Forcibly displaced LGBT persons face major challenges in search of safe haven
GENEVA (16 May 2022) – On the occasion of the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, a group of UN and regional human rights experts urged governments to ensure that lesbian,…
“Israel’s housing policies in occupied Palestinian territory amount to racial segregation”
GENEVA (27 April 2022) – Israel’s housing policies in East Jerusalem amount to racial segregation and discrimination against the Palestinian people, and a violation of their human rights, UN experts* said…
Israel/Palestine: “Resume funding for six Palestinian CSOs” designated by Israel as ‘terrorist organisations’
GENEVA (25 April 2022) – UN human rights experts* today called on the international community to take immediate and effective steps to protect and sustain the six Palestinian civil society groups…
Tajikistan: UN experts urge protection of Pamiri minority in GBAO tensions
GENEVA (20 April 2022) – UN experts* today expressed serious concerns over rising tensions in eastern Tajikistan, calling on the authorities to ensure the protection of Pamiri minority and respect…
FoAA Chronicle 1st Edition Jan-March 2022
Welcome to the first edition of the FoAA Chronicle, the newsletter of the UN Special Rapporteur Voule. The UN Special Rapporteur Clément Voule launches a new newsletter designed to keep…
Brazil: UN expert decries erosion of democracy, urges safe space for civil society
SAO PAULO (11 April 2022) – A UN expert today expressed concerns about restrictions on Brazilians’ rights to full and active social and political participation, and the appalling levels of violence…
Brazil country visit – Preliminary observations by Special Rapporteur Voule
Sao Paulo (8 April 2022) – I would like to begin by expressing my appreciation to the Government of Brazil for having extended an invitation to my mandate to visit…
Sri Lanka: UN experts condemn crackdown on protests
GENEVA (8 April 2022) – UN human rights experts* today urged the Sri Lankan Government to guarantee the fundamental rights of peaceful assembly and of expression during peaceful protests, amid…
Brazil: UN expert visit to assess peaceful assembly and association rights
(Photo: Kristian Carneiro Orberg/Flickr) GENEVA (25 March 2022) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Clément Nyaletsossi Voule, will conduct an…
Russia: UN experts alarmed by ‘choking’ information clampdown
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…