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Philippines: arbitrary detention of environmental WHRDs Miguela Peniero and Rowena Dasig (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of the Philippines about the arbitrary detention of environmental rights defenders Miguela Peniero and Rowena Dasig.
UAE: deteriorating health condition and attempt at suicide of imprisoned Syrian HRD Abdulrahman Al-Nahhas (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of the UAE about the deteriorating health condition of Syrian human rights defender Abdulrahman Al-Nahhas, held in prison since January 2021, and his attempt at suicide.
South Africa: pattern of retaliation and attacks against human rights defenders (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of South Africa about a pattern of retaliation and attacks against human rights defenders.
Eswatini: UN experts commemorate human rights defender Thulani Maseko, deplore the lack of accountability for his killing (Press Release)
Official Letters and StatementsPress Release: One year after the assassination of HRD and lawyer Thulani Maseko, UN experts expressed dismay about the failure to hold his killers to account and demanded an independent international investigation into his death.
Iran: new charges against student HRDs and unjustified suspension or termination of their university studies (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Iran about the new charges against student activists Hasti Amiri, Zia Nabavi and Shahriyar Shams and the unjustified suspension or termination of their university studies.
Uganda: arrest and alleged arbitrary detention of environmental rights defender Desire Nkurunziza (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Uganda and another actor about the arrest and alleged arbitrary detention of environmental rights defender Desire Nkurunziza.
The Gambia: surveillance, alleged arbitrary arrest and charges against HRD Madi Jobarteh (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of the Gambia about the surveillance, alleged arbitrary arrest of and charges against the human rights defender Madi Jobarteh.
UN human rights experts welcome start of ICJ genocide hearings in The Hague, reiterate call for ceasefire (Press Release)
Official Letters and StatementsPress Release: UN human rights experts welcomed the start of hearings before the International Court of Justice (“ICJ”) of a case brought by South Africa concerning allegations that Israel is committing acts of genocide against the Palestinian people.
Kenya: stigmatization and threatening of WHRD Phyllis Omido and obstruction of a human rights training (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Kenya about the stigmatization and threatening of WHRD Phyllis Omido and the obstruction of a human rights training.
Uganda: violent arrest and alleged arbitrary detention of HRDs from the ‘Students against EACOP’ movement (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Uganda about the violent arrest and alleged arbitrary detention of human rights defenders advocating for a just transition from the use of fossil fuels.
Colombia: asesinato del defensor de derechos humanos José Miller Correa (comunicación conjunta)
Official Letters and StatementsLo que sigue se basa en una comunicación conjunta enviada al Gobierno de Colombia sobre el asesinato del defensor de derechos humanos José Miller Correa.
China: trial of HRDs Huang Xueqin and Wang Jianbing on charges of “inciting subversion of state power” (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of China about the trial of human rights defenders Huang Xueqin and Wang Jianbing.