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Iran: Grave concerns for jailed dissident Mohammad Nourizad

5/4/2021

Press Releases

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Sp. Rapporteur on torture
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 the right to everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions

Torture and inhuman treatment
Freedom of opinion and expression
Freedom of association
Health
Summary or arbitrary executions

E F S R C A

One year after: Authorities must comply with Federal High Court decision to release Mubarak Bala on bail

4/28/2021

Press Releases

Nigeria

Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Sp. Rapporteur on independence of judges and lawyers
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
Special Rapporteur on Minorities Issues
Sp. Rapporteur on torture

Religious intolerance
Human rights defenders
Health
Summary or arbitrary executions
Minorities
Freedom of opinion and expression
Independence of judiciary
Torture and inhuman treatment

E F S R C A

Russia: UN experts say Navalny in “serious danger”, call for medical evacuation

4/21/2021

Press Releases

Russian Federation

Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
Sp. Rapporteur on torture
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health

Freedom of opinion and expression
Torture and inhuman treatment
Summary or arbitrary executions
Health

E F S R C A

Uganda: UN experts extremely concerned at serious rights violations linked to general elections

4/13/2021

Press Releases

Uganda

WG on Disappearances
Sp. Rapporteur on torture
Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association

Enforced or involuntary disappearances
Torture and inhuman treatment
Summary or arbitrary executions
Freedom of opinion and expression
Freedom of association

E F S R C A

Mali: Charges against journalist and co-defendants still detained after court freed them must be dropped, say UN experts

4/8/2021

Press Releases

Mali

Independent Expert on Mali
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Sp. Rapporteur on independence of judges and lawyers

Independence of judiciary
Freedom of opinion and expression

E F S R C A

Belarus must end pattern of police brutality and impunity: UN experts

4/1/2021

Press Releases

Belarus

Sp. Rapporteur on torture
WG on Arbitrary Detention
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity

Torture and inhuman treatment
Arbitrary detention
Freedom of opinion and expression
Freedom of association
Sexual orientation and gender identity

E F S R C A

Iraq: UN experts appalled by killing of disappeared human rights defender’s father

3/26/2021

Press Releases

Iraq

Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
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
WG on Disappearances

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

E F S R C A

Historic consensus on freedoms of religion and expression at risk, say UN experts

3/23/2021

Press Releases

Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Special Rapporteur on Minorities Issues
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

Freedom of opinion and expression
Religious intolerance
Minorities
Freedom of association
Coronavirus disease 2019
Terrorism

E F S R C A

Turkey: Withdrawal from Istanbul Convention is a pushback against women’s rights, say human rights experts

3/23/2021

Press Releases

Turkey

Sp. Rapporteur on occupied Palestine
Special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons especially women and children
Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence
Sp. Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery
Sp. Rapporteur on torture
Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
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 the right to food
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Older persons
Working Group on the use of mercenaries
Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises
WG on Arbitrary Detention
Special Rapporteur on the right to development
Sp. Rapporteur on independence of judges and lawyers
Independent expert older persons
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing
Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
Sp. Rapporteur on the sale of children

Violence against women
Women
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Women rights
Freedom of opinion and expression
Disability
Traffic in persons
Truth justice and reparation
Slavery
Torture and inhuman treatment
Environment
Extreme poverty
Summary or arbitrary executions
Freedom of association
Terrorism
Right to food
Human rights defenders
Older persons
Mercenaries
Transnational corporations
Arbitrary detention
Right to development
Religious intolerance
Independence of judiciary
Sale of children
Adequate housing
Right to drinking water

E F S R C A

Lebanon: Intellectual’s murder needs in-depth inquiry to dispel doubts over justice system, say UN experts

3/22/2021

Press Releases

Lebanon

Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
Sp. Rapporteur on independence of judges and lawyers
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression

Summary or arbitrary executions
Independence of judiciary
Freedom of opinion and expression

E F S R C A

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