By Julie Hartlé After Xi Jinping’s State visit with Barack Obama concluded in September, the two leaders issued statements declaring increased cooperation in a multitude of important areas. I want to highlight reactions to one of the areas that has
Journalists Further Targeted in South Sudan–UN Rights Experts Warn Violence Against the Media is on the Rise
GENEVA (27 August 2015) – “The frequency of attacks and violence committed against journalists and media workers in South Sudan is increasing, and has reached a critical level,” two United Nations human rights experts warned today. The UN Special Rapporteurs
“Deeply Distressing”–UN Experts Condemn Latest Prison Sentencing of Rights Defenders in Azerbaijan
GENEVA (20 August 2015) – A group of United Nations human rights experts* today condemned the recent prison sentencing of prominent Azerbaijani human rights activists Leyla and Arif Yunus as “manifestly politically motivated and representative of the continuing repression of
UN Human Rights Experts Call on Iran to Release Journalist Jason Rezaian as He Awaits Verdic
GENEVA (14 August 2015) – United Nations human rights experts today urged the Iranian Government to immediately release the Washington Post’s correspondent in Tehran, Jason Rezaian, who now awaits verdict after his fourth and possible final hearing earlier this week.