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République Démocratique du Congo: une experte des Nations Unies exprime son extrême préoccupation pour la sécurité des défenseurs des droits de l’homme dans l’est de la RDC (communiqué de presse)

Official Letters and Statements
[Français / English] Communiqué de presse : Alors que la situation continue de se détériorer dans l’est de la RDC, une experte des Nations Unies appelle aujourd’hui à un soutien urgent et concret aux défenseurs des droits de l’homme dans la région.
• 5th Mar 2025
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Country Visit Report: Brazil

Official Letters and Statements
In April 2024, I carried out an official country visit to Brazil at the invitation of the Government. What follows is my official visit report, presented on 5 March 2025 at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. 
• 5th Mar 2025
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Country Visit Report: Algeria

Official Letters and Statements
In November 2023, I carried out an official country visit to Algeria at the invitation of the Government. What follows is my official visit report, presented on 5 March 2025 at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. 
• 5th Mar 2025
The flag of Equatorial Guinea, a horizontal tricolor of green, white and red with a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side and the National Coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea centered in the white band, flying in the wind.

Guinea Ecuatorial: arresto y privación de libertad del abogado y defensor de los derechos humanos Anacleto Micha Ndong Nlang (comunicación conjunta)

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Lo que sigue se basa en una comunicación conjunta enviada al Gobierno de Guinea Ecuatorial sobre el arresto y la privación de libertad del abogado y defensor de los derechos humanos Anacleto Micha Ndong Nlang, su paradero actual y sus condiciones de detención.
• 4th Mar 2025
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Viet Nam: sentencing of HRD Duong Van Thai to 12 years in prison following his alleged abduction in Thailand (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Governments of Viet Nam and Thailand about the sentencing of journalist and human rights defender Duong Van Thai to 12 years in prison in October 2024, following his alleged abduction in Thailand, enforced disappearance and forcible return to Viet Nam.
• 28th Feb 2025
Logo of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee (BHC) featuring its name in Belarusian in white text on a purple background, surrounded by a shape reminiscent of a shield.

Belarus: search, involuntary dissolution and misuse of counter-extremism legislation against the Belarusian Helsinki Committee (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Belarus about the inspection of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, the search of its office, its involuntary dissolution, and the designation of its online resources as extremist materials.
• 27th Feb 2025
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Türkiye: continued arbitrary detention of human rights defenders and lawyers on terrorism-related charges (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Türkiye about the long term detention of human rights defenders Özgür Yılmaz, Behiç Aşçı, Engin Gökoğlu, Süleyman Gökten, Barkın Timtik, Selçuk Kozağaçlı, Oya Aslan, Aytaç Ünsal and Turan Canpolat.
• 26th Feb 2025
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République Démocratique du Congo : assassinat présumé de la défenseuse des droits humains Nyiramudasumba Aimé et de sa fille de cinq ans (communication conjointe)

Official Letters and Statements
Ce qui suit est basé sur une communication conjointe envoyée au Gouvernement de la RDC à propos de l’assassinat présumé de la défenseuse des droits humains Nyiramudasumba Aimé et de sa fille de cinq ans, et des menaces de mort contre trois autres membres de l’ONG Tous pour la Paix et la Cohésion Sociale.
• 20th Feb 2025
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India: arrest of four freelance journalists investigating sand mining (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of India about the arrest of four media workers in August 2024, which seems to be linked to their work investigating irregularities around sand mining activities in Chhattisgarh state.
• 18th Feb 2025
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Argentina: campaña de desprestigio contra la abogada ambientalista Alicia Chalabe (comunicación conjunta)

Official Letters and Statements
Lo que sigue se basa en una comunicación conjunta enviada al Gobierno de Argentina sobre una campaña de desprestigio contra la abogada ambientalista Alicia Chalabe por su trabajo relacionado con el negocio de litio.
• 14th Feb 2025
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India: arbitrary arrest, detention and physical assault of environmental human rights defender Bijendra Korram (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of India about the arbitrary arrest, detention and physical assault as a form of torture and/or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment of environmental human rights defender Bijendra Korram in July 2024.
• 13th Feb 2025
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Italy: arbitrary detention and degrading treatment of human rights defender Valentina Corona (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Italy about the arbitrary detention and degrading treatment of Valentina Corona, a climate activist involved with Extinction Rebellion, in July 2024.
• 12th Feb 2025