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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Bangladesh: UN experts call for robust human rights guarantees to ensure free, fair, and safe elections
GENEVA – As the people of Bangladesh go to the polls on February 12,…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
UN expert condemns Bondi Beach terrorist attack on Jewish Australians
GENEVA – The Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
UN experts concerned by escalating legislative and administrative measures against Estonian Orthodox Christian Church
GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed concern about legislative and administrative measures against the…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
UN experts call for safeguarding Special Procedures system as ‘indispensable pillar’ for human rights protection
GENEVA – Amid rising authoritarianism, deepening polarisation, growing intolerance, and mounting pressures on the…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
UN experts alarmed by Y Quynh Bdăp’s extradition by Thailand to Viet Nam
GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed deep concern over the extradition of Vietnamese Montagnard…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
UN experts alarmed by Indian counter-terrorism operations violating human rights in Jammu and Kashmir
GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed alarm about serious human rights violations committed by…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Freedom of religion and belief of migrants, IDPs, refugees and asylum seekers must be upheld and protected: UN expert
NEW YORK - The right to freedom of religion or belief should be guaranteed…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Ukraine: UN experts warn of persecution against Ukrainian Orthodox Church
GENEVA - UN experts* today expressed serious concern at reports of ongoing persecution of…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Japan: UN experts concerned by continued stigmatisation of religious minorities
GENEVA – A group of UN experts* today expressed concern about stigmatisation of religion…
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