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Italy: defamation lawsuit against environmental human rights defenders Roberto Malini and Lisetta Sperindei (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Italy and to fossil fuel company Fox Petroli S.p.A. about the defamation lawsuit filed against environmental human rights defenders Roberto Malini and Lisetta Sperindei.
Libya: gunfire attack on the Ocean Viking search and rescue vessel by the Libyan Coast Guard (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Governments of Libya and Italy, and the EU Delegation in Geneva about the gunfire attack on the Ocean Viking search and rescue vessel by the Libyan Coast Guard on 24 August 2025.
UN expert urges Togo to release human rights defender Abdoul Aziz Goma (Press Release)
Official Letters and StatementsPress Release: On the seventh anniversary of the arrest of Togolese-Irish citizen and HRD Abdoul Aziz Goma on 21 December 2025, the Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders Mary Lawlor renewed her call on the Togolese authorities to release him from prison.
Georgia: arrest, prosecution and pre-trial detention of WHRD Nino Datashvili (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Georgia about the arrest, prosecution and pre-trial detention of teacher and WHRD Nino Datashvili.
Nicaragua: vida e integridad personal de personas indígenas y defensores de los derechos humanos ambientales en el Territorio Mayangna Sauni As (comunicación conjunta)
Official Letters and StatementsLo que sigue se basa en una comunicación conjunta enviada al Gobierno de Nicaragua sobre la vida y la integridad personal de personas indígenas, autoridades y guardabosques voluntarios y defensores de los derechos humanos ambientales de sus comunidades en la Región Autónoma de la Costa Caribe Norte.
Thailand: escalating death threats against human rights defenders Jorn Naowa-opas and Sumet Rianpongnam (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Thai Government and two Thailand-based companies about the escalating death threats against human rights defenders Jorn Naowa-opas and Sumet Rianpongnam in the Eastern Region of Thailand in 2025.
Indonesia: violent physical attacks and intimidation attempts against Indigenous woman human rights defender Dewi Anakoda (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Governments of Indonesia, France and China, as well as several companies, about the physical attacks and intimidation attempts against Indigenous WHRD Dewi Anakoda, in apparent connection with her work exposing the human and environmental impact of nickel mining on Halmahera Island, Indonesia.
UN experts alarmed by Y Quynh Bdăp’s extradition by Thailand to Viet Nam (Press Release)
Official Letters and StatementsPress Release: UN experts express deep concern over the extradition of Vietnamese Montagnard human rights defender and UNHCR-recognised refugee Y Quynh Bdăp from Thailand to Viet Nam, warning that his return exposes him to a serious risk of grave human rights violations.
Joint Statement: Time to release all human rights defenders and end their prolonged detention (EN/FR/ES)
Official Letters and Statements[EN/FR/ES] Joint statement by international and regional human rights experts in the context of the continued arbitrary and prolonged detention of human rights defenders.
European Union: UN experts alarmed by risk of humanitarian assistance criminalisation (Press Release)
Official Letters and StatementsUN experts* today expressed alarm at EU discussions about proposed legislation on the smuggling of migrants and its compatibility with international human rights law – particularly the potential absence of a mandatory humanitarian exemption.
Kazakhstan: lack of effective remedies for human rights defenders & ongoing harassment of those defending women’s and LGBTIQ rights (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Kazakhstan about the lack of effective remedies available to human rights defenders, and the intimidation, obstruction, legal and administrative harassment against those working on the rights of women and LGBTIQ persons.
Greece: public statements against migrants’ rights NGOs and new restrictions on the right to seek asylum (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Greece concerning public statements by government officials targeting human rights organisations working in the field of migration and recently introduced restrictions on the right to seek asylum.