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Hong Kong SAR: UN experts dismayed by Jimmy Lai conviction

23 December 2025, GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed deep disappointment at the conviction of pro-democracy media entrepreneur, Jimmy Lai, despite prolonged engagement with authorities on the case, and called for his immediate release from prison on humanitarian...

Venezuela must respect right to peaceful protest and democratic dissent as new presidential term begins: UN Experts

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10 January 2025, GENEVA – Venezuela must end the arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances of opposition members and pro-democracy activists ahead of the inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro’s third term in office, UN experts* said today. “We are gravely...

Mozambique: Post-election violence and repression must stop, say UN experts

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15 November 2024, GENEVA – UN human rights experts* today urged authorities in Mozambique to prevent and immediately stop the violence and repression of journalists, lawyers, human rights defenders and protesters and ensure those responsible are investigated and...

WATCH: Democracy and Media: The 2024 U.S. Election and its Aftermath | Panel Discussion, Geneva Graduate Institute

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In today’s particularly tense geopolitical landscape, the 2024 U.S. election will be decisive not just for the United States but for the world. During Democracy Week 2024, an event co-organised by the Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy (AHCD) and the Geneva Graduate...

Electoral year 2024: UN experts call for strengthening democracy and reversing global erosion of human rights

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GENEVA (30 April 2024) – UN experts* urged today authorities in dozens of countries holding elections this year to uphold and protect the rights to vote and to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association. They said these rights are threatened by...

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