Afghanistan: Taliban must stop targeting Afghan women
Illustration @shabnam.artz GENEVA (6 April 2023) – UN experts* today demanded the immediate reversal of the Taliban’s recent order banning Afghan women from working with the United Nations in Afghanistan. On 4…
Colombia: Misuse of counter-terrorism measures to prosecute protesters threatens human rights, say UN experts
GENEVA (29 March 2023) – UN experts* today called on Colombia to stop misusing counter-terrorism measures and serious criminal offences, such as terrorism, to prosecute individuals for taking part in…
Uganda: UN experts condemn egregious anti-LGBT legislation
GENEVA (29 March 2023) – Making homosexuality punishable by death is an egregious violation of human rights, UN experts said today, urging Uganda’s president not to promulgate laws that take…
Water is a common good not a commodity
GENEVA / NEW YORK (21 March 2023) – Water should be managed as a common good not a commodity, UN experts* said today. They urged States to ensure that human…
Myanmar: Social media companies must stand up to junta’s online terror campaign say UN experts
GENEVA (13 March 2023) – Myanmar’s military junta is orchestrating an online campaign of terror, and weaponising social media platforms to crush democratic opposition, UN experts* said today. “Online rhetoric…
Cambodia: UN experts condemn verdict against opposition leader Kem Sokha
GENEVA (8 March 2023) – The verdict of treason against Cambodia opposition leader Kem Sokha would have a chilling effect on political activism and freedom of expression in the country…
Peru: UN experts call for end to violence during demonstrations, urge respect for human rights 06 March 2023
GENEVA (6 March 2023) – UN experts* today expressed deep concern about ongoing allegations of repression, arbitrary killings, arrests, detention, and enforced disappearances of demonstrators in Peru and urged authorities…
Algeria: UN expert says crackdown on civil society and human rights defenders must end
GENEVA (22 February 2023) – A UN expert today expressed concern over an escalating crackdown against civil society by Algerian authorities after the dissolutions of la Ligue Algérienne pour la…
UN experts urge President of Zimbabwe to reject bill restricting civic space
UN experts* today urged Zimbabwe’s President to reject enacting a bill that would severely restrict civic space and the right to freedom of association in the country. The experts expressed…
Spain: UN experts demand investigation into alleged spying programme targeting Catalan leaders
GENEVA (2 February 2023) – Spanish authorities must thoroughly investigate reports that Pegasus and Candiru spyware was used to target Catalan public figures and activists in Spain following the independence bid…