Summary This report is submitted by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Michel Forst, who undertook a country visit to Peru, from 21 January to 3 February 2020. While...

中文 GENEVA (16 December 2020) – A UN human rights expert today expressed dismay at the treatment of human rights defenders and lawyers in China, saying they continue to be charged, detained...

In this report, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, analyses the situation of the killing of human rights defenders. The Special Rapporteur raises the alarm about the prevalence of killings in many parts of the world, and considers the issue of death threats that often precede the killing of human rights defenders. The report includes examples of threats to and killings of human rights defenders.

GENEVA (10 December 2020) – UN human rights experts* expressed alarm at the commencement of proceedings today against woman human rights defender Loujain Al-Hathloul in a Saudi Specialised Criminal...

Farsi (PDF) GENEVA (9 December 2020) – UN human rights experts* today condemned the return to prison of woman human rights defender and lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, and called for her immediate release....

GENEVA (9 December 2020) – UN human rights experts* today raised concerns about the scourge of enforced disappearances and torture in Pakistan, calling on the Government to uphold its human rights...

GENEVA (7 December 2020) - UN human rights experts* said the decision to release on bail three senior staff from the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) was a positive first step. “We are...

Mongolian Монгол Хэл GENEVA (1 December 2020) – A UN human rights expert today called upon the Mongolian parliament to move forward with a ground-breaking law to protect people who stand up for human...

31 October 2003 The Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Human Rights Defenders, Hina Jilani, will undertake a fact-finding mission to the Republic of Turkey from 1 to 10 December 2003...

The United Nations Special Rapporteur of the Commission of Human Rights on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, Mr. Ambeyi Ligabo, and the United Nations...