Feb 16, 2024 | Statements
16 February 2024 – UN experts* today called on the Russian Federation to swiftly investigate reports of the unexpected death in custody of prominent opposition leader Alexei Navalny while serving a 19-year prison sentence, following his arbitrary arrest in 2021...
Nov 17, 2023 | Statements
GENEVA (17 November 2023) – UN experts* today welcomed the release of former senator Leila De Lima from prison after nearly seven years of incarceration in the Philippines. “We welcome the news that a court in the Philippines has granted bail to former human...
Jul 11, 2023 | News, Top-line
Irene Khan and Vilas Dhar, President and Trustee of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, held a fireside chat at RightsCon 2023 with facilitator Paola Ricaurte. They discussed the impact of climate dis/misinformation, the urgent need to protect environmental defenders,...
Mar 13, 2023 | News, Statements, Top-line
GENEVA (13 March 2023) – Myanmar’s military junta is orchestrating an online campaign of terror, and weaponising social media platforms to crush democratic opposition, UN experts* said today. “Online rhetoric has spilled into real world terror, with military...
Mar 6, 2023 | News, Statements, Top-line
GENEVA (6 March 2023) – UN experts* today expressed deep concern about ongoing allegations of repression, arbitrary killings, arrests, detention, and enforced disappearances of demonstrators in Peru and urged authorities to establish a genuine dialogue with the people...