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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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4 March 2026, GENEVA – UN human rights experts* today condemned the unlawful military attacks launched by the United States of America and Israel against Iran. “Unprovoked attacks by the US and Israel — launched amid diplomatic negotiations and without authorisation...
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26 February 2026, GENEVA – UN experts* today condemned the extreme violence committed against human rights defenders by the M23 armed group in the North and South Kivu provinces, in eastern DRC. “We are horrified by the gravity and brutality of the abuse committed...
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23 February 2026, GENEVA – UN experts* today called for justice and remedy for all victims of pervasive systemic racism, structural discrimination and violence in Brazil, as the trial of the alleged architects of the 2018 murders of Rio de Janeiro city councillor...
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11 February 2026, GENEVA – The use of lethal force by U.S. immigration enforcement in Minneapolis may amount to arbitrary deprivation of life and other gross violations of international human rights law, and could constitute extrajudicial killing, UN experts* warned...
