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UN Experts: Venezuela Must Stop Attacks Against Civil Society
Saturday, 19 December 2020, 11:19 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
UN human rights experts* today urged Venezuela to end its crackdown on civil society organisations. “Since November 2020 Venezuela has systematically stigmatized and persecuted civil society organisations, dissenting voices and human rights defenders, ... More >>
China: Shock At Continued Crackdown On Human Rights Defenders And Lawyers – UN Expert
Thursday, 17 December 2020, 8:22 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
A UN human rights expert today expressed dismay at the shocking treatment of human rights defenders and lawyers in China, saying they continue to be charged, detained, disappeared and tortured five years after the start of a crackdown on the profession ... More >>
UN Experts: Bangladesh Should Release Artist Jailed Over Cartoons
Thursday, 17 December 2020, 8:20 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
UN human rights experts* today called on Bangladesh to immediately release celebrated cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore due to his deteriorating health condition. Mr. Kishore was arrested in May after his cartoons “Life in the Time of Corona,” satirising ... More >>
Rights Of U.S. Indigenous Leader Must Be Respected – UN Experts
Wednesday, 16 December 2020, 8:38 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
UN human rights experts today expressed concerns about charges brought against a U.S. indigenous leader and human rights defender who will appear in court later this week in connection with peaceful demonstrations against President Donald Trump’s ... More >>
Cambodia: UN Experts Alarmed By ‘naming And Shaming’ Of COVID Victims
Saturday, 12 December 2020, 12:36 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
UN human rights experts* expressed alarm at the decision by Cambodian authorities to allow the publication of personal information about individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19, which is unnecessary under any circumstances, and a deplorable ... More >>
Water: Futures Market Invites Speculators, Challenges Basic Human Rights - UN Expert
Saturday, 12 December 2020, 6:23 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
A UN expert on water and human rights today expressed concerns about the creation of the world’s first futures market in water, saying it could invite speculation from financiers who would trade it like other commodities such as gold and oil. On ... More >>
Saudi Arabia: UN Experts Alarmed By Loujain Al-Hathloul Trial, Call For Immediate Release
Friday, 11 December 2020, 8:26 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
UN human rights experts* expressed alarm at the commencement of proceedings today against woman human rights defender Loujain Al-Hathloul in a Saudi Specialised Criminal Court, and called for her immediate release from jail and for the “spurious” ... More >>
UN Expert Urges Independent Assessment Of Bhasan Char And Verification Of Voluntary Relocation
Friday, 11 December 2020, 8:25 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The failure to create conditions necessary for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh to return home to Myanmar, after more than three years, has created an untenable situation for both the Rohingya and the government of Bangladesh, a UN human rights expert ... More >>
Khattak ‘disappearance’ Case A Test Of Pakistan’s Human Rights Commitment, Say UN Experts
Thursday, 10 December 2020, 8:35 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
UN human rights experts* today raised concerns about the scourge of enforced disappearances and torture in Pakistan, calling on the Government to uphold its human rights obligations by initiating prompt, thorough and impartial investigations into such acts. The experts ... More >>
Iran: Nasrin Sotoudeh Must Be Released, Say UN Experts
Thursday, 10 December 2020, 6:38 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
UN human rights experts* today condemned the return to prison of woman human rights defender and lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, and called for her immediate release. “We are dismayed that the authorities willingly chose to again place Nasrin Sotoudeh ... More >>
United Kingdom: UN Expert Calls For Immediate Release Of Assange After 10 Years Of Arbitrary Detention
Wednesday, 9 December 2020, 8:27 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The UN Special Rapporteur on torture, Nils Melzer, today appealed to British authorities to immediately release Julian Assange from prison or to place him under guarded house arrest during US extradition proceedings. He made the urgent call 10 years after ... More >>
Building Back Better: People With Disabilities Have Vital Role
Wednesday, 2 December 2020, 6:48 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
As the world looks beyond COVID-19, UN human rights experts have urged States to ensure that people with disabilities are fully included in the “building back better” process. To mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (3 December 2020), ... More >>
UN Expert Calls On Mongolia To Adopt Law Protecting Human Rights Defenders
Wednesday, 2 December 2020, 6:24 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
A UN human rights expert today called upon the Mongolian parliament to move forward with a ground-breaking law to protect people who stand up for human rights in the Central Asian country. “Mongolia has a chance to be a regional leader, and I urge ... More >>
UN Experts Call For Release Of Egyptian Human Rights Defenders Jailed After Meeting Diplomats
Saturday, 28 November 2020, 8:34 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
UN human rights experts* today condemned Egypt for the arbitrary arrest and detention of three human rights defenders from the same organisation, apparently in retaliation for discussing human rights issues with foreign ambassadors. “It is absolutely ... More >>
UN Experts Call On Iran To Halt Execution Of Ahmadreza Djalali
Thursday, 26 November 2020, 8:53 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
UN human rights experts said they were alarmed by reports that Iranian-Swedish academic Ahmadreza Djalali has reportedly been transferred to solitary confinement in preparation for his execution despite widely held findings his trial was grossly unfair and he ... More >>
Cambodia: UN Expert Alarmed By Reports Of Mass Trial Of Activists
Thursday, 26 November 2020, 8:50 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The UN human rights expert on Cambodia today expressed serious concerns about an imminent mass trial of individuals associated with the disbanded Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP). Rhona Smith, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human ... More >>
Belarus: UN Experts Call For Probe Into Violence Against Protesters
Friday, 20 November 2020, 8:39 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
UN human rights experts* said today they were gravely concerned by increased reports of mass detentions, intimidation and torture, and called on authorities to conduct a prompt, independent and impartial investigation into the excessive use of force ... More >>
Cambodia: UN Experts Alarmed By Civil Society Crackdown, Attacks On Defenders
Tuesday, 17 November 2020, 5:54 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
UN human rights experts* today expressed concerns about tightening restrictions on civil society in Cambodia, and called for an immediate end to the systematic detention and criminalisation of human rights defenders, as well as excessive use of force ... More >>
Iran: Temporary Release Of Human Rights Lawyer A Positive First Step
Sunday, 15 November 2020, 2:42 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
UN human rights experts* today welcomed the temporary release on 7 November 2020 of Iranian woman human rights defender and lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, and urged Iranian authorities to quash her convictions and ensure her release is permanent. “The ... More >>
Gaza Aid Worker Must Be Given Fair Trial Or Released, Say UN Experts
Friday, 13 November 2020, 8:20 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Israel must release a former Gaza aid worker who has been in prison for more than four years without a verdict, or immediately grant him a fair trial, UN human rights experts* said today. Mohammed el-Halabi, the former Gaza director of the World Vision ... More >>
