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Belarus: arbitrary arrest, detention and other alleged violations of a human rights defender (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Belarus about the alleged arbitrary arrest, detention, enforced disappearance, torture, ill-treatment and other violations of a human rights defender.
Italy: administrative detention of civilian search and rescue ships in the Central Mediterranean (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Italy about the administrative detention of civilian search and rescue ships in the Central Mediterranean and the continued practice of assigning distant ports for the disembarkation of individuals rescued in distress at sea.
Zimbabwe must release human rights defenders ahead of SADC summit, say experts (Press Release)
Official Letters and StatementsPress Release: The Zimbabwean authorities must immediately release human rights defenders who have been arbitrarily detained since 31 July 2024 and drop charges against them.
Azerbaijan: Expert concerned about prosecution of human rights defenders and journalists (Press Release)
Official Letters and StatementsPress Release: The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, expressed serious concern over the ongoing detention and prosecution of six human rights defenders and journalists in Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan: arbitrary detention and criminalization of HRDs Ulvi Hasanli, Sevinj Abbasova, Nargiz Absalamova, Hafiz Babali and Elnara Gasimova (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Azerbaijan about the alleged arbitrary detention and criminalization of five human rights defenders, reportedly in connection with their legitimate human rights work against corruption and the exercise of their freedom of expression.
Bahrain: arrest, ill-treatment and detention of Hashem al-Wadaei (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Bahrain about the arrest, ill-treatment and detention of Hashem al-Wadaei, son and brother-in-law of two well-known human rights defenders.
China: imprisonment of Dr. Gulshan Abbas in retaliation for the human rights activism of her sister in the USA (joint communication)
Official Letters and StatementsThis is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of China about the imprisonment of, and near total absence of information about, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, in retaliation for the human rights activism of her sister in the USA.
Colombia: asesinato de la defensora de derechos humanos Ludivia Galíndez (comunicación conjunta)
Official Letters and StatementsLo que sigue se basa en una comunicación conjunta enviada al Gobierno de Colombia sobre el asesinato de la defensora de derechos humanos Ludivia Galíndez en febrero de 2024.
République Démocratique du Congo : enlèvement et violences contre quatre défenseuses des droits humains et des membres de leurs familles (communication conjointe)
Official Letters and StatementsCe qui suit est basé sur une communication envoyée au gouvernement de la RDC à propos de l’enlèvement et des violences commises à l’encontre de quatre défenseuses des droits humains et de membres de leurs familles, ainsi que des menaces et intimidations contre leur organisation.
Ecuador: actos de violencia y criminalización en contra de defensores de derechos humanos en el marco de consultas ambientales para proyectos mineros (comunicación conjunta)
Official Letters and StatementsLo que sigue se basa en una comunicación conjunta enviada a los gobiernos de Ecuador y Canadá, así como a varias empresas, sobre actos de violencia y criminalización en contra de defensores de derechos humanos en el marco de consultas ambientales para proyectos mineros
United Arab Emirates: Experts dismayed by life sentences handed down to human rights defenders (Press Release)
Official Letters and StatementsPress Release: Independent experts were shocked at the sentencing to life imprisonment of 43 people, including human rights defenders and activists on 10 July 2024 by the Abu Dhabi Court of Appeal.
México: criminalización, condena y sentencia del defensor de los derechos humanos David Hernández Salazar (comunicación conjunta)
Official Letters and StatementsLo que sigue se basa en una comunicación conjunta enviada al Gobierno de México sobre la criminalización, condena y sentencia del defensor de los derechos humanos David Hernández Salazar.