Human rights defender & lawyer Hoda Abdelmoniem has now spent 2000+ days in detention. I am concerned by reports of her deteriorating health. I raised Hoda's case with the Egyptian authorities in January & call on them to release her Permanent Mission of Egypt in Geneva 🇪🇬 🇺🇳. See:
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At #HRC55 last month, I welcomed the release of HRDs Mohamed El-Baqer & Patrick Zaki in #Egypt and called for all other imprisoned human rights defenders to be freed as well. This is not about immunity for HRDs, this is about respecting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

It was good to reconnect with Bahrain Embassy UK 🇧🇭🇬🇧 Ambassador Shaikh Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa in London today to continue our dialogue.

Greatly disturbed by the reported detention of at least 11 WHRDs in #Egypt following a protest in solidarity with women in Gaza and Sudan. They should be released immediately Permanent Mission of Egypt in Geneva 🇪🇬 🇺🇳

'O Brasil precisa priorizar a demarcação e a titulação de terras - a causa principal da maioria dos ataques contra defensores de #DireitosHumanos no país.' - Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs 🇺🇳

🇧🇷 Leia o comunicado em português: bit.ly/ONU_DireitosHu…

@ONU_Derechos #PovosIndígenas #TerraLivre

زنان مدافع حقوق بشر در ایران با موجی از حملات جدید برای دفاع از حقوق زنان مواجه هستند Front Line Defenders 🎂 تولد #نرگس_محمدی را تبریک می‌گوید.دیوارهای زندان ناتوان از ساکت کردن او و زنان مدافع حقوق بشر هستند زمان‌ش رسیده مقامات ایران این را بفهمند و آنها را آزاد کنند. #زن_زندگي_آزادي

As 100s of students were arrested for exercising their right to p/assembly in support of #Palestine , I remind Columbia University to respect academic freedoms and student’s fundamental rights. The right to p/assembly is key for people to speak out against injustices& to mobilise for  #peace

At #HRC55 , I reiterated my support to women & men HRDs in #Afghanistan who continue to monitor gross human rights abuses despite great personal risks, in the hope of seeking accountability in the future. The international community must stand firmly behind them. Afghanistan in Geneva

Brazil needs to prioritise the demarcation and titling of land – the root cause of most attacks against human rights defenders in the country, a UN expert Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs said.

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أسمع أخبارًا مزعجة مفادها أن المدافع عن حقوق الإنسان عن البيئة الجزائري كمال عيسات يواجه جلسة استئناف غدًا من قبل النيابة العامة ضد تبرئته في يناير من التهم المتعلقة بعمله السلمي. سأتابع قضيته عن كثب
Algeria Mission Geneva

Hearing disturbing news that Algerian environment HRD Kamal Aissat faces an appeal hearing tomorrow by the prosecution against his acquittal in January of charges related to his peaceful work. I’ll be following his case closely Algeria Mission Geneva

Enquanto terminava minha visita ao #Brasil fui informada que o Presidente Lula ainda não homologou a demarcação de 4 dos territórios indígenas acordados como parte dos primeiros 100 dias de mandato. Este é o tipo de demora que coloca defensores de DH em maior risco Lula

Today as I ended my visit to #Brazil I learnt that President Lula has still to sign off on the demarcation of 4 indigenous lands that he had agreed to finalise during his first 100 days in office. This kind of delay is putting human rights defenders at major risk Lula

Agora que minha visita oficial ao #Brasil está chegando ao fim, estou compartilhando minhas apreciações e recomendações preliminares sobre a situação das pessoas defensoras dos direitos humanos no país:
srdefenders.org/end-of-mission…

Now that my official visit to #Brazil is coming to an end, I am sharing my preliminary findings & recommendations about the situation of Human Rights Defenders in the country:
srdefenders.org/end-of-mission…
[English / Português]

Comunicado à imprensa: No #Brasil , a impunidade sistêmica e os interesses econômicos estão matando defensores de direitos humanos um após o outro.

Leia na íntegra: srdefenders.org/brazil-systemi…