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Belarus: Experts alarmed at reports of coercive psychiatric treatment as punishment for political dissent

24 April 2025 – GENEVA – Independent human rights experts* today raised serious concerns about an alleged practice of Belarusian criminal courts transferring accused persons to coercive psychiatric treatment in retaliation for their exercise of civil and political...

Iran: Experts deplore the death in custody of victim of arbitrary detention

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12 February 2025 – GENEVA – UN human rights experts* today expressed their dismay over the confirmation of the death in custody of Jamshid Sharmahd in Iran. The body of Sharmahd, who was reported to have died in custody in October 2024, has been released by Iran...

Israel’s assault on the foundations of international law must have consequences: UN experts

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30 December 2024, GENEVA – Israel must face the consequences of its campaign to undermine the legal framework for the protection of civilians in armed conflicts, a group of independent human rights experts* said today, as the full-scale armed assault on Gaza and...

REPORT: Global threats to freedom of expression arising from the conflict in Gaza

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In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression examines the impact of the conflict in Gaza on freedom of expression globally. She highlights attacks on journalists and media restrictions,...

Venezuela must stop human rights violations following elections, say experts

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4 September 2024, GENEVA – A group of independent experts* expressed grave concern about allegations of serious human rights violations in the context of Venezuela’s 28 July presidential election. Several monitoring bodies, including electoral observers invited by the...

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