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China: Travel ban and deteriorating health of human rights lawyer Lu Siwei | Joint statement
China: Travel ban and deteriorating health of human rights lawyer Lu Siwei | Joint statement
Cambodia: Further deterioration of the rule of law | Joint Statement to the UN Human Rights Council
Cambodia: Further deterioration of the rule of law | Joint Statement to the UN Human Rights Council
United States: Halt sanctions against Council Special Procedures, ICC jurists and human rights defenders | Joint Statement to the UN Human Rights Council
United States: Halt sanctions against Council Special Procedures, ICC jurists and human rights defenders | Joint Statement to the UN Human Rights Council
Iran: Crackdown on human rights since the June 2025 ceasefire between Iran and Israel | Joint Statement to the Human Rights Council
Iran: Crackdown on human rights since the June 2025 ceasefire between Iran and Israel | Joint Statement to the Human Rights Council
“Seismic decline” in Russia’s human rights situation | Joint statement to UN Human Rights Council
“Seismic decline” in Russia’s human rights situation | Joint statement to UN Human Rights Council





 
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Philippines: Duterte arrested for crimes against humanity
Philippines: Duterte arrested for crimes against humanity

Colombia violates right to defend human rights | IACtHR
Colombia violates right to defend human rights | IACtHR

Thailand: Acquittal in SLAPP against whistleblower Chutima Sidasathian
Thailand: Acquittal in SLAPP against whistleblower Chutima Sidasathian

Global Coalition accepts UN Human Rights Prize
Global Coalition accepts UN Human Rights Prize

Russia: Voted off UN ECOSOC’s Committee on NGOs after 75 years
Russia: Voted off UN ECOSOC’s Committee on NGOs after 75 years

UN General Assembly suspends Russia from Human Rights Council
UN General Assembly suspends Russia from Human Rights Council

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China: Travel ban and deteriorating health of human rights lawyer Lu Siwei | Joint statement
20/10/2025
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ACTION NEWS: LRWC Newsletter Spring 2022
30/04/2022
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Cambodia: Further deterioration of the rule of law | Joint Statement to the UN Human Rights Council
03/10/2025

United States: Halt sanctions against Council Special Procedures, ICC jurists and human rights defenders | Joint Statement to the UN Human Rights Council
25/09/2025