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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Iran must ensure rights of Christian minority and fair trial for the accused– UN experts
GENEVA (2 February 2018) – UN human rights experts* have called on Iran to…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Death sentence of Bahá’í follower in Yemen must be quashed – UN rights experts
GENEVA (25 January 2018) – UN human rights experts* have urged the de facto…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
UN human rights experts urge Turkey not to extend state of emergency
GENEVA (17 January 2018) - United Nations human rights experts* urged the Turkish Government…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
UN experts decry Saudi Arabia’s persistent use of anti-terror laws to persecute peaceful activists
GENEVA (2 January 2018) – Top United Nations human rights experts* have deplored Saudi…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Bahrain: UN experts welcome medical care for Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim but urge full respect for rights
GENEVA (7 December 2017) – Four UN experts* have called on Bahrain to ensure…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
UN expert urges global repeal of blasphemy laws to boost religious freedom
NEW YORK (24 October 2017) – All States with blasphemy laws on their statute…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Freedom of religion is ‘vital investment’ for Uzbekistan reforms – UN expert
GENEVA / TASHKENT (12 October 2017) – The raft of reforms under way in…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Preliminary findings of Country Visit to Republic of Uzbekistan by the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
From 2 to 12 October 2017, I have conducted a country visit to Republic…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Freedom of religion in Uzbekistan to be assessed by UN expert on new mission
GENEVA / TASHKENT (2 October 2017) – The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of…
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