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Brazil: Franco and Gomes murder convictions a milestone but fight for full justice not over, say UN experts

6 November 2024, GENEVA – Two convictions for the murders of Rio de Janeiro city councillor Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes are a milestone but not the end of the fight for justice in the 2018 case, UN experts* said today, stressing that justice and...

Experts condemn misuse of counter-terrorism law against Montagnards in Viet Nam

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28 August 2024, GENEVA – Independent human rights experts* today expressed alarm about the discriminatory misuse of counter-terrorism law by the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam against Montagnard Indigenous Peoples and Christian religious minorities in the country’s...

UN experts urge Ghana’s President to reject discriminatory bill

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GENEVA (1 March 2024) – UN experts* today urged Ghana’s President not to sign the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill 2024 into law, warning that the adoption of the discriminatory legislation would pose a serious threat to the protection of human rights in the...

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