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UN rights expert unable to carry out visit to Morocco over lack of guarantees 19-03-2019
Israel’s exploitation of Palestinian resources is human rights violation, says UN expert18-03-2019
China: UN experts renew calls for probe into death of Cao Shunli14-03-2019
Iran: UN experts “shocked” at lengthy prison sentence for human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh14-03-2019
Brazil must ensure justice for rights defender Marielle Franco killed a year ago, say UN and IACHR experts14-03-2019
UN must urgently provide redress for minorities placed in toxic Kosovo camps, says UN rights expert 13-03-2019
Laos: UN human rights expert visits to assess poverty13-03-2019
Statelessness of millions of minority people must be addressed urgently, says UN human rights expert13-03-2019
Italy must urgently protect evicted migrant workers from exploitation, say UN rights experts 13-03-2019
Women’s rights must be central in drug policies, say UN experts at the Commission on Narcotics in Drugs 13-03-2019
Myanmar: New land law could have disastrous impact on ethnic minorities11-03-2019
Iran: UN expert concerned by crackdown on protests and strikes11-03-2019
EU must align copyright reform with international human rights standards, says expert11-03-2019
Oral statement by Ms Yanghee Lee, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar at the 40th session of the Human Rights Council11-03-2019
Guatemala Congress must not pass “amnesty” bill for rights violations, say UN experts 11-03-2019
Statement by Ms. Dubravka Šimonović, Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences for the 63rd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women11-03-2019
UN expert group on people of African descent on fact-finding visit to Argentina08-03-2019
Russia: Release human rights defender Oyub Titiev, urge UN experts07-03-2019
South Sudan: UN experts strongly urge immediate release of human rights defender Peter Biar Ajak06-03-2019
Accountability needed to end excessive use of force against Palestinian protesters in Gaza, says UN expert05-03-2019
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