GENEVA (5 January 2018) – Demands by protesters in Iran for freedom and adequate living standards must be addressed and their rights respected, UN human rights experts* have stated. Four Special Rapporteurs expressed extreme concern over the reported deaths of
UN experts decry Saudi Arabia’s persistent use of anti-terror laws to persecute peaceful activists
GENEVA (2 January 2018) – Top United Nations human rights experts* have deplored Saudi Arabia’s continued use of counter-terrorism and security-related laws against human rights defenders, urging it to end the repression and release all those detained for peacefully exercising
Myanmar: UN experts urge greater press freedom after detention of Reuters journalists
GENEVA (21 December 2017) – Myanmar must ensure that journalists can operate freely and safely, UN human rights specialists* have urged, after two Reuters journalists were detained in what has been described as a widening crackdown in the country. “We
Honduras: Human rights experts condemn measures against protesters and media
GENEVA / WASHINGTON D.C. (20 December 2017) – Human rights experts* from the United Nations and Inter-American Commission on Human Rights have condemned the killing of at least 12 protesters in Honduras and the detention of hundreds of others who