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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)

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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)

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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
A close-up of the Mexican flag

México: agresión física y verbal y actos de intimidación contra la defensora de los derechos humanos y madre buscadora Araceli Rodríguez Nava (comunicación conjunta)

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Lo que sigue se basa en una comunicación enviada al Gobierno de México sobre el atentado contra la vida, agresión física y verbal, así como actos de intimidación contra la defensora de los derechos humanos y madre buscadora Araceli Rodríguez Nava.
• 5th Oct 2023
The flag of the People's Republic on China flying at the top of a pole.

China: ongoing imprisonment of nine Tibetan HRDs on account of their environmental protection work (joint communication)

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This is the summary of a communication sent to the Government of China about the ongoing imprisonment of nine Tibetan environmental rights defenders.
• 5th Oct 2023
Vietnamese environmental rights defender Hoang Thi Minh Hong looking straight at the camera with a soft smile, in a green outdoor setting. She has dark brown hair in a bob and is wearing a light blue tee-shirt.

Viet Nam: detention and criminal charge against environmental WHRD Hoang Thi Minh Hong for alleged tax evasion (joint communication)

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This is the summary of a communication sent to the Government of Viet Nam about the detention and criminal charge against environmental human rights defender Hoang Thi Minh Hong for alleged tax evasion.
• 4th Oct 2023
A close up photo of human rights defender Abdureshit Dzhepparov looking to the right with a serious demeanor. He is wearing glasses, a check shirt and has very short grey hair and stubble beard.

Russia: persistent judicial harassment against human rights defender Abdureshit Dzhepparov (joint communication)

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This is the summary of a communication sent to the Government of Russia about the persistent judicial harassment, namely two pending administrative charges, against the human rights defender Abdureshit Dzhepparov.
• 3rd Oct 2023
A close-up of Chinese human rights lawyer Lu Siwei standing outdside, with the sea in the background. He is wearing a light blue shirt and a grey jacket.

Lao PDR: detention and imminent risk of deportation to China of HRD and lawyer Lu Siwei (joint communication)

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This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of the Lao PDR about the detention and imminent risk of deportation to China of HRD and lawyer Lu Siwei.
• 2nd Oct 2023
HRD Dauletmurat Tajimuratov is sitting behind a glass during a trial hearing. He is wearing black glasses and a black sweater.

Uzbekistan: sentencing of human rights defender Dauletmurat Tajimuratov to 16 years in prison (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Uzbekistan about the sentencing of HRD Dauletmurat Tajimuratov to 16 years in prison.
• 2nd Oct 2023
The flag of Turkey flying with an old building in the background

Turkey: threats and attack of human rights lawyer Aytekin Aktaş and repression of the “Life Watch” movement (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a communication sent to the Government of Turkey about the threats and attack of human rights lawyer Aytekin Aktaş and the repression of the “Life Watch” movement.
• 28th Sep 2023
A close up shot of human rights defender Emir Usein Kuku looking straight at the camera, in an outdoor setting.

Russia: treatment and state of health of human rights defender Emir-Usein Kuku while in detention (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a communication sent to the Government of Russia about the treatment and state of health of human rights defender Emir-Usein Kuku while in detention.
• 27th Sep 2023
A close-up photo of Chinese woman human rights defender Li Yuhan standing in front of prison bars. She is wearing glasses, a blue headband and a white and light green shirt.

China: arbitrary detention of human rights defender Li Yuhan (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a communication sent to the Government of China about the arbitrary detention of human rights defender Li Yuhan.
• 26th Sep 2023
The flag of Angola flying in the wind, on a blue sky background.

Angola: intimidation and harassment of trade union leader Eduardo Peres Alberto and his family (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a communication sent to the Government of Angola about allegations of intimidation and harassment of HRD and trade union leader Eduardo Peres Alberto and his family, as well as an alarming attack on his daughter.
• 22nd Sep 2023
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