GENEVA (11 March 2022) – Russia’s recent adoption of a punitive “fake war news” law is an alarming move by the government to gag and blindfold an entire population, UN human…Continue reading Russia: UN experts alarmed by ‘choking’ information clampdown
GENEVA (28 February 2022) – UN human rights experts* today called on the Russian Federation to immediately end its aggression against Ukraine and call off its unnecessary and unprovoked military…Continue reading Call for end to Russian aggression against Ukraine and urgent protection of human rights
GENEVA (16 February 2022) – UN human rights experts* today criticised an ongoing COVID-19 quarantine imposed on striking casino workers in Cambodia, saying authorities must not disguise a crackdown on…Continue reading Cambodia: Stifling new measures against striking workers are ‘unjustified’
GENEVA (11 February 2022) – On the 10th anniversary of the murder of prominent journalists Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi, UN human rights experts* have expressed their deep concern at…Continue reading Bangladesh: “Appalling and pervasive culture of impunity” for killings of journalists
NIAMEY (17 December 2021) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Clément Voule, has urged authorities in Niger to act on…Continue reading Niger: UN expert urges to create a favourable environment for civic space
GENEVA (14 December 2021) – A UN expert today warned that the imminent dissolution of two prominent human rights organisations in Russia could signal a move by the authorities to…Continue reading Russia: Dissolution of human rights organisations could start civil society shut down – UN expert
GENEVA (10 December 2021) – UN and regional human rights experts* today issued a joint declaration calling on States to strengthen international efforts to support and protect civil society actors…Continue reading Human rights experts urge States to protect at-risk civil society actors
To mark the 16 days of activism against gender based violence , the United Nations Special Rapporteur, Clément N. Voule, presents a new toolkit to support civil society efforts to…Continue reading Toolkit on the Rights of Women and Girls to peaceful Assembly and Association
Climate change: Time to move from promises to action GENEVA (3 December 2021) – UN human rights experts* have issued an urgent call for greater transparency and rigorous follow up to…Continue reading 35th anniversary UN Declaration on the Right to Development 4 December 2021
GENEVA (2 December 2021) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association, Clément Nyaletsossi Voule, will visit Niger from 6 December to…Continue reading Niger: UN expert to assess right to protest and form associations
