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Viet Nam: Arrests send chilling message before key Party meeting – UN experts

1/14/2021

Press Releases

Viet Nam

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

Freedom of opinion and expression
Human rights defenders
Cultural rights
Freedom of association

E F S R C A

Uganda: UN experts gravely concerned by election clampdown

12/29/2020

Press Releases

Uganda

Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity
WG on Arbitrary Detention

Freedom of association
Human rights defenders
Freedom of opinion and expression
Summary or arbitrary executions
Terrorism
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Arbitrary detention

E F S R C A

UN experts: Bangladesh should release artist jailed over cartoons

12/16/2020

Press Releases

Bangladesh

Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights
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

Cultural rights
Freedom of opinion and expression
Health

E F S R C A

Iran: Nasrin Sotoudeh must be released, say UN experts

12/9/2020

Press Releases

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Sp. Rapporteur on independence of judges and lawyers
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 the right to everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls

Summary or arbitrary executions
Torture and inhuman treatment
Women
Violence against women
Freedom of opinion and expression
Independence of judiciary
Human rights defenders

E F S R C A

France must revise bill on global security – UN experts

12/3/2020

Press Releases

France

Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
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 torture
Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions

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

E F S R C A

UN experts call for release of Egyptian human rights defenders jailed after meeting diplomats

11/27/2020

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
Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
Sp. Rapporteur on torture
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
WG on Disappearances
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

Human rights defenders
Freedom of association
Terrorism
Torture and inhuman treatment
Freedom of opinion and expression
Enforced or involuntary disappearances
Health
Summary or arbitrary executions

E F S R C A

Urgent action needed to end pandemic of femicide and violence against women, says UN expert

11/23/2020

Press Releases

Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls
Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons especially women and children
Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
Independent Expert on Mali
Independent expert on Somalia
Sp. Rapporteur on Myanmar
Sp. Rapporteur on the sale of children
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 elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members
Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence
Sp. Rapporteur on torture
Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment
Working Group on the use of mercenaries
Sp. Rapporteur on occupied Palestine
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to food
Independent expert on human rights and international solidarity
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Sp. Rapporteur on independence of judges and lawyers
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
Special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing
Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Central African Republic
Sp. Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
Special Rapporteur on the right to development
Special Rapporteur on internally displaced persons
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief

Women
Violence against women
Traffic in persons
Freedom of association
Sale of children
Older persons
Health
Leprosy
Right to drinking water
Truth justice and reparation
Torture and inhuman treatment
Albinism
Human rights defenders
Environment
Mercenaries
Right to food
Human Rights and International Solidarity
Extreme poverty
Independence of judiciary
Freedom of opinion and expression
Disability
Cultural rights
Adequate housing
Terrorism
Migrant workers
Racism and racial discrimination
Right to development
Internally displaced persons
International Order
Religious intolerance

E F S R C A

Belarus: UN experts call for probe into violence against protesters

11/19/2020

Press Releases

Belarus

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

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

E F S R C A

Cambodia: UN experts alarmed by civil society crackdown, attacks on defenders

11/16/2020

Press Releases

Cambodia

Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls

Freedom of association
Women
Freedom of opinion and expression

E F S R C A

Iran: Temporary release of human rights lawyer a positive first step

11/13/2020

Press Releases

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
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
Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health

Human rights defenders
Women
Torture and inhuman treatment
Independence of judiciary
Summary or arbitrary executions
Freedom of opinion and expression
Violence against women
Health
Freedom of association

E F S R C A

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