GENEVA (2 January 2018) – Top United Nations human rights experts* have deplored Saudi Arabia’s continued use of counter-terrorism and security-related laws against human rights defenders, urging it to end the repression and release all those detained for peacefully exercising
Myanmar: UN experts urge greater press freedom after detention of Reuters journalists
GENEVA (21 December 2017) – Myanmar must ensure that journalists can operate freely and safely, UN human rights specialists* have urged, after two Reuters journalists were detained in what has been described as a widening crackdown in the country. “We
Honduras: Human rights experts condemn measures against protesters and media
GENEVA / WASHINGTON D.C. (20 December 2017) – Human rights experts* from the United Nations and Inter-American Commission on Human Rights have condemned the killing of at least 12 protesters in Honduras and the detention of hundreds of others who
Mexico draft security law threatens rights and should be rejected
Spanish available here GENEVA (14 December 2017) – UN experts* have called on Mexico to reject a draft law on internal security that is due to be voted on in the Senate today, warning that giving the armed forces a