Iran: UN experts alarmed as Supreme Court upholds death sentence of Kurdish woman activist

14 January 2025, GENEVA – A group of independent human rights experts* today expressed grave concern at the Iranian Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the death sentence handed down to Ms. Pakhshan Azizi, a Kurdish woman activist and social worker. “The charges...
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Al Jazeera ban represents dangerous precedent, risks contributing to impunity for human rights violations: Experts

13 January 2025, GENEVA – Independent human rights experts* today urged the Palestinian Authority to immediately end its ban on Al Jazeera and ensure that all journalists, local or international, can work freely and safely in the occupied Palestinian Territory. “We...
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Venezuela must respect right to peaceful protest and democratic dissent as new presidential term begins: UN Experts

10 January 2025, GENEVA – Venezuela must end the arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances of opposition members and pro-democracy activists ahead of the inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro’s third term in office, UN experts* said today. “We are gravely...
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