GENEVA (25 January 2018) – UN human rights experts* have urged the de facto authorities in Sana’a to annul a death sentence handed down against a follower of the Baha’i faith, reiterating calls for an immediate end to persecution of the community in Yemen. “We are deeply shocked that Hamid Kamali bin Haydara has been sentenced to death purely on the grounds of his religion,” the experts said in a joint statement. “Furthermore, based on the information we have received, we believe that his sentencing on 2 January, and the…
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 25 January 2018. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
