Pikagi
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs Profile Banner
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs Profile
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs

@MaryLawlorhrds

57,790
Followers
3,893
Following
1,560
Media
9,138
Statuses

UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders | Adjunct Prof. at Centre for Social Innovation, Trinity College Business School | Founder Front Line Defenders.

Dublin
https://t.co/6gRkD0WHts
Joined January 2011
Don't wanna be here? Send us removal request.
Pinned Tweet
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
15 hours
📢 Call for inputs: Contribute to my next report to the UN General Assembly, on the contributions of human rights defenders to the Sustainable Development Goals. 🗓️ Deadline: 4 June 2024 👇 Info here in EN, ES, FR, AR, RU.
Tweet card media
Submit Information to an Annual Report

The Special Rapporteur submits two thematic reports each year on the situation of human rights defenders. HRDs, civil society, States, businesses, intergovernmental organisations and others are...

srdefenders.org
1
33
44
Last Seen Profiles
TennesseeCountryGirl

@Tennessee4Jesus

Rickyspannnnish

@RICKYspannnnish

Melissa Quinn (Thorpe)

@MelsGoodSpace

Luis Velasco

@LuisVel41059731

Mocch

@macchichat

Котомать-музыковедьма

@musicwitch_Lina

Droopy Diaper D

@DroopyDiaperD

Alford Corriette

@alfcorriette

DevilAssassin | Content Creator

@DevilAssassin49

CJFL News

@CJFLnews

QuemadoValleyRanch

@QuemadoRanch

graet

@graetgalaxy

Jiayin Huang

@jiayin_h

tono folguera

@tonofolguera

Blue Hearts Foundation

@artisan_ross

New Democrat Coalition (NDC)

@NewDemCoalition

Jam_

@WeAreJam_

Marzia Kjellberg

@MarziaPie

Lucille Pham

@PhamLucill64733

Francis Kiwanga

@KiwangaFrancis

CI Games

@CIGamesOfficial

My Baba

@mybabatweets

つち@福井精米通販部

@tsu_Fukuiseimai

ahmad

@BlalFhmawy86389

虹の家🌈

@spspspspaqhqjjj

Pinegrove

@PinegroveBand

Siema161

@siema161

好

@ho5744491193660

あわき

@arakintou

👑 Goddess Cleo 👑

@CleoBabyyy98

Anthony DiFalco

@adifalco24

EMPIntelligenceNet©

@Megavolts001

Ev 🦂

@_Spelivia

𝕂𝕤𝕦𝕓𝕓𝕚 (CLOSED FOR A HOUR)

@ksubbixslams

Lasse

@LasseSchilling

DONTE

@freshofficial

@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
15 days
I'm hearing disturbing reports that students face suspension if they don’t end their peaceful protests in #Columbiauniversity in the USA. This is a clear violation of their right to peaceful assembly
1K
3K
11K
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
2 years
I am v concerned by ongoing detention of HRD&journo Siddique Kappan in #India .Siddique was arrested in 2020 on way to Uttar Pradesh to cover reported rape and murder of a young Dalit woman&he has frequently highlighted discrimination in India. Now facing UAPA charges&denied bail
Tweet media one
427
3K
6K
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
2 years
Deeply concerned by reports of #WHRD Teesta Setalvad being detained by Anti Terrorism Sqaud of Gujarat police. Teesta is a strong voice against hatred and discrimination. Defending human rights is not a crime. I call for her release and an end to persecution by #Indian state.
4K
2K
6K
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
6 months
I said it to the Israeli representative to the UN at #UNGA78 & I will say it again: what is happening in #Gaza is a violation of international law & amounts to war crimes. Immediate international action is needed to stop these atrocities, & both sides must be held accountable.
308
2K
5K
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
3 years
Horrible news to learn that Indian HRD Fr. Stan Swamy is in very serious condition&was put on a ventilator last night.He's spent 9 months in jail on unfounded charges.I’m deeply saddened&expect that every possible specialist treatment will be provided to him
246
1K
4K
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
4 months
Today I met WHRDs @SammiBaluch & @MahrangBaloch_ to discuss the ongoing protests against enforced disappearances in Balochistan, #Pakistan . The reports of police harassment are v. concerning. Spurious criminal complaints against peaceful protestors should be dropped @PakUN_Geneva
Tweet media one
266
1K
2K
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
2 years
"The Government is not only failing in its obligation to protect @RanaAyyub as a journalist, but through its own investigations of Ms. Ayyub, it is also contributing to and exacerbating her perilous situation." @Irenekhan
@UNGeneva
United Nations Geneva
@UNGeneva
2 years
Relentless misogynistic and sectarian attacks online against journalist @RanaAyyub must be promptly and thoroughly investigated by the #Indian 🇮🇳 authorities and the judicial harassment against her brought to an end at once, stress @UN_SPExperts .
Tweet media one
12K
3K
9K
205
566
2K
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
2 years
I have written to the Government of 🇮🇳 #India expressing serious concerns regarding what appears to be a deliberate and sustained campaign of threats and abuse towards WHRD @KotwalMeena . @The_Mooknayak @sukanyashantha
Tweet card media
India: intimidation and threats against Meena Kotwal (joint communication) - UN SR Human Rights...

Photo credit: Twitter The following is based on a communication written by the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders

srdefenders.org
108
858
2K
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
2 years
I’m hearing disturbing reports that Khurram Parvez was arrested today in Kashmir & is at risk of being charged by authorities in #India with terrorism-related crimes. He’s not a terrorist, he’s a Human Rights Defender @mujmash @RaftoFoundation @GargiRawat @NihaMasih
Tweet media one
168
1K
2K
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
4 years
Today marks the third year in detention for Catalan #humanrightsdefender Jordi Cuixart. In 2019, the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention found his detention to violate both the UDHR and ICCPR and deemed it arbitrary. He should be released. @jcuixart
81
2K
2K
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
2 years
I'm deeply concerned by reports I'm receiving that leading Woman Human Rights Defender, Sebnem Korur Fincanci, has been arbitrarily taken into police custody in 🇹🇷 #Turkey this morning. I will be following closely what happens in this case. @TurkiyeUNGeneva
Tweet media one
197
861
2K
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
2 years
I'm receiving painful reports from #Iran that HRD Arash Sadeghi is being cruelly denied cancer treatment in #Evin prison & has only been allowed 1 phone call since his arrest on 12 October. I urge Iran to once again release him on humanitarian grounds. @PMIRAN_GENEVA
Tweet media one
63
925
2K
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
4 years
I have been hearing disturbing news about a series of raids in #Kashmir against Human Rights Defenders, including some I have been talking to in recent weeks
115
526
2K
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
1 year
I'm receiving very disturbing reports about the deteriorating health of human rights defender and journalist Pape Alé Niang, in detention in 🇸🇳 #Senegal & currently on hunger strike. I call for his immediate release and access to medical care. @MaeseSenegal
Tweet media one
104
814
2K
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
1 year
Recibí noticias preocupantes sobre ataques contra abogados y defensores de derechos humanos que han intentado proporcionar asesoramiento jurídico y representación legal a estudiantes y personas detenidas durante las protestas en Perú @PeruEnGinebra
149
833
2K
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
1 year
Press release: India must immediately end its crackdown against Kashmiri human rights defenders. I call for the release of Kashmiri HRDs Khurram Parvez & Irfan Mehraj & the closing of the cases against them. My statement:
Tweet card media
India: UN expert demands immediate end to crackdown on Kashmiri human rights defenders (Press...

GENEVA (24 March 2023) – India must immediately end its crackdown against Kashmiri human rights defenders, UN expert* said today,

srdefenders.org
142
674
2K
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
2 years
I'm hearing disturbing reports Obert Masaraure has been arrested in 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe & has reportedly been handed down further charges. I met Obert only 3 weeks ago in Dublin to present an award in recognition of @ARTUZ_teachers ' human rights work. I am following this very closely.
Tweet media one
168
617
2K
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
4 years
I’m alarmed by reports this week from #Thailand of arrests & detentions & the use of draconian criminal charges against Human Rights Defenders exercising their rights to assemble peacefully & to express their views
76
3K
1K
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
3 years
The news from #India today is devastating. Human Rights Defender & Jesuit priest Fr Stan Swamy has died in custody, nine months after his arrest on false charges of terrorism. Jailing HRDs is inexcusable. He explains his work here:
Tweet media one
242
650
1K
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
2 years
I'm hearing disturbing reports from 🇮🇷 #Iran that Human Rights Defender Arash Sadeghi, who was released from prison in May 2021, has been missing since Monday. I am very concerned. He has cancer and needs to be found free and safe.
Tweet media one
79
837
1K
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
4 years
My oped out today for @HongKongFP on why charges against the 15 #HongKong pro-democracy activists on trial tomorrow should be dropped
Tweet card media
Hong Kong should drop criminal prosecution of 15 pro-democracy activists

By UN Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor The trial of 15 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong on Monday shouldn’t be happening. This week I joined two other United Nations Special Rapporteurs – C…

hongkongfp.com
66
1K
1K
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
2 months
Really disappointed and shocked at attempts by States to smear the Special Rapporteur on OPT @FranceskAlbs for simply carrying out what the #UNHRC mandated her to do- to follow and report on human rights situation in OPT. She is NOT anti-semitic. @IsraelMFA @StateDept
47
403
1K
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
1 year
I met with Human Rights Defenders from #India today who told me how they are targeted & jailed for their peaceful work advocating for the rights of others
Tweet media one
81
348
1K
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
3 months
Enforced disappearances of loved ones among the worst violations for family members left behind.I deeply admire the persistence & resilience of Mahrang &other WHRDs trying to ensure an end to this practice once and for all &accountability for those killed
Tweet card media
A new chapter in the Baloch struggle for justice in Pakistan

The Pakistani state claims that we are against it, but the truth is that it is the state that is against us.

www.aljazeera.com
54
465
1K
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
4 months
I heard further disturbing testimonies this morning from Baloch HRDs on the severe risks they face for advocating for the rights of #Baloch people in #Pakistan . I was struck by their courage in continuing to seek justice for their disappeared relatives amid such grave threats.
Tweet media one
51
339
1K
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
2 years
He escrito al Gobierno de 🇪🇨 #Ecuador mostrando mi preocupación ante las amenazas graves que la defensora y periodista @dayannamonroy ha recibido de un ex-presidente del país. Agradezco a @ONUGinebraEC la respuesta detallada. @teleamazonasec @FCD_Ecuador
Tweet card media
Ecuador: preocupación ante la situación de riesgo en que se encuentra Dayanna Monroy (comunicación...

Lo que sigue se basa en una comunicación escrita por la Relatora Especial sobre la situación de las personas defensoras

srdefenders.org
70
439
883
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
2 years
I'm hearing disturbing reports from 🇱🇰 #SriLanka that prominent Human Rights Defender, Joseph Stalin, was arrested at 6pm this evening. The work of Human Rights Defenders like Joseph has been more important than ever in in recent weeks & must be supported, not punished @SLUNGeneva
121
336
847
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
1 year
I’ll be following closely tomorrow’s bail hearing of the HRD Khurram Parvez, who relentlessly investigated & reported on human rights violations in #Kashmir . He is facing charges related to conspiracy & terrorism since 22-11-21. @IndiaUNGeneva @KhurramParvez
Tweet media one
34
315
790
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
2 years
Estoy recibiendo información preocupante de #Per ú sobre la supuesta criminalización de 6 defensores ambientales del Frente de Defensa Salvemos Chaparrí. Su juicio oral se llevará a cabo mañana. Seguiré de cerca el caso @MinamPeru @MinjusDH_Peru
11
382
788
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
2 years
I am very grateful the #Morocco authorities have not extradited Idris Hasan to China, & I again urge he not be deported where he could face serious human rights violations including arbitrary detention, torture & other cruelty @Morocco_UN @Marocdiplo_EN
34
301
686
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
2 years
I'm deeply concerned that Human Rights Defenders Wasantha Mudalige, Hashan Jeevantha & Galwewa Siridamma Himi have been arrested under the #SriLanka 's Prevention of Terrorism Act. I call on President Ranil not to sign their detention order, doing so would be a dark day for 🇱🇰.
156
299
727
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
3 years
Hearing disturbing reports about Parit Chiwarak & other student leaders who have tested+ for Covid-19 while detained in #Thailand & need transferred from prison hospital for adequate care. Other UNSRs & I raised concerns with the Gov after Parit & others were arrested last year.
Tweet media one
58
1K
615
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
1 year
I am delighted to hear that 🇸🇳Senegalese human rights defender Pape Alé Niang has been released from detention. @MaeseSenegal
Tweet media one
41
133
639
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
2 years
Press Release: We are concerned that 1 month after Mr. Parvez’s arrest, he is still deprived of liberty in what appears to be a new incident of retaliation for his legitimate activities as a Human Rights Defender.
Tweet card media
UN experts urge Indian authorities to stop targeting Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram Parvez...

GENEVA (22 December 2021) – UN human rights experts urge the Indian authorities to stop targeting Kashmiri human rights defender

srdefenders.org
18
324
611
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
2 years
Very concerning: foreign agent law being fast-tracked in El Salvador. It would apparently include 40%tax on foreign funding,closure of orgs for violations & 2-5 yrs in prison for 'activities against the national interest'. This would be clear violation of🇸🇻's int'l HR commitments
46
360
628
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
1 year
I'm deeply concerned about Kashmiri HRD and journalist @IrfanMeraj . He was called to come to the @NIA_India office in Srinagar and arrested in a 2020 case, accused of serious offences. I call for his immediate release. @IndiaUNGeneva @India_NHRC
50
312
583
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
3 years
I am hearing disturbing reports that WHRD Chow Hangtung&3 colleagues arrested after police accused HK Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of 🇨🇳China of being "agent of foreign forces". For 30yrs it has run peaceful vigils to remember those killed in Tiananmen Sq
Tweet media one
31
440
556
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
9 months
Very concerned by reports that journalist and HRD Pape Ale Niang @papealeniang has once again been detained in Senegal, and furthermore that his health has taken a turn for the worse following a hunger strike #Senegal @MaeseSenegal
Tweet media one
36
258
576
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
1 year
I've been informed that his health is failing rapidly and I hope he is receiving all necessary treatment. While I of course respect the independence of the judiciary I'm also concerned that he appears to have been detained for exercising rights protected in the HRD Declaration.
@MiaaeSenegal
Ministère des Affaires Étrangères 🇸🇳
@MiaaeSenegal
1 year
@MaryLawlorhrds Mr. NIANG is under surveillance in a hospital. No seriousness on his case is reported to us. 🇸🇳 is governed by the rule of law where freedom is guaranteed under the control of an independent judge to whom the separation of powers forbids us to dictate any conduct.
111
14
31
72
225
550
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
1 year
Terrible news is coming out of #Swaziland today that Human Rights Defender Thulani Maseko has been shot dead
Tweet media one
47
313
532
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
1 month
At #HRC55 I welcomed #Pakistan 's support to human rights defenders in India-administered #JammuKashmir but had to remind @PakUN_Geneva of the violations being committed by police against HRDs & WHRDs in #Balochistan in the context of the protests against enforced disappearances.
71
290
528
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
2 years
UN Human Rights Office spokesperson reiterates calls for the UAPA to be amended to bring it into line with international human rights law, and urges authorities to refrain from using it in cases involving civil society & HRDs. #KhurramParvez 👉
@UNGeneva
United Nations Geneva
@UNGeneva
2 years
. @UNHumanRights on #Kashmir : We are deeply concerned at the arrest of Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram Parvez under Indian counter-terrorism legislation. We are unaware of the factual basis of the charges. He is known as a tireless advocate for families of the disappeared.
Tweet media one
677
2K
4K
8
239
509
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
2 years
In July, I wrote to the Government of 🇵🇰 #Pakistan about serious threats to the life of 🏳️‍⚧️trans WHRD @nayyabalipk . I'm concerned that the Government has not engaged with me on this or my previous communication on her case in 2021. @PakUN_Geneva @SecKermani
Tweet card media
Pakistan: trans woman human rights defender Nayyab Ali threatened at gunpoint (joint communication)...

The following is based on a communication written by the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders and other UN

srdefenders.org
0
19
25
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
3 years
Press Release: The brute force terror campaign in 🇲🇲 #Myanmar continues to be directed at #HumanRightsDefenders . The international response to the military coup must be stronger. @poppymcp @cape_diamond @rebeccarat @freya_cole
Tweet card media
Myanmar: Human rights defenders under siege, say UN experts (Press Release) - UN SR Human Rights...

GENEVA (19 July 2021) – UN human rights experts today expressed their utmost concern for the situation of human rights

srdefenders.org
32
402
465
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
2 years
Extremely worrying news of raids on offices of leading Palestinian human rights orgs by Israeli forces today. Equipment seized, materials taken & offices sealed in another clear attempt to repress those documenting & pursuing accountability for rights violations. @IsraelinGeneva
143
238
463
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
3 years
I'm hearing disturbing news that Human Rights Defenders in 🇧🇾 #Belarus are being detained & dozens are having their homes & premises searched by security forces Let me be clear: peacefully defending human rights is legitimate & should never be persecuted @BelarusUNOG @BelarusMFA
Tweet media one
12
181
459
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
1 year
I’ll be following closely tomorrow’s bail hearing of Kashmiri HRD Khurram Parvez, after it was postponed last month. He is facing charges related to conspiracy & terrorism since 22-11-21, in apparent retaliation for his legitimate human rights work. @IndiaUNGeneva @KhurramParvez
Tweet media one
31
195
452
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
5 months
Full solidarity with my colleagues in Special Procedures who are enduring relentless attacks, smear campaigns & hate speech. (1/3) @UN_SPExperts @FranceskAlbs @RS_Burundi @Irenekhan @AlenaDouhan ➡️
Tweet media one
44
175
461
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
2 months
The international human rights architecture is creaking under the weight of the hypocrisy of countries who profess support for a rules-based order yet continue to provide weapons to Israel. @EU_UNGeneva @eucopresident @SecBlinken @LeoVaradkar ✍️ My op-ed for the @guardian :
@guardian
The Guardian
@guardian
2 months
There is no moral argument that justifies the sale of weapons to Israel | Mary Lawlor
63
264
523
14
279
459
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
1 year
Deepest sympathies to all those impacted by horrific 13 Nov attack in #T ürkiye. I’m v concerned by reports of death threats to WHRD #JiyanTosun & her family following totally false allegations of her involvement. 🇹🇷 officials should publicly correct the record &provide protection
Tweet media one
10
148
429
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
1 year
Press release: #Zimbabwe 🇿🇼must put an end to the judicial harassment of education & labour rights defenders. I call for the charges against HRD & President of @ARTUZ_teachers Obert Masaraure to be dropped. @MoFA_ZW @daddyhope Full statement:
Tweet card media
UN expert urges Zimbabwe to end judicial harassment of education and labour rights defenders (press...

GENEVA (24 May 2023) – A UN expert today expressed concern about the ongoing legal proceedings against human rights defender

srdefenders.org
35
210
441
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
1 year
I'll be following the hearing in the trial of HRDs Fatia Maulidiyanti & Haris Azhar in #Indonesia on Monday. The case strongly appears to be an act of retaliation for their human rights work & exercise of freedom of expression. See: @IndonesiaGeneva
Tweet card media
Indonesia: Human Rights Defenders facing court proceedings for exposing alleged human rights...

BACKGROUND On 20 October 2021, I wrote a letter jointly with other UN experts to the Government of Indonesia regarding

srdefenders.org
18
210
432
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
11 months
I'm receiving disturbing news about the extension of the detention of Irfan Mehraj and Khurram Parvez in #India by 45 days. The case against them strongly appears to be directly connected to their peaceful human rights work. @IndiaUNGeneva
Tweet media one
19
247
417
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
3 years
My BBC interview today on attacks on Human Rights Defenders in #Pakistan
@SecKermani
Secunder Kermani
@SecKermani
3 years
Following our report on assaults and abductions of activists & journalists in Pakistan - allegedly by intel services, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders @MaryLawlorhrds tells @AmroliwalaBBC "there is complete impunity, and impunity drives more attacks"
21
132
219
34
153
387
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
1 year
He escrito al gobierno de #ElSalvador 🇸🇻 sobre la detención de los cinco defensores de Santa Marta y recibido una repuesta. Sigo muy preocupada por su detención. Deben ser liberados @svonug @ades_sm @_elfaro_
Tweet card media
El Salvador: alegatos de supuesta detención arbitraria contra cinco defensores del medio ambiente...

Lo que sigue se basa en una comunicación escrita por la Relatora Especial sobre la situación de las personas defensoras

srdefenders.org
64
221
403
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
2 years
I am very concerned to hear reports that Human Rights Defender Prof. GN Saibaba has re-contracted Covid-19 in prison in 🇮🇳 #India . I'm told that his health is rapidly deteriorating & as a wheelchair user with severe disabilities, he should be hospitalised urgently.
113
187
389
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
1 year
Khurram Parvez should be released. He is an exceptional #HRD and has worked peacefully for the rights of those whose voices are not heard for a long time # India
@ag_fidh
AG
@ag_fidh
1 year
Congratulations to @KhurramParvez , appointed as @fidh_en Deputy Secretary-General by the organization’s International Board in Paris today | #FreeKhurram #FreeKhurramParvez
Tweet media one
1
37
79
17
199
376
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
7 months
1/Very disturbed to hear that Swiss MFA is suspending funding to leading Israeli & Palestinian HR orgs at time when they are in most dire need & at time when world needs them most.Given Swiss govt prioritises HRDs & protection of civilians,I hope it will reconsider this decision
25
189
388
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
4 years
I have today joined with other UN Special Rapporteurs in calling for the charges against 15 #HongKong pro democracy activists to be dropped
27
205
350
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
7 months
Congratulations to Narges Mohammadi on her Nobel Peace Prize! Not even 13 imprisonments & 5 convictions, totalling a 31 year sentence, could deter her from advocating for human rights, particularly women's rights. The Iranian gov must release her & cease the oppression of HRDs.
Tweet media one
10
132
368
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
3 years
I’m hearing disturbing news that Man Zar Myay Mon, member of the #Myanmar Alliance for Transparency and Accountability has been shot and arrested. Man Zar Myay Mon is a protest leader, and environmental defender. I am very concerned for his wellbeing.
10
324
345
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
1 year
Thank you to the Member States of the Human Rights Council for extending my mandate for another 3 years. It is a signal of support for HRDs around the world. #InHopeAndSolidarity
@UN_HRC
United Nations Human Rights Council
@UN_HRC
1 year
#HRC52 | Draft resolution A/HRC/52/L.1 on the mandate of Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders was ADOPTED without a vote.
Tweet media one
26
31
100
24
90
347
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
3 years
I am hearing disturbing reports that Human Rights Defender from #WestPapua , Victor Yeimo, is suffering from deteriorating health in prison. I'm concerned because his pre-existing health conditions put him at grave risk of #COVID19 .
Tweet media one
35
150
320
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
4 years
So terrible to hear that WHRD Zara Alvarez of @karapatan was shot & killed in the #Philippines last night. She had been smeared, red-tagged & threatened for years
Tweet media one
7
147
331
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
2 years
Now Public: Communication to #India on multiple alleged acts of intimidation of journalists. Excessive use of force against @AakashHassan & Chandrabhushan Tiwari. Raids on homes of @QaziShibli and his family.
Tweet card media
India: Excessive use of force and raids by police against journalists & Human Rights Defenders - UN...

BACKGROUND On 1 October 2021, I wrote a joint communication to the Government of India about unnecessary and excessive use

srdefenders.org
13
147
319
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
3 years
I’m hearing disturbing news that the Israeli govt has just declared some human rights NGOs as terrorist organisations. Human Rights Defenders are not terrorists & should never be smeared like this. @HaYatElYaMaNi @sebusher @Addameer @MehulAtLarge @alhaq_org
25
194
324
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
2 years
He recibido información de que a Omara Ruiz Urquiola, la hermana del defensor Ariel Ruiz Urquiola, se le ha denegado el reingreso a 🇨🇺 #Cuba . Omara fue a los EEUU tras criticar el tratamiento oncológico que recibía en Cuba. Se le debe permitir el regreso @MisionCubaONUG .
41
127
329
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
7 months
I am hearing disturbing news about threats to #Indian human rights defender #BablooLoitongbam and an attack on his home in #Manipur . Loitongbam has been vocal in opposing the ongoing violence in #Manipur calling for redress for victims and end to violations @IndiaUNGeneva
Tweet media one
74
350
324
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
2 years
Very happy to meet with courageous Cuban Woman Human Rights Defender @carolinabferrer to discuss the situation facing HRDs in her country 🇨🇺.
Tweet media one
15
72
316
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
3 years
Yesterday I met indigenous WHRDs @zhaabowekwe & @WinonaLaduke to learn about their peaceful efforts to safeguard rights in the context of the construction of the Line 3 pipeline in Minnesota, USA. Their reports of recent violent arrests are extremely concerning.
Tweet media one
13
155
309
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
3 years
I'm hearing disturbing reports that jailed WHRD Atena Daemi has not been allowed to phone her family for over 2 months. She shouldn't be in prison in the first place - this is unnecessary cruelty & I call on 🇮🇷Iranian authorities to arrange a phone call immediately @PMIRAN_GENEVA
Tweet media one
5
197
285
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
1 year
Press Release: Marking 1 year in detention today, we demand the immediate release of Kashmiri Human Rights Defender #KhurramParvez . #UAPA must be brought into line with international law. Read in full 👉 @sukanyashantha @pbhushan1 @HRDA_India
Tweet media one
24
170
301
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
3 months
Now public: I wrote to the Government of #Pakistan about the pattern of harassment & intimidation against the family of HRD Lateef Johar Baloch @LateefJohar , which appears to be in relation to his human rights work. The Govt did not reply @PakUN_Geneva
Tweet card media
Pakistan: threats against human rights defender Lateef Johar Baloch and his family

This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Pakistan about the pattern of harassment and intimidation against the family of human rights defender Lateef Johar Baloch.

srdefenders.org
6
142
300
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
3 years
I will be presenting my latest report, on the killing of Human Rights Defenders & the online/offline threats that often precede them, to the UN Human Rights Council at 10.30 GMT on Thursday March 4
13
148
303
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
3 years
On 11 June, I sent a letter to the Government of 🇮🇳 #India on the deteriorating health of 15 detained HRDs. One month later, one of the subjects of the communication, Fr. Stan Swamy, died. I still have serious concerns for the health of the remaining HRDs.
Tweet card media
India: Inhumane prison conditions for Bhima Koregaon Human Rights Defenders (joint communication) -...

On 11 June 2021, I wrote a letter jointly with two other UN experts on the alleged inhumane prison conditions

srdefenders.org
18
150
289
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
9 months
Deeply concerned about the arrest of women's rights defenders in #Iran , with their families unaware of their location and accusations. Iranian authorities must release them immediately and halt the persecution of women's rights advocates. @PMIRAN_GENEVA @BBCFarnaz @Sima_Sabet
Tweet media one
11
183
286
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
2 years
I’m receiving worrying reports about the detention of #Algeria Human Rights Defenders Faleh Hammoudi & Zaki Hannache this weekend & urge the authorities to immediately & unconditionally release them
45
147
277
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
4 years
See below - our call on #India to take meet their international human rights obligations in #JammuandKashmir and receive visits of the Special Rapporteurs.
@UN_SPExperts
UN Special Procedures
@UN_SPExperts
4 years
A year after #India revoked the special status of #JammuAndKashmir , UN experts call on India and the international community to take urgent action to address the alarming human rights situation in the territory. Learn more:
Tweet media one
138
966
2K
16
124
259
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
2 years
He escrito al Gobierno de #ElSalvador expresando mi preocupación grave por el asesinato de Elizabeth de León, que temo haya estado directamente relacionado con su labor en defensa de los derechos humanos. El Gobierno no ha respondido. @AKurmanaev @Jim_alva
Tweet card media
El Salvador: asesinato de la defensora Elizabeth de León (comunicación conjunta) - UN SR Human...

Lo que sigue se basa en una comunicación escrita por la Relatora Especial sobre la situación de las personas defensoras

srdefenders.org
19
174
276
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
4 years
Thanks friends, for all the kind wishes on my appointment as UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights Defenders. I’m delighted and I will do my best to honour this mandate. A huge thank you to @dfatirl for supporting me. #HumanRights
19
34
274
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
2 years
I've received disturbing reports that Robson Chere from @ARTUZ_teachers in Zimbabwe was detained & interrogated for a period on Wednesday. I've already recently expressed concern at years-long systemic & arbitrary targeting of the the organisation to the Govt, and still no reply.
Tweet media one
12
155
268
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
9 months
Recibo noticias muy preocupantes sobre la detención de la abogada, defensora de derechos humanos y ex fiscal Claudia González Orellana en #Guatemala . Las autoridades deben garantizar sus derechos @GuatemalaONU .
12
181
273
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
1 year
I'm hearing that a court has reviewed Bolot Temirov's criminal case on appeal & ordered his expulsion from #Kyrgyzstan to #Russia . Expulsion puts him at risk which I'm concerned is retaliation for his #anticorruption work. I urge authorities to halt his expulsion @KyrgyzMissionUN
Tweet media one
9
104
262
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
2 years
I have written to the Government of Zimbabwe about what appears to be the systemic and arbitrary targeting of human rights defenders who are members of @ARTUZ_teachers . I have received no reply yet. @harrietchikand1
Tweet card media
Zimbabwe: years-long harassment of labour rights defenders from ARTUZ (joint communication) - UN SR...

Photo: Twitter The following is based on a communication written by the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders and

srdefenders.org
25
142
259
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
2 months
Op-Ed: there exist no moral arguments that can justify the continued sale of weapons to Israel by states that respect the principle of the universality of human rights.
Tweet card media
Mary Lawlor: This is a war on women, on journalists, on human rights defenders

The international human rights architecture is creaking under the weight of the hypocrisy of countries supplying arms to Israel

www.irishtimes.com
3
145
248
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
1 year
أسمع أنباء مزعجة عن اعتقال نعمة هشام ، زوجة المدافع المصري المسجون محمد الباقر ، واقتيادها إلى مكان مجهول اليوم ، بعد ساعات قليلة من زيارتها لزوجها ونشرها عن سوء المعاملة التي تعرض لها في السجن. أنظر @PMEgypt_Geneva
14
108
235
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
1 year
Hearing disturbing news that Neama Hisham, wife of imprisoned Egyptian HRD Mohamed Al-Baqer, was arrested & taken to an unknown location today, a few hours after she visited her husband & posted about ill-treatment he was subjected to by prison staff See:
6
156
235
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
3 years
Letter written to the Government of 🇱🇰 #SriLanka now public. Hejaaz Hizbullah has been held since April 2020. We believe that his human rights work and practice of his legal profession may have been wrongly conflated with terrorism.
Tweet card media
Sri Lanka: Hejaaz Hizbullah held in prolonged pre-trial detention for anti-hate speech work (joint...

BACKGROUND On 8 July 2021, I wrote a letter with seven other UN Human Rights experts regarding the continued detention

srdefenders.org
9
98
234
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
2 years
I'll be following tomorrow's student-led demonstrations tomorrow in 🇱🇰 #SriLanka . Observers, protest organisers and other human rights defenders must be allowed carry out their peaceful assembly without retaliation.
12
85
233
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
1 year
I am now presenting my report on 25 years of achievements by Human Rights Defenders to the @UN_HRC , highlighting how, through imagination & perseverance, HRDs continue to succeed against intimidating odds. 📑 The full report is available here: #HRC52
Tweet media one
7
114
233
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
6 months
Devastating news that woman human rights defender and founder of Women Wage Peace Vivian Silver was murdered on 7 October
@btselem
B'Tselem בצלם بتسيلم
@btselem
6 months
We deeply mourn Vivian Silver, a peace and human rights activist and former member of B’Tselem’s board, who was killed in the Hamas attack on her Kibbutz on October 7, 2023.
Tweet media one
259
740
3K
28
77
231
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
3 years
More disturbing reports of Human Rights Defenders being targeted by #PegasusSpyware , this time #Palestine HRDs
@FrontLineHRD
Front Line Defenders
@FrontLineHRD
3 years
Front Line Defenders timeline of events in relation to the #PegasusSpyware hack on 6 #Palestinian human rights defenders: #IStandWithThe6 Full report here:
Tweet media one
Tweet media two
4
104
137
2
174
202
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
2 years
I've written to the Gov't of #Greece expressing concern about smears & threats against HRD Iasonas Apostolopoulos, including stigmatising comments by Gov't officials. I'm hearing reports that he continues to face intimidation. @katymfallon @HelenaSmithGDN
Tweet card media
Greece: smears & threats against human rights defender Iasonas Apostolopoulos (joint communication)...

The following is based on a communication written by the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders and other UN

srdefenders.org
80
122
225
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
2 years
1)I'm hearing disturbing reports from Mongolia that environmental WHRD Sukhgerel Dugersuren is at risk of arrest due to her environmental protection work. It comes after a warning from Min of Just that those whose actions "disrupt strategic development projects"in Mongolia...
Tweet media one
100
157
222
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
4 years
My first official report as UN Special Rapporteur is now out, outlining the priorities for the Human Rights Defenders mandate
Tweet media one
10
134
225
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
2 years
This #WomenHumanRightsDefendersDay , I'm remembering all those WHRDs whose cases I've taken up over the last 19 months. They face great personal risk for their human rights work on behalf of others, as well as additional risks because of their gender.
Tweet media one
11
112
221
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
3 months
So very very sad to hear this news. Up to the end Nour was documenting the violations particularly against women and children and providing legal consultations in such inhumane circumstances @pchrgaza #Gaza @IsraelMFA
@pchrgaza
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights - PCHR
@pchrgaza
3 months
📃PCHR Condemns the Killing of PCHR Lawyer and Her Family by an #Israeli Airstrike on #Rafah ♦️The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemn in the strongest terms the killing of our dear colleague, Nour Naser Abu Al-Nour and seven of her family members, including her
Tweet media one
31
547
685
5
168
227
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
4 years
Human Rights Defenders in #HongKong tell me today about their fears as #China ’s new security law comes into force
Tweet media one
14
120
211
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
9 months
Greatly concerned by reports that the Election Resource Centre/Zimbabwe Election Support Network data centre was raided last night & staff detained.These orgs do vital human rights work monitoring if elections are free&fair. Attempts to intimidate them are very worrying. @MoFA_ZW
8
158
219
@MaryLawlorhrds
Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs
@MaryLawlorhrds
7 months
I'll be closely following the hearing in the case against human rights lawyers Doug Coltart & Tapiwa Muchineripi in #Zimbabwe tomorrow. They were charged in connection with their work providing legal assistance to alleged torture victims. Those charges should be dropped @MoFA_ZW
Tweet media one
19
102
219