Yemen: Renewed call for release of UN and NGO staff detained by Ansar Allah
Press release Geneva – July 17, 2024 Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Jeremy Laurence has expressed grave concern over the continued […]
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Sudan: UN Expert raises alarm over dire human rights situation
Press release Geneva – July 17, 2024 Radhouane Nouicer, the Designated Expert on Sudan for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has expressed deep […]
Israel: UN Experts condemn unfair trials for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank
Press release Geneva – July 17, 2024 UN experts have condemned Israel for violating Palestinians’ due process rights in the occupied West Bank for the […]
South Sudan: UN commission urges president to revise controversial security law amendments
Press release Geneva – July 17, 2024 The United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan has called on President Salva Kiir to return […]
Palestine: UN Experts confirm famine sweeps across Gaza Strip
Press release Geneva – July 17, 2024 Famine has engulfed the entire Gaza Strip, resulting in the tragic deaths of more Palestinian children from hunger […]
Tunisia: African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Expresses Concern Over Deteriorating Human Rights Situation
Press release Geneva – June 6, 2024 The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has expressed deep concern over the ongoing crackdown by […]
Palestine: UN Condemns Israeli Airstrikes on Civilians in Rafah
Press release Geneva – June 2, 2024 UN experts have condemned Israeli airstrikes on a shelter for displaced civilians in Tal al-Sultan, Rafah, which […]
Tunisia: UN Condemnation of two Lawyers’ Arrest and Call to End Judicial Interference and Harassment
Press release Geneva – June 2, 2024 UN experts have condemned the violent detention and arrest of lawyers Sania Dahmani and Mehdi Zaghrouba at […]
Sudan: UN Human Rights Chief horrified by escalating violence in El-Fasher
Press release Geneva – May 26, 2024 The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has expressed deep horror at the escalating violence […]
Yemen: UN Experts Reiterate Call for Release of Detained Bahá’ís
Press release Geneva – May 26, 2024 UN experts today called for the urgent release of five Bahá’ís who remain detained one year after their […]
Israel: UN expert calls for probe into allegations of torture and mistreatment of palestinian detainees
Press release Geneva – May 26, 2024 The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Alice Jill Edwards, has urged the Israeli government to investigate multiple […]
Saudi Arabia: UN condemns for human rights violations against scholar Safar al-Hawali
Press release Geneva – May 16, 2024 UN human rights experts have condemned the prolonged solitary confinement of Saudi scholar Safar bin Abdulrahman al-Hawali, […]
Sudan: UN experts condemn human trafficking and sexual exploitation by Rapid Support Forces
Press release Geneva – May 9, 2024 United Nations human rights experts have expressed renewed concerns over credible and systematic allegations of human trafficking, […]
Palestine: UN warns of ground operation in Rafah; Turk urges protection of Gaza crossings
Press release Geneva – May 13, 2024 UN experts have cautioned that the ongoing ground operation by the Israeli army targeting eastern Rafah represents […]
Tunisia: UN Calls for End to Judicial Harassment and Attacks on Lawyers and Judges
Press release Geneva – May 9, 2024 UN human rights experts have called for an end to judicial harassment and attacks on lawyers and […]
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