GENEVA (11 May 2023) – All parties to hostilities in Sudan must immediately end the fighting, cease targeting the civilian population and infrastructure and resume negotiations towards a civilian-led government, UN experts…Continue reading Civilians bear devastating brunt of fighting in Sudan
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…Continue reading Peru: UN experts call for end to violence during demonstrations, urge respect for human rights 06 March 2023
GENEVA (26 January 2023) – UN and African Union experts* today condemned the killing of human rights defender and lawyer Thulani Maseko in Eswatini as “abhorrent” and demanded an impartial investigation…Continue reading Eswatini: Experts condemn killing of human rights defender Thulani Maseko, demand accountability
The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association’s upcoming report to be presented at the 53rd session of the Human Rights Council. Deadline…Continue reading Call for inputs: Advancing accountability for serious human rights violations related to the exercise of FoAA rights
An alarming number of protesters have already been detained and killed, many of whom are children, women and older persons” GENEVA (26 October 2022) – UN human rights experts* condemned…Continue reading Iran: Crackdown on peaceful protests needs independent international investigation
Justice for repression against anti-coup protesters is key to breaking cycle of violence and political turmoil” GENEVA (25 October 2022) – UN human rights experts* today demanded effective accountability for…Continue reading Sudan: Justice for repression against anti-coup protesters
GENEVA (22 September 2022) – UN experts* today strongly condemned the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody after her arrest for allegedly failing to comply with Iran’s…Continue reading Iran: Un experts demand accountability for death of Mahsa Amini, call for end to violence against women
