24 October 2016 The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention was invited by the Government of the United States of America to conduct a country visit from 11 to 24 October 2016. Three of...

WASHINGTON (24 October 2016) – The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention today called on the Government of the United States of America to abolish the mandatory detention of migrants...

GENEVA (19 October 2016) – A group* of United Nations experts today called on the Government of India to immediately release human rights defender Khurram Parvez, arrested last month for alleged...

Arabic | French GENEVA (19 October 2016) – A group of United Nations human rights experts* today expressed serious concern that Mauritanian activists jailed for their alleged role in a protest against...

GENEVA (10 October 2016) –United Nations human rights experts today urged the Ethiopian authorities to end their violent crackdown on peaceful protests, which has reportedly led to the death of over...

GENEVA (7 October 2016) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed today called on the Islamic Republic of Iran for the immediate and unconditional release of a British-Iranian national...

GENEVA (7 October 2016) – The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention will conduct its first official visit to the United States of America to assess the situation of deprivation of...