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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Sri Lanka: Experts dismayed by regressive steps, call for renewed UN scrutiny and efforts to ensure accountability
GENEVA (5 February 2021) – UN human rights experts* have urged the Sri Lankan…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
UN experts urge renewed commitment to combat antisemitism, including Holocaust distortion and denial GENEVA…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Sri Lanka: Compulsory cremation of COVID-19 bodies cannot continue, say UN experts
GENEVA (25 January 2021) – UN human rights experts today urged the Sri Lankan…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Russia: UN experts laud courage of Alexei Navalny, call for immediate release
GENEVA (18 January 2021) – Two UN human rights experts today saluted the bravery…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Viet Nam: Arrests send chilling message before key Party meeting – UN experts
GENEVA (14 January 2021) – UN human rights experts said today that the heavy…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Urgent action needed to end pandemic of femicide and violence against women, says UN expert
GENEVA (23 November 2020)_– The COVID-19 pandemic is overshadowing the pandemic of femicides and…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Joint statement by UN Special Procedures mandate-holderson World Toilet Day (19 November 2020)
This year, we celebrate World Toilet Day amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which underscores the…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
UN expert: religious and belief minorities must not be left behind in push for sustainable development
NEW YORK (20 October 2020) – Five years after 193 countries pledged to "leave…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
UN rights experts urge Nigeria to overturn death sentence for singer who shared song on WhatsApp
GENEVA (28 September 2020) – UN human rights experts* today called on Nigerian authorities…
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