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Uzbekistan must refrain from persecuting defenders of minority rights: UN experts (Press Release)
Official Letters and StatementsPress Release: UN experts expressed deep concern about the arbitrary detention of Uzbek human rights defender, Dauletmurat Tajimuratov, in Uzbekistan, and said he was facing harassment and inhuman treatment in prison.
Georgia: Veneer of openness masks systematic efforts to undermine human rights defenders, UN expert warns (Press Release)
Official Letters and Statements[English / ქართული] Press Release: The Georgian authorities must radically improve their attitude towards human rights defenders, from public statements to policies and legislative frameworks, to create a supportive environment for their legitimate work.
End-of-Mission Statement – Official Country Visit to Georgia [English / ქართული]
Official Letters and Statements[English / ქართული] Preliminary findings and recommendations following my official country visit to Georgia.
Pakistan: threats and intimidations against Hamza Azhar Salam following his journalistic reporting on allegations of corruption (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Pakistan about the threats and intimidations against Hamza Azhar Salam following his journalistic reporting on allegations of corruption.
Lao PDR: Stop deporting human rights defenders, says UN expert (Press Release)
Official Letters and StatementsPress Release: Lao PDR must stop deporting human rights defenders to countries where there are substantial grounds to believe that they would face grave human rights violations.
UN expert on human rights defenders to visit Georgia (Press Release)
Official Letters and Statements[English / ქართული] Press Release: The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, will conduct an official country visit to Georgia from 30 October to 7 November 2023.
India: detention and state of health of human rights defender G.N. Saibaba (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of India about the detention and state of health of human rights defender G.N. Saibaba.
Uganda: arrests, acts of intimidation and judicial harassment of environmental HRD Bob Barigye (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Uganda and other actors about the arrests, acts of intimidation and judicial harassment of environmental HRD Bob Barigye.
Colombia: atentado contra la vida del defensor de los derechos humanos Alirio Perdomo (comunicación conjunta)
Official Letters and StatementsLo que sigue se basa en una comunicación enviada a los Gobiernos de Colombia e Italia y a la empresa Enel sobre el atentado contra la vida del defensor de los derechos humanos Alirio Perdomo.
China: UN expert urges release of human rights defender Guo Feixiong (Press Release)
Official Letters and StatementsPress Release: Chinese authorities can no longer ignore calls for the release of human rights defender Guo Feixiong, whose health has been seriously deteriorating in prison.
Iran: re-arrest and detention of women human rights defenders Jina Modares Gorji and Sepideh Gholian (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Iran about the re-arrest and detention of WHRDs Jina Modares Gorji and Sepideh Gholian.
States must protect women human rights defenders working in conflict and crisis-affected settings: UN expert (Press Release)
Official Letters and StatementsPress Release: States must protect women human rights defenders working in conflict and crisis-affected settings.