Mar 22, 2024 | Communications
Six Special Rapporteurs sent a joint communication to the Government of China expressing concerns about the conformity of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance with international human rights law. The Ordinance was adopted under article 23 of the Basic Law of...
Mar 15, 2024 | Statements, Top-line
GENEVA (15 March 2024) – Acts of harassment, intimidation, violence and incitement based on religion or belief have risen to “alarming levels” across the world, including against Muslims, a group of UN independent experts* warned today. On the International Day to...
Mar 14, 2024 | Statements, Top-line
GENEVA (14 March 2024) – A decade after the death in custody of human rights defender Cao Shunli, UN experts* today condemned the continued failure of Chinese authorities to investigate the circumstances surrounding her death and bring those responsible to justice....
Mar 7, 2024 | Statements, Top-line
GENEVA (7 March 2024) – UN human rights experts* today sounded the alarm over reports of attacks on minorities, media and civil society in India and called for urgent corrective action as the country prepares to hold elections in early 2024. “We are alarmed by...
Mar 1, 2024 | Statements, Top-line
GENEVA (1 March 2024) – UN experts* today urged Ghana’s President not to sign the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill 2024 into law, warning that the adoption of the discriminatory legislation would pose a serious threat to the protection of human rights...