human rights defender | Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression and Opinion

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

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...

China: UN experts concerned by repeated denial of medical care for woman human rights defender Yang Li

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5 February 2026, GENEVA – UN human rights experts* today urged China to immediately grant full access to adequate medical treatment for woman human rights defender, Yang Li, from Jintan, Jiangsu Province, saying that her attempts to travel to Beijing for medical...

Belarus: Experts mark second anniversary of enforced disappearance of Siarhei Tsikhanouski, demand action

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7 March 2025, GENEVA – Belarus must disclose the fate and whereabouts of pro-democracy activist Siarhei Tsikhanouski on the second anniversary of his enforced disappearance, UN experts* said today. They recalled that several other members of pro-democratic forces...

Thailand: Court ruling puts human rights defender in danger if extradited to Viet Nam, say experts

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16 October 2024, GENEVA – Independent human rights experts* said today they were deeply troubled by a Bangkok Criminal Court decision to extradite refugee and human rights defender Y Quynh Bdap to Viet Nam and urged that the case be reconsidered. “If extradited, Mr....