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Indonesia: violent physical attacks and intimidation attempts against Indigenous woman human rights defender Dewi Anakoda (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Governments of Indonesia, France and China, as well as several companies, about the physical attacks and intimidation attempts against Indigenous WHRD Dewi Anakoda, in apparent connection with her work exposing the human and environmental impact of nickel mining on Halmahera Island, Indonesia.
• 4th Dec 2025
Vietnamese Montagnard human rights defender and UNHCR-recognised refugee Y Quynh Bdăp

UN experts alarmed by Y Quynh Bdăp’s extradition by Thailand to Viet Nam (Press Release)

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Press Release: UN experts express deep concern over the extradition of Vietnamese Montagnard human rights defender and UNHCR-recognised refugee Y Quynh Bdăp from Thailand to Viet Nam, warning that his return exposes him to a serious risk of grave human rights violations.
• 3rd Dec 2025

Joint Statement: Time to release all human rights defenders and end their prolonged detention (EN/FR/ES)

Official Letters and Statements
[EN/FR/ES] Joint statement by international and regional human rights experts in the context of the continued arbitrary and prolonged detention of human rights defenders.
• 1st Dec 2025
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European Union: UN experts alarmed by risk of humanitarian assistance criminalisation (Press Release)

Official Letters and Statements
UN experts* today expressed alarm at EU discussions about proposed legislation on the smuggling of migrants and its compatibility with international human rights law – particularly the potential absence of a mandatory humanitarian exemption.
• 1st Dec 2025
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Kazakhstan: lack of effective remedies for human rights defenders & ongoing harassment of those defending women’s and LGBTIQ rights (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Kazakhstan about the lack of effective remedies available to human rights defenders, and the intimidation, obstruction, legal and administrative harassment against those working on the rights of women and LGBTIQ persons.
• 28th Nov 2025
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Greece: public statements against migrants’ rights NGOs and new restrictions on the right to seek asylum (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Greece concerning public statements by government officials targeting human rights organisations working in the field of migration and recently introduced restrictions on the right to seek asylum.
• 21st Nov 2025
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Georgia: administrative charges against human rights defenders and harassment of civil society organisations (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Georgia about the administrative charges against human rights defenders, journalists and politicians, including WHRD Baia Pataraia, and the legal and administrative harassment of CSOs in the country.
• 20th Nov 2025
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Expertos de la ONU preocupados por la instrumentalización de las notificaciones rojas de Interpol como arma contra defensores de derechos humanos de El Salvador (comunicado de prensa)

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[Español / English] Comunicado de prensa: La emisión de notificaciones rojas de Interpol contra dos defensores de derechos humanos salvadoreños actualmente buscan asilo en España constituye un grave uso indebido del mecanismo.
• 19th Nov 2025
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Togo : arrestation et détention arbitraire des défenseurs des droits humains René Koffi Missode et Foly Satchivi (communication conjointe)

Official Letters and Statements
Ce qui suit est basé sur une communication conjointe envoyée au gouvernement togolais à propos des violations des droits humains commises contre René Koffi Missode et Foly Satchivi, notamment les arrestations arbitraires, les détentions, la torture, la disparition forcée et les campagnes de diffamation.
• 19th Nov 2025
Silhouettes of people gathering around the entrance to the COP30 venue in Belém, in the Brazilian Amazon. (Photo: © UN Climate Change - Kiara Worth, shared on Flicker under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 licensing)

Statement on civic participation at the Climate COP30

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Statement by UN Human Rights Experts on civic participation at the Climate COP30.
• 18th Nov 2025
Mexican human rights defender Luis García Villagrán stands outdoors with a group of people holding a large banner. The group is gathered under a shaded pavilion in a public square, with trees and buildings visible in the background. Villagrán is wearing sunglasses and a light grey shirt.

México: detención arbitraria del defensor de derechos humanos Luis García Villagrán e investigación en su contra (comunicación conjunta)

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Lo que sigue se basa en una comunicación conjunta enviada al Gobierno de México sobre la detención arbitraria del defensor de derechos humanos Luis García Villagrán el 5 de agosto de 2025 y la investigación en curso en su contra.
• 13th Nov 2025
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Indonesia: harassment and intimidation of indigenous Papuan human rights defender Marcho Pahabol (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Indonesia about the harassment and intimidation of indigenous Papuan human rights defender Marcho Pahabol since March 2025.
• 12th Nov 2025