GENEVA (24 May 2018) – UN human rights experts* are calling on the authorities in India to act urgently to protect journalist Rana Ayyub, who has received death threats following an online hate campaign. Ms Ayyub is an independent journalist
UN experts urge Israel not to deport Human Rights Watch official
GENEVA (18 May 2018) – UN human rights experts* have called on the Government of Israel to rescind its decision of 7 May to cancel the work permit of Omar Shakir, the Israel and Palestine Director for Human Rights Watch,
UN experts urge Burundi to free human rights campaigner jailed for 32 years
French GENEVA (9 May 2018) – UN human rights experts* are calling on the authorities in Burundi to release immediately a leading human rights worker, Germain Rukuki, who was sentenced to 32 years’ jail by the High Court of Ntahangwa
UN experts urge immediate release of detained Mauritanian blogger
GENEVA (8 May 2018) – A group of UN human rights experts* have expressed grave concerns about the continued detention of Mauritanian blogger Cheikh Ould Mohamed M’kheitir on charges which violated his human rights. Mr. M’kheitir remains in detention, despite