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The flag of Colombia flying against a blue sky background.

Colombia: ataque armado contra tres personas defensoras de derechos humanos de las organizaciones IAP y CREDHOS (comunicación conjunta)

Official Letters and Statements
Lo que sigue se basa en una comunicación enviada al Gobierno de Colombia sobre el presunto ataque armado contra tres personas defensoras de derechos humanos de las organizaciones IAP y CREDHOS.
• 8th Feb 2024
French author and human rights defender Rokhaya Diallo, a black woman, photographed in front of a teal background. She is smiling and looking to the right

France : harcèlement et diffamation à l’encontre de la journaliste et défenseuse des droits humains Rokhaya Diallo (communication conjointe)

Official Letters and Statements
Ce qui suit est basé sur une communication officielle transmise au Gouvernement français à propos des différentes formes de harcèlement et de diffamation à l’encontre de la journaliste et défenseuse des droits humains Rokhaya Diallo.
• 1st Feb 2024
The Peace Palace, seat of the International Court of Justice, the Hague, Netherlands.

Gaza: ICJ ruling offers hope for protection of civilians enduring apocalyptic conditions, say UN experts (Press Release)

Official Letters and Statements
Press Release: The landmark ruling by the International Court of Justice offers the first concrete hope to protect civilians in Gaza enduring apocalyptic humanitarian conditions, destruction, mass killing, wounding and irreparable trauma.
• 31st Jan 2024
Human rights defender Obedi Karafuru looking straight at the camera. He is standing against a pink wall and wearing a green cap and T-shirt.

République Démocratique du Congo : assassinat du défenseur des droits humains Obedi Karafuru (communication conjointe)

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Ce qui suit est basé sur une communication conjointe transmise au gouvernement de la RDC à propos de l’assassinat du défenseur des droits humains Obedi Karafuru.
• 31st Jan 2024
A black and white close-up shot of Senegalese human rights defender Aliou Sané looking straight at the camera against a black background.

Sénégal: arrestation et détention du défenseur des droits de l’homme Aliou Sané (communication conjointe)

Official Letters and Statements
Ce qui suit est basé sur une communication officielle transmise au gouvernement du Sénégal à propos de l’arrestation et la détention du défenseur des droits de l’homme Aliou Sané.
• 26th Jan 2024
The Philippines flag is flying in the wind at the top of a pole, against a grey sky background.

Philippines: arbitrary detention of environmental WHRDs Miguela Peniero and Rowena Dasig (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of the Philippines about the arbitrary detention of environmental rights defenders Miguela Peniero and Rowena Dasig.
• 25th Jan 2024
The flag of the United Arab Emirates flying in the wind

UAE: deteriorating health condition and attempt at suicide of imprisoned Syrian HRD Abdulrahman Al-Nahhas (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of the UAE about the deteriorating health condition of Syrian human rights defender Abdulrahman Al-Nahhas, held in prison since January 2021, and his attempt at suicide.
• 24th Jan 2024
The flag of South Africa is flying in the wind. Behind it is the blue sky with a white cloud.

South Africa: pattern of retaliation and attacks against human rights defenders (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of South Africa about a pattern of retaliation and attacks against human rights defenders.
• 23rd Jan 2024
This is a portrait photograph of Thulani Maseko, looking at the camera and similing.

Eswatini: UN experts commemorate human rights defender Thulani Maseko, deplore the lack of accountability for his killing (Press Release)

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Press Release: One year after the assassination of HRD and lawyer Thulani Maseko, UN experts expressed dismay about the failure to hold his killers to account and demanded an independent international investigation into his death.
• 22nd Jan 2024
A collage of photos of Iranian woman human rights defender Hasti Amiri, and Iranian human rights defenders Zia Nabavi and Shahriyar Shams.

Iran: new charges against student HRDs and unjustified suspension or termination of their university studies (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Iran about the new charges against student activists Hasti Amiri, Zia Nabavi and Shahriyar Shams and the unjustified suspension or termination of their university studies.
• 18th Jan 2024

Uganda: arrest and alleged arbitrary detention of environmental rights defender Desire Nkurunziza (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Uganda and another actor about the arrest and alleged arbitrary detention of environmental rights defender Desire Nkurunziza.
• 17th Jan 2024
Gambian human rights defender Madi Jobarteh standing in front of a neutral background, wearing a white T-shirt with the flag of the Gambia, underneath which reads "Defend your rights".

The Gambia: surveillance, alleged arbitrary arrest and charges against HRD Madi Jobarteh (joint communication)

Official Letters and Statements
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of the Gambia about the surveillance, alleged arbitrary arrest of and charges against the human rights defender Madi Jobarteh.
• 16th Jan 2024