Honduras: actos de intimidación contra defensoras de los derechos humanos garífunas y difusión de narrativas racistas sobre la comunidad garífuna (comunicación conjunta)

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The flag of Honduras flying in the wind against a cloudy blue sky background.

Lo que sigue se basa en una comunicación conjunta enviada al Gobierno de Honduras sobre presuntos actos de intimidación contra defensoras de los derechos humanos garífunas, y la difusión de narrativas racistas sobre la comunidad garífuna por varios medios de comunicación.

The flag of South Africa is flying in the wind. Behind it is the blue sky with a white cloud.

This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of South Africa about the alleged legal harassment, intimidation and surveillance of whistleblower Ms. Patricia Mashale by members of the South African Police Service.

Chinese woman human rights defender Zhang Zhan sits indoors facing the camera, wearing round glasses and a red patterned blouse. She has shoulder-length dark hair and a calm but serious expression. Behind her is a wooden door with a small sign in Chinese, a television screen, and a desk with household items.

This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of China about the recent detention and sentencing to four additional years of imprisonment of Chinese journalist and woman human rights defender Zhang Zhan, who has reportedly been held incommunicado with no information available regarding her place of detention or current health condition.

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[Français / English] Communiqué de presse : Des experts des Nations Unies condamnent les violences extrêmes commises à l’encontre des défenseurs des droits humains par le groupe armé Mouvement du 23 mars (M23) dans les provinces du Nord et du Sud-Kivu, dans l’est de la RDC.

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This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Indonesia about the reported acts of intimidation and physical attack on Ms. Selly Selegani between 1 and 7 October 2025 in Jakarta and Jayapura.

Venezuelan woman human rights defender and lawyer Martha Lía Grajales speaks into a handheld microphone during a public event. She is shown from the shoulders up, wearing a sleeveless light-blue top and large rectangular white earrings, with long dark hair. A yellow wall and a green poster with partially visible Spanish text appear in the background.

Lo que sigue se basa en una comunicación conjunta enviada al Gobierno de Venezuela sobre la desaparición forzada durante más de 60 horas, desde el 8 de agosto de 2025 hasta la tarde del 11 de agosto de 2025 y la detención arbitraria e imputación de la defensora de los derechos humanos, la Sra. Martha Lía Grajales.

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This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Ukraine about the alleged physical and death threats against an LGBTQ+ rights defender, Ms. Vira Chernyhina, and the reported failure to conduct an effective investigation.

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Press Release: UN human rights experts today urged China to immediately grant full access to adequate medical treatment for woman human rights defender Yang Li.

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Lo que sigue se basa en una comunicación conjunta enviada al Gobierno de Colombia sobre un presunto ataque violento contra la defensora de derechos humanos Luz Marina Becerra, ocurrido el 30 de junio de 2025 en Tumaco, Nariño, así como la intrusión y el hurto registrados durante una reunión de La Comadre el 9 de julio de 2025 en Bogotá.

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Lo que sigue se basa en una comunicación conjunta enviada al Gobierno de México sobre el presunto allanamiento del domicilio de la defensora de los derechos humanos Dora Roblero, el ataque contra su hermano, y actos de intimidación contra integrantes del CDH Frayba, y Josefine Sjöberg, coordinadora del equipo del Movimiento Sueco por la Reconciliación.

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