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...
Feb 10, 2024 | Statements, Top-line
GENEVA (2 February 2024) – About 25 million people including 14 million children are in dire need of humanitarian assistance in Sudan, since fighting broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in April 2023, UN experts* said...
Feb 8, 2024 | Communications, Top-line
Five Special Rapporteurs and members of two UN Working Groups sent a joint communication to the Ansar Allah movement or Houthi movement, the de facto authority in Sana’a and large parts of northern Yemen. The communication addresses allegations of arbitrary...
Feb 20, 2023 | News, Top-line
GENEVA (20 February 2023) – UN experts* today demanded answers about the fate of two disappeared Mexican human right defenders and urged the Government of Mexico to investigate their disappearance and bring the perpetrators to justice. On 15 January 2023, Ricardo...
