GENEVA (4 September 2023) – The Libyan National Army must immediately cease the forcible eviction of residents and demolition of homes in the Benghazi centre and end reprisals and violence…Continue reading Libyan National Army must halt forced evictions and demolitions in Benghazi
Lire en Français. GENEVA (15 June 2023) – UN experts* today expressed concern at the reported excessive use of force during protests in France earlier this year over pension reform…Continue reading France must respect and promote right to peaceful protest: UN experts
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 (8 December 2022) – UN experts today condemned today’s execution of a 23-year-old demonstrator convicted in the context of nation-wide protests and raised the alarm about Iranian artists charged…Continue reading Iran: UN experts condemn execution of protestor, raise alarm about detained artists
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
GENEVA (8 August 2022) – UN human rights experts* today condemned the extensive, prolonged and repeated use of state of emergency measures since 2 April 2022 by Sri Lankan authorities to…Continue reading Sri Lanka: UN human rights experts condemn repeated use of emergency measures to 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…Continue reading Sri Lanka: UN experts condemn crackdown on protests
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
