GENEVA (13 April 2017) – Men detained in the Russian Republic of Chechnya simply for being perceived to be gay must be immediately released and their abuse and persecution ended, United Nations human rights experts* say. The experts are also
Ahead of referendum, UN experts warn Turkey about impact of purge on economic, social and cultural rights
GENEVA (13 April 2017) – Turkey’s state of emergency has been used as a justification to undertake massive violations of the right to education and the right to work and to plunge many civil servants into poverty, according to United
Hungarian Parliament urged by UN expert to reconsider new law targeting Central European University
GENEVA (11 April 2017) – The Parliament of Hungary should reconsider recently adopted legislation which appears to be aimed at undermining the Central European University (CEU) in Budapest, says a United Nations human rights expert. The bill, adopted on 4
UN rights experts urge Russia to drop Jehovah’s Witness lawsuit which threatens religious freedom
GENEVA (4 April 2017) – Moves by the Russian Government to ban the activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses using a lawsuit brought under anti-extremism legislation have been condemned as “extremely worrying” by three United Nations human rights experts*. “This lawsuit is