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UN experts: Egypt must lift restrictions on released human rights defenders

14 January 2026, GENEVA – Independent human rights experts* today expressed concern over restrictions faced by human rights defenders in Egypt following their release from detention. “We recently raised concerns about the continued detention of human rights defenders...

UN experts raise the alarm on terrible conditions in which news publisher, José Rubén Zamora, is being detained in Guatemala

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28 August 2024, GENEVA – Independent experts have called on the authorities in Guatemala to address urgently allegations of inhumane conditions of detention of journalist, newspaper founder and publisher, José Rubén Zamora, which may amount to torture and endanger his...

Zimbabwe must release human rights defenders ahead of SADC summit, say experts

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15 August 2024, GENEVA – The Zimbabwean authorities must immediately release human rights defenders who have been arbitrarily detained for over two weeks and drop charges against them, independent human rights experts* said today. Woman human rights defender Namatai...

Transnational repression of journalists threatens democracy: Special Rapporteur

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GENEVA (26 June 2024) — Many journalists in exile are in grave danger because of the alarming rise of transnational repression from their home governments and inadequate protection and support in their host countries, Irene Khan, UN Special Rapporteur on freedom...