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UN experts urge Thai government to allow peaceful protests and release unconditionally those arbitrarily detained

10/22/2020

Press Releases

Thailand

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 opinion and expression
Freedom of association
Human rights defenders

E F S R C A

UN expert calls for greater protection for human rights defenders

10/19/2020

Press Releases

Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders

Human rights defenders

E F S R C A

UN expert encourages Mexico to increase protection of human rights defenders

10/19/2020

Press Releases

Mexico

Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders

Human rights defenders

E F S R C A

UN human rights experts call release of Iranian human rights defender a hopeful sign

10/14/2020

Press Releases

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

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

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

E F S R C A

International Day of the Girl Child, 11 October 2020
Keeping the promises made to girls in Beijing in 1995

10/9/2020

Press Releases

Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls
Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights
Sp. Rapporteur on the sale of children
Sp. Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery
Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons especially women and children
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Special Rapporteur on Minorities Issues
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to education

Women
Violence against women
Education
Cultural rights
Minorities
Slavery
Traffic in persons
Girl children
Women rights
Health
Human rights defenders
Women human rights defenders
Sexual exploitation of children
Sale of children

E F S R C A

Egypt uses terrorism trials to target human rights activists, say UN experts

10/8/2020

Press Releases

Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Sp. Rapporteur on independence of judges and lawyers
WG on Arbitrary Detention

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

E F S R C A

Italy: UN expert condemns ‘criminalization’ of those saving lives in the Mediterranean

10/8/2020

Press Releases

Italy

Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Independent expert on human rights and international solidarity
Sp. Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls

Human rights defenders
Human Rights and International Solidarity
Migration and Human Rights
Women
Violence against women

E F S R C A

UN experts call on Iraq to investigate attacks on women human rights defenders

10/2/2020

Press Releases

Iraq

Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls
Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions

Human rights defenders
Women rights
Women
Summary or arbitrary executions
Violence against women

E F S R C A

Iran: Human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh must be freed for treatment, say UN experts

9/25/2020

Press Releases

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
WG on Arbitrary Detention
Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls
Sp. Rapporteur on torture
Sp. Rapporteur on independence of judges and lawyers
Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association

Human rights defenders
Arbitrary detention
Women
Torture and inhuman treatment
Independence of judiciary
Violence against women
Freedom of association

E F S R C A

UN experts urge Iran to release human rights defenders from prison during COVID-19

9/16/2020

Press Releases

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
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
Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
Sp. Rapporteur on torture
WG on Arbitrary Detention

Human rights defenders
Health
Freedom of association
Arbitrary detention
Torture and inhuman treatment
Coronavirus disease 2019

E F S R C A

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