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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Saudi Arabia: UN experts welcome commutation of death sentences for three minors, urge charges be dropped
GENEVA (3 March 2021) – UN human rights experts* welcomed Saudi Arabia’s recent decision…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Joint Statement by independent United Nations human rights experts* on human rights responsibilities of armed non-State actors
GENEVA (25 February 2021) – A group of independent United Nations human rights experts*…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
India: UN experts say Jammu and Kashmir changes risk undermining minorities’ rights
GENEVA (18 February 2021) – UN human rights experts are concerned India’s decision to…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Sri Lanka: Experts dismayed by regressive steps, call for renewed UN scrutiny and efforts to ensure accountability
GENEVA (5 February 2021) – UN human rights experts* have urged the Sri Lankan…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
UN experts urge renewed commitment to combat antisemitism, including Holocaust distortion and denial GENEVA…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Sri Lanka: Compulsory cremation of COVID-19 bodies cannot continue, say UN experts
GENEVA (25 January 2021) – UN human rights experts today urged the Sri Lankan…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Russia: UN experts laud courage of Alexei Navalny, call for immediate release
GENEVA (18 January 2021) – Two UN human rights experts today saluted the bravery…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Viet Nam: Arrests send chilling message before key Party meeting – UN experts
GENEVA (14 January 2021) – UN human rights experts said today that the heavy…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Urgent action needed to end pandemic of femicide and violence against women, says UN expert
GENEVA (23 November 2020)_– The COVID-19 pandemic is overshadowing the pandemic of femicides and…
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