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UN experts warn of closing digital space amid COVID-19 pandemic

7/30/2020

Press Releases

Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
Sp. Rapporteur on Racial Discrimination
Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
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

Racism and racial discrimination
Summary or arbitrary executions
Freedom of opinion and expression
Freedom of association
Human rights defenders
Terrorism

E F S R C A

Kyrgyzstan: Death of human rights defender Azimjan Askarov a stain on country’s reputation, says UN expert

7/30/2020

Press Releases

Kyrgyzstan

Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders

Human rights defenders

E F S R C A

UN rights experts urge Nigeria to immediately release humanist accused of blasphemy

7/24/2020

Press Releases

Nigeria

Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
WG on Arbitrary Detention
Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Sp. Rapporteur on torture

Religious intolerance
Arbitrary detention
Summary or arbitrary executions
Freedom of opinion and expression
Human rights defenders
Health
Torture and inhuman treatment

E F S R C A

Iran: UN experts call for the urgent release from prison of human rights defender with COVID-19 symptoms

7/22/2020

Press Releases

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
WG on Arbitrary Detention
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls
Sp. Rapporteur on torture
Sp. Rapporteur on independence of judges and lawyers

Coronavirus disease 2019
Human rights defenders
Summary or arbitrary executions
Arbitrary detention
Freedom of opinion and expression
Women
Torture and inhuman treatment
Independence of judiciary

E F S R C A

UN experts call on Tanzania to end crackdown on civic space

7/22/2020

Press Releases

United Republic of Tanzania

Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association

Freedom of association
Freedom of opinion and expression
Human rights defenders

E F S R C A

UN experts call on Ethiopia to allow peaceful protests, welcome partial restoration of Internet

7/21/2020

Press Releases

Ethiopia

Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders

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

E F S R C A

States must stop exporting unwanted toxic chemicals to poorer countries, says UN expert

7/9/2020

Press Releases

Sp. Rapporteur on toxic wastes
Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
Independent Expert on Mali
Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members
Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment
Sp. Rapporteur on independence of judges and lawyers
Sp. Rapporteur on Racial Discrimination
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
Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to food
Sp. Rapporteur on occupied Palestine
Sp. Rapporteur on torture
Independent expert on human rights and international solidarity
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia
Special Rapporteur on the right to development
Sp. Rapporteur on Myanmar
Sp. Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery
Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls
Women's rights and gender
Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises

Toxic waste
Summary or arbitrary executions
Leprosy
Freedom of association
Environment
Independence of judiciary
Racism and racial discrimination
Indigenous peoples
Right to drinking water
International Order
Human rights defenders
Right to food
Torture and inhuman treatment
Human Rights and International Solidarity
Extreme poverty
Right to development
Slavery
African Descent
Women
Transnational corporations

E F S R C A

Turkey: UN expert alarmed by prosecution’s call for guilty verdict for Istanbul 10 and Taner Kılıç

7/2/2020

Press Releases

Turkey

Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders

Human rights defenders

E F S R C A

UN experts demand end to crackdown on protesters in Belarus ahead of elections

7/1/2020

Press Releases

Belarus

Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus
Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Sp. Rapporteur on independence of judges and lawyers

Freedom of association
Freedom of opinion and expression
Human rights defenders
Independence of judiciary

E F S R C A

Mexico: UN expert urges guaranteed protection for women human rights defenders

6/29/2020

Press Releases

Mexico

Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders

Human rights defenders

E F S R C A

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