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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Yemen: UN experts call for release of disappeared Bahá’ís
GENEVA (19 June 2023) –_UN experts* today called for the urgent release of 16…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Bangladesh must suspend pilot project to return Rohingya refugees to Myanmar: UN expert
GENEVA (8 June 2023) –Bangladesh must immediately suspend a pilot repatriation project for Rohingya…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
United States: Abortion bans put millions of women and girls at risk, UN experts say
GENEVA (2 June 2023)– Millions of women and girls across the United States have…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Afghanistan: UN experts appalled by Taliban announcement on capital punishment
GENEVA (11 May 2023) – UN experts* today expressed alarm at a recent announcement…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Iran: UN experts condemn recent executions, urge moratorium on death penalty
GENEVA (9 May 2023) – UN experts* today strongly condemned several recent executions, including…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
UN expert urges Tajikistan to leave past behind and uphold freedom of religion and belief
DUSHANBE (20 April 2023) – The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Repressive enforcement of Iranian hijab laws symbolises gender-based persecution: UN experts
GENEVA (14 April 2023) – The repressive enforcement of Iranian hijab laws, as announced…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Tajikistan: UN expert to visit to assess freedom of religion or belief
GENEVA (6 April 2023) – The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Uganda: UN experts condemn egregious anti-LGBT legislation
GENEVA (29 March 2023) – Making homosexuality punishable by death is an egregious violation…
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