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Afghanistan: Women’s full participation in public and political life is crucial

9/15/2021

Press Releases

Afghanistan

Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls
Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
Sp. Rapporteur on religious intolerance
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
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
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief

Women
Cultural rights
Freedom of opinion and expression
Freedom of association
Health
Violence against women
Religious intolerance
Human rights defenders
Terrorism

E F S R C A

Afghanistan: Journalists at risk of persecution need urgent protection – UN experts

9/3/2021

Press Releases

Afghanistan

Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls

Freedom of opinion and expression
Terrorism
Freedom of association
Women

E F S R C A

Cambodia: UN experts deeply disturbed by detention of boy with autism for on-line criticism

9/2/2021

Press Releases

Cambodia

Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
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

Freedom of opinion and expression
Health
Human rights defenders

E F S R C A

International Day Commemorating the Victims ofActs of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, 22 August 2021

8/20/2021

Press Releases

Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
Special Rapporteur on Minorities Issues
WG on Arbitrary Detention
WG on Disappearances
Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls
Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity
Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights
Sp. Rapporteur on Racial Discrimination
Sp. Rapporteur on torture

Freedom of opinion and expression
Terrorism
Minorities
Arbitrary detention
Summary or arbitrary executions
Violence against women
Women
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Religious intolerance
Cultural rights
Torture and inhuman treatment
Racism and racial discrimination
Enforced or involuntary disappearances

E F S R C A

Afghanistan: UN experts urge swift global action to protect human rights and prevent ‘civilian slaughter’

8/16/2021

Press Releases

Afghanistan

Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
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 torture
Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights
Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons especially women and children
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
WG on Arbitrary Detention
Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls
Special Rapporteur on internally displaced persons
Sp. Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery
Special Rapporteur on Minorities Issues
Sp. Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
Independent expert older persons
Sp. Rapporteur on the sale of children
Sp. Rapporteur on independence of judges and lawyers
Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities

Terrorism
Freedom of association
Freedom of opinion and expression
Human rights defenders
Torture and inhuman treatment
Cultural rights
Traffic in persons
Religious intolerance
Arbitrary detention
Violence against women
Women
Internally displaced persons
Slavery
Minorities
Migration and Human Rights
Older persons
Sale of children
Independence of judiciary
Disability

E F S R C A

UN experts condemn raid on West Bank NGO, urge Israel meaningfully probe child deaths

8/13/2021

Press Releases

Israel
Occupied Palestinian Territory

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

Freedom of opinion and expression
Freedom of association
Human rights defenders

E F S R C A

Spyware scandal: UN experts call for moratorium on sale of ‘life threatening’ surveillance tech

8/12/2021

Press Releases

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
Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises

Freedom of opinion and expression
Human rights defenders
Freedom of association
Transnational corporations

E F S R C A

Ghana: Anti-LGBTI draft bill a “recipe for violence” – UN experts

8/12/2021

Press Releases

Ghana

Sexual orientation and gender identity
Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity
Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to education
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Sp. Rapporteur on torture
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
WG on Arbitrary Detention
Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association

Sexual orientation and gender identity
Violence against women
Education
Freedom of opinion and expression
Human rights defenders
Torture and inhuman treatment
Health
Arbitrary detention
Freedom of association

E F S R C A

Armenia must drop “intimidating” criminal charges against minority rights activist – UN experts

8/10/2021

Press Releases

Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Special Rapporteur on Minorities Issues

Minorities
Human rights defenders
Freedom of opinion and expression

E F S R C A

Palestinian election: Free, fair, democratic and credible vote must include East Jerusalem – UN experts

7/26/2021

Press Releases

Occupied Palestinian Territory
Israel

Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Sp. Rapporteur on occupied Palestine
Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association

Freedom of opinion and expression
Freedom of association

E F S R C A

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