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Guest Blog: Testimony from a human rights defender from the Marshes of Southern Iraq
Information Received[English / العربية] A testimony from a human rights defender from the Marshes of Southern Iraq.
Extreme concern for the security of human rights defenders in eastern DRC [EN/FR]
Information Received[English / Français] I call for urgent and practical support to human rights defenders in eastern DRC.
Academic visit to Angola, South Africa and Ghana
Information ReceivedFrom 18 to 30 November, I embarked on an academic visit to Angola, South Africa and Ghana.
Guest Blog: Rambati Chaudhary from Nepal
Information ReceivedA guest blog by Nepali women’s rights defender Rambati Chaudhary.
Guest Blog: Remembering Professor GN Saibaba
Information ReceivedA guest blog by Henri Tiphagne on the death of human rights defender GN Saibaba.
Guest Blog: Supporting Climate Defenders to Combat Climate Change
Information ReceivedA guest blog by Emmanuel Gumbo, Zimbabwean lawyer and human rights defender.
UNGA side event – “Driving sustainable development: the crucial contributions of Human Rights Defenders to the 2030 Agenda”
Information ReceivedOn 15 October 2024, a side event will take place on the margins of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, discussing my new report on the contributions of human rights defenders to the Sustainable Development Goals.
Rencontre avec des défenseur·e·s des droits humains en Tunisie
Information Received[Français / English] Lors d’une réunion en ligne avec des défenseurs des droits humains tunisiens, j’ai appris que les restrictions à leur encontre s’étaient intensifiées et étendues à de nouveaux secteurs, créant un climat de peur accru dans tout le pays.
Meeting with Georgian human rights defenders with disabilities
Information ReceivedHuman rights defenders with disabilities in Georgia stand to be greatly affected by the proposed Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence.
Hearing with Human Rights Defenders in Ecuador
Information Received[Español / English] Last month, I held two online hearings with human rights defenders in Ecuador. It was an opportunity for me to learn more about the environment for promoting human rights in the country.
Statement on the situation of human rights defenders in Palestine and Israel in the context of the war on Gaza
Information Received[English / العربية ]
More than three months into its war on Gaza, the indiscriminate killing of Palestinians by Israel continues. Among those killed by Israeli bombs and bullets have been human rights defenders, including medical workers, journalists and Palestinian human rights activists.
Launch of poem to mark the 25th Anniversary of the HRD Declaration
Information ReceivedTo commemorate the 25th anniversary of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, I commissioned a poem from British-Kashmiri writer Nikita Gill.