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Nicaragua: UN experts appalled by allegations of death in custody of forcibly disappeared persons

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1 May 2026, GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed deep concern today over reports indicating that individuals subjected to enforced disappearance may have died in custody under conditions that could amount to torture. “When a person is forcibly disappeared, every...

India: UN experts warn Jagtar Singh Johal’s prolonged detention amounts to psychological torture

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22 April 2026, GENEVA – There is no rationale for the continued detention of Sikh British national, Jagtar Singh Johal, who was abducted during a visit to India to get married, and has now spent over eight years – 3089 days – in prison without a foreseeable end to his...

Belarus: UN experts warn of torture, suicide attempts, deaths and reprisals in custody

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20 April 2026, GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed grave concern over allegations of prolonged incommunicado detention and detention conditions at a Navapolatsk Correctional Colony in Belarus. “Information we have received indicates deeply alarming detention...

UN experts alarmed by Y Quynh Bdăp’s extradition by Thailand to Viet Nam

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3 December 2025, GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed deep concern over the extradition of Vietnamese Montagnard human rights defender and UNHCR-recognised refugee Y Quynh Bdăp from Thailand to Viet Nam, warning that his return exposes him to a serious risk of torture...

Burundi: UN experts alarmed by increase in serious human rights violations during election period

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1 September 2025, GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed deep concern about the increase in serious human rights violations in Burundi, that has included attacks against civil society and political opponents and election violence. Between January 2024 and May 2025,...
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