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China: arbitrary detention, sentencing and ill-treatment in prison of Tibetan WHRD Namkyi (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of China about the arbitrary detention, sentencing and ill-treatment in prison of Tibetan WHRD Namkyi when she was a minor.
• 25th Sep 2025
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Kyrgyzstan: arbitrary detention and criminal prosecution of Rita Karasartova and Kanyshai Mamyrkulova (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Kyrgyzstan about the alleged arbitrary detention and criminal prosecution of Rita Karasartova and of Kanyshai Mamyrkulova that appear to be linked to their peaceful human rights public advocacy and exercise of their freedom of expression online.
• 24th Sep 2025
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UN experts dismayed by US sanctions against Palestinian human rights organisations (Press Release)

Official Letters and Statements
Press Release: The decision by the USA to sanction three leading Palestinian human rights organisations as part of its campaign against the International Criminal Court represents a direct attack on international justice.
• 22nd Sep 2025
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Algérie : condamnation du défenseur des droits humains Abdallah Benaoum à de la prison ferme, une amende et la privation de ses droits civils et politiques (communication conjointe)

Official Letters and Statements
Ce qui suit est basé sur une communication conjointe envoyée au gouvernement algérien à propos de la condamnation du défenseur des droits humains Abdallah Benaoum à une peine de 18 mois de prison ferme, une amende de 200,000 dinars algériens et la privation de ses droits civils et politiques pendant cinq ans.
• 11th Sep 2025
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Tunisie : détention arbitraire et mauvais traitements infligés au défenseur des droits de l’homme et de l’environnement Mohamed Ali Rtimi (communication conjointe)

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Ce qui suit est basé sur une communication conjointe envoyée au Gouvernement tunisien à propos de la détention arbitraire présumée, des mauvais traitements infligés au défenseur des droits de l’homme et de l’environnement Mohamed Ali Rtimi et de l’absence de procédure régulière pendant son procès.
• 27th Aug 2025
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Philippines: detention and continued criminalisation of woman human rights defender Salome Crisostomo Ujan (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of the Philippines about the arrest, detention and continued criminalisation of WHRD Salome ‘Sally’ Crisostomo Ujano.
• 26th Aug 2025
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Viet Nam: UN experts alarmed by ongoing repression of Khmer Krom Indigenous Peoples and Theravada Buddhist monks (Press Release)

Official Letters and Statements
Press Release: UN experts express serious concern over reports of escalating repression against Khmer Krom Indigenous Peoples in Viet Nam, including human rights defenders, Theravada Buddhist monks and followers, and cultural rights advocates.
• 25th Aug 2025
Pakistani human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari speaks at an event, wearing glasses and a dark jacket, seated on an ornate chair with a microphone in front of her.

Pakistan: judicial harassment and potential criminalization of WHRD and human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Pakistan about the judicial harassment and potential criminalization of Ms. Imaan Zainab Mazari, in connection with her work as human rights lawyer.
• 22nd Aug 2025
Portrait of environmental human rights defender and indigenous community leader Ringrong Mro, wearing a white and grey checkered shirt and standing in front of a grey wall. He is looking straight into the camera with a faint smile.

Bangladesh: continued criminalisation of indigenous community leader and environmental HRD Ringrong Mro (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Bangladesh as well as company Lama Rubber Industries Ltd about the continued criminalisation of indigenous community leader and land defender Ringrong Mro in Bandarban District.
• 21st Aug 2025
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Côte d’Ivoire : enlèvement, détention arbitraire et condamnation du défenseur des droits humains Ghislain Assy Yapo (communication conjointe)

Official Letters and Statements
Ce qui suit est basé sur une communication conjointe envoyée au Gouvernement ivoirien à propos de l’enlèvement, la détention arbitraire et la condamnation de M. Ghislain Assy Yapo, dit Duggary, en avril 2025, qui semblent être en lien avec ses activités de défense des droits économiques et sociaux en Côte d’Ivoire.
• 20th Aug 2025
A portrait photograph of Syrian woman human rights defender Hiba Ezzideen Al-Hajji against a white background. She is wearing a black turtleneck and jacket, and has her brown wavy hair in a chin length bob.

Syria: targeting and online defamation of WHRD Hiba Ezzideen Al-Hajji since April 2025 (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Syria about the targeting and online defamation of a Syrian woman human rights defender, Hiba Ezzideen Al-Hajji, since April 2025.
• 19th Aug 2025
A close up shot of Sudanese lawyer Montaser Abdullah, wearing a dark grey suit and looking seriously into the camera.

Sudan: lawyer and HRD Montaser Abdullah facing long-term detention or death sentence (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Sudan about the long-term detention or death sentence facing Mr. Montaser Abdullah and his poor detention conditions.
• 15th Aug 2025