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France: UN Experts Appalled By Crackdown On Student Protests

Thursday, 29 October 2026, 8:05 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

Since mid-September 2026, a movement, first among high school students and then also with the participation of university students, has been gaining momentum in France. More >>

Iran: War Has Worsened Repression While Impunity Persists, Says UN Expert

Thursday, 29 October 2026, 8:01 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

“Safety from external attack and protection from human rights violations at home are not alternatives,” said Mai Sato, Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran, in her report to the General Assembly. More >>

Israel’s War On Journalists Is A War On Truth Itself, UN Expert Tells General Assembly

Tuesday, 27 October 2026, 10:06 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

Since October 2023, Israeli forces have killed nearly 300 journalists, and wounded more than 400, in the deadliest conflict for journalists and media workers in recorded history. More >>

Russia Must Stop Punishing Critics As “Traitors To The Motherland” At Home And Abroad As Repression Goes Transnational

Tuesday, 27 October 2026, 9:49 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

By September 2026, 4,968 people faced politically motivated prosecution in Russia, 2,178 of them in detention. Average sentences have risen from under seven years in 2021 to 11 years today. More >>

Saudi Arabia: UN Experts Appalled By Execution Of Man Convicted For Childhood Offences, Warn Two Others At Imminent Risk

Monday, 26 October 2026, 9:21 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

"We are appalled by Saudi Arabia's execution of al-Faraj," the experts said. "Executing a person for an offence committed as a child is absolutely prohibited under international law. It is an arbitrary deprivation of life." More >>

META Must Protect Political Expression And Guarantee Effective Remedy During Brazil Elections: UN Experts

Thursday, 22 October 2026, 8:26 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

“Online platforms are key actors in democratic debate. Preventing people from speaking or reaching audiences without explanation affects who is heard,” the experts said. More >>

Many Returned To North Korea From China Remain Unaccounted For, Say UN Experts

Thursday, 22 October 2026, 8:09 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

Reports indicate that some women who left the DPRK became victims of trafficking, forced marriage and sexual exploitation. More >>

Palestinian Farmers Face Renewed Threats As Olive Harvest Is Underway: UN Experts

Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 8:06 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

“Palestinian farmers must be protected and able to access their land safely. Yet, year after year, the violence, destruction and restrictions intensify,” the experts said. More >>

“An Assault On The Administration Of Justice”: US Sanctions Against ICC Threaten System Of International Accountability

Monday, 12 October 2026, 9:33 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

“Sanctioning the institution entrusted with delivering justice for the gravest international crimes is an assault on the foundations of international accountability and rule of law,” the experts said. More >>

Iran: UN Experts Urge Immediate Halt To Executions As Country Drives Global Surge

Saturday, 10 October 2026, 6:19 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

No one arrested over the protests should be executed, regardless of the accusations brought against them. More >>

Greenlandic Forced Contraception: Experts Say Truth, Remedy & Accountability Must Remain Centred On Inuit Women’s Rights

Thursday, 8 October 2026, 8:05 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

“True and effective remedy or healing cannot be achieved without first establishing a clear, accurate and undisputed record of historical facts,” the experts said. More >>

Checkpoints In The Occupied West Bank Choking Palestinian Life, Warns UN Expert

Monday, 5 October 2026, 2:47 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

As of December 2025, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs documented 925 checkpoints and other obstacles restricting the movement of some 3.4 million Palestinians across the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem. More >>

US Migration Externalization Scheme Mires Over 35 Other States, Triggering Cascade Of Human Rights Violations

Tuesday, 29 September 2026, 8:24 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

The experts have issued communications to the US and all Governments with which it entered into externalization agreements as of June 2026 – a total of 35 countries and territories so far. More >>

Iran: UN Experts Demand End To Unlawful Killings Of Kurdish Border Couriers And Baloch Fuel Carriers

Thursday, 24 September 2026, 7:09 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

At least 12 kolbars have reportedly been shot dead by Iran’s border forces or Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps since the start of 2026. More >>

“Nowhere Is Safe”: UN Special Rapporteur Exposes Russia’s Global Transnational Repression Campaign

Tuesday, 22 September 2026, 7:08 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

Since February 2022, between 650,000 and 900,000 people have left Russia: the country’s largest political emigration since the 20th century. More >>

Pakistan Must Stop Removals Of Afghans At Risk Of Torture And Other Serious Human Rights Violations: UN Experts

Monday, 21 September 2026, 8:04 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

"The immediate priority is the establishment of a transparent and accessible procedure through which Afghans at risk can come forward, be individually assessed, & obtain protection from removal while that assessment is carried out," the experts said More >>

UN Experts Outraged By Funeral Honours Accorded To Ratko Mladić, Former General Convicted Of Srebrenica Genocide

Thursday, 17 September 2026, 8:17 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

“For survivors of atrocities in the former Yugoslavia and families of those killed or forcibly disappeared, official tributes to persons convicted of such crimes can deepen suffering and undermine memory, truth and accountability,” the experts said. More >>

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