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Belarus: UN experts call for investigations into deaths in custody

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16 July 2025, GENEVA – A group of UN independent experts* today called for the immediate launch of effective and transparent investigations into the deaths of individuals who were deprived of their liberty for expressing political dissent. “Over the past four years,...

Experts urge Belarus to release political prisoners with disabilities and serious health conditions

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5 May 2025 – GENEVA  – Independent human rights experts* today called for the release of political prisoners with disabilities and serious health conditions, who were convicted to prison sentences for various forms of civil disobedience in the context of the 2020...

Bhutan: UN experts call for release of long-term political prisoners

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16 April 2025, GENEVA – UN human rights experts* today called on the Government of Bhutan to release 32 individuals imprisoned for decades after reportedly protesting against the mistreatment of the Nepali-speaking minority in Bhutan. Following incidents in the 1990s...

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