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Bahrain: UN expert alarmed by health of human rights defenders in prison (press release)

Official Letters and Statements
Press release: The deteriorating health conditions of human rights defenders Mr Abduljalil Al-Singace, Mr Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja and Mr Naji Fateel, held in detention in Bahrain, is alarming.
• 15th Sep 2023
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Georgia: refusal of entry for HRDs Dariana Gryaznova & Evgenii Smirnov (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a communication sent to the Government of Georgia about the alleged refusal of entry to Georgia for human rights defenders Dariana Gryaznova and Evgenii Smirnov and the alleged recognition as a “threat to national security” and revocation of the residence permit of the latter.
• 13th Sep 2023
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México: uso de tecnología de vigilancia comercializado por el NSO Group para vigilar a las personas defensoras de derechos humanos (comunicación conjunta)

Official Letters and Statements
Lo que sigue es una comunicación enviada a los Gobiernos de México e Israel y a la empresa NSO Group en relación con el uso de tecnología de vigilancia comercializado por el NSO Group para vigilar a las personas defensoras de derechos humanos.
• 7th Sep 2023
A close up photo of Mongolian woman human rights defender Sukhgerel Dugersuren. She is wearing her wavy brown hair in a short bob and has glasses.

Mongolia: status of the criminal investigation against WHRD & environmentalist Sukhgerel Dugersuren (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a communication sent to the Government of Mongolia about the status of the criminal investigation opened against WHRD & environmentalist Sukhgerel Dugersuren.
• 5th Sep 2023
Syrian human rights defender Jdea Abdullah Nawfal is posing in front of a hilly landscape, his arm rested on a ledge and holding a cigarette. He has white hair and a moustache. He is wearing sunglasses and a black leather jacket.

Syria: physical attack and targeted intimidation of HRD Jdea Abdullah Nawfal (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a communication sent to the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic about the physical attack against, and targeted intimidation of HRD Jdea Abdullah Nawfal.
• 31st Aug 2023
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México: Expertas de la ONU muestran indignación por los ataques y asesinatos contra mujeres defensoras de los derechos humanos (comunicado de prensa)

Official Letters and Statements
Comunicado de prensa – México: Expertas de la ONU muestran indignación por los ataques y asesinatos contra mujeres defensoras de los derechos humanos.
• 30th Aug 2023
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Viet Nam: continued detention of HRD Dang Dinh Bach and administrative & judicial harassment of his wife, WHRD Tran Phuong Thao (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a communication sent to the Government of Viet Nam about the continued detention of HRD Dang Dinh Bach and the administrative & judicial harassment of his wife, WHRD Tran Phuong Thao.
• 29th Aug 2023
A photograph of GN Saibaba sitting in his wheelchair indoors, with a wooden door in the background.

India: End inhumane detention of human rights defender GN Saibaba (Press Release)

Official Letters and Statements
Press release: India should end the inhumane detention of human rights defender GN Saibaba
• 21st Aug 2023
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Armenia: criminal charges against journalist and environmental human rights defender Tehmina Yenoqyan (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a communication sent to the Government of Armenia and other actors about the criminal charges brought against journalist and environmental human rights defender Tehmina Yenoqyan.
• 18th Aug 2023
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Niger : allégations de harcèlement judiciaire, détentions arbitraires et irrégularités procédurales à l’encontre de cinq défenseurs des droits humains (communication conjointe)

Official Letters and Statements
Ce qui suit est basé sur une communication officielle transmise au gouvernement du Niger à propos d’allégations d’arrestation, détention, harcèlement judiciaire et procédures judiciaires irrégulières de cinq défenseurs des droits de l’homme pour avoir exercé leurs droits à la liberté d’expression, de réunion pacifique et d’association.
• 17th Aug 2023
A collage of two photos representing Indian human rights defenders Pranab Roy and Arkadeep Goswami.

India: alleged physical violence, intimidation & arrest perpetrated against MASUM members Pranab Roy & Arkadeep Goswami (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a communication sent to the Government of India about violations against two members of the human rights organisation Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM).
• 16th Aug 2023
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Lao must immediately release Chinese lawyer Lu Siwei and prevent his imminent deportation (press release)

Official Letters and Statements
GENEVA (11 August 2023) – UN experts* today called on Lao People’s Democratic Republic to end the arbitrary detention of…
• 11th Aug 2023
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