Zafar Ahmad Abdul Ghani, President of MERHROM claims that after that publication he began to receive insults, threatening and criticism through different platforms, phone calls and WhatsApp messages, as well as being the protagonist of fake videos on YouTube. #HRDs
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Donors increased funding to international NGOs in 2023, but did it reach local defenders?
Only 29–37% of donor funding reaches local #HRDs, compared to 31–39% in 2017–2020.
The gap between commitment and delivery is real and needs to be addressed.
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/4xwxdb2u
The UN's top #counterterrorism & #human rights expert sounds the alarm: vague definitions of "terrorism" enable govs. to target activists, #nonprofits, and #HRDs.
The world needs a narrower, rights-respecting definition — and the U.S. is a prime example of why.
🔗 bit.ly/4cPMUlb
#NonprofitRights
Zafar Ahmad Abdul Ghani, President of MERHROM and his wife Maslina, targets hatred and viral lies against the Rohingya people. #HRDs #UN #UNSC #UNHCR #UN_HRC #OIC_OCI #EuropeanUnion #ASEAN
www.abc.es/internaciona...
#HRC61 ID with SR on #HRDs: #Luxembourg🇱🇺 thanks @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social for her continued engagement since 2020. Attacks, intimidation, shrinking civic space & disinformation silence defenders. Protection mechanisms weaken as needs grow. An enabling and secure environment is essential.
Responses to human rights violations must never depend on geography or political alignment.
#NB8 are concerned that development aid cuts will impact human rights defenders. We urge all states to protect #HRDs and support the mandate renewal.
Full statement:
tinyurl.com/4w9ys2ts
Screenshot of a joint United Nations report cover featuring the logos of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) at the top. Large yellow text reads “BUSINESS AS USUAL:” over a photograph showing the arms and hands of several individuals gripping metal bars, suggesting detention. Below, white text on a blue background reads: “Human Rights Violations and Abuses Against Migrants, Asylum-Seekers and Refugees in Libya.”
Another damning report documenting the horrors being perpetrated against migrants in #Libya, as long reported on by #HRDs, and for which the EU and its Member States are partly responsible. [1/2]
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
The continued crackdown on human rights defenders #HRDs has never stopped.
#SitongBridge #PengLifa, still under #ForcedDisappearance;
#ChowHangTung, still detained;
the #HKAlliance3 trial began on 22 January.
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Human rights defenders #HRDs have families, friends, lovers and colleagues. Many of them received harsh sentences during 2025➡️
#ZhangZhan 4yrs
#JimmyLai 20yrs
🚨 #USA #US #Government #Freemason #IMPD #FBI harassment of #LGBTQ #gay #policing #activists #HRDs including hacking electronics, killing pets, wrecking cars, disabling queer social apps like @Grindr & @scruffapp & others . YES like it's Uganda 💩🖕
As a human rights defender @zafarahmadabdu2.bsky.social at risk, the UNHCR must protect Zafar, he is continue threats to security and life following his peaceful and legitimate work as a human rights defender. #HRDs @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social
Dear H.E. @volker_turk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.thank you for speaking out on human rights & the urgent need to protect HRDs at risk around the world. Every state has the responsibility to contribute financially to uphold human rights works & protect HRDs.
#HRDs #UN_HRC #UNHumanRights
Dear H.E. @volker_turk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. thank you for speaking out on human rights & the urgent need to protect HRDs at risk around the world. Every state has the responsibility to contribute financially to uphold human rights works & protect HRDs.
#HRDs
We echo the UN experts’ call on #Egypt to lift restrictions placed on human rights defenders. These restrictions, such as travel bans and asset freezes, prevent #HRDs from returning to normal life and violate human rights standards. HRDs should be protected, not punished.
Build networks, learn from experts, hone advocacy skills, exchange experiences from around the globe, and get an energy boost from 10 weeks spent online and in-person with other #HRDs as committed as you. Apply now for #HRDAP26! ✊
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🔗 Découvrez l’histoire d’Ibrahim sur notre dernier blog: bit.ly/3KOt8KX
#HRDs #HumanRights #EndTorture
🔗 Découvrez l’histoire d’Ibrahim sur notre dernier blog: bit.ly/4oUiZuv
#HRDs #HumanRights #EndTorture
🌍 International justice is undergoing deep fracture, from shrinking civic space to eroding norms. On #HumanRightsDay, we propose that sustaining #justice depends on building an interdependent ecosystem which:
1️⃣Redistributes #power
2️⃣Centres #survivors & #HRDs
3️⃣Treats #solidarity as infrastructure
On Human Rights Day 2025, I would like to thank each and every one who supported me during the past 5 challenging years as a victim of false accusations, xenophobia, and hate speech. I truly appreciate every intervention you made to secure my safety & dignity. #WorldHumanRightsDay2025 #HRDs #UN_HRC
🚨 New report: Public funding for human rights defenders remains only 0.10% of global ODA, despite rising threats.
Read about this and many more insights here: https://tinyurl.com/yckepmc9
#HumanRights #HRDs #ODA #ProtectDefenders
Highlighting the work of #HRDs as "indispensable" for environment & people, Gianluca Esposito of @coe.int underscores importance of treating human rights & env't together, building towards the 1st European Forum of Environment Human Rights Defenders in Strasbourg, June 2026.
Hon.Ms.@MaryLawlorhrds,The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, We urge to save the human rights defenders and the timely protection of around the globe without further delay.We human rights defenders suffered enough. #HRDs #ForntLineDefenders #UN_HRC #OHCHR
HRDS to make 133 houses for shelling affected families in Poonch: J&K LG #HRDS #PoonchJKLG #socialnewsxyz
This isn’t optional: protecting defenders is a legal obligation under the UN Declaration on #HRDs and UN_HRC/#UNGA resolutions. The IACourtHR advisory opinion clarifies States must guarantee safety, participation, and freedom from persecution—with heightened care for women #EHRDs.
Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders, stands in a hallway with Mounir Satouri, French MEP and Chair of the EU Parliament's Human Rights Subcommittee. Mary wears a bright red dress and black tights, while Mounir is dressed in a dark red blazer, light blue shirt, and jeans. A poster on the wall behind them reads “Wanted for Genocide,” featuring photos of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant.
In the European Parliament, I recently met @mounirsatouri.bsky.social, Chair of the Subcommittee on human rights (DROI), to discuss killings and long term imprisonment of #HRDs.
#Banjul 🇬🇲 – Oct 18, 2025, 3:00 PM
Join us to hear testimonies from human rights defenders!
📍 Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara Int’l Conference Centre
Forum @ ACHPR: The Price of Truth
#ACHPR #HRDs #HumanRights #Banjul2025
#SOSTortureBurundi #OMCT #FIACAT #ISHR #HakiZangu #IRCT #CCPRCentre
Thank you to Ireland, Marshall Islands, Colombia & three amazing human rights defenders: Isatis Cintrón, Helena Gualinga & Alec Connon, for helping me launching my report to #GA80 on #HRDs, climate change & a just transition. Climate change is a human rights crisis. Those working against it are HRDs
Flyer for a side event at the 80th session of the UN General Assembly titled “Tipping points: human rights defenders, climate change and a just transition.” The event is scheduled for 15 October 2025, from 13:30 to 14:45 EDT, at the Permanent Mission of Ireland to the UN, 885 2nd Avenue, 21st Floor, New York. The event will be conducted in English only. Panelists are Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights Defenders; Isatis Cintrón-Rodríguez, Director of the ACE Observatory and Scientist at Columbia Climate School; Alec Connon, Director of the Stop the Money Pipeline Coalition, USA; & Helena Gualinga, Environmental human rights defender from Ecuador. Moderator: Ambassador Fergal Mythen, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the UN. To attend in person, participants are asked to register by emailing infohrd@protonmail.com. The event co-organised by the Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders and the permanent missions of Ireland & the Marshall Islands.
Next Wednesday 15th, I'll be holding a side-event co-sponsored by the Missions of Ireland & the Marshall Islands to the UN in New York, with the participation of three amazing human rights defenders.
Register interest to attend in person at the email below ⬇️
#UNGA80 #HRDs #ClimateChange
