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The logo of "Ecologistas en Acción", a confederation of ecologist groups in Spain, on a green background.

España: uso abusivo de denuncias por parte de una empresa minera para intimidar a los miembros de Ecologistas en Acción (comunicación conjunta)

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Lo que sigue se basa en una comunicación conjunta enviada al Gobierno de España y a la empresa Tungsten San Finx, SL sobre el presunto uso abusivo de denuncias por parte de la empresa minera para intimidar a las personas defensoras del medioambiente.
• 21st Dec 2023
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Sudan: killing of HRDs & threats of sexual violence against WHRDs in West Darfur (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Sudan about the killing of human rights defenders in El Geneina, West Darfur, and threats of sexual violence against women human rights defenders in the region.
• 20th Dec 2023
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UAE: UN expert denounces new charges against jailed human rights defenders during COP28 (Press Release)

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Press Release: Five human rights defenders, already in detention on baseless sentences which had expired, are now facing new charges almost identical to those originally brought against them.
• 14th Dec 2023
UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders Mary Lawlor is speaking into microphones on a stage during the end of mission press conference in Algeria. Behind her is the flag of the United Nations.

End-of-Mission Statement – Official Country Visit to Algeria [English / Français / العربية]

Official Letters and Statements
[English / Français / العربية] Preliminary findings and recommendations following my official country visit to Algeria.
• 5th Dec 2023
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Algeria: Continued restrictions on human rights defenders undermine social reforms says UN expert (Press Release)

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[English / Français / العربية] Press Release: Algeria must refrain from targeting human rights defenders in order to build on the reforms of the past four years.
• 5th Dec 2023
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Nicaragua: persecución judicial de defensores de derechos humanos a través del despojo de su nacionalidad (comunicación conjunta)

Official Letters and Statements
Lo que sigue se basa en una comunicación enviada al Gobierno de Nicaragua sobre la persecución judicial de defensores de derechos humanos por parte de las autoridades, a través del despojo de su nacionalidad nicaragüense.
• 30th Nov 2023
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The UAE must ensure COP28 is inclusive says UN expert (Press Release)

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Press release: Human rights and those who defend them must be at the forefront of the COP28 summit in the United Arab Emirates.
• 30th Nov 2023
A collage of photos of Bahraini human rights defenders Abduljalil Al-Singace, Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja and Naji Fateel.

Bahrain: deteriorating health condition and ill-treatment of HRDs Abduljalil Al-Singace, Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja and Naji Fateel in prison (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Bahrain about the deteriorating health condition and ill-treatment of HRDs Abduljalil Al-Singace, Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja and Naji Fateel in prison.
• 28th Nov 2023
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UN expert on human rights defenders to visit Algeria (Press Release)

Official Letters and Statements
[English / Français] Press Release: The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, will conduct an official visit to Algeria from 26 November to 5 December 2023.
• 24th Nov 2023
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Lao PDR: arbitrary detentions, enforced disappearances, violations of fair trial, extrajudicial killings and renditions in relation to eight HRDs (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of the Lao PDR about the allegations of arbitrary detentions, enforced disappearances, violations of fair trial, extrajudicial killings and renditions in relation to eight human rights defenders.
• 24th Nov 2023
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.

Türkiye: targeting and online defamation of Syrian woman human rights defender Hiba Ezzideen Al-Hajji (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is a summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Türkiye about the targeting and online defamation of a Syrian woman human rights defender residing in Türkiye.
• 23rd Nov 2023
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Indonesia: alleged arbitrary detention of environmental HRD and farmer Heri Budiawan (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Indonesia about the alleged arbitrary detention of environmental human rights defender and farmer Heri Budiawan.
• 21st Nov 2023