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30 April 2019

Killing of human rights defenders strengthens call for public policy for their protection

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#Environmental Rights #Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights #LGBT+ Rights #Land Rights #Sex Worker Rights #Torture / Police Brutality

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#Killing #Violence

Location

#Peru #Region: Americas

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UPR Reports

10 May 2017

UPR Submission - Pakistan 2017

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#Civil & Political Rights #LGBT+ Rights

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#Enforced Disappearance #Killing

Location

#Pakistan

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UPR Reports

1 April 2019

UPR Submission - Iraq 2019

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#Civil & Political Rights #Economic, Social & Cultural Rights #Freedom of Association #Freedom of Expression

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#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Judicial Harassment #Killing #Physical Attack

Location

#Iraq

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Statement

22 December 2017

Statement by Minister of Defence undermines the peace process and casts doubt over the government’s commitment to the protection of human rights

Rights

#Human Rights

Violations

#Killing

Location

#Colombia

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Statement

15 March 2022

Colombia: Failure to protect, threats and killings of human rights defenders continue in Magdalena Medio with impunity

Rights

#Environmental Rights #Extractive Industries / Megaprojects #Land Rights

Violations

#Attempted Killing/Assassination #Threats / Intimidation

Location

#Colombia #Region: Americas

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Statement

1 December 2016

Philippines: Presidential speech threatens to kill human rights defenders

Violations

#Killing

Location

#Philippines

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Statement

15 May 2024

Arrest and crackdown against human rights defenders in Bastar District, Chhattisgarh State, campaigning against corporatization and militarization

Rights

#Environmental Rights #Extractive Industries / Megaprojects #Housing Rights / Forced Evictions #Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights

Violations

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Killing #Raid / Break-in / Theft #Reprisals #Violence

Location

#India #Region: Asia Pacific

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Statement

16 May 2025

Sudan: Human rights defender Abubakr Mansour Abdela sentenced to 20 years in prison

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#Human Rights

Violations

#Arbitrary detention #Judicial Harassment

Location

#Region: Africa #Sudan

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Statement

20 January 2026

OPEN LETTER: Justice for Quinto Inuma: International organisations call for an end to violence and impunity against Indigenous human rights defenders in Peru

Rights

#Environmental Rights #Impunity / Justice #Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights #Land Rights

Violations

#Killing

Location

#Peru #Region: Americas

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Statement

24 May 2019

Brazil: two years since the Pau d'Arco massacre, still no justice

Rights

#Land Rights

Violations

#Killing

Location

#Brazil

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Statement

6 May 2025

Remarkable resilience of human rights defenders a source of hope amid global rollback on rights

Rights

#Human Rights

Location

#Global

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Statement

25 June 2024

Brazil: Attack on Antonio Alves and death threats against Human Rights Defenders from Quilombo Onça in Maranhão

Rights

#Anti-Racism-/Discrimination #Land Rights

Violations

#Physical Attack #Threats / Intimidation

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#Brazil #Region: Americas

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Statement

28 October 2016

State of emergency for human rights defenders in Rondonia

Rights

#Civil & Political Rights #Environmental Rights #Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights #Land Rights

Violations

#Killing

Location

#Brazil

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Statement

6 March 2024

Women human rights defenders Sasui Lohar and Sorath Lohar’s father killed in Sindh Province

Rights

#Enforced Disappearances #Impunity / Justice

Violations

#Judicial Harassment #Killing #Surveillance #Threats / Intimidation

Location

#Pakistan #Region: Asia Pacific

Read more about Women human rights defenders Sasui Lohar and Sorath Lohar’s father killed in Sindh Province

Statement

22 May 2018

Universal Periodic Review highlights deteriorating situation faced by human rights defenders

Rights

#Freedom of Expression #Gender/Women's Rights #Human Rights #LGBT+ Rights

Violations

#Arbitrary detention #Enforced Disappearance #Judicial Harassment #Killing #Physical Attack #Torture / Ill-Treatment

Location

#Bangladesh

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Statement

12 March 2021

Oral Statement Delivered on Behalf of the HRD Memorial during the General Dialogue at the 46th Human Rights Council

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Statement

21 June 2018

Seven human rights defenders killed in Guatemala in one month

Rights

#Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights #Land Rights

Violations

#Killing

Location

#Guatemala

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Statement

22 December 2025

In solidarity with Misael Socarrás Ipuana and with the defenders of land, the environment and human rights in La Guajira, Colombia

Rights

#Environmental Rights #Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights #Land Rights

Violations

#Killing

Location

#Colombia #Region: Americas

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Killing of human rights defenders strengthens call for public policy for their protection

UPR Submission - Pakistan 2017

UPR Submission - Iraq 2019

Statement by Minister of Defence undermines the peace process and casts doubt over the government’s commitment to the protection of human rights

Colombia: Failure to protect, threats and killings of human rights defenders continue in Magdalena Medio with impunity

Philippines: Presidential speech threatens to kill human rights defenders

Arrest and crackdown against human rights defenders in Bastar District, Chhattisgarh State, campaigning against corporatization and militarization

Sudan: Human rights defender Abubakr Mansour Abdela sentenced to 20 years in prison

OPEN LETTER: Justice for Quinto Inuma: International organisations call for an end to violence and impunity against Indigenous human rights defenders in Peru

Brazil: two years since the Pau d'Arco massacre, still no justice

Remarkable resilience of human rights defenders a source of hope amid global rollback on rights

Brazil: Attack on Antonio Alves and death threats against Human Rights Defenders from Quilombo Onça in Maranhão

State of emergency for human rights defenders in Rondonia

Women human rights defenders Sasui Lohar and Sorath Lohar’s father killed in Sindh Province

Universal Periodic Review highlights deteriorating situation faced by human rights defenders

Oral Statement Delivered on Behalf of the HRD Memorial during the General Dialogue at the 46th Human Rights Council

Seven human rights defenders killed in Guatemala in one month

In solidarity with Misael Socarrás Ipuana and with the defenders of land, the environment and human rights in La Guajira, Colombia

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