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Experts urge Iran to break cycle of violence, create space for dialogue

13 January 2026, GENEVA – UN human rights experts* today condemned serious human rights violations during nationwide demonstrations in Iran that began on 28 December 2025, and called for immediate action to protect protesters and uphold the right to life. The...

Serbia must halt crackdown on student movement, uphold human rights and academic freedom: UN experts

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4 August 2025, GENEVA – UN human rights experts* today expressed deep concern over Serbia’s intensifying crackdown on students, professors, human rights defenders, civil society actors and citizens amid one of the largest protest movements in the country’s recent...