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Belarus: UN Experts Denounce Expulsion Of Citizens, Warn About Risk Of Statelessness

Saturday, 20 December 2025, 7:36 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

We call on the authorities to immediately cease adopting and to revoke all the legislative, regulatory and law-enforcement measures that create a risk of statelessness. More >>

Serbia Must End Attacks Against Journalists: UN Experts

Saturday, 20 December 2025, 5:51 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

Independent media is not an enemy of States, but rather a critical element of functioning democracies. More >>

Russia’s Repression Policy To Dismantle Civil Society Exposes Fear Of Accountability: UN Special Rapporteur

Friday, 12 December 2025, 1:54 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

“The latest wave of designations of organisations as ‘undesirable’ is one of the most striking examples, along with the instrumentalisation of national security & public safety legislation to target lawyers, journalists, and human rights defenders.” More >>

Kenya’s Seed Sharing Ruling A Milestone For Peasants’ Rights And Food Security: UN Experts

Friday, 12 December 2025, 1:49 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

“This judgment rightly recognises that seed sharing is not a crime, but a fundamental element of peasants’ identity, resilience and contribution to national food systems,” said the Working Group on Peasants and other people working in rural areas. More >>

Iran Must Halt Execution Of Goli Kouhkan Domestic Violence Survivor: UN Experts

Monday, 8 December 2025, 5:19 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

The experts noted that Kouhkan’s case reflects a broader pattern of discrimination against women across Iran’s justice system. At least 241 women were executed between 2010 and 2024, 114 of whom were sentenced to qisas for homicide. More >>

UN Experts Alarmed By Y Quynh Bdăp’s Extradition By Thailand To Viet Nam

Thursday, 4 December 2025, 9:58 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

Bdăp is the co-founder of Montagnards Stand for Justice, a non-violent organisation advocating for the rights and freedoms of the Montagnard people in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam. More >>

Torture Items Found For Sale At Paris Security Trade Fair, UN Expert Calls For Constant Monitoring

Sunday, 30 November 2025, 7:50 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

Under the EU Anti-Torture Regulation – first introduced in 2006 and strengthened in 2019 – companies are banned from promoting, displaying or trading certain equipment that can be used for torture or ill-treatment. More >>

UN Expert Slams US Decision To End Temporary Protection For People Fleeing Myanmar As ‘Assault On Human Rights’

Saturday, 29 November 2025, 4:23 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

The Special Rapporteur said that many TPS beneficiaries are human rights advocates, opposition figures, journalists, and others who champion democracy and human rights – values historically upheld by the United States. More >>

Sudan: UN Experts Call For Urgent Action To Combat Trafficking In El Fasher

Saturday, 29 November 2025, 4:22 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

“Internally displaced women and girls are among those trafficked for sexual slavery and other forms of sexual exploitation. Recruitment and use of children by armed groups is also on the rise,” the experts said. More >>

UN Experts Alarmed By Indian Counter-Terrorism Operations Violating Human Rights In Jammu And Kashmir

Tuesday, 25 November 2025, 7:30 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

“We condemn reports of arbitrary arrests and detentions, suspicious deaths in custody, torture and other ill-treatment, lynchings, and discriminatory treatment of Kashmiri and Muslim communities,” the experts said. More >>

Lebanon: Israel Systematic Attacks And Killings Threaten Peace Efforts, UN Expert Warns

Saturday, 22 November 2025, 6:56 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

The expert noted that the Ein el-Hilweh attack follows near-daily Israeli air and drone strikes across Lebanon since the ceasefire entered into force on 27 November 2024. More >>

Malaysia: UN Experts Sound Alarm Over Continued Systematic Exploitation Of Bangladeshi Migrant Workers

Saturday, 22 November 2025, 6:51 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

The experts urged both Governments to strengthen independent oversight in cooperation with civil society, trade unions, national human rights institutions, and UN agencies. More >>

UN Experts Condemn Deadly Attack On Guarani And Kaiowá Indigenous Peoples In Brazil

Friday, 21 November 2025, 9:56 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

The experts urged the Government of Brazil to immediately ensure the safety and protection of Guarani and Kaiowá communities, including through culturally appropriate security measures. More >>

Spain: UN Experts Urge Parliament To Approve Pending Law On “Stolen Babies”

Friday, 21 November 2025, 9:53 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

The bill was originally submitted in 2018 and was taken into consideration in 2020. Final amendments and approval have been subject to multiple postponements until today. More >>

UN Security Council Resolution A Violation Of Palestinian Right Of Self-Determination And UN Charter, UN Expert Warns

Friday, 21 November 2025, 9:26 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

The resolution was adopted on Monday (17) with 13 votes in favour and two abstentions from Russia and China. More >>

Kazakhstan: Proposed ‘LGBT Propaganda’ Law Risks Institutionalising Discrimination, Warn UN Experts

Sunday, 16 November 2025, 3:46 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

The latest amendments would introduce an administrative offence for “propaganda of non-traditional sexual orientation and paedophilia,” punishable by fines or short detention. More >>

Myanmar: Junta Violence And Repression Are Trapping Persons With Disabilities In Daily Fight For Survival

Sunday, 16 November 2025, 3:32 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

The Hidden Crisis: Disability Rights in Post-Coup Myanmar reveals how the 2021 military coup has devastated the lives of persons with disabilities in Myanmar, compounding historical stigma and discrimination. More >>

Sudan: UN Experts Appalled By Reports Of Mass Atrocities, Unlawful Killings And Sexual Violence In El Fasher

Wednesday, 12 November 2025, 8:31 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

With 8.6 million internally displaced and over 3 million refugees in neighbouring countries, Sudan faces one of the world’s most severe displacement crises, placing immense strain on already fragile systems, the experts said. More >>

Iran: UN Expert Warns Of Escalating Repression And Record Executions After June Attacks

Sunday, 2 November 2025, 8:00 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

Special Rapporteur expressed concern that over 1,000 known cases have been reported to her as of September 2025 – the highest number recorded in years. More >>

Afghanistan: UN Expert Warns Against Normalising Taliban, Urges States To Stand Firm On Human Rights

Friday, 31 October 2025, 8:43 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

The expert said that the dire humanitarian situation is being further undermined by restrictions on women humanitarian workers. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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