GENEVA (15 February 2016) – Three United Nations human rights experts have urged the State Parliament of Western Australia not to adopt new legislation which would result in criminalising lawful protests and silencing environmentalists and human rights defenders. Members of
UN experts urge Ethiopia to halt violent crackdown on Oromia protesters, ensure accountability for abuses
GENEVA (21 January 2016) – A group of United Nations human rights experts* today called on the Ethiopian authorities to end the ongoing crackdown on peaceful protests by the country’s security forces, who have reportedly killed more than 140 demonstrators
UN rights experts urge France to protect fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
GENEVA (19 January 2016) – The current state of emergency in France and the law on surveillance of electronic communications impose excessive and disproportionate restrictions on fundamental freedoms, a group of United Nations human rights experts* warned today. In a
UN experts welcome the Security Council call on Burundi and urge concrete actions
GENEVA (13 November 2015) – A group of United Nations experts welcomed today the UN Security Council attention on the situation in Burundi, and expressed outrage over the situation of human rights in the country, warning that “the country is