Indonesia must immediately stop using criminal laws to harass four human rights defenders who have spoken out against alleged corruption, Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human...

UN human rights experts* today urged China to immediately release imprisoned citizen journalist and woman human rights defender Zhang Zhan on humanitarian grounds, saying her health is deteriorating...

It is a pleasure to join this Summit. Youth activism has been pushing the world forward. It is inspiring to see young people challenging discrimination, injustice and inequalities. From the frontlines...

Greetings to all of you. My thanks go to the Asia – Pacific Network for Environment Defenders, and the many other civil society organisations who are jointly leading this event – the first ever forum...

Human rights defenders in Afghanistan describe living under a climate of fear, threats, intense insecurity and growing desperation, a UN expert said today, calling for an urgent coordinated response...

Kyrgyzstan must investigate death threats against human rights defender Kamilzhan Ruziev instead of harassing him for making complaints against the police, a UN human rights expert said today. "It is...

26.11.03 The Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Human Rights Defenders, Hina Jilani, is deeply concerned about the situation of Tunisian human rights defender Radhia Nasraoui, lawyer...

Let me begin by thanking President Carter, and the staff of the Carter Centre, for bringing us all together here in Atlanta, and for this valuable opportunity to meet and discuss. I have come to...