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The flag of Guatemala flying under a cloudy and sunny sky

Guatemala: presuntas amenazas contra personas defensoras de los derechos humanos de las personas trans (comunicación conjunta)

Official Letters and Statements
Lo que sigue se basa en una comunicación conjunta enviada al Gobierno de Guatemala en relación con presuntas amenazas contra personas defensoras de los derechos humanos de las personas trans.
• 7th Mar 2024
Iranian woman human right defender Nasim Soltanbeygi holding a sign with writing in Farsi in red. She has curly black shoulder-length hair and is wearing red lipstick and a black T-shirt.

Iran: conviction of WHRD and journalist Nasim Soltanbeygi (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Iran about the conviction of Nasim Soltanbeygi, a women’s human rights defender and journalist.
• 6th Mar 2024
A crowd of women and men from the Saturday Mothers/People movement in Turkey are holding signs with photos of victims of enforced disappearances. An old woman is speaking with a microphone.

Türkiye: continued judicial harassment against members of Saturday Mothers/People and violent police interference in their vigils (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Türkiye about the continued judicial harassment against members of Saturday Mothers/People and the violent police interference in their weekly vigils.
• 26th Feb 2024
Peruvian human rights defender and indigenous Asháninka, Ángel Pedro Valerio, is standing in the sun outdoors, in front of a river in a lush mountain landscape. He is wearing a traditional headpiece with pearls and orange feathers and a large brown garment. His face is painted with red marks.

Perú: orden de detención preliminar contra el defensor indígena Ángel Pedro Valerio (comunicación conjunta)

Official Letters and Statements
Lo que sigue se basa en una comunicación enviada al Gobierno de Perú sobre la orden de detención preliminar y las alegaciones penales contra el defensor de derechos humanos e indígena Asháninka, Ángel Pedro Valerio.
• 23rd Feb 2024
The Italian flag blowing in the wind against a blue sky. The flag is composed of three horizontal stripes, the first green, the second white and the third red.

Letter to Prime Minister Meloni on HRDs and the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

Official Letters and Statements
I have written to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to express my serious concern at reports Italy may block the EU’s proposed new rules on human rights and environmental due diligence for companies.
• 22nd Feb 2024
A black and white photograph of Baloch human rights defender Lateef Johar Baloch

Pakistan: threats against human rights defender Lateef Johar Baloch and his family (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Pakistan about the pattern of harassment and intimidation against the family of human rights defender Lateef Johar Baloch.
• 22nd Feb 2024
The flag of Turkey flying with an old building in the background

Türkiye: new charges against Iranian human rights defender Mahyar Ahmadi and risk of his deportation

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a communication sent to the Government of Türkiye about the new charges against Iranian human rights defender Mahyar Ahmadi and the risk of deportation he is facing.
• 21st Feb 2024
La défenseuse des droits humains nigérienne Samira Sabou prenant la parole lors d'un évènement. Elle tient un micro et a face à elle un smartphone sur un trépied.

Niger: arrestation arbitraire, disparition forcée et harcèlement judiciaire de la défenseuse des droits humains Samira Sabou (communication conjointe)

Official Letters and Statements
Ce qui suit est basé sur une communication conjointe transmise au gouvernement du Niger à propos des allégations d’arrestation arbitraire, de disparition forcée et de harcèlement judiciaire de la défenseuse des droits humains Samira Sabou.
• 20th Feb 2024
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.

Call for Inputs: Country visit to Brazil / Chamada para Contribuições: Visita ao Brasil

Official Letters and Statements
[English / Português] Call for inputs for the official country visit of the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders to Brazil in April 2024.
• 19th Feb 2024
Iranian woman human rights defender Leila Hossein Zadeh amongst a group of people. She is dressed in green and wearing a loose red hijab.

Iran: new charges against WHRD Leila Hossein Zadeh (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Iran about the new charges brought against woman human rights defender Leila Hossein Zadeh.
• 15th Feb 2024
Flag of Viet Nam gently blowing against a cloudy sky

Viet Nam: End convictions and deplorable detention conditions for human rights defenders, UN experts say (Press Release)

Official Letters and Statements
Press Release: UN experts urged the Government of Viet Nam to stop targeting, convicting, and mistreating human rights defenders, after environmental human rights defender Dang Dinh Bách began his third hunger strike to protest against his detention conditions.
• 14th Feb 2024
The flag of Saudi Arabia flying against a blue sky.

Saudi Arabia: criminalisation of sisters and WHRDs Manahel and Fouz al-Otaibi (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Saudi Arabia about the criminalisation of sisters and women human rights defenders Manahel and Fouz al-Otaibi.
• 14th Feb 2024
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