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Statement

13 October 2022

Statement - Burundi: Two years of detention and judicial harassment against lawyer Tony Germain Nkina

Rights

#Human Rights #Prisoner Rights

Violations

#Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

Location

#Region: Africa #Burundi

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Statement

11 October 2022

Joint Letter - India: Request for your immediate intervention against the illegal and forceful land acquisition and criminalisation of human rights defenders in Jagatsinghpur District, Odisha, India

Rights

#Environmental Rights #Extractive Industries / Megaprojects #Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights #Land Rights

Violations

#Judicial Harassment #Other Harassment #Physical Attack #Threats / Intimidation #Torture / Ill-Treatment

Location

#Region: Asia Pacific #India

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Statement

6 October 2022

Open letter: State Report on the Implementation of the Convention Against Torture

Rights

#Prisoner Rights

Violations

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Torture / Ill-Treatment

Location

#Region: Asia Pacific #China

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Statement

3 October 2022

Joint Statement - Iran: Alarm over mass arrests of human rights defenders amidst protests

Rights

#Gender/Women's Rights #Protests / Assembly

Violations

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

Location

#Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran

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Statement

27 September 2022

22 environmental and human rights defenders facing charges for visiting contested luxury tourism construction site – serious concerns over legal intimidation

Rights

#Environmental Rights #Land Rights

Violations

#Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

Location

Antigua and Barbuda #Region: Americas

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Statement

21 September 2022

UN findings underscore the importance of protection of human rights defenders in follow-up actions

Rights

#Enforced Disappearances #Torture / Police Brutality #Civil & Political Rights

Violations

#Enforced Disappearance #Judicial Harassment #Torture / Ill-Treatment

Location

#Region: Asia Pacific #China

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Statement

20 September 2022

Iran should release detained human rights defenders and cease brutal crackdown of the protests immediately

Rights

#Gender/Women's Rights #Civil & Political Rights #Freedom of Expression

Violations

#Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Violence #Killing

Location

#Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran

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Statement

19 September 2022

China must protect the rights of detained human rights defenders Huang Xueqin and Wang Jianbing

Rights

#Enforced Disappearances #Torture / Police Brutality #Human Rights #Impunity / Justice

Violations

#Enforced Disappearance #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

Location

#Region: Asia Pacific #China

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Statement

14 September 2022

El Salvador: Prolonged state of emergency exposing human rights defenders to increased risks

Rights

#Civil & Political Rights #Freedom of Association #Freedom of Expression

Violations

#Reprisals #Defamation #Judicial Harassment

Location

#Region: Americas #El Salvador

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Statement

9 September 2022

Joint Statement - Pakistan: Government has failed to comply with UN Working Group findings to end persecution of Muhammad Ismail and family

Rights

#Civil & Political Rights #Economic, Social & Cultural Rights

Violations

#Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention

Location

#Region: Asia Pacific #Pakistan

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Statements

Statement - Burundi: Two years of detention and judicial harassment against lawyer Tony Germain Nkina

Joint Letter - India: Request for your immediate intervention against the illegal and forceful land acquisition and criminalisation of human rights defenders in Jagatsinghpur District, Odisha, India

Open letter: State Report on the Implementation of the Convention Against Torture

Joint Statement - Iran: Alarm over mass arrests of human rights defenders amidst protests

22 environmental and human rights defenders facing charges for visiting contested luxury tourism construction site – serious concerns over legal intimidation

UN findings underscore the importance of protection of human rights defenders in follow-up actions

Iran should release detained human rights defenders and cease brutal crackdown of the protests immediately

China must protect the rights of detained human rights defenders Huang Xueqin and Wang Jianbing

El Salvador: Prolonged state of emergency exposing human rights defenders to increased risks

Joint Statement - Pakistan: Government has failed to comply with UN Working Group findings to end persecution of Muhammad Ismail and family

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