GENEVA (18 March 2016) – Three United Nations human rights experts today welcomed the release of the Qatari poet Mohammed al-Ajami, while urging the Government of Qatar to give serious consideration to reviewing the laws and judicial procedures that have
Honduras: “Another defender needs protection after Berta Cáceres’s killing” – UN expert
GENEVA (10 March 2016) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Michel Forst, today called upon the Government of Honduras to ensure the safety and protection of Gustavo Castro Soto, Mexican defender, who was
UN rights expert alarmed by increasing restrictions on opposition, NGOs and the media in Tajikistan
DUSHANBE / GENEVA (9 March 2016) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye, today expressed grave concern about increasing restrictions on opposition parties, civil society and the media over the
Turkey / Freedom of expression: UN expert raises alarm at Government’s seizure of independent media group
GENEVA (8 March 2016) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression, David Kaye, expressed his deep alarm over the Turkish Government’s seizure of the Feza Media Group, including the Zaman newspaper, earlier this week. He called on