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Uganda: enforced disappearance of Kenyan HRDs Nicholas Oyoo and Bob Njagi between 1 October and 8 November 2025 (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Uganda about the enforced disappearance of Kenyan human rights defenders Nicholas Oyoo and Bob Njagi between 1 October and 8 November 2025 following their abduction in Kampala, Uganda.
Kazakhstan: obstruction of Amangeldy Shormanbayev’s participation in the UN Human Rights Committee’s review of Kazakhstan (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Governments of Kazakhstan and Switzerland about the alleged obstruction of Amangeldy Shormanbayev’s participation in the UN Human Rights Committee’s review of Kazakhstan’s report in June 2025.
UN experts: Egypt must lift restrictions on released human rights defenders (Press Release)
Official Letters and StatementsPress Release: Independent human rights experts expressed concern over restrictions faced by human rights defenders in Egypt following their release from detention.
Kazakhstan: sentencing of five environmental human rights defenders who opposed the construction of a nuclear power plant (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Kazakhstan about the sentencing of environmental human rights defenders Nurlan Zhauylbayev, Zhanat Kazakbay, Fazylzhan Sydykov, Nurlan Temirgaliyev, and Aidar Mubarakov.
Guinée : menaces et tentative de disparition forcée visant le défenseur des droits humains Alseny Farinta Camara (communication conjointe)
Official Letters and StatementsCe qui suit est basé sur une communication conjointe envoyée au Gouvernement de la Guinée à propos des menaces et de la tentative de disparition forcée visant le défenseur des droits humains M. Alseny Farinta Camara, le contraignant à fuir la Guinée afin d’assurer sa sécurité et sa protection.
USA: violence, arrests, surveillance and other measures taken against students for their peaceful expression and advocacy related to the Gaza conflict (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the US Government and several universities about the reported physical violence, arbitrary arrests, surveillance, suspensions, criminal charges and other measures taken against students who expressed their solidarity with victims of the conflict in Gaza.
Sudan: death sentence issued against HRD Abubakr Mansour Mohamed Hamza and arbitrary arrest of his defense counsel (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Sudan about the death sentence issued against Abubakr Mansour Mohamed Hamza, a Sudanese lawyer and human rights defender, on 5 October 2025, and the arbitrary arrest and detention of his defense counsel Abubakr Elmahi from 1 to 8 October 2025.
Italy: defamation lawsuit against environmental human rights defenders Roberto Malini and Lisetta Sperindei (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Italy and to fossil fuel company Fox Petroli S.p.A. about the defamation lawsuit filed against environmental human rights defenders Roberto Malini and Lisetta Sperindei.
Libya: gunfire attack on the Ocean Viking search and rescue vessel by the Libyan Coast Guard (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Governments of Libya and Italy, and the EU Delegation in Geneva about the gunfire attack on the Ocean Viking search and rescue vessel by the Libyan Coast Guard on 24 August 2025.
UN expert urges Togo to release human rights defender Abdoul Aziz Goma (Press Release)
Official Letters and StatementsPress Release: On the seventh anniversary of the arrest of Togolese-Irish citizen and HRD Abdoul Aziz Goma on 21 December 2025, the Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders Mary Lawlor renewed her call on the Togolese authorities to release him from prison.
Georgia: arrest, prosecution and pre-trial detention of WHRD Nino Datashvili (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Georgia about the arrest, prosecution and pre-trial detention of teacher and WHRD Nino Datashvili.
Nicaragua: vida e integridad personal de personas indígenas y defensores de los derechos humanos ambientales en el Territorio Mayangna Sauni As (comunicación conjunta)
Official Letters and StatementsLo que sigue se basa en una comunicación conjunta enviada al Gobierno de Nicaragua sobre la vida y la integridad personal de personas indígenas, autoridades y guardabosques voluntarios y defensores de los derechos humanos ambientales de sus comunidades en la Región Autónoma de la Costa Caribe Norte.