Spanish GENEVA (10 May 2019) – UN human rights experts* have condemned the lack of significant progress in the investigation into the disappearance of lawyer and human rights defender Ernesto Sernas García, a year after he went missing in the
Myanmar: UN human rights experts say “terribly concerned” about press freedoms and democracy
GENEVA (8 May 2019 ) – UN human rights experts welcomed the news that convicted Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo are back at home with their families in Myanmar, but expressed serious concerns about the judicial process
UN experts urge Iran to release imprisoned American scholar Xiyue Wang
GENEVA (7 May 2019) ‑ UN experts firmly request Iran to immediately release American academic Xiyue Wang, whose arbitrary detention for nearly three years was a clear violation of fundamental rights guaranteed under international law, they said. Wang, a doctoral
UAE: UN experts condemn conditions of detention for jailed activist Ahmed Mansoor
GENEVA (07 May 2019) – UN human rights experts are gravely concerned over imprisoned activist Ahmed Mansoor’s physical well-being and say the poor conditions of his detention in the United Arab Emirates, including prolonged solitary confinement, may constitute torture. The