GENEVA (4 December 2015) – Two United Nations human rights experts today called on the Venezuelan Government to guarantee the security of all individuals ahead of Sunday’s parliamentary elections, and to urgently remove all obstacles to peaceful public participation. “Reinstituting
UN rights experts urge Saudi Arabia to halt the execution of Palestinian poet Ashraf Fayadh
GENEVA (3 December 2015) – United Nations human rights experts today urged the Government of Saudi Arabia to halt the execution of Ashraf Fayadh, artist and poet of Palestinian origin born in Saudi Arabia, condemned to death for apostasy. According
UN experts welcome the Security Council call on Burundi and urge concrete actions
GENEVA (13 November 2015) – A group of United Nations experts welcomed today the UN Security Council attention on the situation in Burundi, and expressed outrage over the situation of human rights in the country, warning that “the country is
Egypt: UN experts welcome release of Hossam Bahgat but concerns remain on the situation of journalists and rights defenders
GENEVA (11 November 2015) – The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression, David Kaye, and the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Michel Forst, while welcoming the release of Hossam Bahgat, today reiterate grave concern at