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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
UN experts call for decisive measures to protect fundamental freedoms in China
GENEVA (26 June 2020) – UN independent experts have repeatedly communicated with the Government…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
UN experts urge India to release protest leaders
GENEVA (26 June 2020) – UN experts* today called on India to immediately release…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Philippines: UN human rights experts renew call for an on-the-ground independent, impartial investigation
GENEVA (25 June 2020) – One year ago, 11 UN human rights experts jointly…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Philippines: UN expert decries conviction of journalists, urges reversal
GENEVA (16 June 2020) – The UN independent expert on freedom of expression has…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Israeli annexation of parts of the Palestinian West Bank would break international law – UN experts call on the international community to ensure accountability
_GENEVA (16 June 2020) – The agreement by the new coalition Government of Israel…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Zimbabwe: UN experts demand an immediate end to abductions and torture
GENEVA (10 June 2020) – UN human rights experts* today called on Zimbabwe to…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Statement on the Protests against Systemic Racism in the United States
_This statement is issued by independent experts* of the Special Procedures of the United…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
COVID-19: The suffering and resilience of LGBT persons must be visible and inform the actions of States
On the eve of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT) on…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
UN experts appeal for immediate and unconditional release of the Baha’is in Yemen
GENEVA (23 April 2020) – UN human rights experts* have urged the de facto…
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