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

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...

Mexico: UN experts demand truth and justice three years after enforced disappearance of rights defenders Ricardo Lagunes and Antonio Díaz

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15 January 2026, GENEVA – On the third anniversary of the enforced disappearance of Ricardo Lagunes and Antonio Díaz, UN experts* demanded immediate answers about the fate and whereabouts of the two Mexican human rights defenders. “Mexican authorities must comply with...

Mali: UN experts demand activist El Bachir Thiam’s release, four months after enforced disappearance

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9 September 2025, GENEVA – UN experts* today called on authorities in Mali to disclose the fate and whereabouts of journalist and activist El Bachir Thiam, who disappeared four months ago. “Mali must immediately and unconditionally release El Bachir Thiam and other...

Saudi Arabia must halt executions of persons convicted for offences committed as minors: UN experts

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5 September 2025, GENEVA – Saudi Arabia must immediately halt planned and ongoing executions of persons convicted of offences allegedly committed when they were under 18 years old, UN experts* said today, following the execution of Jalal al-Labbad last month. “We are...