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#Iran: UN experts alarmed by death sentence imposed on rapper & songwriter Toomaj Salehi. They urge authorities in 🇮🇷 to immediately release him & reverse the death sentence.
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#Israel: Withholding tax revenue and revoking banking waivers violates fundamental principles of international law & will cripple the Palestinian economy, indiscriminately affecting #HumanRights & exacerbating the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe.
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UN Special Rapporteur on summary, extrajudicial or arbitrary execution wants your input.
Send your contribution for his upcoming visit to #Ukraine 🇺🇦.
Deadline: 26 April
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On #EarthDay, UN expert @SREnvironment unveils new User Guide on right to healthy & sustainable environment, with advice on best policies to improve peoples’ lives & protect the planet & biodiversity.
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UN expert @SRWatSan urges #Canada 🇨🇦 to step up efforts to eliminate discrimination and marginalisation, particularly of its Indigenous Peoples & fully uphold the #HumanRight to water & sanitation for all.
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#BosniaHerzegovina: UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of peaceful assembly and association @cvoule calls on authorities in 🇧🇦 to act urgently to reverse deterioration of civic space and strengthen social cohesion.
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#UK: Airlines should not facilitate unlawful removals of asylum-seekers to Rwanda 🇷🇼, UN experts say. Such actions might make these companies complicit in violating internationally protected #HumanRights and court orders.
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#Afghanistan: UN experts urge immediate release of Afghan #HumanRights defender Ahmad Fahim Azimi who has been detained for over six months by the de facto authorities.
There is no justification for his detention.
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#Brazil 🇧🇷: Systemic impunity & economic interests are killing #HumanRights defenders, warns @MaryLawlorhrds, urging authorities to prioritise the demarcation & titling of land which often underlie these attacks.
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#Lesotho 🇱🇸: UN expert @UnAlbinism calls for removal of barriers to the rights of people with #albinism, incl. addressing stigma & discrimination.
Concrete measures crucial for improved quality of life & life expectancy.
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UN Independent Expert @IESOGI wants your input. Send your contribution for his upcoming report on electoral participation and sexual orientation and #GenderIdentity.
Deadline: 25 April
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#Malaysia 🇲🇾: UN experts call for urgent measures to address dire situation of Bangladeshi migrants and urge Malaysian authorities to protect them from exploitation, criminalisation & other #HumanRights abuses.
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