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UN entities concerned by arrest and sentencing of environmental human rights defenders in Viet Nam
Information ReceivedBANGKOK (22 April 2022) – UN Human Rights and the UN Environment Programme expressed grave concern over the arrest, detention…
UN Report on the situation for Human Rights Defenders in Pacific Islands
Information ReceivedThe UN released a report this month analysing the environment in which Human Rights Defenders operate in the Pacific islands…
Discussing Indigenous Child Human Rights Defenders at UNICEF event
Information ReceivedYesterday, the mandate participated in the first meeting of a UNICEF community of practice on Indigenous Children’s Rights, regarding indigenous…
What I’m hearing from defenders of the rights of LGBT people in Poland
Information ReceivedLast week I launched the campaign “Diversity in Adversity” with Polish Human Rights Defender (HRD) Bart Staszewski. Bart’s case is…
Global Citizen campaign to end extreme poverty
Information ReceivedLast week Global Citizen ran a story on quotes from various international public figures, as part of their “end extreme…
Guest Blog: Key LGBT NGO facing liquidation in Russia
Information ReceivedWhat follows is a guest blog by the Human Rights Defender Svetlana Zakharova. On March 29, one of the district…
UN experts issue joint statement on defenders of LGBT people’s rights
Information ReceivedDublin/Washington DC – Wednesday March 23, 2022: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Defenders of the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans…
مقابلتي الأسبوع الماضي مع قناة الجزيرة تناقش وضع المدافعين عن حقوق الإنسان في أوكرانيا
Information Receivedمقابلتي الأسبوع الماضي مع قناة الجزيرة تناقش وضع المدافعين عن حقوق الإنسان في أوكرانيا https://mediaview.aljazeera.com/video/Y2wlRnzW6h
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet visits Kabul, Afghanistan
Information ReceivedThe following is a statement made by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, following her visit to Kabul,…
New UN Report on Belarus details scale and patterns of human rights violations committed with impunity
Information ReceivedGENEVA (9 March 2022) – The fundamental human rights of tens of thousands of people in Belarus have been violated…
Ukrainian Human Rights Defenders Update UN Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor on their Responses to Invasion
Information ReceivedDublin, Thursday March 3, 2022: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement from UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders Mary Lawlor: This…
Statement by daughter of Natalya Estemirova on impunity for mother’s killing
Information Received– Statement made on 28 February 2022 – Dear Committee Members, My name is Lana Estemirova, I am the daughter…