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République Démocratique du Congo : intimidations, attaques et intrusions au domicile du défenseur des droits humains Dismas Kitenge (communication conjointe)

Official Letters and Statements
Ce qui suit est basé sur une communication envoyée au gouvernement de la RDC à propos d’actes présumés d’intimidation, d’attaques et d’intrusions au domicile du défenseur des droits humains Dismas Kitenge.
• 9th Jul 2024
A selfie taken by Chinese woman human rights defender Xu Yan with her husband, human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng. Xu Yan is on the left, wearing a beige coat and smiling at the camera. Yu Wensheng is on the right, dressed in a suit and tie, with a serious expression. They are standing outdoors on a sunny day, with trees and a few people walking in the background.

China: arbitrary detention of WHRD Xu Yan and human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of China about the arbitrary detention of woman human rights defender Xu Yan and human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng, and the conditions they are subjected to in detention.
• 5th Jul 2024
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Rwanda: criminal prosecution and detention of journalists and human rights defenders Théoneste Nsengimana and Dieudonné Niyonsenga (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Rwanda about the criminal prosecution and detention of journalists and human rights defenders Théoneste Nsengimana and Dieudonné Niyonsenga and opposition politician Théophile Ntirutwa.
• 4th Jul 2024
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Saudi Arabia: judicial and administrative harassment and criminalisation of WHRDs Loujain al-Hathloul and Maryam Aloteebi (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Saudi Arabia about the respective judicial and administrative harassment and criminalisation of women human rights defenders Loujain al-Hathloul and Maryam Aloteebi.
• 3rd Jul 2024
Burundi journalist and woman human rights defender Floriane Irangabiye speaking at a microphone with a radio headset on.

Burundi : condamnation de la journaliste Floriane Irangabiye à dix ans de prison en cassation et poursuite de sa détention arbitraire (communication conjointe)

Official Letters and Statements
Ce qui suit est basé sur une communication conjointe envoyée au gouvernement burundais à propos de la condamnation de Floriane Irangabiye à dix ans de prison en cassation et la poursuite de sa détention présumée arbitraire.
• 21st Jun 2024
The flag of Malawi blowing in the wind under a blue sky with white clouds. Photo by Nchenga via Flickr.

Malawi: continued harassment, intimidation and threats against journalist and human rights defender Gregory Gondwe (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Malawi about the continued harassment, intimidation and threats against journalist and human rights defender Gregory Gondwe.
• 20th Jun 2024
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China: Authorities must provide information on imprisoned Uyghur doctor (Press Release)

Official Letters and Statements
Press Release: A UN expert today called on the Chinese authorities to provide information on the status of imprisoned Uyghur doctor Gulshan Abbas, believed to be serving a 20-year sentence since 2019 on terrorism-related charges.
• 19th Jun 2024
The flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo blowing in the wind.

République démocratique du Congo : les attaques contre les défenseurs des droits humains doivent cesser, selon une experte de l’ONU (communiqué de presse)

Official Letters and Statements
[Français / English] Communiqué de presse : Les attaques, intimidations et assassinats de défenseurs des droits humains se poursuivent quotidiennement en RDC, malgré les appels répétés aux autorités à intensifier leurs efforts pour enquêter sur les violations des droits humains dans le pays, arrêter et traduire les auteurs en justice.
• 19th Jun 2024
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Madagascar : intimidations et poursuites pénales contre trois défenseurs des droits humains, lanceurs d’alerte et observateurs électoraux (communication conjointe)

Official Letters and Statements
Ce qui suit est basé sur une communication envoyée au gouvernement de Madagascar à propos de menaces, intimidations et poursuites pénales à l’encontre de défenseurs des droits humains, qui semblent être en lien avec leur travail de défenseurs des droits humains, lanceurs d’alerte et observateurs électoraux.
• 18th Jun 2024
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République Démocratique du Congo : menaces de mort à l’encontre des défenseurs des droits humains Kavunja Justin et Eric Tonde (communication conjointe)

Official Letters and Statements
Ce qui suit est basé sur une communication envoyée au gouvernement de la RDC à propos des menaces de mort et intimidations dont Kavunja Justin et Eric Tonde, ainsi que des membres de leurs familles, font l’objet.
• 6th Jun 2024
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Iran: conviction and potential enforcement of the prison sentence of WHRD Sepideh Rashnu (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Iran about the conviction and potential enforcement of the prison sentence of women’s rights defender Sepideh Rashnu.
• 5th Jun 2024
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Egypt: terrorism charges and arrest warrants issued against human rights lawyers Mahmoud Mohamed Abdelmajeed and Mohamed Issa Rajeh (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication about the terrorism charges and arrest warrants issued against human rights lawyers Mahmoud Mohamed Abdelmajeed and Mohamed Issa Rajeh, who work with the Egyptian Front for Human Rights.
• 31st May 2024