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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Use human rights frameworks to promote freedoms of religion, belief, and expression: UN experts
GENEVA (06 March 2023) – _UN experts* and the UN Special Adviser on the…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Pakistan: UN experts urge action on coerced religious conversions, forced and child marriage
GENEVA (16 January 2023) – UN experts* today expressed alarm at the reported rise…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Afghanistan: Taliban’s outrageous exclusion of women and girls from universities is disastrous for everyone, say UN experts
GENEVA (21 December 2022) -- _UN experts* today condemned in the strongest terms the…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation must be a priority, say UN experts ahead of Universal Declaration anniversary
GENEVA (7 December 2022) – _Independent United Nations experts today urged all UN member…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
States must renew their commitment to international cooperation to achieve global development goals and realise human rights
GENEVA (5 December 2022) – _UN human rights experts* call for ambitious policies and…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Ending violence against women and girls key to tackling global crises and achieving prosperity
GENEVA (24 November 2022) –Increased and relentless attacks on the bodily autonomy of women…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
COP27: Urgent need to respect human rights in all climate change action, say UN experts
GENEVA (4 November 2022) – UN independent experts* today called on States to fully…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Historical and ongoing discrimination threatens spiritual, cultural and physical survival of indigenous peoples says UN report
NEW YORK (25 October 2022) – Historical and ongoing discrimination, violence and hostility threaten…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Iran: UN experts demand accountability for death of Mahsa Amini, call for end to violence against women
GENEVA (22 September 2022) – UN experts* today strongly condemned the death of 22-year-old…
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