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Iran: UN rights experts urge immediate release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe after fresh charges

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20 Oct 2017

GENEVA (20 October 2017) – United Nations human rights experts* have appealed to Iran to immediately release a jailed dual British-Iranian citizen who is now facing fresh charges, saying they have...

Azerbaijan: UN rights experts alarmed by reports of persecution of people perceived to be gay or trans

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13 Oct 2017

GENEVA (13 October 2017) – A group of UN experts* has urged Azerbaijan to act after receiving credible reports of human rights abuses against gay and transgender people, including arbitrary arrests...

UN experts urge Chile not to use anti-terrorism law against Mapuche indigenous peoples

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06 Oct 2017

Spanish GENEVA (6 October 2017) - UN experts* are urging Chile not to prosecute Mapuche indigenous peoples under the country’s anti-terrorism legislation. The call comes ahead of a hearing in the case...

UN experts urge political dialogue to defuse Catalonia tensions after referendum

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04 Oct 2017

Spanish GENEVA (4 October 2017) - UN experts* are calling for urgent dialogue in the aftermath of the vote on Catalonia’s independence from Spain, and are stressing the need for human rights to be...