Turkish GENEVA (17 January 2018) - United Nations human rights experts* urged the Turkish Government not to extend the exceptional legal measures it has taken under its declared state of emergency...

GENEVA (2 January 2018) – Top United Nations human rights experts* have deplored Saudi Arabia’s continued use of counter-terrorism and security-related laws against human rights defenders, urging it...

GENEVA (7 December 2017) – Four UN experts* have called on Bahrain to ensure the human rights of the country's most senior Shia leader, 76 year old Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, are fully respected....

NEW YORK (24 October 2017) – All States with blasphemy laws on their statute books should repeal them to increase freedom of religion or belief, a UN human rights expert has said. “Anti-blasphemy...

Russian | Uzbek Tashkent, 12 October 2017 Introduction From 2 to 12 October 2017, I have conducted a country visit to Republic of Uzbekistan in my capacity as United Nations Special Rapporteur on...

Russian | Uzbek GENEVA / TASHKENT (12 October 2017) – The raft of reforms under way in Uzbekistan must invest in the promotion and protection of human rights, including freedom of religion or belief...

Russian | Uzbek GENEVA / TASHKENT (2 October 2017) – The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Ahmed Shaheed, is making an official visit to Uzbekistan from 2 to 12 October 2017, the...

French GENEVA (26 September 2017) – Tunisia is being encouraged to do more to tackle discrimination by a group of UN experts* who have welcomed the abolition of a ban on Muslim women marrying men who...

Summary The present report by the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Ahmed Shaheed, provides an overview of his mandated activities since he officially took office in November 2016...