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The flag of Georgia floating in the wind against a blue sky background.

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.
• 7th Nov 2023
A close-up of Pakistani journalist Hamza Azhar Salam looking straight into the camera. He is wearing a black suit and white shirt.

Pakistan: threats and intimidations against Hamza Azhar Salam following his journalistic reporting on allegations of corruption (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This 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.
• 31st Oct 2023
Cropped Flag of Laos

Lao PDR: Stop deporting human rights defenders, says UN expert (Press Release)

Official Letters and Statements
Press 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.
• 27th Oct 2023
The flag of Georgia floating in the wind against a blue sky background.

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.
• 26th Oct 2023
A photograph of GN Saibaba sitting in his wheelchair indoors, with a wooden door in the background.

India: detention and state of health of human rights defender G.N. Saibaba (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This 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.
• 20th Oct 2023
Bob Barigye is standing with his arms crossed on his chest. He is wearing a black formal suit in front of a white background.

Uganda: arrests, acts of intimidation and judicial harassment of environmental HRD Bob Barigye (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This 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.
• 19th Oct 2023
A portrait photograph of Colombian human rights defender Alirio Perdomo in an outdoor setting. He has black hair and a black moustache, and is wearing a black cap and a red tee-shirt.

Colombia: atentado contra la vida del defensor de los derechos humanos Alirio Perdomo (comunicación conjunta)

Official Letters and Statements
Lo 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.
• 18th Oct 2023
Guo Feixiong before he was detained. He is wearing black frame glasses and a blue polo shirt. He is smiling and looking to the left.

China: UN expert urges release of human rights defender Guo Feixiong (Press Release)

Official Letters and Statements
Press 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.
• 18th Oct 2023
A collage of pictures of Iranian women human rights defenders Jina Modares Gorji and Sepideh Gholian before their arrest.

Iran: re-arrest and detention of women human rights defenders Jina Modares Gorji and Sepideh Gholian (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This 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.
• 17th Oct 2023

States must protect women human rights defenders working in conflict and crisis-affected settings: UN expert (Press Release)

Official Letters and Statements
Press Release: States must protect women human rights defenders working in conflict and crisis-affected settings.
• 13th Oct 2023
UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders Mary Lawlor speaking at the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in New York.

Opening remarks before the UN General Assembly (78th session)

Official Letters and Statements
On 12 October 2023, I gave my opening remarks before the UN General Assembly in New York. I was presenting my latest report: “Pathways to peace: women human rights defenders in conflict, post-conflict and crisis-affected settings”.
• 12th Oct 2023
Mexican human rights defender Teresa Magueyal is sitting at a café indoor. She is holding a bouquet of red roses.

México: asesinato de la defensora de los derechos humanos y madre buscadora Teresa Magueyal (comunicación conjunta)

Official Letters and Statements
Lo que sigue se basa en una comunicación enviada al Gobierno de México sobre el asesinato de la defensora de los derechos humanos y madre buscadora Teresa Magueyal.
• 6th Oct 2023
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