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Ethiopia: alarming rise in the cases of suspension of civil society organizations at the end of 2024 (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Ethiopia about the alarming increase at the end of 2024 in the cases of suspension of civil society organizations by the Authority for Civil Society Organizations (ACSO).
Egypt: use of repeated national security and counter-terrorism related charges against human rights defenders in detention (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Egypt about the use of repeated and similar national security and counter-terrorism related charges against human rights defenders in detention, including Aisha al-Shater, Hoda Abdel-Moneim and Ibrahim Metwally, their poor prison conditions and their continued lack of access to appropriate healthcare.
Maroc : répression des défenseurs des droits de l’homme, des journalistes et des porte-paroles de la contestation au Sahara occidental (communication conjointe)
Official Letters and StatementsCe qui suit est basé sur une communication conjointe envoyée au Gouvernement du Maroc à propos de la répression des défenseurs des droits de l’homme, des journalistes et des porte-paroles de la contestation au Sahara occidental au cours des derniers mois.
UN expert urges Turkmenistan to investigate alleged poisoning attempts on Gurbansoltan Achilova, harassment must end (Press Release)
Official Letters and StatementsPress Release: UN Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor urges Turkmenistan to immediately investigate the alleged poisoning attempts against 75-year-old human rights defender Gurbansoltan Achilova and her family, ensure their safety, and guarantee her unhindered travel abroad.
China: summoning, interrogation and detention of Tibetan environmental human rights defender Tsogon Tsering for his protesting of sand mining in Ngaba (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of China about the summoning and interrogation of environmental human rights defender Tsogon Tsering from 15 until 17 October 2024, and his subsequent detention for his protesting of sand mining in Ngaba.
Pakistan: UN experts demand release of Baloch human rights defenders, and an end to crackdown on peaceful protest (Press Release)
Official Letters and StatementsPress Release: Pakistan must immediately release detained Baloch human rights defenders and cease its crackdown on peaceful protesters.
China: conviction and sentencing of woman human rights defender He Fangmei and apparent disappearance of her two young daughters (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of China about the sentencing in October 2024 of woman human rights defender He Fangmei to five years and six months in prison and the apparent disappearance of two of her children.
Venezuela: anulación de los pasaportes de varias personas defensoras de los derechos humanos y detención arbitraria de una de ellas (comunicación conjunta)
Official Letters and StatementsLo que sigue se basa en una comunicación conjunta enviada al Gobierno de Venezuela sobre la presunta anulación de los pasaportes de varias personas defensoras de los derechos humanos y la detención arbitraria de una de ellas al intentar salir del país.
República Dominicana: ataques contra personas y organizaciones defensoras de los derechos de la población migrante y de ascendencia haitiana (comunicación conjunta)
Official Letters and StatementsLo que sigue se basa en una comunicación conjunta enviada al Gobierno de la República Dominicana sobre los presuntos ataques contra defensores de derechos humanos y miembros de organizaciones de la sociedad civil que defienden los derechos de la población migrante y de ascendencia haitiana.
China: dire conditions in detention and deteriorating health of human rights defender Xu Zhiyong (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of China about the dire conditions of human rights defender Xu Zhiyong in detention, whose health is reportedly deteriorating after he has been on a hunger strike since the beginning of October 2024 to protest the violation of his human rights in prison.
Georgia: widespread human rights violations and retaliation against human rights defenders in the context of protests (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Georgia about the widespread violations of the human rights to security and liberty of person, freedom of expression and freedom of peaceful assembly in the context of the protests in Georgia in November and December 2024.
Opening remarks before the UN Human Rights Council (58th session)
Official Letters and StatementsOn 5 March 2025, I gave my opening remarks before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. I was presenting my latest report: Out of Sight: Human rights defenders in rural, remote and isolated contexts, as well as my country visit reports on Algeria and Brazil.