This is my last post as mandate holder. The new Special Rapporteur, Ms. Andrea Bolaños Vargas, will begin her term tomorrow. Her team can be contacted at [email protected]. [5/5]
There have been successes and there have been setbacks, but what hasn't changed is the will of people on every continent to confront injustice and strive for a better future. [4/5]
Dear HRDs, my time as UN Special Rapporteur comes to an end today. You have been the beating heart of this mandate. Thank you for sharing your stories, struggles & victories with me over the past 6 years. Here’s a look back at the work of the mandate from 2020-2026. With hope and solidarity, Mary
Throughout the mandate, I've been assisted by an exceptional team that never lost their belief that a more just world is possible, one in which everyone's human rights are respected and we can all defend them without fear. [2/5]
Today marks the end of my time as Special Rapporteur. It has been six years supporting people working for human rights and social justice all around the world. [1/5]
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I welcome the release of eight #EACOP youth activists in #Uganda after their conviction on 17 April. I call on the Government to desist from any further retaliatory action against them. Climate change is a human rights crisis. Those calling for mitigation it are human rights defenders.
Some of the team, past and present, came together to reflect on the mandate recently, and are with me in the photo below. I want to thank them and all the people who engaged with us over the years. [3/5]
En février dernier, j'ai écrit au gouvernement de la #RDC à propos des violences extrêmes commises par le M23 à l'encontre de défenseur·e·s des droits humains dans les provinces du Kivu. Je déplore le silence persistant des autorités.
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Ya pública: comunicación conjunta al Gobierno de #México sobre la detención del defensor de derechos humanos Versaín Velasco Garcia en #Chiapas y la situación de su familia. Agradezco la respuesta del gobierno, pero sigo muy preocupada por el caso.
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Now public: joint communication to #Sweden on the deteriorating environment for people defending human rights in the country, along with the government's reply.
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