GENEVA / WASHINGTON (10 June 2020) – The monitors for freedom of expression for the United Nations and the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights today issued the following joint statement:“We have received numerous reports of journalists attacked, harassed, arrested and
Zimbabwe: UN experts demand an immediate end to abductions and torture
GENEVA (10 June 2020) – UN human rights experts* today called on Zimbabwe to immediately end a reported pattern of disappearances and torture that appear aimed at suppressing protests and dissent. The urgent call comes after three female opposition activists
UN experts condemn modern-day racial terror lynchings in US and call for systemic reform and justice
GENEVA (5 June 2020) – A group of independent UN rights experts today called on the United States Government to take decisive action to address systemic racism and racial bias in the country’s criminal justice system by launching independent investigations
Belarus must stop crackdown to silence opposing views – UN experts
Русский GENEVA (5 June 2020) – A group of UN experts today expressed serious concern about an intensified crackdown on civil society in Belarus, saying the country’s government must protect the right to freedom of expression and stop silencing critical