GENEVA (28 June 2017) - Women’s rights are facing an alarming backlash in many parts of the world, and it is critically important to press on with further setting of standards on gender equality, a...

GENEVA (16 June 2017) - A group of United Nations human rights experts has urged the Government of Bahrain to halt its orchestrated crackdown on civil society. “Over the past year, there has been a...

GENEVA (22 May 2017) – “The recent escalation in the persistent pattern of persecution of the Bahá’í community in Sana’a mirrors the persecution suffered by the Bahá’ís living in Iran,” said today the...

GENEVA (22 May 2017) – A group of United Nations human rights experts today urged the Government of Indonesia to review and repeal its criminalization of blasphemy. Their call comes after the recent...

Albanian Press Statement 17 May 2017, Tirana I conducted my first country visit as the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief to the Republic of Albania from 8-17 May, on the...

Albanian TIRANA / GENEVA (17 May 2017) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Ahmed Shaheed, today praised the Albanian Government’s policies and practices to...

GENEVA (9 May 2017) – The authorities in the Maldives must follow President Gayoom’s call to carry out a public inquiry into the murder of the prominent journalist, blogger and human rights defender...

Albanian GENEVA / TIRANA (4 May 2017) – Albania’s policies and practices to promote and protect the freedom of religion or belief are to be reviewed by United Nations Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed...

GENEVA (4 April 2017) – Moves by the Russian Government to ban the activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses using a lawsuit brought under anti-extremism legislation have been condemned as “extremely worrying...