GENEVA (10 October 2018) – Apostasy and spying charges brought against 24 people in Yemen, mostly from the Baha’i minority, must be dropped and discriminatory practices based on religion or belief should be outlawed, UN experts said. On 15 September 2018, criminal proceedings were initiated against the 24 individuals among whom at least 22 are Bahá’ís, including eight women and a minor at Sana’a Specialized Criminal Court. The defendants were not investigated nor were they informed by the prosecution of the pending charges against them prior at the start of…
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 10 October 2018. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
