Chinese version GENEVA (23 March 2020) – UN human rights experts* expressed their grave concern about the welfare of three human rights defenders who were forcibly disappeared by the Chinese authorities shortly after their arrest in December 2019. Three Chinese
COVID-19: Governments must promote and protect access to and free flow of information during pandemic – International experts
Spanish GENEVA / WASHINGTON / VIENNA (19 March 2020) – In light of the growing disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the monitors for freedom of expression and freedom of the media for the United Nations, the Inter-American Commission for Human
COVID-19: States should not abuse emergency measures to suppress human rights – UN experts
French | Spanish GENEVA (16 March 2020) – UN human rights experts* today urged States to avoid overreach of security measures in their response to the coronavirus outbreak and reminded them that emergency powers should not be used to quash dissent. “While
Thailand: judicial system abused by business to silence human rights defenders – UN experts
Thai version GENEVA / BANGKOK (12 March 2020) – A group of UN experts* have condemned the continued misuse of judicial processes by Thai poultry producer Thammakaset to harass and silence human rights defenders who have spoken out against its