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Montenegro: surveillance of WHRD Dinara Smailova and her husband and risk of her extradition to Kazakhstan (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Montenegro about the surveillance of Kazakhstani human rights defenders Dinara Smailova and Almat Mukhamedzhanov in Montenegro and the alleged risk of Ms. Smailova’s extradition to Kazakhstan, where she allegedly faces prosecution for her legitimate human rights work.
Philippines: terrorism-related charges against human rights defenders affiliated with anti-poverty network CERNET (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of the Philippines about the terrorism-related charges against human rights defenders and development workers affiliated with anti-poverty network CERNET and the continued harassment of its current and former members.
Review of the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE)
Official Letters and StatementsEarlier this month, I provided input to the Canadian Government’s review of the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (the CORE).
Tunisie: accusation et détention des défenseurs des droits des personnes migrantes Abderrazek Krimi et Mustapha Djemali (communication conjointe)
Official Letters and StatementsCe qui suit est basé sur une communication conjointe envoyée au gouvernement de la Tunisie à propos de l’accusation et la détention des défenseurs des droits humains, Abderrazek Krimi et Mustapha Djemali.
Iran: lengthy prison sentences against HRDs from the Nozhin socio-cultural association and WHRD Jina Modares Gorji (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Iran about the sentencing of five members of the Nozhin socio-cultural association to lengthy prison sentences, as well as the sentencing of woman human rights defender Jina Modares Gorji to 21 years in prison.
Myanmar: arbitrary deprivation of liberty and acts tantamount to enforced disappearance of HRD Saw Doh Kyaw (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Armed forces of Myanmar about the arbitrary deprivation of liberty, followed by acts tantamount to enforced disappearance of human rights defender Saw Doh Kyaw by soldiers of the State Administration Council (SAC) in February 2023.
Uzbekistan: threats, insults and surveillance against woman human rights defender Klara Sakharova (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Uzbekistan about the threats and insults against woman human rights defender Klara Sakharova and her family, as well as alleged surveillance of her.
Guatemala: muerte violenta del hijo de un defensor de los derechos humanos indígena y lesiones físicas a su otro hijo en un ataque armado (comunicación conjunta)
Official Letters and StatementsLo que sigue se basa en una comunicación conjunta enviada al Gobierno de Guatemala sobre el ataque contra miembros de la familia de un defensor de los derechos humanos que resultó en la muerte de su hijo menor de edad, así como en lesiones corporales a su otro hijo, en abril de 2024.
México: Experta de la ONU preocupada por criminalización, detenciones arbitrarias y largas condenas a defensores indígenas (comunicado de prensa)
Official Letters and Statements[Español / English] Comunicado de prensa: La Relatora Especial Mary Lawlor ha expresado su preocupación por la detención arbitraria de defensores de los derechos humanos indígenas en México y la imposición de duras condenas contra ellos.
Guatemala: continuas amenazas, incluso amenazas de muerte, en contra de integrantes de la Organización Trans – Reinas de la Noche (comunicación conjunta)
Official Letters and StatementsLo que sigue se basa en una comunicación conjunta enviada al Gobierno de Guatemala sobre las presuntas amenazas, incluso amenazas de muerte, en contra de integrantes de la Organización Trans – Reinas de la Noche (OTRANS-RN).
Colombia: actos de intimidación y amenazas contra las personas defensoras de los derechos humanos ambientales del Movimiento Ríos Vivos (comunicación conjunta)
Official Letters and StatementsLo que sigue se basa en una comunicación enviada al Gobierno de Colombia, así como a las Empresas Públicas de Medellín, sobre los actos de intimidación y amenazas contra las personas defensoras de los derechos humanos ambientales e integrantes del Movimiento Ríos Vivos, Sra. Milena Flórez, Sr. Richard Zapata, Sra. María Judith Rojo Villa, y Sra. Luz Ángela Agudelo Higuita.
Joint Statement: Time to protect environmental defenders and ensure their safe participation in international forums relating to the environment and climate change
Official Letters and StatementsA joint statement by international and regional human rights experts in the context of COP29.