human rights defenders mechanisms

UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE SITUATION OF DEFENDERS

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All Press Releases issued since 2003 – EN | FR | ES

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• Bahrain: UN human rights experts urge immediate release of Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, April 25th, 2012
• Rio+20: “No global goals without accountability” – an open appeal from over 20 UN experts, March 19th, 2012
• Concrete steps towards better protection of human rights defenders, March 15th, 2012
• Joint statement on reprisals against individuals and groups seeking to cooperate with the United Nations, the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, March 14th, 2012
• Rights defenders are in dire need of protection around the world, March 5th, 2012
• UN Special Rapporteur Margaret Sekaggya urges the Honduran Government to effectively protect human rights defenders., February 14th, 2012
• UN expert on human rights defenders visits Honduras, February 2nd, 2012
• Ethiopia: UN experts disturbed at persistent misuse of terrorism law to curb freedom of expression, February 2nd, 2012
• Malaysia: new Bill threatens right to peaceful assembly with arbitrary and disproportional restrictions, December 7th, 2011
• Belarus: “New legislative amendments unduly restrict fundamental rights,” warn UN experts, November 24th, 2011
• Egypt: UN experts alarmed at violence and clampdown on fundamental freedoms in run-up to parliamentary elections, November 21st, 2011
• “Protect the right to defend human rights” – expert on rights defenders urges the UN General Assembly, October 24th, 2011
• Cambodia’s draft NGO law must be fully in line with international law – UN experts, October 14th, 2011
• “Syria must stop using violent strategies against civilians, now”, August 5th, 2011
• UN experts call on Syria to urgently end crackdown and implement reforms, April 15th, 2011
• Côte d’Ivoire: UN rights experts call on all parties to spare civilians and stop human rights violations , April 1st, 2011
• Broken promises in Bahrain – UN experts question Government’s human rights commitments, March 22nd, 2011
• Libya: “Stop the massacre” - UN experts, February 22nd, 2011
• Bahrain / Libya: UN experts urge authorities to guarantee right to protest without fear of being injured or killed, February 18th, 2011
• Governments must pay more attention to people’s voices – UN experts , February 3rd, 2011
• India: “Space for civil society is being contracted,” warns UN expert on human rights defenders, January 21st, 2011
• Tunisia: “Words must become reality, excessive use of force must end”, January 14th, 2011
• Côte d’Ivoire: UN experts deeply concerned with gross human rights violations which may amount to crimes against humanity, December 31st, 2010
• Deep concerns over crackdown on human rights defenders since Liu Xiaobo was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, December 13th, 2010
• International Human Rights Defenders Day: Renewed commitment towards better protection, December 9th, 2010
• Voices against discrimination and injustice must not be silenced, December 9th, 2010
• Better international co-operation is needed to protect rights defenders, participants say at OSCE/ODIHR-hosted meeting, December 8th, 2010
• UN experts urge China to respect human rights and release all persons detained for peacefully exercising their rights, October 11th, 2010
• Special Rapporteur Margaret Sekaggya concludes her visit to Armenia, June 18th, 2010
• UN expert launches fact-finding mission to Armenia, June 10th, 2010

• UN Experts condemn lack of respect for human rights shown in eviction of Bassac residents in Cambodian Capital, June 29th, 2006

• ON THE OCCASION OF THE INAUGURAL SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, UN RIGHTS EXPERTS CALL TO MIND THE BIRTHDAY OF DETAINED NOBEL LAUREATE, DAW AUNG SAN SUU KYI, June 19th, 2006

• UN experts appeal for respect of human rights of Bassac residents in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, May 30th, 2006

• United Nations human rights experts express grave concern about crackdown on demonstrators in Nepal, April 20th, 2006

• UN EXPERTS APPEAL FOR RESPECT OF HUMAN RIGHTS OF BASSAC RESIDENTS IN PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA 30/05/2006

• HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERTS EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT IMPACT OF RAISING OF HEIGHT OF DAM IN NARMADA RIVER, INDIA, 13/04/2006

• SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE ON HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS: VISIT TO BRAZIL, 20/12/2005

• REPRESENTATIVE OF SECRETARY-GENERAL ON HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS TO VISIT BRAZIL, 01/12/2005

• EXPERTS CONCERNED ABOUT SITUATION IN TUNISIA CONCERNING FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND ASSEMBLY, AND INDEPENDENCE OF JUDICIARY (French only), 16/11/2005

• EXPERT ON RIGHTS DEFENDERS CONCERNED OVER NEW CODE OF CONDUCT FOR “SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS” IN NEPAL, 10/11/2005

• UN REPRESENTATIVE ON HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS ENDS VISIT TO ISRAEL AND OCCUPIED TERRITORY, 11/10/2005

• SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF SECRETARY-GENERAL ON HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS TO VISIT ISRAEL AND

OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, 04/10/2005

• UNITED NATIONS HOLDS A THREE-DAY WORKSHOP FOR HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS FROM IRAQ, 28/06/2005

• UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL FOR HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS VISITS NIGERIA, 31/05/2005

• REPRESENTATIVE OF SECRETARY-GENERAL ON HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS TO VISIT NIGERIA, 29/04/2005

• REPRESENTATIVE OF SECRETARY-GENERAL ON HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS TO VISIT TURKEY, 06/10/2004

• REPRESENTATIVE OF SECRETARY-GENERAL ON HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS TO VISIT ANGOLA, 13/08/2004

• UNITED NATIONS EXPERT ON RIGHTS DEFENDERS GRAVELY CONCERNED OVER RESTRICTION OF FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION IN BELARUS, 21/06/2004

• UN EXPERT DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN DARFUR, 27/05/2004

• EXPERT ON HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER REPORTS ABOUT HUNGER STRIKE BY TUNISIAN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER, 26/11/2003

• UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERTS EXPRESS CONCERN OVER THE CONVICTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER IN MALAYSIA, 17/10/2003

• HUMAN RIGHTS SPECIAL RAPPORTEURS EXPRESS THEIR PROFOUND CONCERN OVER THE SITUATION IN BOLIVIA, 16/10/2003