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Critical part of the UNGPs 10+ Roadmap: Increasing the protection of human rights defenders in the face of strategic lawsuits against public participation
Information Received4 February 2022 The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights, together with the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human…
More Reports of Spyware Attacks on HRDs
Information ReceivedDetailed reports of the hacking of Human Rights Defenders’ phones are emerging at an alarmingly steady rate. Front Line Defenders,…
Mixed news from Egypt on Human Rights Defenders
Information ReceivedIn the past month and into the New Year, I have heard encouraging reports about Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) in…
Disturbing information that WHRDs hacked using Pegasus software in Bahrain and Jordan
Information ReceivedA joint report from AccessNow and Front Line Defenders has revealed that Women Human Rights Defenders Ebtisam Al-Saegh from Bahrain…
Not guilty verdict of Polish Women Human Rights Defenders upheld
Information ReceivedOn Wednesday, 12 January 2021, a Polish court upheld the dismissal of the case against Women Human Rights Defenders Ela,…
Sahrawi WHRD Reports Violent Attacks Under House Arrest
Information ReceivedSahrawi Woman Human Rights Defender Sultana Khaya told me she has been forcibly held under house arrest for over a…
Briefing notes: harsh sentencing of human rights defenders in Viet Nam
Information ReceivedToday, the Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights issued the following briefing notes on the sentencing of…
México: La detención y tortura de un defensor de derechos humanos pone a la luz la criminalización de la protesta social, concluye un Comité de la ONU
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Morocco: Possible extradition of Uyghur Human Rights Defender Idris Hasan to China
Information ReceivedUyghur Human Rights Defender Idris Hasan is awaiting imminent decision of Moroccan Cassation Court on possible extradition to #China, where…
Speaking with Human Rights Defenders in Russia about the Foreign Agents’ Law
Information ReceivedLast Monday, I met with Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) from Russia at the webinar organised by OVD-Info, Human Rights Center…
Happy International Women Human Rights Defenders’ Day
Information ReceivedToday, 29 November, we celebrate International Women Human Rights Defenders’ Day. For me it is a day to remember all…
Distressing news from Russia – Possible dissolution of International Memorial and HRC Memorial
Information ReceivedI’m hearing deeply distressing news from Russia: renowned NGOs International Memorial and HRC Memorial, who I have known & admired…