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UN Experts Demand Immediate Release Of JaiIed Iranian Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi
Thursday, 12 October 2023, 8:30 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (11 October 2023) – UN experts today called for the immediate release of imprisoned women’s rights and anti-death penalty advocate, Narges Mohammadi, who was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize last week. “We are dismayed that Iranian ... More >>
China/Hong Kong SAR: UN Experts Concerned About Ongoing Trials And Arrest Warrants Under National Security Legislation
Monday, 9 October 2023, 9:06 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (9 October 2023) – UN experts* today expressed serious concern about the first mass trial of 47 people underway since February 2023 under the National Security Legislation (NSL) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) and the issuance ... More >>
2023 Nobel Peace Prize Recognises Struggle Of Women Against Systems Of Discrimination, Segregation And Exclusion In Iran
Saturday, 7 October 2023, 6:22 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (6 October 2023) – Welcoming the Nobel Committee’s announcement to award the 2023 Nobel Peace prize to jailed Iranian women’s rights activist Narges Mohammadi today, UN experts* urged the government of Iran to free all those imprisoned for ... More >>
Australia: UN Experts Urge Support For Indigenous ‘Voice’ Vote
Friday, 6 October 2023, 7:52 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (5 October 2023) – UN human rights experts* today urged all Australians to unite in support of the creation of a permanent constitutional body of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to advise the Government on all matters that relate ... More >>
UN Expert Appalled By Execution In Viet Nam
Wednesday, 4 October 2023, 6:43 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (2 October 2023) – A UN expert today expressed dismay at the execution of a condemned prisoner in Viet Nam, despite repeated calls to spare his life. “I am disturbed by the execution of Le Van Manh despite calls for clemency, in light ... More >>
Colombia: UN expert calls for compliance with intl human rights standards in peace & transitional justice agenda
Saturday, 30 September 2023, 6:11 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (29 September 2023) – Colombia must guarantee the right of victims to truth, justice, reparation and non-recurrence in its peace and transitional justice agenda in compliance with international standards, a UN expert* said today. “Colombia ... More >>
United States: End Detention Of Venezuelan Special Envoy, UN Experts Say
Thursday, 28 September 2023, 9:19 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (27 September 2023) – UN experts* today urged the government of the United States of America to end the prolonged pre-trial detention of Alex Nain Saab Morán, a Venezuelan Special Envoy, arrested and extradited to the US on money laundering ... More >>
Azerbaijan Must Respect And Protect The Lives Of Ethnic Armenians In Nagorno-Karabakh: UN Expert
Thursday, 28 September 2023, 8:55 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (27 September 2023) – Azerbaijan must guarantee the rights of ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh and ensure that the lives of civilians, detained persons or those otherwise “hors de combat” in recent hostilities are respected and protected ... More >>
Xinjiang’s Forced Separations & Language Policies For Uyghur Children Carry Risk Of Forced Assimilation, Say UN Experts
Wednesday, 27 September 2023, 6:07 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (26 September 2023) – UN experts* today expressed grave concern over allegations of a significant expansion of Xinjiang's State-run boarding school system, which fails to provide education in the children’s mother tongue and forcibly separates ... More >>
Algeria Must Open Civic Space And Let Critical Voices Be Heard: UN Expert
Wednesday, 27 September 2023, 6:04 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
ALGIERS (26 September 2023) – Urgent attention must be given to the current situation of legal restrictions and prosecutions of individuals and associations in Algeria, a UN expert said today. "The Government must loosen tight restrictions on assemblies ... More >>
Lao PDR: UN expert calls out alarming pattern of violations against human rights defenders
Saturday, 23 September 2023, 5:22 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (22 September 2023) – A UN expert today pointed to a pattern of serious human rights violations targeting human rights defenders in Lao PDR, including summary executions and enforced disappearances. “I am alarmed by the serious trend of human ... More >>
Belarus: Presidential Decree Denying Consular Services Puts Belarusians Abroad At Risk
Thursday, 21 September 2023, 6:51 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (20 September 2023) – A presidential decree in Belarus ordering its consulates to stop renewing or extending passports will impact hundreds of thousands of Belarusians abroad, especially those living in exile, UN experts* warned today. The decree also ... More >>
Iran: UN Experts Denounce Crackdown On Public Commemoration Of Jina Mahsa Amini’s Death
Wednesday, 20 September 2023, 7:01 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (19 September 2023) – Iran has escalated its crackdown on dissent to prevent public commemoration of Jina Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody last year, UN experts* warned today, after authorities briefly detained her father and beefed-up ... More >>
Guatemala: UN Expert Concerned About Legal Action Against Prominent Lawyer
Tuesday, 19 September 2023, 6:41 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (18 September 2023) – A UN expert today expressed serious concern about the detention and trial of prominent lawyer Claudia González, which may amount to retaliation for her work as a human rights lawyer. “Claudia González’s case ... More >>
UAE And USA: UN Experts Warn Against Refoulement Of Ex-Guantánamo Detainee And Urge His Immediate Release
Sunday, 17 September 2023, 7:45 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (15 September 2023) – UN experts* today warned against the forcible repatriation of Mr. Ravil Mingazov from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the Russian Federation, calling for an immediate end to the harmful cycle of extended and arbitrary detention ... More >>
Bahrain: UN Expert Alarmed By Health Of Human Rights Defenders In Prison
Sunday, 17 September 2023, 7:43 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (15 September 2023) – The deteriorating health conditions of three human rights defenders held in detention in Bahrain was alarming, a UN expert said today. “I am extremely concerned about the deteriorating health of Mr Abduljalil Al-Singace, ... More >>
Saudi Arabia: Revoke Death Penalty For Social Media Activity, UN Experts Urge
Sunday, 17 September 2023, 7:42 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (15 September 2023) – Saudi Arabia must immediately revoke the death sentence handed down to Mohammed Al Ghamdi for his tweets and YouTube activities, as the crackdown on freedom of expression in the country continues to escalate, UN experts* said today. ... More >>
Switzerland: UN Experts Welcome Landmark Trial On Enforced Disappearances In Belarus
Sunday, 17 September 2023, 7:04 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (14 September 2023) – UN experts* today welcomed the decision by a court in Switzerland to put a former member of a Belarusian paramilitary unit on trial for his alleged involvement in the enforced disappearance of three opposition leaders ... More >>
Russia’s War In Ukraine Synonymous With Torture: UN Expert
Monday, 11 September 2023, 6:28 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
KYIV (10 September 2023) – Russia’s armed aggression is becoming synonymous with torture and other inhuman cruelty, a UN expert said today. “The volume of credible allegations of torture and other inhumane acts that are being perpetrated ... More >>
Panama: Fast-track Implementation Of The Law On Albinism, Urges UN Expert
Saturday, 9 September 2023, 6:05 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
PANAMA (7 September 2023) – A UN expert today urged the Panamanian authorities to speed up the implementation of a law on albinism adopted in 2021, to provide life-saving assistance and support to people with albinism in the country. Miti-Drummond welcomed ... More >>
