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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
UN expert on religious freedom launches first official visit to Lebanon
GENEVA / BEIRUT (18 March 2015) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Heiner Bielefeldt will…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
It is too simple to reduce religious motives to mere pretexts for violence – New report
GENEVA (10 March 2012) – Violence committed in the name of religion does not…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Bahrain: UN rights experts urge release of opposition politician detained for peaceful expression
GENEVA (4 FEBRUARY 2015) – A group of United Nations independent experts* today urged…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
UN independent experts urge practical measures to eradicate racial discrimination
GENEVA (10 December 2014) – _A group of independent experts* of the largest fact-finding…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Freedom of religion or belief must also be protected at the workplace – UN rights expert
NEW YORK / GENEVA (24 October 2014) – United Nations human rights expert Heiner…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
UN human rights experts urge Iran to protect Bahá’í cemetery in Shiraz
GENEVA (4 September 2014) – Three United Nations experts on human rights in Iran…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Sri Lanka: UN experts alarmed at deportations of Pakistani asylum seekers without assessment
GENEVA (14 August 2014) – Two United Nations human rights experts today expressed their…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Iraq: “Immediate action needed to protect human rights of Yazidis in grave danger” – UN experts
GENEVA (12 August 2014) – A group of United Nations human rights experts today…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Autonomy of religious communities, a crucial test for the development of religious freedom in Viet Nam
HANOI (31 July 2014) – Religious communities in Viet Nam should be able to…
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