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UN human rights expert condemns brutal treatment of Baloch leaders in Paki
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
In a post on X, she expressed concern over the mistreatment of Baloch Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRD'S), including Mahrang Baloch, Gulzadi Baloch, Beebow Baloch, and the reported transfer of Beebow to another prison. Lawlor called for their immediate release and emphasised that any treat
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UN experts urge China to explain detention of Tibetan environmental activi
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Three UN Special rapporteurs, Mary Lawlor, Astrid Puentes Rian, and Irene Khan, issued a collective statement expressing their concerns regarding the summoning and interrogation of Tibetan environmental activist Tsongon Tsering in Ngaba, Sichuan, as reported by the Central Tibet Administrat
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Balochistan: Iqra Baloch condemns arrest of sister Mahrang Baloch
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Baloch activist Iqra Baloch has raised concerns over the arrest of her sister, Baloch rights leader Mahrang Baloch, who was taken into custody in Quetta. International figures, including UN Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor, have condemned the crackdown on protesters and the detention of hum
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UN condemns arrest of Mahrang Baloch amid violent crackdown in Quetta
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Mary Lawlor, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, has strongly condemned the recent arrest of Baloch rights leader Mahrang Baloch and the violent crackdown on peaceful protesters by Pakistani security forces in Quetta.
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UN urges China to disclose status of imprisoned Uyghur doctor
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Mary Lawlor, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, has urged Chinese authorities to disclose information regarding the status and location of Dr Gulshan Abbas, an Uyghur doctor reportedly serving a 20-year prison sentence since 2019 on charges rela
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Baloch Rights activist urges UN to take action against enforced disappeara
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Jamal has been a major voice against the incidents of enforced disappearances on platforms across the world.
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UN special rapporteur discusses genocide, enforced disappearances with Bal
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Following the ongoing Baloch genocide and enforced disappearances of Baloch people, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, Mary Lawlor, held a meeting with the Balochistan Human Rights Defenders, the Balochistan Post reported.
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UN Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor voices concern over reports of police ha
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
She said that "spurial criminal complaints" against the peaceful protesters should be dropped.
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UN Special Rapporteur urges release of Chinese human rights defender Guo F
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
"Guo Feixiong is unjustly imprisoned, and he is in a critical state of health," said Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders. "UN human rights experts have sent 10 urgent letters to authorities about his situation since 2006. He must be released immediat
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'Climate of fear' prevails for human rights defenders in Afghanistan: UN E
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], November 4 (ANI): Human rights defenders in Afghanistan have reported that they are now enduring a "climate of fear", threats, and becoming increasingly desperate over conditions in the country, an independent UN expert said on Wednesday.
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