GENEVA (4 April 2019) – Government policies in Zimbabwe are worsening the country’s economic crisis, causing immense hardship to those less well-off, and crushing the human rights of those who dare complain, a group of UN experts* has warned. “We
Plans to redevelop UK’s Seven Sisters market pose human rights threat, say UN experts
GENEVA (26 March 2019) – Plans to press ahead with the redevelopment of the Seven Sisters Indoor Market in London threaten the cultural rights of residents and traders who are mainly of minority origin, say a group of UN human
Venezuela: UN experts condemn widespread rights violations reported during protests
GENEVA (21 March 2019) – Human rights violations which are reported to have taken place during protests in Venezuela have been condemned by UN human rights experts* as systematic and pervasive. “We are deeply concerned about the rapidly deteriorating economic,
China: UN experts renew calls for probe into death of Cao Shunli
GENEVA (14 March 2019) – Five years after the death in custody of human rights defender and lawyer, Cao Shunli, UN experts have renewed their call for a comprehensive and independent investigation into her death by Chinese authorities. “Cao Shunli’s