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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.
UNGA side event – “Participation and protection: Increasing support for WHRDs in conflict, post conflict and crisis-affected situations”
Information ReceivedOn 10 October 2023, a side event will take place on the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York, discussing my new report: “Pathways to peace: women human rights defenders in conflict, post-conflict and crisis-affected settings”.
Tunisia: restrictions against defenders, violence and reversal of gains
Information Received[English / العربية / Français]
In a hearing with Tunisian human right defenders, I heard very worrying information about increasing restrictions on their work, danger to their physical safety, and the threat of reversals to significant gains made in fundamental rights in recent years.
Hearing with human rights defenders in the DRC
Information Received[English / Français] Earlier this month, I held a hearing with human rights defenders in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It was an opportunity for me to learn more about their work and the challenges they face as they go about promoting and protecting human rights.
Concerns for the situation of Quilombola defenders in Brazil
Information Received[English / Português] Earlier this month, I participated in an event with human rights defenders from Quilombola communities in the Brazilian Amazon. The speakers talked about the tension under which Quilombola communities live, and the risks for those at forefront of efforts to defend their rights in the face of land-grabs and a predatory model of development.
Guest Blog: Rania from Yemen
Information ReceivedThis piece is a guest blog written by Rania Awn, a young human rights defender from Yemen who took part in the 2023 Vienna Youth and Child Human Rights Defenders Conference we organised in June.
Gender-based attacks on WHRDs in Sudan
Information ReceivedI’ve received extremely worrying reports of gender-based attacks against women human rights defenders (WHRDs) in Darfur, Sudan, in the context of the ongoing atrocities in the region.