GENEVA (15 February 2019) – Ghana must ensure an independent, prompt and transparent investigation into the killing of journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale Divela, say UN human rights experts*. “We call on the authorities in Ghana to ensure that the perpetrators of
Chechnya: UN experts urge action after reports of renewed persecution of lesbian, gay and bisexual people
GENEVA (13 February 2019) – Russia must act urgently to protect the rights of people who are, or are perceived to be, lesbian, gay or bisexual in Chechnya, and investigate allegations of human rights abuses including two reported deaths, say
UK must stop disproportionate use of security laws after conviction of Stansted 15, say UN rights experts
GENEVA (6 February 2019) – UN human rights experts* are urging the UK not to use security and terrorism-related legislation to prosecute peaceful protesters, following the conviction of the so-called Stansted 15, who took action at the airport in south-east
Singapore must ensure fundamental rights for all after conviction of Jolovan Wham, say UN experts
GENEVA (29 January 2019) – UN rights experts* are urging the Government of Singapore to ensure fundamental freedoms of expression and assembly for all after the conviction of human rights defender Jolovan Wham. “This is clearly neither a necessary nor