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Maroc : détérioration des conditions de détention de trois défenseurs des droits de l’homme condamnés à de longues peines de prison (communication conjointe)

Official Letters and Statements
Ce qui suit est basé sur une communication officielle transmise au gouvernement du Maroc à propos de la détérioration des conditions de détention de trois défenseurs des droits de l’homme condamnés à de longues peines de prison, Al-Hussein Al-Bashir Ibrahim, Khatri Dadda et Naama Asfari.
• 2nd Aug 2023
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Russia: search of the homes & offices of members of the NGO “Memorial” and criminalisation of Oleg Orlov (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a communication written by the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders and other UN experts to the Government of Russia on 17 May 2023.
• 27th Jul 2023
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République Démocratique du Congo : intrusion au domicile, menaces et intimidations à l’encontre du défenseur des droits humains Dismas Kitenge (communication conjointe)

Official Letters and Statements
Ce qui suit est basé sur une communication officielle transmise au gouvernement de la République Démocratique du Congo à propos de l’intrusion au domicile, de menaces et d’intimidations à l’encontre du défenseur des droits humains Dismas Kitenge.
• 21st Jul 2023
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Tajikistan: alleged arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance and criminalisation of nine human rights defenders (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of an official communication sent to the Government of Tajikistan about the alleged arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance and criminalisation of nine human rights defenders.
• 20th Jul 2023
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Philippines: criminal charges, smears & harassment against human rights defenders working on Indigenous peoples, land & environmental rights (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of an official communication sent to the Government of the Philippines about criminal charges, smears & harassment against human rights defenders working on Indigenous peoples, land & environmental rights.
• 19th Jul 2023
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Angola: UN expert says attacks against trade union leader Eduardo Peres Alberto must end (press release)

Official Letters and Statements
Press release: attacks against Angolan trade union leader Eduardo Peres Alberto must end.
• 13th Jul 2023
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Bangladesh must end harassment of human rights defenders: UN experts (press release)

Official Letters and Statements
Press release: Bangladesh must end all acts of harassment against human rights organisations and their representatives.
• 11th Jul 2023
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Russia: UN experts dismayed at violent attack against journalist Yelena Milashina and lawyer Alexander Nemov in Grozny (press release)

Official Letters and Statements
Press release following the violent attack on journalist Yelena Milashina and lawyer Alexander Nemov in Grozny
• 7th Jul 2023
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India: detention and alleged ill-treatment of human rights defender Mohammad Ahsan Untoo (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of an official communication sent to the Government of India regarding detention and alleged ill-treatment of human rights defender Mohammad Ahsan Untoo.
• 6th Jul 2023
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Belarus: criminal proceedings against members of Human Rights Center Viasna (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of an official communication sent to the Government of Belarus about criminal proceedings against members of Human Rights Center Viasna.
• 5th Jul 2023
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Tajikistan: UN experts deplore criminal proceedings against human rights defenders (press release)

Official Letters and Statements
GENEVA (4 July 2023) – UN experts* today urged Tajikistan to show genuine commitment to improving the situation of human…
• 4th Jul 2023
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Russia: criminal charge filed against HRD Alexei Semyonov in the context of the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a communication written by the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders and other UN experts to the Government of Russia on 17 April 2023.
• 30th Jun 2023