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UN Experts Concerned By Forced Conversion Through Marriage In Pakistan
Thursday, 23 April 2026, 6:27 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The scale and persistence of these grave human rights violations point to systemic discrimination against non-Muslim women and girls who are forced or compelled to convert to Islam in order to marry Muslim men. More >>
India: UN Experts Warn Jagtar Singh Johal’s Prolonged Detention Amounts To Psychological Torture
Thursday, 23 April 2026, 6:19 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
According to recent reports, Johal’s conditions have worsened. He has faced restrictions on contact with his family, limited access to basic hygiene, and periods of solitary confinement. More >>
UN Experts Condemn Israel’s Unprecedented Bombing In Lebanon After Ceasefire Announcement, Demand Immediate Halt
Thursday, 16 April 2026, 7:40 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
According to the Government of Lebanon, since 2 March, the Israeli army has killed more than 2,000 people in Lebanon, including health workers and journalists, and injured 6,588 others. More >>
France: Draft Antisemitism Law Could Seriously Undermine Free Expression And Other Human Rights, Warn UN Experts
Wednesday, 15 April 2026, 10:02 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The Bill, which was introduced on 19 November 2024, would criminalise inciting to terrorism “even implicitly”, as well as expressions deemed to “minimise” or “excessively trivialise” terrorist acts or their authors. More >>
Escalating Violence Creates Child Trafficking Crisis In South Sudan, Says UN Expert
Friday, 10 April 2026, 11:34 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Trafficking survivors face overwhelming barriers to healthcare, with limited or no medical or psycho-social services available, prohibitive costs, stigma, insecurity and fears of retaliation. More >>
Strategy Of Blatant Abuse Of Counter-Terrorism And Extremism Laws To Destroy Russian Civil Society Must End: UN Experts
Friday, 10 April 2026, 10:45 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Russian authorities must immediately halt proceedings against human rights defenders and anti-war critics and release all those arbitrarily detained for their peaceful human rights work. More >>
UN Expert Urges Tunisia To End Criminalisation Of Judge Anas Hmedi
Friday, 3 April 2026, 10:49 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The expert stated that the investigation was based on a false complaint and the executive deliberately intervened to change the venue to another court far from the place of the act attributed to Judge Anas Hmedi and from his place of residence. More >>
South Sudan: UN Experts Urge Immediate Protection Of Civilians Amid Escalating Crisis
Friday, 3 April 2026, 10:43 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts urged the international community to take swift action. “Without immediate and sustained support, millions risk being left without the assistance they need for survival,” they said. More >>
Israel’s Death Penalty Law Constitutes Discriminatory Regime Of Capital Punishment: UN Experts
Friday, 3 April 2026, 10:27 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts pointed to the wider legal and institutional context, after the International Court of Justice found that Israel’s legislation and measures in the occupied Palestinian territory violate the prohibition of racial segregation and apartheid. More >>
UN Expert Welcomes International Olympic Committee Policy Protecting Female Categories In Sport
Friday, 3 April 2026, 9:50 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The expert urged both competitive and non-competitive sports associations to align their policies with the International Olympic Committee’s standards for the protection of the female category in sport. More >>
Lebanon: UN Experts Call For International Independent Investigation Into Israel’s Killing Of Journalists
Friday, 3 April 2026, 9:47 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Israeli forces killed Al Manar TV reporter Ali Shoeib, and Al Mayadeen reporter Fatima Ftouni and cameraman Mohamed Ftouni, in a series of targeted strikes on their car as they drove through Jezzine in Lebanon, while on a reporting assignment. More >>
Ending War Between USA-Israel And Iran Must Focus On Human Rights Of Iranians: UN Experts
Tuesday, 31 March 2026, 7:27 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“An end to the war is urgent and necessary but it will not on its own resolve Iran’s human rights crisis,” the experts warned. “The deteriorating human rights situation in Iran did not begin with the strikes, and it will not end when they stop.” More >>
USA: UN Experts Welcome Minnesota Truth-Seeking Entity And Urge Nation-Wide Investigations
Sunday, 29 March 2026, 8:27 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“In any democracy rooted in the rule of law, such violations must never be ignored or left unaddressed,” the experts said. More >>
UN Experts Demand Immediate Release Of Dr Abu Safiya After Reports Of “Severe Torture”
Wednesday, 25 March 2026, 10:41 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts have been in contact with the Government of Israel on this issue. More >>
Afghan–Pakistani Border: UN Experts Urgently Call For Lasting Peace
Wednesday, 25 March 2026, 10:20 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts have been in touch with the Government of Pakistan and Afghanistan’s de facto authorities on these issues. More >>
State-Backed Terror Squads At The Forefront Of Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing And Annexation Policy In The West Bank
Friday, 20 March 2026, 10:03 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts are also alarmed by reports of sexual abuse of Palestinian men, women and children by settlers. More >>
Argentina: Alarming Setbacks In Transitional Justice On 50th Anniversary Of Coup D'état, Warn UN Experts
Friday, 20 March 2026, 10:01 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts recalled that the Argentine State has a legal obligation to guarantee truth, justice, reparation, memory, and non-repetition. “This is not optional.” More >>
As Aid Restrictions Deepen Crisis In The Occupied Palestinian Territories, Women And Girls Pay Heightened Price
Friday, 20 March 2026, 9:55 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“Denying access to maternal and reproductive healthcare in these conditions puts lives at direct risk,” the experts warned. “Pregnant women, older women, women with disabilities, and women-headed households are among those at greatest risk.” More >>
Mozambique: UN Experts Concerned By African Development Bank Funding For Floating LNG Project
Friday, 20 March 2026, 9:53 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Financial institutions and businesses have a responsibility under the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights to identify, prevent, mitigate, and remedy human rights impacts linked to their activities and business relationships. More >>
UN Expert Warns Of Deepening Human Rights Crisis In Iran
Tuesday, 17 March 2026, 8:51 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Tens of thousands of protesters, as well as medical professionals and lawyers, were reportedly arbitrarily detained, held incommunicado, denied legal representation and subjected to forced confessions broadcast on State television. More >>
