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...
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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...
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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...
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