Colombia: Experts gravely concerned by lack of truth, justice and accountability for killings and other human rights violations during 2021 National Strike

30 September 2024, GENEVA – Three years on from Colombia’s deadly national strike, independent UN experts* say there remains an urgent need to establish truth, justice and accountability for killings and other human rights violations resulting from excessive police...

Algerian Appeals Court must reverse sentence against Hirak poet Djamila Bentouis, say UN experts

30 September 2024, GENEVA – The Algerian Appeals Court must overturn Hirak poet Djamila Bentouis’ prison sentence and clear her of all charges, UN experts* said today. “We are outraged by the government’s practice, which aims to silence a political protest movement by...

Georgia must repeal discriminatory law targeting LGBT persons and human rights activists: UN experts

26 September 2024, GENEVA – The Government of Georgia should repeal the overtly discriminatory legislation recently passed by Parliament, which violates the human rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly among others, UN experts* said today. On 17...