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26 February 2026, GENEVA – UN experts* today condemned the extreme violence committed against human rights defenders by the M23 armed group in the North and South Kivu provinces, in eastern DRC. “We are horrified by the gravity and brutality of the abuse committed...
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23 February 2026, GENEVA – UN experts* today called for justice and remedy for all victims of pervasive systemic racism, structural discrimination and violence in Brazil, as the trial of the alleged architects of the 2018 murders of Rio de Janeiro city councillor...
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4 February 2026, GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed alarm at the conviction of lawyers and human rights defenders Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha on multiple criminal charges, which resulted in lengthy prison sentences, for simply exercising rights...
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15 January 2026, GENEVA – On the third anniversary of the enforced disappearance of Ricardo Lagunes and Antonio Díaz, UN experts* demanded immediate answers about the fate and whereabouts of the two Mexican human rights defenders. “Mexican authorities must comply with...
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14 January 2026, GENEVA – Independent human rights experts* today expressed concern over restrictions faced by human rights defenders in Egypt following their release from detention. “We recently raised concerns about the continued detention of human rights defenders...
