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Chișinău Declaration risks weakening protections for migrants, undermines absolute prohibition of torture: UN experts (Press Release)

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Geneva, [9 June 2026]  GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed deep concern regarding the recently adopted Chișinău Declaration by the Committee of Ministers…
• 21st Jun 2026
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Nicaragua: Expertos de la ONU exigen verdad y rendición de cuentas tras la muerte bajo custodia del líder indígena Brooklyn Rivera (Comunicado de Prensa)

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Ginebra, [3 de Junio 2026]  GINEBRA – Los y las expertas de la ONU* expresaron hoy su consternación por la muerte…
• 21st Jun 2026
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Occupied Palestinian Territory: UN experts alarmed by escalating settler terror and displacement (Press Release)

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Geneva, [1 June 2026] UN experts* today issued a stark warning about surging Israeli settler terror in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,…
• 20th Jun 2026
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Algeria: UN experts alarmed by crackdown on families of disappeared persons and civil society (Press Release)

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Geneva, [13 May 2026]  UN experts* expressed on 13 may serious concern about the alleged crackdown on civil society in Algeria,…
• 18th Jun 2026

El Salvador: A un año de privación de libertad de la Defensora de derechos humanos Ruth López (Comunicado de Prensa)

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GINEBRA, [18 de abril 2026]  – Personas expertas de la ONU* expresaron hoy su profunda preocupación por el cumplimiento de un…
• 18th May 2026
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République Démocratique du Congo : tentatives d’assassinat, torture, enlèvements, attaques physiques et menaces à l’encontre de DDH au Nord-Kivu et Sud-Kivu (communication conjointe)

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Ce qui suit est basé sur une communication conjointe envoyée au gouvernement de la RDC à propos d’assassinat, d’actes de torture, d’enlèvements, de tentatives d’enlèvement, d’attaques physiques, de menaces de mort, d’intimidations et de surveillance ciblant des défenseurs des droits humains dans les zones où opère le groupe armé M23, au Nord et Sud-Kivu.
• 29th Apr 2026
El defensor de los derechos humanos mexicano Versain Velasco García está de pie entre árboles y plantas. Lleva una camiseta negra con dos rayas blancas en la manga.

México: la detención del Sr. Versaín Velasco García y el desplazamiento forzado de su familia (comunicación conjunta)

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Lo que sigue se basa en una comunicación escrita por la Relatora Especial sobre la situación de las personas defensoras…
• 29th Apr 2026
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Sweden: on the deterioration in the situation for human rights defenders in the country (joint communication)

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The following is based on a communication written by the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders and other UN…
• 28th Apr 2026
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Romania: harassment, intimidation and threats against environmental human rights defender Alina Chiriac (joint communication)

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The following is based on a communication written by the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders and other UN…
• 27th Apr 2026
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Türkiye: concerning human rights defenders Hatice Onaran, Suna Bilgin, Osman Süzen, Mehmet Acettin, Tuğba Kahraman, Ismail Boyraz and Sabri Güngen (joint communication)

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The following is based on a communication written by the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders and other UN…
• 27th Apr 2026
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Azerbaijan: conditions of detention, sentencing and transfer of journalists and WHRDs Sevinj Abbasova, Nargiz Absalamova and Elnara Gasimova (joint communication)

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The following is based on a communication sent by the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders and other UN…
• 27th Apr 2026
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UN experts raise concern about increasing attacks on National Human Rights Institutions (Press Release)

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GENEVA (27 April 2026) – Attacks against National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) weaken their ability to fulfill their mandates and…
• 27th Apr 2026