi about the death threats targeting a human rights defender, which appear to be directly linked to his legitimate work.

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This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Mozambique about the threats against and the risks to the safety of human rights defender Sismo Eduardo.

UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders Mary Lawlor speaking at the Human Rights Council in Geneva during its 61st session, on 3 March 2026.

On 3 March 2026, I gave my opening remarks before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. I was presenting my latest report: “Defending dignity and claiming rights: human rights defenders hold firm to universal values as others desert them”, as well as my country visit report on Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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