GENEVA (21 July 2023) – UN experts* expressed serious concern about the situation of migrants and refugees in Libya who were allegedly held captive and tortured, subsequently released by Libyan...

GENEVA (13 July 2023) – UN experts today* condemned Ethiopia's summary expulsion of hundreds of Eritreans at the end of June. They called on the authorities to immediately halt any further...

The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention visited Botswana from 4 to 15 July 2022 upon the invitation of the Government. The Working Group identified positive developments, including the ratification of international human rights instruments, the expansion of the mandate of the Office of the Ombudsman to include a human rights mandate and investigative functions, the development of a national human rights strategy and action plan, the decriminalization of consensual same-sex relations, efforts to make the constitutional review inclusive and to consult with various stakeholders throughout the country and the consistent remission of sentences.

The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention visited Mongolia from 3 to 14 October 2022 at the invitation of the Government.

GENEVA (4 July 2023) – UN human rights experts* are asking Türkiye not to deport over 100 members of a persecuted religious minority who were detained at the Turkish-Bulgarian border last month. They...

International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 23 June 2023 GENEVA (23 June 2023) – The international community must replace punishment with support and promote policies that respect...

GENEVA (19 June 2023) – UN experts* today urged the General Assembly to establish a human rights body to meaningfully address the tragedy of missing and forcibly disappeared persons in Syria. “It is...

GENEVA (19 June 2023) – UN experts* today called for the urgent release of 16 Bahá’ís abducted by de facto authorities in Yemen last month. They issued the following statement: “We are deeply...

GENEVA (16 June 2023) – UN experts* today expressed “grave disappointment” after a Philippine court denied bail to former senator Leila de Lima, prolonging her six-year detention even after key...

GENEVA (30 May 2023) – UN experts today called on Belarusian authorities to immediately release all prisoners in the country detained on spurious charges for exercising their fundamental rights to...