Jul 1, 2025 | News, Statements, Uncategorized
1 July 2025, GENEVA – UN experts* today urged the United Kingdom not to ban the “direct action” group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation under the Terrorism Act 2000. “We are concerned at the unjustified labelling of a political protest movement as...
Jun 20, 2025 | News, Statements
20 June 2025, GENEVA – GENEVA – UN experts* today unequivocally condemned recent Israeli military attacks against Iran, which have targeted nuclear facilities, energy and military infrastructure, as well as residential and media buildings across multiple locations....
Jun 18, 2025 | News, Statements, Top-line
18 June 2025, GENEVA – The global decline in freedom of expression is endangering free and fair elections and must be reversed for the sake of democracy as well as human rights, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, Irene Khan, said today,...
Jun 13, 2025 | News, Statements, Top-line
13 June 2025 – GENEVA – UN human rights experts* today called on the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania to immediately stop the enforced disappearance of political opponents, human rights defenders and journalists, as a tool of repression in the electoral...
Jun 5, 2025 | News, Statements, Top-line
5 June 2025 – GENEVA – A group of UN independent experts* today expressed concern about persisting violations of freedom of association in labour relations in Belarus, calling on the Government to fully cooperate with the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human...
May 26, 2025 | News, Statements, Top-line
26 May 2025 – GENEVA – UN independent experts* today expressed grave concern over the continued detention of Anar Mammadli, a prominent Azerbaijani human rights defender who was arbitrarily detained on 29 April last year. “Defending human rights should never be...
