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The Special Procedures of @UN_HRC are human rights experts independent from any govt or organization, serving in their individual capacity. #StandUp4HumanRights
Geneva, Switzerland
Joined July 2018
#Bangladesh 🇧🇩: Forensic identification of victims of July 2024 protests a fundamental step towards helping families of the missing fulfil their rights to truth, justice & accountability says UN expert Morris Tidball-Binz. https://t.co/Q3HihSWkwh
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#Kenya: UN experts welcome overturning of provisions of a law that criminalised traditional practice of sharing seeds by small scale farmers- “This decision affirms that seed sharing is central to peasants’ identity, biodiversity & national food security.” https://t.co/oUOnrP6xzt
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Episode 4 of EBONY x Nationwide: Amplified Rising Visionaries features NFL linebacker Zaire Franklin, founder of Shelice’s Angels, on instant connections, balance, and building impact on & off the field.
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#Russia’s repression policy to dismantle civil society exposes fear of accountability: UN Special Rapporteur @KatzarovaM warns of intensifying attacks on human rights defenders and anti-war voices in Russia. https://t.co/1YtmJLn2Os
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Special Procedures are an ‘indispensable pillar’ of global rights protection: Facing attacks, threats and sanctions, independent human rights experts appointed by @UN_HRC call on Member States to resist efforts to dilute the system. https://t.co/8YZdthp3eB
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#Austria must step up efforts to prevent, address & remedy structural forms of racial discrimination - UN expert @Ashwini__KP
https://t.co/b6xMZ5Ccvx
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#Tunisia: UN experts shocked by conviction of human rights lawyer Ayachi Hammami for his work. Free exercise of the legal profession contributes to access to justice, oversight of State power, protection of due process, fair trial rights & rule of law. https://t.co/88EYhQwn0R
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#Belarus: UN experts denounce expulsions of prisoners released from jail, including opposition politicians & journalists. The expulsion of the state's own citizens violates several human rights, including the right to a nationality & freedom of movement. https://t.co/xMPeaxmx3j
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UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar @RapporteurUn will conduct a country visit to the UK from 8 to 11 December 2025. https://t.co/1e2tm5f4h9
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#Serbia: UN experts condemn the escalating threats and attacks against journalists and independent media outlets. “Independent media is not an enemy of States, but rather a critical element of functioning democracies.” https://t.co/PRE1E7Eyl1
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UN experts alarmed by escalating pressure by the United States against Venezuela and warn that the long history of external interventions in Latin America must not be repeated. “The United States has no legal authority to “close” another State’s airspace.” https://t.co/ACdkBGFX9c
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#Tanzania 🇹🇿: UN experts condemn post-election lethal crackdown & digital blackout, urge investigations & accountability for alleged extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances & arbitrary detentions targeting protesters, opposition & civil society. https://t.co/ZeHNo05kUE
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UN experts concerned over the extradition of Vietnamese Montagnard human rights defender & refugee Y Quynh Bdăp from Thailand to Viet Nam, warning that his return exposes him to serious risks of torture, ill-treatment & other grave human rights violations. https://t.co/9ECjDCRmNy
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UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues Nicolas Levrat will conduct a visit to the Federal Democratic Republic of #Nepal🇳🇵 from 4 to 13 December 2025. https://t.co/fg8DIrg3n0
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Together with UN human rights experts, I call on Iranian authorities to halt the execution of Goli Kouhkan, a 25-year-old Baluch domestic violence survivor scheduled for December 2025. Kouhkan—an undocumented Baluch woman—entered into a forced marriage at age 12, gave birth at
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GENEVA – UN human rights experts* today urged Iran to halt the execution of Goli Kouhkan, a 25-year-old undocumented Baluch woman set to be executed this month.“Kouhkan’s case exemplifies the...
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Have your say! The UN expert @UNSR_Education wants your input for her upcoming report on "Curriculum, pedagogy and assessment at the service of the right to education" ❗️Deadline: 25 Jan 2026 https://t.co/8mfdRV1fXc
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UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism & racial discrimination, Ashwini K.P., will conduct a country visit to Austria between 2 and 9 December 2025. https://t.co/z5vpEOCyAt
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#Ecuador’s decision to eliminate the Ministry of Women & Human Rights and merge it with the Ministry of Government represents a grave setback in the country’s international commitments to gender equality & human rights – UN experts. https://t.co/BxlGMxnt6H
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EU 🇪🇺: UN experts raise alarm over proposed legislation on the smuggling of migrants, which does not contain a mandatory humanitarian exemption, thus risking criminalising those who are assisting & protecting people whose lives or safety are in danger. https://t.co/jqAFjxFGzp
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#Peru: Targeting prosecutor Delia Espinoza solely for performing her role as Supreme Prosecutor & Attorney General, poses a direct threat to the integrity & fairness of legal proceedings in the country, warns UN expert @SRjudgeslawyers
https://t.co/4BxbuxQqK8
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UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan @SR_Afghanistan will visit Qatar from 1 to 4 December 2025, to meet with key regional and international actors. https://t.co/aQ46Fzs3rn
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