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Detention, torture and ill-treatment of journalist in Russia-annexed Crimea (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsPhoto: Family archive via RFE/RL BACKGROUND On 9 June 2021, I wrote a letter to the Government of the Russian…
Kenya: Maasai Human Rights Defenders criminalised for defence of ancestral land in Kedong Valley (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsBACKGROUND On 25 June 2021, I sent two letters, jointly with other mandate holders, to the Government of Kenya as…
UAE: Syrian Human Rights Defender at risk of long term detention, reports of torture (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsBACKGROUND On 25 June 2021, I wrote a letter to the government of the United Arab Emirates expressing concern at…
Cambodia: UN experts condemn conviction of trade union leader, systematic crackdown on human rights defenders (press release)
Official Letters and StatementsGENEVA (24 August 2021) – UN human rights experts have sharply criticised Cambodian authorities over the conviction of prominent human…
Egypt: Systematic use of counter-terrorism and criminal law to sanction Human Rights Defenders (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsBACKGROUND On 16 June 2021, I wrote a joint communication to the Government of Egypt on the arbitrary detention of…
Hostigamientos, robos y amenazas de muerte en contra de la defensora Francia Nelly Henao Agudelo relacionados con la búsqueda de justicia en el caso de su hijo (comunicación conjunta)
Official Letters and StatementsFoto: CMDPDH ANTECEDENTES El 14 de julio de 2021, escribí al Gobierno de México sobre los hostigamientos, allanamientos, robos y…
Eritrea: UN experts demand release of human rights defender held 20 years without charge (Press Release)
Official Letters and StatementsGENEVA (18 August 2021) ̶ UN experts today demanded the release of journalist and human rights defender Dawit Isaak, imprisoned…
Eritrea: near 20 year incommunicado detention of Dawit Isaak (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsOn 9 June 2021, I wrote a communication to the Government of Eritrea on the almost 20 year long detention…
Afghanistan: UN experts urge swift global action to protect human rights and prevent ‘civilian slaughter’ (Press Release)
Official Letters and StatementsGENEVA (16 August 2021) – UN human rights experts* today issued a statement calling on Member States to take immediate and…
India: Inhumane prison conditions for Bhima Koregaon Human Rights Defenders (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsOn 11 June 2021, I wrote a letter jointly with two other UN experts on the alleged inhumane prison conditions…
Israel must safeguard human rights defenders in Occupied Palestinian Territory and within its borders – UN expert (Press Release)
Official Letters and StatementsGENEVA (11 August 2021) – A UN expert today expressed concern over arrests, harassment, criminalisation and threats against human rights…
Cambodia: Human Rights Defenders held in prolonged pre-trial detention (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsOn 10 June 2021, I sent a letter to the Government of Cambodia on the pre-trial detention and denial of…