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Myanmar: Human rights defenders under siege, say UN experts (Press Release)
Official Letters and StatementsGENEVA (19 July 2021) – UN human rights experts today expressed their utmost concern for the situation of human rights…
Egypt: Human rights defenders held incommunicado, face spurious charges, says UN expert (Press Release)
Official Letters and StatementsGENEVA (15 July 2021) – A UN expert today expressed dismay at the continued widespread arrest and extended pre-trial detention…
India: Death in custody of priest Stan Swamy is devastating – UN expert (Press Release)
Official Letters and StatementsGENEVA (15 July 2021) – The death in custody of Catholic priest Stan Swamy, a renowned human rights and social…
Faisal Yousef Mohamed killed and Waad Bahjat sentenced in Sudan (Joint Communication)
Official Letters and StatementsOn 4 May 2021, I wrote a letter to the Government of Sudan on the killing of human rights defender…
Uso indebido del derecho penal en contra personas defensoras del medio ambiente en Peru (comunicación conjunta)
Official Letters and StatementsEl 27 de abril de 2021, escribí una carta al Gobierno de Perú sobre la confirmación en última instancia de…
VOICE subjected to cyber-attack in Viet Nam (Joint Communication)
Official Letters and StatementsOn 3 May 2021, I wrote a communication jointly with three other UN experts to the Government of Viet Nam…
Human Rights Defenders in Iran widely imprisoned, many for long periods of time (Joint Communication)
Official Letters and StatementsOn 6 May 2021, I wrote a letter jointly with 10 other UN special Procedures mandate holders, on the issue…
Honduras debe dejar de criminalizar la defensa de los derechos humanos de las comunidades garífunas, advierten expertos de la ONU (Comunicado de Prensa)
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Bahrain: Human Rights Defenders in Bahrain sentenced to life or long term imprisonment, tortured (Joint Communication)
Official Letters and StatementsOn 3 May 2021, I sent a joint communication to the Government of Bahrain with three other exerts on the…
Iran must stop using long-term detention to silence human rights defenders, says UN expert (Press Release)
Official Letters and StatementsGENEVA (6 July 2021) — A UN expert today criticised the Islamic Republic of Iran’s practice of sentencing human rights…
China: Human Rights Defenders in Long-Term Detention (Joint Communication)
Official Letters and StatementsOn 28 April 2021, I sent a joint communication to the Government of China, which was signed by seven other…
Maroc: un expert des droits de l’homme de l’ONU dénonce la « répression » contre les défenseurs des droits de l’homme
Official Letters and StatementsLe Maroc doit cesser de cibler les défenseurs des droits de l’homme et les journalistes qui défendent les questions de droits de l’homme liées au Sahara occidental, et leur permettre de travailler sans représailles, a déclaré aujourd’hui Mary Lawlor, Rapporteur spécial de l’ONU sur la situation des défenseurs des droits de l’homme.