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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Saudi Arabia: UN experts call for immediate release of child offenders
GENEVA – A group of human rights experts* today expressed dismay at the continuing…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Afghanistan must immediately stop public executions and corporal punishment: UN experts
GENEVA_–_ UN experts* today urged the Taliban to immediately halt all inhumane punishments in…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Going beyond complacency required to uphold freedom of religion or belief in Zambia: UN expert
LUSAKA– Complacency regarding freedom of religion or belief is holding Zambia back from progressing…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
UN expert on freedom of religion or belief to visit Zambia
GENEVA- The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Nazila Ghanea, will…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Torture and ill-treatment often intertwined with intolerance and discrimination on basis of religion or belief: UN expert
GENEVA– Intersection between the right to freedom of religion or belief and the prohibition…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Kyrgyzstan: UN rights experts dismayed by new restrictions on freedom of religion or belief
GENEVA – A group of UN human rights experts* today expressed concern at the…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Democratic Republic of Congo: Parties to conflict must treat dead bodies with dignity
GENEVA – Parties to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo must…
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OHCHR – Special Rapporteur on FoRB
Iran: Experts alarmed at systematic targeting of Baha’i women
GENEVA – Independent human rights experts* today expressed serious concern at what appears to…
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External Digest
David Smith MP announced as UK Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief
David Smith MP is today announced as the UK’s Special Envoy for Freedom of…
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