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The Brazilian flag on a pole blowing in the wind. The flag is green with a yellow diamond at its centre, inclosing a blue disc with a starry sky.

UN expert on situation of human rights defenders to visit Brazil (Press Release)

Official Letters and Statements
Press Release: The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, will conduct an official visit to Brazil from 8 to 19 April 2024. 
• 5th Apr 2024
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Suisse : suspension du financement de onze ONG israéliennes et palestiniennes (communication conjointe)

Official Letters and Statements
Ce qui suit est basé sur une communication conjointe envoyée au gouvernement suisse à propos de la suspension du financement de onze organisations non-gouvernementales, six israéliennes et cinq palestiniennes, en novembre 2023.
• 5th Apr 2024
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Argentina: hostigamiento judicial contra los abogados Nadia Schujman y Diego Rodríguez (comunicación conjunta)

Official Letters and Statements
Lo que sigue se basa en una comunicación conjunta enviada al Gobierno de Argentina sobre el hostigamiento judicial en contra de los abogados y defensores de derechos humanos Nadia Schujman y Diego Rodríguez.
• 3rd Apr 2024
Peruvian indigenous human rights defender Quinto Inuma Alvarado standing in front of lush tropical plants and trees. He is wearing a blue jean shirt and has his black hair neatly parted in the middle.

Perú: asesinato del defensor indígena Quinto Inuma Alvarado (comunicación conjunta)

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Lo que sigue se basa en una comunicación enviada al Gobierno del Perú sobre el asesinato del defensor indígena Quinto Inuma Alvarado en noviembre de 2023.
• 29th Mar 2024
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Egypt: enforced disappearance and use of repeated charges against HRDs Hoda Abdel-Moneim and Moaaz Al-Sharqawy (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Egypt about the enforced disappearance and the use of repeated charges against human rights defenders Hoda Abdel-Moneim and Moaaz Al-Sharqawy, in a practice commonly known as “rotation”.
• 28th Mar 2024
The flag of Togo flying in the wind on a sunny day.

Togo : aggravation de l’état de santé du défenseur des droits de l’homme Abdoul Aziz Goma durant sa détention arbitraire (communication conjointe)

Official Letters and Statements
Ce qui suit est basé sur une communication conjointe envoyée au gouvernement du Togo à propos de l’aggravation de l’état de santé du défenseur des droits de l’homme Abdoul Aziz Goma durant sa détention arbitraire.
• 27th Mar 2024
The Russian language logo of human rights organisation Vesna, written in white letters on a light green background.

Russia: arbitrary arrest and indictment of five HRDs associated with youth democratic movement Vesna (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Russian Government about the arbitrary arrest and indictment of five human rights defenders associated with the non-profit organization Vesna, in relation to their human rights activities in the context of the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine.
• 26th Mar 2024
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Thailand: UN experts alarmed by sentences handed down to human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa on lèse-majesté charges (Press Release)

Official Letters and Statements
Press Release: UN experts express alarm over the use of Thailand’s lèse-majesté laws to convict and sentence human rights defender and lawyer, Arnon Nampa.
• 25th Mar 2024
Ukrainian woman human rights defender and journalist Victoria Roshchyna, in what seems to be a self-portrait. Victoria is a white woman with long, untied blond hair. She is holding a digital camera, partially visible at the bottom of the picture.

Russia: enforced disappearance of Ukrainian WHRD and journalist Victoria Roshchyna (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Russia about the enforced disappearance of Ukrainian woman human rights defender and journalist Victoria Roshchyna.
• 22nd Mar 2024
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Türkiye: denial of entry, deportation and entry ban against Turkmen WHRD Tadzhigul Begmedova (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Türkiye about the denial of entry of woman human rights defender Tadzhigul Begmedova to Türkiye and the five-year entry ban issued against her.
• 21st Mar 2024
Colombian lawyer German Romero Sanchez sitting at a desk in front of a bookshelf containing files and books. He has long black hair tied into a ponytail, a short beard and wears glasses. He is smiling at the camera.

Colombia: amenazas de muerte y actos de intimidación en contra del abogado Germán Romero Sánchez (comunicación conjunta)

Official Letters and Statements
Lo que sigue se basa en una comunicación conjunta enviada al Gobierno de Colombia en relación con amenazas de muerte y actos de intimidación cometidos en contra del abogado y defensor de los derechos humanos Germán Romero Sánchez.
• 19th Mar 2024
A portrait photograph of Nasta Loika before her arrest. She is looking to the side of the camera and has long brown hair, with a streak dyed purple. She is wearing a black winter coat.

Belarus: sentencing of WHRD Nasta Loika to seven years of imprisonment (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Belarus about the Supreme Court’s decision to sentence woman human rights defender Nasta Loika to seven years of imprisonment.
• 15th Mar 2024
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