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5 March 2026, GENEVA – The conviction of journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and human rights defender Marielle Domequil in the Philippines on charges of financing terrorism is deeply troubling, UN experts* said today. “Frenchie and Marielle have suffered six years of...
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27 January 2026, GENEVA – UN human rights experts* today expressed alarm over the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich) – a publicly funded Swiss university – pursuing criminal prosecution of students who peacefully protested its partnerships...
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5 December 2025, GENEVA – Attacks against journalists and independent media outlets in Serbia have spiralled in the past year, UN experts* warned today, calling on the Government to end impunity for perpetrators of these crimes. “We condemn the ongoing threats and...
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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....
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31 July 2025, GENEVA – A group of UN human rights experts* today expressed serious concern at the alleged arbitrary arrest and detention of Remy Rowhani and the deportation and blacklisting of Wahid Bahji and others, which appear to be part of a broader and disturbing...
