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Zimbabwe: Woman Human Rights Defender charged after preventing demolition of trade structures (joint communication)

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BACKGROUND On 24 August 2021, I wrote a joint communication to the Government of Zimbabwe concerning the arrest and criminalisation…
• 4th Nov 2021
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Afghanistan: Human rights defenders living under “climate of fear” – UN expert (Press Release)

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GENEVA (3 November 2021) – Human rights defenders in Afghanistan describe living under a climate of fear, threats, intense insecurity…
• 3rd Nov 2021

Kyrgyzstan: Investigate death threats against human rights defender – UN expert (press release)

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GENEVA (2 November 2021) – Kyrgyzstan must investigate death threats against human rights defender Kamilzhan Ruziev instead of harassing him…
• 2nd Nov 2021

Sri Lanka: HRDs, journalists and trade union leaders detained, threatened and intimidated (joint communication)

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BACKGROUND On 17 August 2021, I wrote a joint communication with other UN experts to the Government of Sri Lanka…
• 29th Oct 2021

UN experts condemn Israel’s designation of Palestinian human rights defenders as terrorist organisations

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GENEVA (25 October 2021) – UN human rights experts today strongly and unequivocally condemned the decision by the Israeli Minister…
• 25th Oct 2021

Cambodia: Mother Nature Cambodia members arrested and charged (joint communication)

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BACKGROUND On 17 August 2021, I wrote a joint communication with other UN experts on the arrest and criminalisation of…
• 20th Oct 2021

Come clean about persecution of human rights defenders, UN expert tells governments

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GENEVA (14 October 2021) – Governments around the world must stop jailing people for peacefully standing up for human rights,…
• 14th Oct 2021

Iraq: Killing and kidnapping of Human Rights Defenders engaged in popular protest (joint communication)

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On 12 August 2021, I wrote a letter jointly with other UN experts regarding the killing, kidnapping, alleged arbitrary arrest…
• 11th Oct 2021

State of Palestine: Mohannad Karajah detained and charged; supporters arrested (joint communication)

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BACKGROUND On 4 August 2021, I wrote a communication jointly with four other UN experts to the State of Palestine…
• 8th Oct 2021

Israel: Retaliation against defenders of the right to adequate housing and healthcare workers in Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel (joint communication)

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Photo: Twitter BACKGROUND On 30 July 2021, I sent a communication jointly with ten other UN experts to the Government…
• 7th Oct 2021

Guatemala: detención y el uso excesivo de la fuerza en contra de personas defensoras del pueblo indígena Maya Q’éqchi’ de Chicoyogüito (comunicación conjunta)

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ANTECEDENTES El 29 de julio de 2021, escribí una comunicación al Gobierno de Guatemala sobre la presunta detención arbitraria de…
• 4th Oct 2021

Kazakhstan: Harassment and intimidation of defenders of LGBTIQ rights (joint communication)

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BACKGROUND  On 15 July 2021, I wrote a letter with four other UN experts to the Government of Kazakhstan regarding…
• 1st Oct 2021