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Communications report to session 63 of the Human Rights Council, communications sent from 01 Mar 2026 to 31 May 2026 and their replies received until 31 Jul 2026. Some names of individuals or other information have been rendered anonymous or otherwise unidentifiable.
Date, Country,
Type and
ref. no. of
communication
Mandates Summary Replies received
    27 Apr 2026
    South Africa
    JAL
  • human rights defenders
  • environment
  • executions
  • housing
Information received concerning the assassination of woman human rights defender, Ms. Fikile Ntshangase, an environmental and land rights leader opposing the expansion of a coal mine in the region of KwaZulu-Natal.
Alleged victims: 1
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    27 Apr 2026
    Sudan
    JAL
  • mercenaries
  • arbitrary Detention
  • education
  • freedom of opinion and expression
  • minority issues
  • violence against women and girls
Information received regarding foreign military and logistical support, including the use of mercenaries and mercenary-related actors in the armed conflict which have been contributing to destabilize the situation in the country and affect the human rights of people in Sudan.
Alleged victims: 1
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    27 Apr 2026
    Syrian Arab Republic
    JAL
  • violence against women and girls
  • disappearances
  • executions
  • housing
  • internally displaced persons
  • minority issues
  • terrorism
  • torture
Information received concerning reported violence against women and girls in northern Aleppo and North-East Syria, including allegations of killings, abductions, rape and other forms of sexual violence, torture and ill-treatment, forced displacement, deprivation of food and medical care, and attacks on civilians and civilian objects.
Alleged victims: -
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    27 Apr 2026
    United Arab Emirates
    JAL
  • mercenaries
  • arbitrary Detention
  • education
  • freedom of opinion and expression
  • minority issues
  • violence against women and girls
Information received regarding foreign military and logistical support and foreign interference, including the use of mercenaries and mercenary-related actors in the armed conflict which have been contributing to destabilize the situation in the country and to affect the human rights of people in Sudan.
Alleged victims: 1
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24 Jun 2026 (Ack.)
27 Jul 2026
    24 Apr 2026
    Democratic Republic of the Congo
    JUA
  • human rights defenders
  • arbitrary Detention
  • health
  • torture
  • women and girls
Informations reçues concernant des allégations d’arrestation, détention, torture, harcèlement et tentatives d’assassinat des défenseuses des droits humains Mme Dorcas Asibu et Mme Thérèse Mariana dans les zones où opère le groupe armé Mouvement du 23 mars (M23), à Minembwe, au Sud-Kivu, depuis mars 2026.
Alleged victims: 2
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    24 Apr 2026
    Georgia
    JAL
  • minority issues
  • freedom of opinion and expression
  • freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
  • human rights defenders
  • privacy
Information received concerning the alleged intimidation, threats, and subsequent acts of reprisal against Ms. Elçin Başol, an academic and civil society representative, reportedly linked to her participation in the eighteenth session of the United Nations Forum on Minority Issues, held in Geneva from 27-28 November 2025.
Alleged victims: 1
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    24 Apr 2026
    Mexico
    JAL
  • executions
  • freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
  • Indigenous Peoples
  • violence against women and girls
  • women and girls
Información recibida en relación con el alegado uso excesivo, indiscriminado y prolongado de la fuerza por parte de efectivos militares que habrían derivado en graves violaciones del derecho a la vida y la seguridad física de la población civil, incluidas las ejecuciones extrajudiciales y las lesiones graves, en contextos de violencia en los estados de Sinaloa y Oaxaca; así como respecto de la investigaciones judiciales insuficientes y/o demoradas de dichos casos.
Alleged victims: 10
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24 Jun 2026
    24 Apr 2026
    Sierra Leone
    JAL
  • human rights defenders
  • arbitrary Detention
  • freedom of opinion and expression
  • freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
Information received concerning the arbitrary detention and judicial harassment of human rights defenders Prince Tommy Williams and Mohamed Turay as a result of their peaceful human rights work with Lifeline Nehemiah Projects.
Alleged victims: 3
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    24 Apr 2026
    Tunisia
    JAL
  • freedom of opinion and expression
  • arbitrary Detention
Informations reçues concernant l’arrestation, la détention, les poursuites et la condamnation du journaliste et chroniqueur Mourad Zeghidi, sous l’accusation d’avoir prétendument porté atteinte au président et nuis à la sécurité publique par le biais de publications et d’analyses politiques, actions directement liées à son travail de journaliste et à son exercice de la liberté d’expression.
Alleged victims: 1
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20 Jun 2026 (Ack.)
29 Jun 2026