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The flag of Tunisia flying in the wind under a blue sky

Tunisie : condamnations, accusations et détention de la défenseuse des droits humains Sonia Dahmani (communication conjointe)

Official Letters and Statements
Ce qui suit est basé sur une communication conjointe envoyée au Gouvernement tunisien à propos des condamnations, des accusations et de la détention de l’avocate et défenseuse des droits humains Sonia Dahmani.
• 1st Jul 2025
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Bhutan: deprivation of liberty and enforced disappearance since 2014 of human rights defender Lok Nath Acharya (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Governments of Bhutan and India about the reported deprivation of liberty and enforced disappearance since 2014 of human rights defender Lok Nath Acharya, following his alleged detention in India and extradition to Bhutan, after he travelled to the West Bengal state of India in October 2014 to attend a human rights meeting.
• 26th Jun 2025
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Tajikistan: sentencing of independent journalist and woman human rights defender Rukhshona Khakimova to eight years of imprisonment (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Tajikistan about the sentencing of independent journalist and woman human rights defender Rukhshona Khakimova to eight years of imprisonment in a closed trial that may be linked to her human rights and journalistic work.
• 25th Jun 2025
Collage of photos of Guinean human rights defenders Abdoul Sacko, Oumar Sylla and Mamadou Billo Bah.

Guinée : enlèvement, disparition forcée et torture à l’encontre du DDH Abdoul Sacko, et disparition forcée prolongée des DDH Oumar Sylla et Mamadou Billo Bah (communication conjointe)

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Ce qui suit est une communication conjointe envoyée au Gouvernement de la Guinée à propos des allégations d’enlèvement, de disparition forcée et de torture à l’encontre du défenseur des droits humains Abdoul Sacko, ainsi que la disparition forcée prolongée des défenseurs des droits humains Oumar Sylla et Mamadou Billo Bah.
• 24th Jun 2025
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders Mary Lawlor speaking at a press conference at the end of an official country visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina in June 2024. Behind her are the flags of the United Nations and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

End-of-Mission Statement – Official Country Visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina [English / BCS]

Official Letters and Statements
[English / BCS] Preliminary findings and recommendations following my official country visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
• 20th Jun 2025
The flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina flying from the top of a pole against a blue sky background.

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Human rights defenders stigmatized amid legal uncertainty and political tension says UN expert (Press Release)

Official Letters and Statements
[English / BCS] Press Release: Authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina must protect those promoting and protecting human rights, ensure accountability for attacks against them, and tackle negative narratives around their work, said Mary Lawlor in a statement at the conclusion of her official visit to the country.
• 20th Jun 2025
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México: criminalización y detención arbitraria del defensor de los derechos humanos Higinio Bustos Navarro (comunicación conjunta)

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Lo que sigue se basa en una comunicación conjunta enviada al Gobierno de México sobre la presunta criminalización y detención arbitraria del defensor de los derechos humanos Higinio Bustos Navarro.
• 19th Jun 2025
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Philippines: surveillance and harassment of human rights defenders working to combat climate change in Cebu province (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of the Philippines about the alleged surveillance and harassment since 2023 of human rights defenders working to combat climate change and enact a just transition in Cebu Province.
• 18th Jun 2025
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Italy: arbitrary arrest and degrading treatment in detention of 22 climate activists and human rights defenders in connection with a non-violent direct action (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Italy about the arbitrary arrest and degrading treatment in detention of 22 climate activists and human rights defenders from the Italian branches of Extinction Rebellion, Last Generation (Ultima Generazione) and Palestina Libera, in connection with a non-violent direct action at the premises of the company Leonardo S.p.A. in Brescia.
• 17th Jun 2025
Palestinian human rights defender Ihab Marwan Kamal Faisal. He is wearing a bright green polo shirt, standing outdoors with greenery and palm trees in the background, looking directly at the camera with a slight smile.

Israel: killing of Palestinian human rights defender Ihab Marwan Kamal Faisal and his family in a bombing (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Israel about the killing in a bombing of Palestinian human rights defender Ihab Marwan Kamal Faisal, a staff member of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights, and his family in Gaza in January 2025.
• 11th Jun 2025
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Serbia: criminalisation, surveillance, use of spyware and smear campaigns against human rights defenders, election observers and journalists (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Serbia about what appears to be a systematic campaign aimed at discrediting human rights defenders, election observers and journalists in the country, through surveillance, use of spyware, concerted media campaigns, and criminalisation.
• 5th Jun 2025
The flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina flying from the top of a pole against a blue sky background.

UN expert on human rights defenders to visit Bosnia and Herzegovina (Press Release)

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Press Release: UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Mary Lawlor will conduct a country visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina from 9 to 20 June 2025. 
• 4th Jun 2025