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Kyrgyzstan: UN rights experts dismayed by new restrictions on freedom of religion or belief

Feb 27, 2025 | News, Statements, Top-line

27 February 2025, GENEVA – A group of UN human rights experts* today expressed concern at the entry into force of new laws restricting freedom of religion or belief in Kyrgyzstan. “We regret that despite repeated expressions of concern by national and international...

Iran: UN experts call for Hijab and Chastity law to be repealed

Dec 13, 2024 | News, Statements, Top-line

13 December 2024, GENEVA  – UN experts* today expressed concern about a new law in Iran that imposes a series of new penalties on women and girls who fail to wear a hijab. They called on the Government of Iran to immediately repeal it. “The new hijab law marks an...

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