Côte d’Ivoire: Trafigura’s “Probo Koala” toxic waste victims still awaiting justice after twenty years, say UN experts

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28 July 2026, GENEVA – Twenty years after Trafigura’s dumping of toxic waste from the M.V. Probo Koala in Côte d’Ivoire, thousands of victims continue to seek justice, accountability and effective remedies for the human rights infringements they suffered, UN experts*...

Algeria: UN experts demand release of arbitrarily detained journalist Hassan Bouras

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10 July 2026, GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed deep concern over the detention of Algerian journalist and human rights defender Hassan Bouras, who faces serious risks after several weeks on hunger strike in detention. “We are deeply concerned by the ongoing...

UN experts condemn life sentence against Baloch woman human rights defender in Pakistan as grave injustice

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8 July 2026, GENEVA – UN experts* today were gravely alarmed by the unjustified sentencing of prominent Baloch woman human rights defender, Dr. Mahrang Baloch, to two terms of life imprisonment by an Anti-Terrorism Court in Quetta. “Dr. Baloch’s punishment is a...

Freedom of expression must not be treated as fodder for geopolitics or commodity for trade tariffs says UN expert

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17 June 2026, GENEVA – The space for freedom of expression is shrinking dramatically as governments use new technologies to suppress dissent and digital giants manipulate information online to enrich themselves, UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and...

COUNTRY VISIT: Visit to Germany

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The Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression carried out an official country visit to Germany from 26 January to 6 February 2026. In this report, she identifies major trends affecting freedom of expression in...

Kuwait: Prosecution of journalist signals troubling crackdown on expression, warn UN experts

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10 June 2026, GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed serious concern about the arbitrary arrest, detention, and prosecution in Kuwait of Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, in apparent retaliation for his legitimate work as a journalist. Shihab-Eldin is an internationally respected...