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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
UN experts call on India to protect journalist Rana Ayyub from online hate campaign
GENEVA (24 May 2018) – UN human rights experts* are calling on the authorities…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
UN experts urge immediate release of detained Mauritanian blogger
GENEVA (8 May 2018) – A group of UN human rights experts* have expressed…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Bahrain: UN rights experts condemn military court convictions, cite torture allegations
GENEVA (30 April 2018) – UN human rights experts* have called for the retrial…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Mission to Tunisia (9 to 19 April 2018): Preliminary observations by the Special Rapporteur
1. In my capacity as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Tunisia: A country in transition with hope and challenges, says UN expert
TUNIS (19 April 2018) - Tunisia has continued to make progress on democracy since…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Preliminary findings of the visit to Tunisia by the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief
In my capacity as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Tunisia: UN rights expert to assess freedom of religion or belief
GENEVA (6 April 2018) – The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
UN experts urge Saudi Arabia to halt executions on spying, spreading Shia faith charges
GENEVA (15 March 2018) – UN experts* have expressed concern over the imminent execution…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
UN expert: State and religion best served by maintaining “respectful distance”
GENEVA (2 March 2018) – The degree of States’ entanglement with, or disengagement from,…
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