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US sanctions on ICC officials undermine independence of tribunal and justice for victims: UN experts

22 August 2025, GENEVA – A new round of United States sanctions against two judges and two deputy prosecutors of the International Criminal Court (ICC) are a direct assault against the independence of the tribunal and a devastating blow to victims worldwide, UN...

Afghanistan: International community must reject Taliban’s violent and authoritarian rule, say UN experts

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14 August 2025, GENEVA – UN experts* today called on the international community to reject the Taliban’s violent and authoritarian rule and resist any moves towards normalising the de facto authorities’ regime, four years after the group seized power in Afghanistan....

‘ICC arrest warrants can help save lives, must be respected and complied with’: UN experts

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26 November 2024, GENEVA – UN human rights’ experts today urged full compliance with the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrants issued against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, and against Hamas...

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,...

Expert denounces killing of two more journalists in Gaza and demands full accountability

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6 August 2024 – GENEVA – An independent human rights expert today condemned the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Ismail Al-Ghoul and cameraman Rami Al-Rifi in Gaza on 1 August 2024. “I strongly denounce the deliberate targeting by Israel of two journalists in Gaza,...

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