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France: UN Experts Alarmed By Farmers’ Arrests And Growing Criminalisation Of Peasant Movements
Tuesday, 27 January 2026, 8:46 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Experts warned that the French Government’s escalating response to recent protests raises serious concerns regarding the disproportionate restriction of fundamental freedoms, including the rights to peaceful assembly, association, and expression. More >>
Demolition Of UNRWA Premises Is Symbolic Of Israel’s Attack On The United Nations System: UN Expert
Sunday, 25 January 2026, 8:15 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
These actions are part of Israel's genocidal strategy that will not pause of its own volition; it must be stopped through tangible actions from States that must ensure accountability and cut ties with Israel. More >>
Greenland: UN Experts Urge United States To Respect International Law And Right To Self-Determination
Thursday, 15 January 2026, 9:43 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts warned of a pattern of U.S. military aggression, including attacks on several sovereign countries, numerous extrajudicial killings, weaponization of tariffs, and multifaced coercive diplomacy. More >>
UN Experts: Egypt Must Lift Restrictions On Released Human Rights Defenders
Thursday, 15 January 2026, 9:32 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts urged authorities in Egypt to put an end to these restrictions in line with international human rights standards. More >>
Experts Urge Iran To Break Cycle Of Violence, Create Space For Dialogue
Wednesday, 14 January 2026, 8:48 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts also expressed serious concern over protesters being labelled as “rioters”, stating that inflammatory language must not be used to suppress or criminalise legitimate demonstrations. More >>
Tunisia: UN Experts Concerned At Fresh Criminalisation Attempt Against Judge Anas Hmedi
Saturday, 3 January 2026, 5:16 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
These new charges, coming on top of those initiated since 2022, target him for his work as head of the Tunisian Magistrates Association, through which he has promoted, protected, and safeguarded the independence of the judiciary in Tunisia. More >>
UN Experts Urge UK To Protect Lives And Rights Of Pro-Palestinian Detainees On Hunger Strike
Monday, 29 December 2025, 1:35 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“Hunger strike is often a measure of last resort by people who believe that their rights to protest and effective remedy have been exhausted,” the experts said. More >>
UN Experts Condemn United States Blockade And Aggression Against Venezuela
Thursday, 25 December 2025, 3:10 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“As such, it is an armed attack under article 51 of the Charter – in principle giving the victim State a right of self-defence,” they said. More >>
Pakistan: UN Expert Raises Alarm Over Substandard Detention Conditions Of Bushra Bibi Khan
Thursday, 25 December 2025, 8:16 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Currently held in Adiala Jail, Bushra Bibi Khan is reportedly confined to a small, airless cell that is described as filthy, overheated and infested with insects and rodents. Power cuts allegedly plunge the cell into darkness. More >>
Hong Kong SAR: UN Experts Dismayed By Jimmy Lai Conviction
Wednesday, 24 December 2025, 8:22 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
On 15 December 2025, more than five years after his arrest, Lai was convicted on sedition and foreign collusion charges under the controversial National Security Law. More >>
UN Experts Urge Iran To Halt Execution Of A 67-Year-Old Iranian Woman
Wednesday, 24 December 2025, 8:08 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The 67-year-old Iranian woman, Tabari, was sentenced to death based on two pieces of evidence: a piece of cloth bearing the slogan ‘Woman, Resistance, Freedom’ and an unpublished audio message. More >>
Bangladesh: UN Expert Outraged By Violent Attacks Against Daily Star And Prothom Alo
Wednesday, 24 December 2025, 8:03 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The arson and vandalisation of the offices occurred as mass protests broke out across the country after Sharif Osman Hadi, a prominent youth leader of the July 2024 uprising, died from gunshot wounds inflicted by assailants in broad daylight. More >>
Peru: Bill Eliminating Concept Of Gender Threatens Progress On Human Rights, Warn UN Experts
Tuesday, 23 December 2025, 8:51 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
By replacing gender with biological sex, the proposed legislation would weaken existing protections for women and gender-diverse individuals, by ignoring the social and cultural realities of gender and the inequalities that arise from them. More >>
Spain: UN Experts Appalled By Eviction Of 400 Migrants And Stigmatising Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric In Catalonia
Sunday, 21 December 2025, 8:37 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“With no alternative housing provided, the vast majority of those evicted has no choice but to seek again refuge in other informal settlements or to camp in the open,” the experts said. More >>
Pakistan: Imran Khan’s Solitary Confinement And Inhumane Detention Conditions Must End, UN Expert Says
Sunday, 21 December 2025, 7:50 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The Special Rapporteur has raised Imran Khan’s situation with the Government of Pakistan and will continue to follow developments. More >>
UK Leadership Imperative As Myanmar’s Crisis Deepens Ahead Of Junta’s Announced Sham Elections: UN Expert
Sunday, 21 December 2025, 7:48 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The people of Myanmar have shown extraordinary courage. They deserve an international response that matches their determination, the Special Rapporteur said. More >>
Australia: UN Working Group Raises Major Concerns About Detention Of Indigenous People, Children And Migrants
Sunday, 21 December 2025, 7:47 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts regret that they were denied access to detention facilities in the Northern Territory and to youth detention facilities in Western Australia. More >>
Bangladesh: Forensic Identification Of Victims Of July 2024 Protests A Fundamental Step Towards Accountability
Sunday, 21 December 2025, 7:44 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Although efforts were made at the time to ensure respect for the dead and protect their dignity, identification was not possible. More >>
UN Experts Call For Safeguarding Special Procedures System As ‘Indispensable Pillar’ For Human Rights Protection
Sunday, 21 December 2025, 7:29 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
We endeavour to keep promoting positive change in people’s lives by discharging our prevention and protection mandates. More >>
Tunisia: UN Experts Shocked By Conviction Of Human Rights Lawyer Ayachi Hammami
Saturday, 20 December 2025, 7:38 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts stressed that free exercise of the legal profession contributes to ensuring access to justice, oversight of State power, protection of due process and fair trial rights and the rule of law. More >>
