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Thailand must immediately repeal lèse-majesté laws, say UN experts
Friday, 31 January 2025, 9:10 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“Under international law individuals have the right to criticise public officials, including a King, and to advocate peacefully for the reform of any public institution, including the monarchy,” the experts said. More >>
Belarus: Experts Deplore Blatant Lack Of Accountability For Ill-treatment Of Women In Detention
Friday, 31 January 2025, 7:49 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
According to reports, staff in detention facilities, the Department of Correctional Services and the Public Prosecutor’s Office may have been complicit in covering up abuses. More >>
‘No End In Sight’: Israeli Forces Attack Occupied West Bank As Gaza Ceasefire Takes Hold, Say Experts
Tuesday, 28 January 2025, 8:56 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts were gravely concerned about comments by the Israeli Defence Minister that sought to justify the new onslaught as a response against “Palestinian terrorism.” More >>
Special Rapporteur Welcomes Presidential Clemency For Indigenous Leader Leonard Peltier
Saturday, 25 January 2025, 3:49 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The expert said that the clemency decision does not condone violence or diminish the gravity of events that led to Peltier’s conviction. More >>
Afghanistan: UN Experts Welcome ICC Prosecutor’s Application For Arrest Warrants For Senior Taliban Officials
Saturday, 25 January 2025, 3:45 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The Prosecutor is sending a clear message to the rest of the world that the discriminatory and misogynistic policies being enforced in Afghanistan are not only unacceptable but may constitute serious crimes under international law. More >>
Belarus: UN Experts Alarmed About Widespread In Absentia Trials
Friday, 24 January 2025, 11:21 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The number of criminal proceedings in absentia initiated in Belarus against Belarusian citizens residing abroad increased dramatically in 2024, according to civil society reports. 110 people were reportedly subjected to these proceedings, compared to 18 ... More >>
Russia: Special Rapporteur Appalled By Prison Sentences To Punish Navalny Lawyers
Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 10:25 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The expert condemned the sentencing on “extremism” charges of the three lawyers. The Special Rapporteur has been calling for the release of the three lawyers since their detention in 2023. More >>
Thailand Must Immediately Halt Deportation Of 48 Uyghurs To China: UN Experts
Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 9:59 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts urged Thailand to provide adequate and comprehensive medical care to the group of Uyghurs without delay. More >>
UN Experts Urge All Parties To Accept Gaza Ceasefire, Deliver On Justice, Aid & Palestinian Self-Determination
Friday, 17 January 2025, 9:15 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
"This ceasefire agreement follows 15 months of terrible suffering in Gaza. We are dismayed that shortly after the deal was announced, Israel continued bombing Gaza indiscriminately, killing Palestinian civilians despite expectations of calm until ... More >>
Expert Dismayed By Continued Misuse Of Counter Terrorism Law To Keep Human Rights Defenders In Long-Term Detention
Friday, 17 January 2025, 11:31 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The Special Rapporteur noted that since the start of her mandate in May 2020, she has written twice to the Turkish authorities about the case of the human rights defenders. More >>
UN Experts Alarmed As Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence Of Kurdish Woman Activist
Wednesday, 15 January 2025, 10:38 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“The charges against Ms. Pakhshan Azizi do not meet the threshold of ‘most serious crimes’ required by international law for the death penalty,” the experts said. “Her death sentence constitutes a serious violation of international human rights ... More >>
Al Jazeera Ban Represents Dangerous Precedent, Risks Contributing To Impunity For Human Rights Violations: Experts
Tuesday, 14 January 2025, 9:46 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
On 1 January 2025, the Palestinian Attorney-General ordered the suspension of Al Jazeera in the occupied Palestinian territory. The decision prohibits Al Jazeera’s broadcasts and operations including the work of its affiliate journalists, employees ... More >>
Venezuela Must Respect Right To Peaceful Protest And Democratic Dissent As New Presidential Term Begins: UN Experts
Sunday, 12 January 2025, 7:07 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
At least 19 people had reportedly been detained arbitrarily nationwide ahead of the inauguration, and at least eight have been forcibly disappeared, the experts said. More >>
UN Experts Urge US Senate To Reject International Criminal Court Sanctions Bill Passed By House Of Representatives
Sunday, 12 January 2025, 7:05 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts are dismayed by the passage of an Act in the US House of Representatives on Thursday (9 January), which sanctions the ICC following the court’s decision to issue warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli ... More >>
The Gambia: Special Rapporteur Welcomes Decision To Establish A Special Court To Prosecute Crimes Under Yahya Jammeh
Sunday, 12 January 2025, 6:59 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“It is a historic step towards accountability and bringing justice to victims thereby ensuring that the crimes of the past do not go unpunished,” Bernard Duhaime said. More >>
Russia Must Drop Charges Against Human Rights Defender Alexey Sokolov For Using Facebook Logo: UN Special Rapporteurs
Thursday, 9 January 2025, 10:51 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The arbitrary detention of Alexey Sokolov on charges of “extremist activities,” which could lead to four years’ imprisonment, is another example of the severe clampdown on freedom of opinion and expression through targeting civil society. More >>
Lebanon Must Stop Extradition Of Abdulrahman Al-Qaradawi To The United Arab Emirates, Experts Say
Thursday, 9 January 2025, 10:47 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts noted that Mr Al-Qaradawi’s case was emblematic of a disturbing trend of transnational repression of exiled activists, journalists and human rights defenders by their home countries, which prosecute individuals in absentia, place them on designated ... More >>
UN Experts Horrified At Blatant Disregard For Health Rights In Gaza Following Deadly Raid On Kamal Adwan Hospital
Friday, 3 January 2025, 8:40 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“For well over a year into the genocide, Israel’s blatant assault on the right to health in Gaza and the rest of the occupied Palestinian territory is plumbing new depths of impunity,” the experts said. More >>
Israel’s Assault On The Foundations Of International Law Must Have Consequences: UN Experts
Tuesday, 31 December 2024, 9:45 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts were particularly alarmed over events in northern Gaza, where they said Israel had grievously violated its obligations as an Occupying Power. More >>
Russia: Special Rapporteur Reiterates Call For Immediate Release Of Alexei Gorinov
Tuesday, 31 December 2024, 9:10 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Russian authorities brought a second criminal case against Gorinov and he was sentenced to a further three years in prison on 29 November 2024. Gorinov has been arbitrarily detained since April 2022. More >>
