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"More concerned than ever for human rights defenders," says UN expert 10/23/2018
  • Press Releases
  • Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
  • Human rights defenders
 E F S R C A
Sierra Leone must respect human rights law, says UN expert 10/23/2018
  • Press Releases
  • Sierra Leone
  • Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
  • Human rights defenders
 E F S R C A
Saudi Arabia must immediately release all women’s rights defenders, say UN experts 10/12/2018
  • Press Releases
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
  • Sp. Rapporteur on independence of judges and lawyers
  • Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
  • Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
  • Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
  • Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
  • Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
  • Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice
  • WG on Arbitrary Detention
  • Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
  • Human rights defenders
  • Independence of judiciary
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
  • Women
  • Violence against women
  • Terrorism
  • Religious intolerance
  • Arbitrary detention
  • Freedom of association
  • Summary or arbitrary executions
 E F S R C A
India: Terrorism charges are pretext to silence human rights defenders, say UN experts 10/5/2018
  • Press Releases
  • India
  • Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
  • Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
  • Special Rapporteur on Minorities Issues
  • Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
  • Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice
  • Sp. Rapporteur on Racial Discrimination
  • WG on Arbitrary Detention
  • Human rights defenders
  • Terrorism
  • Minorities
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
  • Women
  • Racism and racial discrimination
  • Arbitrary detention
 E F S R C A
Venezuela: Human rights experts say health system in crisis 10/1/2018
  • Press Releases
  • Venezuela
  • Independent expert older persons
  • 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 extreme poverty and human rights
  • Special Rapporteur on the right to health
  • Health
  • Older persons
  • Human rights defenders
  • Extreme poverty
 E F S R C A
Egypt: UN experts condemn “systematic targeting” of human rights defenders 9/28/2018
  • Press Releases
  • Egypt
  • Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
  • Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
  • Sp. Rapporteur on independence of judges and lawyers
  • Sp. Rapporteur on torture
  • Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy
  • Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
  • WG on Arbitrary Detention
  • Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice
  • Human rights defenders
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
  • Independence of judiciary
  • Torture and inhuman treatment
  • Privacy
  • Violence against women
  • Women
  • Arbitrary detention
 E F S R C A
Egypt: UN experts call for Human Rights Council response to “appalling” verdicts against protesters 9/17/2018
  • Press Releases
  • Egypt
  • Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
  • 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
  • WG on Arbitrary Detention
  • Human rights defenders
  • Freedom of movement
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
  • Summary or arbitrary executions
  • Torture and inhuman treatment
  • Arbitrary detention
 E F S R C A
UN experts urge prompt ratification of landmark Latin America and Caribbean environment treaty 9/13/2018
  • Press Releases
  • Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
  • Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment
  • Sp. Rapporteur on toxic wastes
  • Independent expert on human rights and international solidarity
  • Special Rapporteur on the right to health
  • Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples
  • Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the right to food
  • Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
  • Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises
  • Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order
  • SR right to development
  • Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
  • Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights
  • Special Rapporteur on internally displaced persons
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the right to education
  • Independent expert older persons
  • Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice
  • Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
  • Human rights defenders
  • Environment
  • Toxic waste
  • Human Rights and International Solidarity
  • Health
  • Indigenous peoples
  • Right to drinking water
  • Right to food
  • Freedom of association
  • Transnational corporations
  • International Order
  • Right to development
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
  • Cultural rights
  • Internally displaced persons
  • Migrant workers
  • Women
  • Education
  • Older persons
  • Disability
 E F S R C A
UN experts decry Hungary’s tough new measures against migrants and civil society 9/11/2018
  • Press Releases
  • Hungary
  • 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
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
  • Independent expert on human rights and international solidarity
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the right to education
  • Sp. Rapporteur on Racial Discrimination
  • Human rights defenders
  • Freedom of association
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
  • Migrant workers
  • Human Rights and International Solidarity
  • Education
  • Racism and racial discrimination
 E F S R C A
UN experts call for immediate release of Oleg Sentsov 8/15/2018
  • Press Releases
  • Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
  • Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
  • Special Rapporteur on the right to health
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
  • Health
  • Human rights defenders
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