Korean version / 아래 한국어 첨부 GENEVA (13 February 2020) - UN human rights experts* urge the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to repatriate 11 individuals who were forcibly disappeared 50...

GENEVA (12 February 2020) – UN human rights experts* have called on Bahrain to prevent the execution of two men who were allegedly subjected to torture. Mr. Mohamed Ramadan and Mr. Husain Moosa Ali...

GENEVA (30 January 2020) – UN human rights experts* have commended Ireland and Turkey for their cooperative and effective engagement ensuring the return of Lisa Smith and her infant child to Ireland...

Summary From 12 to 15 June 2019, the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment conducted an official visit to the Comoros. Regrettably, the Special...

GENEVA (27 December 2019) – UN human rights experts* have condemned the death sentence handed down by a court in Pakistan to university lecturer Junaid Hafeez, who had been charged with blasphemy. The...

GENEVA (20 December 2019) – UN human rights experts* today called on the Iranian authorities to release all individuals arbitrarily detained and mistreated during recent protests, and expressed...

GENEVA (11 December 2019) - UN human rights experts* have called on Egypt to end the arbitrary detention and ill-treatment of Ramy Kamel Saied Salid, who works to defend the human rights of the...

GENEVA (26 November 2019) – Lebanon's security forces have reportedly used excessive force and failed to adequately protect protesters from violent attacks by others, despite the overwhelmingly...

17 – 24 November 2019 I. Introduction From 17 to 24 November, my team and I visited the Maldives in order to assess the prevailing situation and challenges in the country concerning the prohibition of...

GENEVA / MALÉ (26 November 2019) – The UN Special Rapporteur on torture, Nils Melzer, has commended the Government of the Maldives for its extensive legislative reforms, but called for urgent progress...