Human Rights: Poet Arrested for Writing a Song in Egypt
UN human rights experts* have urged Egyptian authorities to release poet Galal El Behairy, who has been detained since February…
UN Experts Urge India to Revise New Anti-Trafficking Bill
India must revise planned new legislation to tackle trafficking in persons to ensure the measures it proposes are in line…
UN Experts to Release Report on Human Rights Violations in Myanmar
United Nations human rights experts have concluded a five-day visit to Bangladesh, where they met newly arrived Rohingya refugees from…
UN Experts Urge Myanmar to Release Reuters Journalists
UN human rights experts* on Wednesday expressed grave concern after a court in Myanmar officially charged two Reuters journalists under…
UN Experts Urge India to Release Human Rights Defender Saibaba
UN rights experts* urged India on Thursday to release human rights defender Dr. G.N. Saibaba, a wheelchair user with severe…
UN Report Reveals Extreme Human Rights Violations in Venezuela
A UN Human Rights report published on Friday spotlights the failure of Venezuelan authorities to hold accountable perpetrators of serious…