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Morris Mabior Awikjok is looking straight into the camera with a serious face.

South Sudan: alleged abduction, enforced disappearance, deportation, detention and torture of human rights defender Morris Mabior Awikjok (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is a summary of a communication sent to the Government of South Sudan about the alleged abduction, enforced disappearance, deportation, detention and torture of human rights defender Morris Mabior Awikjok.
• 19th May 2023
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El Salvador: alegatos de supuesta detención arbitraria contra cinco defensores del medio ambiente (comunicación conjunta)

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Lo que sigue se basa en una comunicación escrita por la Relatora Especial sobre la situación de las personas defensoras…
• 16th May 2023
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Guinée : allégations de détention arbitraire et de mauvais traitement de Mamadou Billo Bah et actes d’intimidation envers deux autres défenseurs des droits de l’homme (communication conjointe)

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Ce qui suit est basé sur une communication écrite par la Rapporteuse spéciale sur la situation des défenseurs et défenseuses…
• 10th May 2023
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Latvia: alleged undue use of criminal proceedings against human rights defenders Ieva Raubiško and Egils Grasmanis (joint communication)

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This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Latvia about the undue use of criminal proceedings against human rights defenders Ieva Raubiško and Egils Grasmanis.
• 8th May 2023
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Bahrain: allegations of torture, ill treatment and poor prison conditions of human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja (joint communication)

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The following is based on a communication written by the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders and other UN…
• 4th May 2023
The image shows a blue boat where Iuventa is written in white letters. Many people are standing on the boat and clinging to its railing.

Italy: alleged due process violations and other worrying developments related to the trial of HRDs in Trapani and the regulation of civilian search and rescue (joint communication)

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Summary of an official communication sent to the Government of Italy raising concerns as to alleged due process violations and other worrying developments related to the trial of human rights defenders in Trapani and the regulation of civilian search and rescue.
• 3rd May 2023
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México: presunta detención arbitraria del defensor de los derechos humanos Francisco González Arredondo (comunicación conjunta)

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Lo que sigue se basa en una comunicación escrita por la Relatora Especial sobre la situación de las personas defensoras…
• 2nd May 2023
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Russia: alleged impromptu inspection and dissolution of the Moscow Helsinki Group (joint communication)

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The following is based on a communication written by the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders and other UN…
• 28th Apr 2023
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Russia: UN expert submits amicus brief in case challenging dissolution of Moscow Helsinki Group (press release)

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GENEVA (26 April 2023) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor today submitted…
• 26th Apr 2023
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Honduras: asesinato de Aly Domínguez y otra persona defensora de los derechos humanos (comunicación conjunta)

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Lo que sigue se basa en una comunicación escrita por la Relatora Especial sobre la situación de las personas defensoras…
• 25th Apr 2023
The image features the logo of the organisation Urgences Ivoiriennes on a white background. It is a red circle at the centre of which is the outline of the country Côte d'Ivoire with its flag colours. The logo features the text "URI" and "Urgences Ivoiriennes".

Côte d’Ivoire : arrestation et condamnation des défenseurs des droits de l’homme Kipré Pacôme, Diangoné Bi Roland, Dolé Anicet et Séri Romuald (communication conjointe)

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Version écourtée d’une communication transmise au gouvernement de Côte d’Ivoire à propos de l’arrestation et la condamnation de défenseurs des droits humains membres d’Urgences Ivoiriennes.
• 14th Apr 2023
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Occupied Palestinian Territory: Letter to Mr. Karim A. A. Khan QC, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court

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Letter sent by 30 UN independent human rights experts to Mr. Karim Khan QC, Prosecutor of the ICC
• 7th Apr 2023