COVID-19 and Elections The current health emergency has posed significant challenges for the organization of elections. Limitations on assemblies complexify campaigning and monitoring efforts, and in-person voting is restricted. According…Continue reading Elections during crisis
Special Rapporteur Clément Voule undertook an official country visit to Zimbabwe from 17 to 27 September 2019. The objective of the mission was to assess the situation of peaceful assembly…Continue reading Zimbabwe
Special Rapporteur Clément Voule undertook an official country visit to Sri Lanka from 18 to 26 July 2019. The objective of the mission was to assess the situation of peaceful…Continue reading Sri Lanka
Special Rapporteur Clément Voule undertook an official country visit to Armenia from 7 to 16 November 2018. The objective of the mission was to assess the situation of peaceful assembly…Continue reading Armenia
Special Rapporteur Clément Voule undertook an official country visit to Tunisia from 17 to 28 September 2018. The objective of the mission was to assess the situation of peaceful assembly…Continue reading Tunisia
Thailand’s authorities must stop targeting pro-democracy protesters with draconian legal action and instead enter into dialogue, according to the UN’s special rapporteur for freedom of assembly, who warned the country…Continue reading The Guardian: UNSR Clement Voule urges Thailand to stop targeting protesters with royal insult law
The Thai government have always maintained that the measures they have taken against pro-democracy protests follow international procedures. Prachatai has talked to the UN Special Rapporteur to find out what…Continue reading Thailand – Interview of UN Special Rapporteur :”Peaceful protests do not deserve criminal charges”
GENEVA (7 December 2020) – UN human rights experts* said the decision to release on bail three senior staff from the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) was a positive…Continue reading Egypt: Bail for EIPR staff is encouraging, as a first step – UN experts
GENEVA (10 December 2020) – UN human rights experts* expressed alarm at the commencement of proceedings today against woman human rights defender Loujain Al-Hathloul in a Saudi Specialised Criminal Court,…Continue reading Saudi Arabia : UN experts alarmed by Loujain Al-Hathloul trial, call for immediate release
GENEVA (15 December 2020) – UN human rights experts* today expressed concerns about charges brought against a U.S. indigenous leader and human rights defender who will appear in court later…Continue reading US : Rights of U.S. indigenous leader must be respected – UN experts
