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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
UN experts alarmed by Y Quynh Bdăp’s extradition by Thailand to Viet Nam
GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed deep concern over the extradition of Vietnamese Montagnard…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
UN experts alarmed by Indian counter-terrorism operations violating human rights in Jammu and Kashmir
GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed alarm about serious human rights violations committed by…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Freedom of religion and belief of migrants, IDPs, refugees and asylum seekers must be upheld and protected: UN expert
NEW YORK - The right to freedom of religion or belief should be guaranteed…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Ukraine: UN experts warn of persecution against Ukrainian Orthodox Church
GENEVA - UN experts* today expressed serious concern at reports of ongoing persecution of…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Japan: UN experts concerned by continued stigmatisation of religious minorities
GENEVA – A group of UN experts* today expressed concern about stigmatisation of religion…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Viet Nam: UN experts alarmed by ongoing repression of Khmer Krom Indigenous Peoples and Theravada Buddhist monks
GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed serious concern over reports of escalating repression against…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Syria: UN experts alarmed by attacks on Druze communities, including sexual violence against women and girls
GENEVA – UN experts* today sounded the alarm over a wave of armed attacks…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Afghanistan: International community must reject Taliban’s violent and authoritarian rule, say UN experts
GENEVA – UN experts* today called on the international community to reject the Taliban’s…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Qatar: UN experts gravely concerned about discrimination against the Baha’i religious minority
GENEVA - A group of UN human rights experts* today expressed serious concern at…
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