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
UN expert: States must act to ensure safety of journalists, independence of media, plurality of voices
World Press Freedom Day 3 May 2019 GENEVA (3 May 2019) – On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression, David Kaye, issues the following statement: “World Press Freedom Day