GENEVA (15 September 2023) – The deteriorating health conditions of three human rights defenders held in detention in Bahrain was alarming, a UN expert said today. “I am extremely concerned about the...

العربية GENEVA (30 August 2023) – With a hunger strike by several hundred prisoners over conditions in Jau prison in Bahrain now into its 24th day, we are deeply concerned for the wellbeing of those...

Good morning, Today I am joining you from Odesa – a city in the south of Ukraine where the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission has been present since 2014. Every day, we speak to people across the...

In light of the shocking news from Ecuador that dozens of inmates died in a prison on Monday, we reiterate our deep alarm at recurring prison violence in the country. According to the authorities, at...

Français GENEVA (30 June 2021) – Prisoners in Haiti often spend years in inhumane conditions subjected to ill-treatment and torture and in many cases while still awaiting trial, according to a new UN...

GENEVA (1 July 2021) — The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) has called on States to ensure that people deprived of liberty are included in national vaccination programmes against COVID...

中文 GENEVA (28 June 2021) - The UN’s independent expert on human rights defenders said today she feared activists in China were being arbitrarily sentenced to long terms in prison or house arrest, and...

GENEVA (21 June 2021) – UN human rights experts* today condemned the continued imprisonment of woman human rights defender and lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, and called for her immediate release. “Nasrin...

Persian GENEVA (4 May 2021) – UN human rights experts* today expressed serious concern over the condition of imprisoned Iranian filmmaker and political activist Mohammad Nourizad and called for his...

Русский GENEVA (21 April 2021) – UN human rights experts* today expressed alarm at the deteriorating health situation of detained Russian Government critic Alexei Navalny, and called for his urgent...