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24 April 2026, GENEVA – UN experts* today condemned the murder of Iraqi human rights defender Yanar Mohamed in March by unknown perpetrators and urged the government to act swiftly to ensure accountability. “The Government of Iraq must ensure the protection of women...
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22 April 2026, GENEVA – There is no rationale for the continued detention of Sikh British national, Jagtar Singh Johal, who was abducted during a visit to India to get married, and has now spent over eight years – 3089 days – in prison without a foreseeable end to his...
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26 February 2026, GENEVA – UN experts* today condemned the extreme violence committed against human rights defenders by the M23 armed group in the North and South Kivu provinces, in eastern DRC. “We are horrified by the gravity and brutality of the abuse committed...
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23 February 2026, GENEVA – UN experts* today called for justice and remedy for all victims of pervasive systemic racism, structural discrimination and violence in Brazil, as the trial of the alleged architects of the 2018 murders of Rio de Janeiro city councillor...
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4 February 2026, GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed alarm at the conviction of lawyers and human rights defenders Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha on multiple criminal charges, which resulted in lengthy prison sentences, for simply exercising rights...
