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UN expert to visit Peru to assess the situation of human rights defenders

1/17/2020

Press Releases

Peru

Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders

Human rights defenders

E F S R C A

Iran: Experts alarmed at alleged mistreatment of detained protesters

12/20/2019

Press Releases

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
Sp. Rapporteur on torture
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Sp. Rapporteur on independence of judges and lawyers
WG on Arbitrary Detention
WG on Disappearances

Freedom of association
Freedom of opinion and expression
Summary or arbitrary executions
Torture and inhuman treatment
Human rights defenders
Independence of judiciary
Arbitrary detention
Enforced or involuntary disappearances

E F S R C A

Egypt must free Coptic Christian rights defender reportedly held on terror charges, say UN experts

12/11/2019

Press Releases

Egypt

Special Rapporteur on Minorities Issues
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
Sp. Rapporteur on torture
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy

Minorities
Human rights defenders
Adequate housing
Freedom of opinion and expression
Torture and inhuman treatment
Religious intolerance
Terrorism
Privacy

E F S R C A

Statement marking 33rd anniversary of UN Declaration on Right to Development

12/4/2019

Press Releases

Special Rapporteur on the right to development
Sp. Rapporteur on independence of judges and lawyers
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to education
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to food
Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Sp. Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery
Special Rapporteur on internally displaced persons
Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members
Sp. Rapporteur on Racial Discrimination
Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order
Independent expert on human rights and international solidarity
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia
Independent Expert on Mali
Special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
Special Rapporteur on foreign debt
Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises
Independent expert on Somalia
Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons especially women and children

Right to development
Independence of judiciary
Education
Right to food
Freedom of association
Human rights defenders
Slavery
Internally displaced persons
Summary or arbitrary executions
Terrorism
Disability
Leprosy
Racism and racial discrimination
International Order
Human Rights and International Solidarity
Health
Freedom of opinion and expression
Religious intolerance
External debt
Business and human rights
Trafficking
Traffic in persons

E F S R C A

Lebanon: UN experts decry incidents of excessive force against protesters

11/26/2019

Press Releases

Lebanon

Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Sp. Rapporteur on torture

Extreme poverty
Summary or arbitrary executions
Human rights defenders
Freedom of opinion and expression
Torture and inhuman treatment
Women
Freedom of association

E F S R C A

Egypt must free human rights lawyer detained in “double jeopardy” case, say UN experts

11/20/2019

Press Releases

Egypt

WG on Disappearances
WG on Arbitrary Detention
Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders

Arbitrary detention
Summary or arbitrary executions
Human rights defenders
Enforced or involuntary disappearances

E F S R C A

Time for world leaders to honour 25-year-old promises and renew their commitments on women’s rights, say human rights experts

11/11/2019

Press Releases

Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to food
Special Rapporteur on the right to development
Sp. Rapporteur on toxic wastes
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples
Special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Sp. Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
Independent expert older persons
Sp. Rapporteur on occupied Palestine
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
Sp. Rapporteur on the sale of children
Sp. Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery
Independent expert on human rights and international solidarity
Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity
Independent expert on Somalia
Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
Sp. Rapporteur on torture
Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members
Special Rapporteur on the right to health
Sp. Rapporteur on Racial Discrimination
Sp. Rapporteur on independence of judges and lawyers

Women
Indigenous peoples
Human Rights and International Solidarity
Extreme poverty
Leprosy
Right to food
Toxic waste
Health
Human rights defenders
Migrant workers
Older persons
Religious intolerance
Sale of children
Slavery
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Summary or arbitrary executions
Terrorism
Torture and inhuman treatment
Violence against women
Racism and racial discrimination
Independence of judiciary

E F S R C A

Chile: UN experts condemn excessive use of force and acts of violence in recent protests

11/8/2019

Press Releases

Chile

Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
WG on Arbitrary Detention
Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls

Human rights defenders
Freedom of opinion and expression
Freedom of association
Arbitrary detention
Summary or arbitrary executions
Extreme poverty
Women rights
Women

E F S R C A

UN experts condemn Israeli decision to expel Omar Shakir of Human Rights Watch

11/8/2019

Press Releases

Israel
Occupied Palestinian Territory

Sp. Rapporteur on occupied Palestine
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
WG on Arbitrary Detention

Freedom of opinion and expression
Human rights defenders
Arbitrary detention
Summary or arbitrary executions

E F S R C A

Colombia: UN experts are outraged by killing of indigenous leader and community members

10/31/2019

Press Releases

Colombia

Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions

Indigenous peoples
Summary or arbitrary executions
Human rights defenders

E F S R C A

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