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Saudi Arabia: UN experts say Uyghurs must not be extradited to China, urge proper risk assessment 4/1/2022
  • Press Releases
  • Saudi Arabia
  • China
  • Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
  • Special Rapporteur on Minorities Issues
  • Minorities
  • Religious intolerance
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UN expert raises alarm over serious human rights violations against religious minorities in situations of conflict 3/10/2022
  • Press Releases
  • Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
  • Religious intolerance
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Ukraine: Protecting life must be a priority - UN human rights experts 3/8/2022
  • Press Releases
  • Ukraine
  • Russian Federation
  • Eritrea
  • Occupied Palestinian Territory
  • Cambodia
  • Central African Republic
  • Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
  • Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the right to food
  • Sp. Rapporteur on torture
  • Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
  • Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
  • Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls
  • Special Rapporteur on the right to development
  • Independent expert older persons
  • Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples
  • Special Rapporteur on internally displaced persons
  • Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity
  • Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
  • Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence
  • Sp. Rapporteur on use of mercenaries
  • Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
  • Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
  • WG on Disappearances
  • Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order
  • Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
  • Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons especially women and children
  • Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
  • Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights
  • Sp. Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery
  • Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the right to everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
  • Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
  • Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment
  • Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea
  • Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia
  • Sp. Rapporteur on occupied Palestine
  • Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Central African Republic
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing
  • Summary or arbitrary executions
  • Freedom of movement
  • Right to food
  • Torture and inhuman treatment
  • Right to drinking water
  • Violence against women
  • Women
  • Right to development
  • Older persons
  • Indigenous peoples
  • Internally displaced persons
  • Sexual orientation and gender identity
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
  • Truth justice and reparation
  • Mercenaries
  • Disability
  • Human rights defenders
  • Enforced or involuntary disappearances
  • International Order
  • Religious intolerance
  • Trafficking
  • African Descent
  • Cultural rights
  • Slavery
  • Leprosy
  • Health
  • Terrorism
  • Environment
  • Adequate housing
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Sri Lanka: UN experts call for swift suspension of Prevention of Terrorism Act and reform of counter-terrorism law 3/2/2022
  • Press Releases
  • Sri Lanka
  • Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
  • Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence
  • Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
  • Special Rapporteur on Minorities Issues
  • Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
  • Sp. Rapporteur on torture
  • WG on Arbitrary Detention
  • WG on Disappearances
  • Terrorism
  • Freedom of association
  • Enforced or involuntary disappearances
  • Arbitrary detention
  • Minorities
  • Truth justice and reparation
  • Religious intolerance
  • Torture and inhuman treatment
 E F S R C A
UN experts call for end to Russian aggression against Ukraine and urgent protection of human rights 2/28/2022
  • Press Releases
  • Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the right to everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
  • Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons especially women and children
  • Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
  • Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
  • Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
  • Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
  • Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
  • Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls
  • Sp. Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery
  • WG on Arbitrary Detention
  • Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia
  • Independent expert on human rights and international solidarity
  • Special Rapporteur on Minorities Issues
  • Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity
  • Special Rapporteur on the right to development
  • Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights
  • Independent expert older persons
  • Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
  • Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence
  • Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
  • Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
  • Special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
  • Sp. Rapporteur on occupied Palestine
  • Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Central African Republic
  • WG on Disappearances
  • Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples
  • Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order
  • Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment
  • Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the sale of children
  • Independent expert on the effects of foreign debt
  • Sp. Rapporteur on Racial Discrimination
  • Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
  • Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members
  • Special Rapporteur on internally displaced persons
  • Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
  • Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the right to education
  • Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
  • Committee on Enforced Disappearance
  • Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
  • Committee on the Rights of the Child
  • Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment of the Committee against Torture
  • Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea
  • Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
  • Committee on Migrant Workers
  • Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People s Republic of Korea
  • Working Group on the use of mercenaries
  • Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism
  • Terrorism
  • Health
  • Traffic in persons
  • Summary or arbitrary executions
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
  • Human rights defenders
  • Freedom of association
  • Extreme poverty
  • Mercenaries
  • Women
  • Slavery
  • Arbitrary detention
  • Human Rights and International Solidarity
  • Minorities
  • Sexual orientation and gender identity
  • Right to development
  • Cultural rights
  • Older persons
  • Disability
  • Migration and Human Rights
  • Truth justice and reparation
  • Right to drinking water
  • Religious intolerance
  • Enforced or involuntary disappearances
  • Indigenous peoples
  • International Order
  • Environment
  • Toxics and human rights
  • Adequate housing
  • Sexual exploitation of children
  • External debt
  • Racism and racial discrimination
  • Women rights
  • Discrimination
  • Internally displaced persons
  • Transnational corporations
  • Education
  • African Descent
  • Violence against women
  • Torture and inhuman treatment
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day
27 January 2022 		1/26/2022
  • Press Releases
  • Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights
  • Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
  • Special Rapporteur on Minorities Issues
  • Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
  • Religious intolerance
  • Cultural rights
  • Minorities
  • Summary or arbitrary executions
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Afghanistan: Taliban attempting to steadily erase women and girls from public life – UN experts 1/17/2022
  • Press Releases
  • Afghanistan
  • Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
  • Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
  • Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
  • Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons especially women and children
  • Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
  • Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
  • Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
  • Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
  • Working Group on the use of mercenaries
  • Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
  • Special Rapporteur on the right to development
  • Special Rapporteur on Minorities Issues
  • Sp. Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery
  • Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
  • Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the sale of children
  • Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
  • Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls
  • WG on Arbitrary Detention
  • Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the right to everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the right to education
  • Sp. Rapporteur on Racial Discrimination
  • Women
  • Religious intolerance
  • Traffic in persons
  • Right to drinking water
  • Summary or arbitrary executions
  • Disability
  • Extreme poverty
  • Mercenaries
  • Freedom of association
  • Right to development
  • Minorities
  • Slavery
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
  • International Order
  • Internally displaced persons
  • Children
  • Human rights defenders
  • Women rights
  • Arbitrary detention
  • Cultural rights
  • Health
  • Education
  • Racism and racial discrimination
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35th anniversary UN Declaration on the Right to Development
4 December 2021 		12/3/2021
  • Press Releases
  • Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia
  • Special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
  • Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Central African Republic
  • Special Rapporteur on the right to development
  • Sp. Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery
  • Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons especially women and children
  • Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
  • Independent expert on human rights and international solidarity
  • Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
  • Independent expert on the effects of foreign debt
  • Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order
  • Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
  • Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity
  • Sp. Rapporteur on Racial Discrimination
  • Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights
  • Sp. Rapporteur on torture
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the right to education
  • Sp. Rapporteur on independence of judges and lawyers
  • WG on Arbitrary Detention
  • Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
  • Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights
  • Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the right to food
  • Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment
  • Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures
  • Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
  • Independent expert older persons
  • Right to development
  • Slavery
  • Traffic in persons
  • Extreme poverty
  • Human Rights and International Solidarity
  • Summary or arbitrary executions
  • External debt
  • International Order
  • Freedom of association
  • Sexual orientation and gender identity
  • Racism and racial discrimination
  • Transnational corporations
  • Toxics and human rights
  • Torture and inhuman treatment
  • Education
  • Independence of judiciary
  • Arbitrary detention
  • Religious intolerance
  • Cultural rights
  • Albinism
  • Right to food
  • Environment
  • Unilateral coercive measures
  • Right to drinking water
  • Older persons
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International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, 2 December 2021 12/1/2021
  • Press Releases
  • Sp. Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the sale of children
  • Special Rapporteur on internally displaced persons
  • Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons especially women and children
  • Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
  • Independent Expert on Mali
  • Independent expert on human rights and international solidarity
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the right to food
  • Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
  • Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights
  • Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment
  • Independent expert on the effects of foreign debt
  • Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order
  • Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
  • Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
  • Special Rapporteur on the right to development
  • Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
  • Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises
  • Special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
  • Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls
  • Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights
  • Sp. Rapporteur on torture
  • Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
  • Working Group on the use of mercenaries
  • Sp. Rapporteur on Racial Discrimination
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the right to education
  • Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People s Republic of Korea
  • Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
  • Independent expert on Somalia
  • Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples
  • Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism
  • Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
  • WG on Arbitrary Detention
  • Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Central African Republic
  • Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
  • Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
  • Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity
  • Independent expert older persons
  • Fund on Slavery
  • Slavery
  • Sale of children
  • Internally displaced persons
  • Traffic in persons
  • Extreme poverty
  • Human Rights and International Solidarity
  • Right to food
  • Summary or arbitrary executions
  • Cultural rights
  • Environment
  • International Order
  • Disability
  • Freedom of association
  • Right to development
  • Violence against women
  • Transnational corporations
  • Discrimination
  • Women
  • Toxics and human rights
  • Torture and inhuman treatment
  • Religious intolerance
  • Mercenaries
  • Racism and racial discrimination
  • Education
  • Right to drinking water
  • Indigenous peoples
  • Albinism
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
  • Arbitrary detention
  • Terrorism
  • Human rights defenders
  • Sexual orientation and gender identity
  • Older persons
 E F S R C A
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
25 November 2021 		11/24/2021
  • Press Releases
  • Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
  • Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls
  • Independent expert on human rights and international solidarity
  • Special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
  • Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence
  • Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights
  • Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples
  • Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the sale of children
  • Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
  • Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity
  • Independent Expert on Mali
  • Working Group on the use of mercenaries
  • Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
  • Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order
  • Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
  • Special Rapporteur on the right to development
  • Sp. Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery
  • Special Rapporteur on Minorities Issues
  • Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Central African Republic
  • Sp. Rapporteur on torture
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the right to everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
  • Independent expert on the effects of foreign debt
  • Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
  • WG on Arbitrary Detention
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the right to food
  • Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
  • Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism
  • Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons especially women and children
  • Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
  • Independent expert on Somalia
  • WG on Disappearances
  • Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights
  • Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
  • Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus
  • Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises
  • Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment
  • Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
  • Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
  • Violence against women
  • Women
  • Human Rights and International Solidarity
  • Truth justice and reparation
  • Environment
  • Indigenous peoples
  • Sexual exploitation of children
  • Human rights defenders
  • Sexual orientation and gender identity
  • Mercenaries
  • Disability
  • International Order
  • Terrorism
  • Internally displaced persons
  • Right to development
  • Slavery
  • Minorities
  • Torture and inhuman treatment
  • Migrant workers
  • Adequate housing
  • Health
  • Arbitrary detention
  • Right to drinking water
  • Right to food
  • Albinism
  • Traffic in persons
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
  • Enforced or involuntary disappearances
  • Cultural rights
  • Summary or arbitrary executions
  • Business and human rights
  • African Descent
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