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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
UN rights experts urge Russia to drop Jehovah’s Witness lawsuit which threatens religious freedom
GENEVA (4 April 2017) – Moves by the Russian Government to ban the activities…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
States must act now to enable people to enjoy freedom of religion, says UN expert
Geneva (7 March 2017) – Countries around the world are being urged to act…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
US travel ban: “New policy breaches Washington’s human rights obligations” – UN experts
GENEVA (1 February 2017) – A group of United Nations human rights experts today…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
UN rights experts welcome end of “discriminatory” US counter-terrorism measure
GENEVA (29 December 2016) – Racial or religious profiling has so far proved to…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
UN expert hails US move placing atheists on equal footing with faith groups
GENEVA (28 December 2016) – The new United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Human rights under increasing attack worldwide
GENEVA (9 December 2014) – _Speaking ahead of Human Rights Day on Saturday 10…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
UN rights expert highlights hidden breaches of freedom of religion in new report
NEW YORK (28 October 2016) – Many people are suffering violations of freedom of…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Freedom of religion: UN expert urges Yemen to halt systematic harassment of Bahá’í community
GENEVA (4 October 2016) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
UN experts urge Turkey to adhere to its human rights obligations even in time of declared emergency
GENEVA (19 August 2016) – A group of United Nations human rights experts urged…
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