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The flag of Georgia floating in the wind against a blue sky background.

Further targeting of human rights defenders in Georgia

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I was greatly concerned to learn that a number of human rights defenders and others received summonses last week for a court hearing in relation to posts they had made on social media about the ruling party.
• 17th Jun 2025
Group photo with participants to the NGO Forum in Banjul, the Gambia, held from 28 to 30 April 2025. Photo credit: African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies.

Reflections on testimonies from African human rights defenders at the NGO Forum in Banjul, Gambia

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Last month, a member of my team took part in the NGO Forum organised in Banjul from 28 to 30 April 2025 by the African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies.
• 30th May 2025
Canoe in Marshes, South of Iraq. Photo by Mohammed Alsoufi via Flickr (CC BY 2.0).

Guest Blog: Testimony from a human rights defender from the Marshes of Southern Iraq

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[English / العربية] A testimony from a human rights defender from the Marshes of Southern Iraq.
• 19th Mar 2025
The flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo blowing in the wind.

Extreme concern for the security of human rights defenders in eastern DRC [EN/FR]

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[English / Français] I call for urgent and practical support to human rights defenders in eastern DRC.
• 17th Feb 2025
Collage of pictures from Mary Lawlor's academic visit to Angola, South Africa and Ghana in November 2024.

Academic visit to Angola, South Africa and Ghana

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From 18 to 30 November, I embarked on an academic visit to Angola, South Africa and Ghana.
• 20th Dec 2024
UN Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor stands arm-in-arm with Nepali women's rights defender Rambati Chaudhari at an event. Mary, with shoulder-length blonde hair, wears a black outfit with a bold, colorful necklace. Rambati has silver hair tied back and wears a purple scarf with white snowflake patterns over traditional attire. Both women are smiling slightly. The background of the image is blurred.

Guest Blog: Rambati Chaudhary from Nepal

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A guest blog by Nepali women’s rights defender Rambati Chaudhary.
• 15th Nov 2024
Cropped photo of late Indian human rights defender GN Saibaba and his partner Vasantha. Saibaba, who uses a wheelchair, is seated wearing a checkered shirt. Vasantha stands beside him, dressed in a green saree with intricate patterns, smiling warmly and resting her hands on his shoulders. They are in a cozy room filled with bookshelves that hold a variety of books and artwork.

Guest Blog: Remembering Professor GN Saibaba

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A guest blog by Henri Tiphagne on the death of human rights defender GN Saibaba.
• 6th Nov 2024
Portrait of Emmanuel Gumbo, a Zimbabwean lawyer and human rights defender, standing in front of a large blue banner. He is wearing a colorful, patterned shirt with orange, yellow, and blue accents, and has a conference lanyard around his neck. He is looking confidently at the camera.

Guest Blog: Supporting Climate Defenders to Combat Climate Change

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A guest blog by Emmanuel Gumbo, Zimbabwean lawyer and human rights defender.
• 30th Oct 2024
Flyer promoting a side event at the 79th session of the UN General Assembly. The title of the event is 'Driving sustainable development: the crucial contributions of Human Rights Defenders to the 2030 Agenda'. The event will take place on October 15, 2024, from 13:15 to 14:30 EDT at Conference Room 6 in the UN Headquarters, New York City. The panellists are: Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights Defenders. Wellington Gabriel de Jesus dos Santos, Human rights defender from the Pitanga dos Palmares Quilombola community, Brazil. Emily Donovan, Woman human rights defender and co-founder of Clean Cape Fear, USA. The moderator will be Amb. Fergal Mythen, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations. The opening remarks will be delivered by Amb Joan Cedano, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations. The flyer mentions that the event will be conducted in English only and can be watched live on UN WebTV.

UNGA side event – “Driving sustainable development: the crucial contributions of Human Rights Defenders to the 2030 Agenda”

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On 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.
• 11th Oct 2024
Screen capture of a video call between UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders Mary Lawlor, a member of her team and eight Tunisian human rights defenders. Four men are visible on the call while the other participants had their camera off and name blurred for safety reasons.

Rencontre avec des défenseur·e·s des droits humains en Tunisie

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[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.
• 1st Oct 2024
The flag of Georgia floating in the wind against a blue sky background.

Meeting with Georgian human rights defenders with disabilities

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Human rights defenders with disabilities in Georgia stand to be greatly affected by the proposed Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence.
• 27th May 2024
The flag of Ecuador flying in the wind under a blue sky.

Hearing with Human Rights Defenders in Ecuador

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[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.
• 2nd Apr 2024
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