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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Iran: UN experts urge reversal of Tehran church compound seizure and return of its Christian residents
GENEVA – UN experts* today condemned the confiscation of the compound of St Peter’s…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Nigeria: Urgent call for effective protection and inclusion to secure freedom of religion or belief, says UN expert
ABUJA – There is an urgent need for effective protection and inclusion of people…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Iran peace deal must not come at the cost of human rights, warn UN experts
GENEVA – UN experts* today welcomed the signing of a 14-point Memorandum of Understanding…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Afghanistan: Taliban decree on separation of spouses further erodes rights of women and girls, warn UN experts
GENEVA – A new decree issued by the Taliban in Afghanistan to govern the…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
UN expert on freedom of religion or belief to visit Nigeria
GENEVA - The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Nazila Ghanea,…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Experts urge Equatorial Guinea to uphold international obligations and halt returns of those at risk
GENEVA —At least nine individuals currently detained in Malabo in Equatorial Guinea are at…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Qatar’s pluralism at risk, warn UN experts
GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed alarm at the potential erasure of the Baha’i…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
UN experts concerned by forced conversion through marriage in Pakistan
GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed serious concern about the continued and widespread patterns…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
India: UN experts warn Jagtar Singh Johal’s prolonged detention amounts to psychological torture
GENEVA – There is no rationale for the continued detention of Sikh British national,…
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