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  1. Estonia Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  2. Imagining a World Without Participation: Mapping the Achievements of Civil Society  
  3. Report: Observations on Communications to Governments and Replies Received 2016-17 (A/HRC/35/28/Add.3)  
  4. Bolivia Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  5. Argentina Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  6. Armenia communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  7. Timor-Leste communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  8. Montenegro communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  9. Côte d’Ivoire Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  10. United Kingdom communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  11. Moldova communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  12. Netherlands communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  13. South Korea communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  14. Iran communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  15. Uganda communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  16. India communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  17. Indonesia communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  18. Hungary communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  19. Philippines communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  20. Togo communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  21. Colombia Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  22. South Africa communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  23. Pakistan communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  24. Bahrain communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  25. Mozambique communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  26. China Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  27. Morocco communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  28. Jordan communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  29. Azerbaijan communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  30. Gambia communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  31. Israel communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  32. Angola communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  33. Gabon communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  34. Norway communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  35. Sierra Leone communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  36. Burundi Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  37. Mauritania Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  38. Switzerland communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  39. Madagascar Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  40. Turkey Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  41. Mexico communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  42. Sudan communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  43. Cambodia Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  44. Belarus communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  45. Serbia communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  46. Sri Lanka communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  47. Guinea Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  48. Bangladesh communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  49. Republic of Congo communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  50. Italy Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  51. Rwanda communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  52. Laos communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  53. Georgia communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  54. Kyrgyzstan communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  55. Haiti Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  56. Kosovo Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  57. Guyana Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  58. Russian Federation communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  59. Fiji communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  60. Kenya communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  61. Qatar Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  62. Paraguay communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  63. Kazakhstan communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  64. Chile Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  65. Honduras communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  66. Algeria communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  67. Ethiopia Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  68. Brazil Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  69. Spain communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  70. Canada Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  71. Guatemala communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  72. Turkmenistan communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  73. State of Palestine communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  74. Niger Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  75. Maldives communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  76. Iraq communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  77. Afghanistan Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  78. Tunisia communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  79. Cyprus communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  80. Thailand communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  81. Egypt Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  82. France communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  83. Greece Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  84. Poland communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  85. Djibouti Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  86. Peru communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  87. United Arab Emirates communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  88. Democratic Republic of the Congo Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  89. Myanmar communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  90. Tajikistan communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  91. Zimbabwe communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  92. Swaziland communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  93. Cuba Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  94. Zambia communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  95. Oman communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  96. Yemen communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  97. Lebanon communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  98. Libya Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  99. United States of America communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  100. Ukraine communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  101. Kuwait communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  102. Australia communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  103. Japan Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  104. Viet Nam communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  105. Syria communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  106. Nigeria communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  107. Czech Republic communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  108. Venezuela communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  109. Nicaragua communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  110. Panama communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  111. Costa Rica Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  112. Somalia Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  113. Uzbekistan communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  114. Cameroon Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  115. Nepal Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  116. Malaysia communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  117. Macedonia Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  118. South Sudan communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  119. Malawi communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  120. Singapore communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  121. Ecuador communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  122. Senegal communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  123. Equatorial Guinea Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  124. El Salvador Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  125. Botswana Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  126. Saudi Arabia communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  127. Bosnia and Herzegovina Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  128. Latvia Communications: May 1, 2011 to February 28, 2017  
  129. 2016: The year in assembly & association rights  
  130. 10 Principles civil society guide: How to advocate for better management of assemblies  
  131. The rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association in the workplace  
  132. 10 Principles implementation checklist: rate your country’s management of assemblies  
  133. Country visit: United States of America (A/HRC/35/28/Add.2)  
  134. Fundamentalism’s impact on peaceful assembly and association rights  
  135. Report: Observations on Communications to Governments and Replies Received 2015-16 (A/HRC/32/36/Add.3)  
  136. Country visit: United Kingdom follow-up mission (A/HRC/35/28/Add.1)  
  137. Practical recommendations for the management of assemblies  
  138. Country visit: Republic of Korea (A/HRC/32/36/Add.2)  
  139. 2015: The year in assembly & association rights  
  140. Country visit: Chile (A/HRC/32/36/Add.1)  
  141. Comparing States’ treatment of businesses and associations worldwide  
  142. Report: Observations on Communications to Governments and Replies Received 2014-15 (A/HRC/29/25/Add.3)  
  143. Assembly and association rights in the context of natural resource exploitation  
  144. Country visit: Kazakhstan (A/HRC/29/25/Add.2)  
  145. 2014: The year in assembly & association rights  
  146. Multilateral institutions and their effect on assembly and association rights  
  147. Country visit: Oman (A/HRC/29/25/Add.1)  
  148. Report: Observations on Communications to Governments and Replies Received 2013-14 (A/HRC/26/29/Add.1)  
  149. Threats against groups most at risk when exercising assembly and association rights  
  150. Country Visit: Rwanda (A/HRC/26/29/Add.2)  
  151. The rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association in the context of elections  
  152. Report: Observations on Communications to Governments and Replies Received 2012-13 (A/HRC/23/39/Add.2)  
  153. Civil Society’s Right to seek, receive and use resources – human, material and financial  
  154. Country Visit: United Kingdom (A/HRC/23/39/Add.1)  
  155. Report: Observations on Communications to Governments and Replies Received 2011-12 (A/HRC/20/27/Add.3)  
  156. Best practices in promoting the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association  
  157. Country Visit: Republic of Georgia (A/HRC/20/27/Add.2)  

News

  1. Former Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai in Geneva for release of his final United Nations reports   June 4, 2017
  2. The Assembly and Association Briefing, Vol. 4, No. 3 (Issue 27) – April-May 2017   May 3, 2017
  3. A thank you message from former Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai – and news on work yet to come   May 1, 2017
  4. Venezuela debe permitir la protesta pacífica e investigar la muerte de manifestantes, dicen expertos de la ONU   April 28, 2017
  5. Venezuela must allow peaceful protests and investigate killing of demonstrators, say UN experts   April 28, 2017
  6. UN Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai launches FOAA Online! – a web-based collection of legal arguments related to assembly and association rights   April 28, 2017
  7. Zimbabwe: Kiai intervenes in African Commission case alleging suppression of WOZA’s assembly rights   April 28, 2017
  8. Ahead of referendum, UN experts warn Turkey about impact of purge on rights   April 13, 2017
  9. Hungarian Parliament urged by UN expert to reconsider new law targeting Central European University   April 11, 2017
  10. South Africa Gatherings Act imposes ‘illegitimate’ restrictions on assemblies, Special Rapporteur tells court   April 10, 2017
  11. UN rights experts urge Russia to drop Jehovah’s Witness lawsuit which threatens religious freedom   April 4, 2017
  12. Письмо Специального Докладчика ООН: «Мы боремся не против сжимающегося пространства, а боремся за будущее демократии»   April 3, 2017
  13. UN rights experts urge lawmakers to stop “alarming” trend to curb freedom of assembly in the US   March 30, 2017
  14. Russian Federation: “Immediately release detained peaceful protesters”   March 29, 2017
  15. Российская Федерация: “Незамедлительно освободите задержанных мирных демонстрантов”   March 29, 2017
  16. Belarus: UN expert decries return of mass violence against peaceful protestors, demands release of all detained   March 28, 2017
  17. خبراء حقوق الإنسان يحثّون الإمارات العربيّة المتّحدة: “إطلاق سراح مناصر حقوق الإنسان أحمد منصور فورا”   March 28, 2017
  18. UN rights experts urge UAE: “Immediately release Human Rights Defender Ahmed Mansoor”   March 28, 2017
  19. Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai’s Testimony to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission – March 21, 2017  
  20. The Assembly and Association Briefing, Vol. 4, No. 2 (Issue 26) – February-March 2017   March 15, 2017
  21. UN Special Rapporteur concerned about recurring violence against demonstrators in Belarus   March 14, 2017
  22. UN rights expert: ‘Fundamental right to strike must be preserved’   March 9, 2017
  23. UN rights experts condemn Viet Nam for incommunicado detention of blogger ‘Mother Mushroom’   March 8, 2017
  24. Kiai in Geneva for final Human Rights Council session as Special Rapporteur   March 5, 2017
  25. UN expert group urges Bangladesh to stop enforced disappearances   Feb. 24, 2017
  26. UN experts urge Kenya to end crackdown on rights groups to ensure fair elections   Feb. 14, 2017
  27. Letter from the UNSR: Our fight isn’t just about closing space; it’s a ‘struggle for future of democracy’   Feb. 10, 2017
  28. Burundi: Des experts de l’ONU tirent la sonnette d’alarme face à la répression croissante des ONG et des défenseurs des droits humains   Feb. 6, 2017
  29. Burundi: UN experts raise alarm at growing repression of NGOs and human rights defenders   Feb. 6, 2017
  30. The Assembly and Association Briefing, Vol. 4, No. 1 (Issue 25) – December 2016-January 2017   Jan. 10, 2017
  31. Authorities should not interfere with internal affairs of associations, Kiai tells African Court in Rwanda case   Jan. 6, 2017
  32. UN experts condemn string of Ecuador clampdowns on human rights organizations   Dec. 30, 2016
  33. Cameroon: UN experts urge Government to halt violence against English-speaking minority protests   Dec. 21, 2016
  34. DRC: UN experts urge Government to lift “abusive” restrictions on protesters to head off violence   Dec. 19, 2016
  35. Rights defenders under growing legal pressure in the Occupied Palestinian Territories – UN rights experts   Dec. 16, 2016
  36. UN experts condemn Egypt as clampdown “tightens noose” on women’s rights movement   Dec. 15, 2016
  37. Largest confederation of US labor unions awards Maina Kiai its 2016 award for human rights   Dec. 13, 2014
  38. Human Rights Day 2016: Human rights under increasing attack worldwide   Dec. 9, 2016
  39. UN experts call on Malaysia to stop targeting human rights defenders under national security legislation   Dec. 9, 2016
  40. “Kazakhstan should release rights defenders Bokayev and Ayan” – UN experts   Dec. 6, 2016
  41. ‘Fragile’ DRC at risk as government clamps down on critics, UN expert warns   Dec. 1, 2016
  42. UN experts condemn charges against Iranian woman seeking missing relatives   Nov. 24, 2016
  43. Egypt steps up travel bans on rights defenders with “chilling effect”, UN expert warns   Nov. 24, 2016
  44. Egypt NGO bill threatens to “devastate” civil society, UN expert warns   Nov. 23, 2016
  45. One year on: UN group renews call for Saudi Arabia to release human rights activists   Nov. 17, 2016
  46. Native Americans facing excessive force in North Dakota pipeline protests – UN expert   Nov. 15, 2016
  47. The Assembly and Association Briefing, Vol. 3, No. 7 (Issue 24) – October-November 2016   Nov. 14, 2016
  48. UN experts criticize Kenya police for excessive use of force against peaceful protesters   Nov. 10, 2016
  49. Brasil: Relator Especial escreve à Corte após suspensão, ainda passível de recurso, de decisão histórica sobre gestão de protestos   Nov. 9, 2016
  50. Brazil: Kiai writes court after historic decision on protest management suspended pending appeal   Nov. 9, 2016
  51. RDC: des experts des droits de l’homme de l’ONU exigent la fin de l’interdiction « injustifiée » des manifestations   Nov. 3, 2016
  52. Democratic Republic of Congo: UN rights experts urge end to ‘unjustified’ ban on protests   Nov. 3, 2016
  53. UN rights experts urge U.S. court to hear activist’s claims in surveillance case against Ethiopia   Nov. 3, 2016
  54. Maina Kiai’s Foreword to the Civic Charter: the Global Framework for People’s Participation   Oct. 31, 2016
  55. Kazakhstan: Special Rapporteur analyzes case of protester on trial for ‘unauthorized’ assembly   Oct. 29, 2016
  56. Corporate power, pursuit of profit undermine workers’ assembly and association rights, warns UN expert   Oct. 21, 2016
  57. In final presentation to UN General Assembly, Special Rapporteur reflects on time in mandate; warns that situation for civil society remains ‘precarious’   Oct. 20, 2016
  58. Statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association to the 71st session of the General Assembly   Oct. 20, 2016
  59. Kiai to present final report to General Assembly, on assembly and association rights in the workplace   Oct. 19, 2016
  60. Mauritanie: Des experts de l’ONU préoccupés par la situation de militants des droits de l’homme emprisonnés   Oct. 19, 2016
  61. Mauritania: UN experts concerned about situation of jailed human rights activists   Oct. 19, 2016
  62. UN experts urge India to release prominent human rights defender detained for over a month   Oct. 19, 2016
  63. Maina Kiai to receive United Nations Foundation’s Leo Nevas Human Rights Award on Oct. 19 in New York; fellow honorees include President Obama   Oct. 16, 2016
  64. Egypt NGO law: UN expert warns about growing restrictions on civil society   Oct. 11, 2016
  65. Ethiopia: UN experts call for international commission to help investigate systematic violence against protesters   Oct. 10, 2016
  66. Iran: UN rights expert calls for the immediate release of dual nationals   Oct. 7, 2016
  67. The Assembly and Association Briefing, Vol. 3, No. 6 (Issue 23) – September-October 2016   Oct. 7, 2016
  68. 대한민국: 유엔 인권 전문가들은 물대포의 치명적 사용에 대한 독립적인 조사를 촉구한다   Sept. 28, 2016
  69. South Korea: UN rights expert calls for independent investigation into lethal use of water cannon   Sept. 28, 2016
  70. Jordan freedom of expression: UN rights expert condemns killing of journalist Nahed Hattar   Sept. 27, 2016
  71. Ecuador: Expertos de ONU condenan la ‘muerte legal’ de la Unión Nacional de Educadores   Sept. 27, 2016
  72. Ecuador: UN rights experts condemn the ‘legal death’ of a prominent teachers association   Sept. 27, 2016
  73. DR Congo: UN human rights experts deeply condemn new violent repression of protests   Sept. 23, 2016
  74. North Dakota: “Indigenous peoples must be consulted prior to oil pipeline construction” – UN expert   Sept. 23, 2016
  75. Sudan: UN rights experts condemn charges of death penalty crimes for human rights activists   Aug. 31, 2016
  76. The Assembly and Association Briefing, Vol. 3, No. 5 (Issue 22) – July-August 2016   Aug. 23, 2016
  77. UN experts urge Turkey to adhere to its human rights obligations even in time of declared emergency   Aug. 19, 2016
  78. UN rights experts urge Bahrain to end the persecution of Shias   Aug. 16, 2016
  79. Bill’s adoption threatens freedom of expression in the Maldives, UN expert warns   Aug. 10, 2016
  80. UN experts urge China to stop ill-treatment of human rights defender Guo Feixiong   Aug. 4, 2016
  81. USA: Inequality casts dark shadow over exercise of assembly and association rights, UN expert says   July 28, 2016
  82. “High time to end police impunity” – UN experts raise alarm at on-going pattern of extrajudicial killings in Kenya   July 28, 2016
  83. Statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association at the conclusion of his visit to the United States of America   July 27, 2016
  84. UN Expert urges Thailand to ensure free debate ahead of the constitutional referendum   July 26, 2016
  85. Special Rapporteur: ‘It’s Time for Development Banks to Start Listening’   July 19, 2016
  86. UN rights experts condemn killing of Cambodian political analyst and activist Kem Ley   July 13, 2016
  87. Freedoms of assembly and association: UN expert announces first official visit to the USA   July 7, 2016
  88. Israel: UN experts urge Knesset not to adopt pending legislation that could target critical NGOs   June 24, 2016
  89. The Assembly and Association Briefing, Vol. 3, No. 4 (Issue 21) – May-June 2016   June 21, 2016
  90. Fundamentalist intolerance is degrading assembly and association rights worldwide – UN expert   June 17, 2016
  91. UN rights experts urge India to repeal law restricting NGO’s access to crucial foreign funding   June 16, 2016
  92. In final appearance before Council, Kiai to present reports on fundamentalism, Chile and South Korea   June 13, 2016
  93. UN expert deplores harsh sentencing of Tajikistan opposition leaders and warns of radicalization   June 7, 2016
  94. UN experts urge Viet Nam to stop the persecution and torture of religious leaders and rights defenders   June 3, 2016
  95. Bahrain: UN expert condemns the sentencing of opposition leader Sheikh Ali al-Salman   June 1, 2016
  96. Commentary: The problem of closing civic space creeps into the United Nations’ Committee on NGOs   May 27, 2016
  97. Kenya: UN expert tells Court that ban on 2015 protest near President’s residence violated assembly rights   May 27, 2016
  98. Human rights protection must gain new momentum at World Humanitarian Summit – UN experts   May 20, 2016
  99. Iran: “A travesty of justice” – UN experts condemn latest conviction of prominent rights defender   May 20, 2016
  100. UN rights experts urge Cambodia to stop attacks against civil society and human rights defenders   May 12, 2016
  101. UN human rights experts urge Kazakhstan to halt clampdown on land reform protesters   May 12, 2016
  102. Egypt: Worsening crackdown on protest, a further setback to human rights – UN experts   May 9, 2016
  103. Somalia: UN rights experts raise alarm at growing persecution against trade unionists   May 4, 2016
  104. China: Newly adopted Foreign NGO Law should be repealed, UN experts urge   May 3, 2016
  105. Iran: Denial of adequate medical treatment to political prisoners unacceptable – UN rights experts   April 27, 2016
  106. The Assembly and Association Briefing, Vol. 3, No. 3 (Issue 20) – April 2016   April 27, 2016
  107. India: Special Rapporteur’s legal analysis argues restrictions on foreign funding contrary to international law   April 22, 2016
  108. Closing space for civil society in the United Kingdom, Special Rapporteur warns   April 21, 2016
  109. Statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association at the conclusion of his second visit to the United Kingdom   April 21, 2016
  110. Kiai to financial crime body: foster civil society as a partner, not an enemy, in the fight against terrorism   April 18, 2016
  111. UK: Official follow-up visit by UN expert on freedoms of peaceful assembly and association   April 15, 2016
  112. El asesinato de Berta Cáceres: expertos de la ONU reiteran su llamado a Honduras para que ponga fin a la impunidad   April 11, 2016
  113. Berta Cáceres’ murder: UN experts renew call to Honduras to end impunity   April 11, 2016
  114. UN experts urge Egypt to end ongoing crackdown on human rights defenders and organisations   April 11, 2016
  115. What is permissible and what is not when countering terrorism? UN experts welcome new African guidelines   April 7, 2016
  116. Expertos de la ONU piden a México contrarrestar la campaña de desprestigio y respaldar a los defensores de derechos humanos   April 6, 2016
  117. UN experts urge Mexico to counter current smear campaign and openly support rights defenders   April 6, 2016
  118. “Action needed to stop Honduras turning into a lawless killing zone for human rights defenders”   March 18, 2016
  119. “Hay que actuar ya para que Honduras no se convierta en una zona de impunidad para los asesinos de defensores de derechos humanos”   March 18, 2016
  120. The Assembly and Association Briefing, Vol. 3, No. 2 (Issue 19) – February-March 2016   March 16, 2016
  121. Honduras: “Otro defensor necesita protección tras el asesinato de Berta Cáceres” – Experto de la ONU   March 10, 2016
  122. Honduras: “Another defender needs protection after Berta Cáceres’s killing” – UN expert   March 10, 2016
  123. UN experts provide a roadmap to avoid human rights violations during protests   March 9, 2016
  124. Special Rapporteurs Kiai and Heyns to present joint report on management of assemblies in Geneva on March 9   March 8, 2016
  125. Pueblos indígenas: Experta de la ONU condena asesinato de Berta Cáceres en Honduras   March 4, 2016
  126. Indigenous peoples: UN expert condemns killing of rights defender Berta Cáceres in Honduras   March 4, 2016
  127. UN human rights experts urge Western Australia’s Parliament not to pass proposed anti-protest law   Feb. 15, 2016
  128. #LAAalos50: Celebración de medio siglo de los derechos de asamblea y asociación a través del arte, las redes sociales y una fiesta de un año de duración   Feb. 10, 2016
  129. #FOAAat50：通过艺术、社交媒体和持续一整年的晚会庆祝近半个世纪以来的集会和结社权利   Feb. 10, 2016
  130. #FOAAat50: Célébrons un demi-siècle des droits de réunion pacifique et d’association par l’art, les réseaux sociaux et une année de festivités   Feb. 10, 2016
  131. #FOAAat50: Celebrating a half-century of assembly and association rights through art, social media and a yearlong party   Feb. 10, 2016
  132. “Reclaiming civic space through U.N. supported litigation” – commentary by the Special Rapporteur in Sur 22   Feb. 2, 2016
  133. The Assembly and Association Briefing, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Issue 18) – January 2016   Feb. 1, 2016
  134. South Korea’s democracy project threatened by regression on assembly and association rights – UN expert   Jan. 29, 2016
  135. 유엔 평화적 집회 및 결사의 자유 특별보고관 방한 결과 보고서   Jan. 29, 2016
  136. Statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association at the conclusion of his visit to the Republic of Korea   Jan. 29, 2016
  137. UN experts urge Ethiopia to halt violent crackdown on Oromia protesters, ensure accountability for abuses   Jan. 21, 2016
  138. 대한민국: 평화적 집회와 결사의 자유에 대한 특별보고관 첫 공식 방한   Jan. 19, 2016
  139. Republic of Korea: first official visit by UN expert on freedoms of peaceful assembly and association   Jan. 19, 2016
  140. Experts de l’ONU appellent la France à protéger les libertés fondamentales dans la lutte contre le terrorisme   Jan. 19, 2016
  141. UN rights experts urge France to protect fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism   Jan. 19, 2016
  142. Letter from the UNSR: Reclaiming our rights in 2016 will require creativity, courage and innovation   Jan. 12, 2016
  143. UK: UN experts urge review of surveillance bill threatening freedom of expression   Jan. 11, 2016
  144. Stop unacceptable harassment of human rights defenders in Occupied Palestinian Territory – UN experts   Dec. 18, 2015
  145. UN rights expert raises alarm over Saudi Arabia’s growing clamp down on freedom of expression   Dec. 16, 2015
  146. Human Rights Day 2015: ‘As the Covenants turn 50, it is time to turn norms into action’ – UN experts   Dec. 9, 2015
  147. Las libertades básicas son clave para elecciones justas y pacíficas en Venezuela – Expertos en derechos humanos de la ONU   Dec. 4, 2015
  148. Fundamental freedoms key to ensuring peaceful and fair elections in Venezuela – UN human rights experts   Dec. 4, 2015
  149. The Assembly and Association Briefing, Vol. 2, No. 8 (Issue 17) – November-December 2015   Dec. 4, 2015
  150. International Women Human Rights Defenders Day: High time to protect sexual and reproductive rights defenders in the Americas   Nov. 26, 2016
  151. UNSR releases ‘sectoral equity’ country background reports, comparing laws on businesses and CSOs in 34 countries   Nov. 26, 2015
  152. Cutting aid to support refugees will allow extremism to thrive, Kiai writes in Guardian   Nov. 23, 2015
  153. Special Rapporteur urges Chile to scrap proposed ‘identity check’ bill   Nov. 19, 2015
  154. Burundi: UN experts urge Security Council to follow resolution with ‘concrete’ steps to stop rights abuses   Nov. 13, 2015
  155. Third party intervention urges European Court to establish “clear and strong protective standards” on assembly rights   Nov. 12, 2015
  156. Egypt: UN experts welcome release of Hossam Bahgat but concerns remain on the situation of journalists and rights defenders   Nov. 11, 2015
  157. Civil society needs ‘new tactics’ to reverse shrinking space, Kiai tells Asia-Pacific activists   Nov 9, 2015
  158. Bangladesh NGOs: UN expert warns against proposed funding bill   Nov. 6, 2015
  159. Brasil: relatores da ONU alertam que lei antiterrorismo é muito ampla   Nov. 4, 2015
  160. Brazil anti-terrorism law too broad, UN experts warn   Nov. 4, 2015
  161. The Assembly and Association Briefing, Vol. 2, No. 7 (Issue 16) – October 2015   Nov. 3, 2015
  162. UN experts wrap up consultation process for practical recommendations on facilitating assemblies; report due in March 2016   Oct. 30, 2015
  163. UN expert: Promote civil society by elevating its treatment to the same level as business   Oct. 27, 2015
  164. UN Expert Kiai to present report comparing treatment of business and civil society to General Assembly on Oct. 27   Oct. 26, 2015
  165. UN expert urges Angola to release fourteen rights activists detained for criticizing the Government   Oct. 23, 2015
  166. UN experts urge Latin America and the Caribbean to adopt trend-setting agreement on environmental democracy   Oct. 22, 2015
  167. New draft law threatens the independence and existence of NGOs in Kazakhstan, warns UN rights expert   Oct. 15, 2015
  168. Experto de la ONU pide a Chile eliminar los “vestigios de la dictadura” que aún afectan la libertad de reunión pacífica   Sept. 30, 2015
  169. UN expert calls on Chile to eliminate ‘vestiges of dictatorship’ detrimental to freedom of peaceful assembly   Sept. 30, 2015
  170. Comunicado de Maina Kiai, Relator Especial de las Naciones Unidas sobre los derechos a la libertad de reunión pacífica y de asociación, al término de su visita a la República de Chile   Sept. 30, 2015
  171. Statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association at the conclusion of his visit to the Republic of Chile   Sept. 30, 2015
  172. Primera visita oficial a Chile de experto de la ONU sobre la libertad de reunión pacífica y de asociación   Sept. 18, 2015
  173. Chile: first official visit by UN expert on freedoms of peaceful assembly and association   Sept. 18, 2015
  174. The Assembly and Association Briefing, Vol. 2, No. 6 (Issue 15) – September 2015   Sept. 18, 2015
  175. Ecuador: Relatores de ONU y la CIDH condenan medidas para disolver a una destacada organización   Sept. 17, 2015
  176. Ecuador: UN and IACHR experts condemn moves to dissolve prominent organization   Sept. 17, 2015
  177. “Stop the erosion of democracy” – UN rights experts urge Governments across the world   Sept. 11, 2015
  178. Kiai and Heyns consult with experts from Asia and Africa on peaceful protest recommendations   Sept. 3, 2015
  179. UN expert raises alarm as Kazakhstan jails twice a rights defender for convening a peaceful assembly   Sept. 1, 2015
  180. México – Relator especial intercede en caso de acción de inconstitucionalidad por leyes anti protesta   August 24, 2015
  181. Mexico: Special Rapporteur weighs in on case challenging constitutionality of protest laws   August 24, 2015
  182. “Deeply distressing” – UN experts condemn latest prison sentencing of rights defenders in Azerbaijan   August 20, 2015
  183. Mauritania: UN rights expert urges Parliament to repeal NGO Bill that threatens civil society   August 10, 2015
  184. Burundi: UN expert calls for protection of all rights defenders after attempted killing of top activist   August 7, 2015
  185. The Assembly and Association Briefing, Vol. 2, No. 5 (Issue 14) – July-August 2015   August 6, 2015
  186. High time to pull the plug on televised reprisals against rights defenders in Venezuela   July 22, 2015
  187. Bahrain: Freed from jail, now all charges against Nabeel Rajab must be dropped   July 16, 2015
  188. Burundi: UN experts call for determined Security Council action to prevent mass violence in the Great Lakes region   July 16, 2015
  189. “Lawyers need to be protected not harassed” – UN experts urge China to halt detentions   July 16, 2016
  190. “Cambodia’s NGO Bill threatens a free and independent civil society” – UN expert urges Senate to reject it   July 15, 2015
  191. “The clamp-down on resourcing” – an essay comparing how States regulate funding for business and civil society   July 9, 2015
  192. Uganda NGO Bill: UN human rights expert calls for meaningful consultations with civil society   June 25, 2015
  193. The Assembly and Association Briefing, Vol. 2, No. 4 (Issue 13) – June 2015   June 25, 2015
  194. Natural resources sector: UN expert calls for binding human rights treaty for corporations   June 18, 2015
  195. Kiai to present reports on Oman, Kazakhstan and natural resource exploitation to Human Rights Council on June 17   June 14, 2015
  196. “Azerbaijani activists must be freed before the Baku 2015 Games” – UN expert   June 2, 2015
  197. Cambodian civil society excluded from NGO bill drafting process, UN rights expert warns   May 22, 2015
  198. Bolivia: Special Rapporteur files amicus brief challenging NGO regulations   May 22, 2015
  199. UN rights experts call for a central role for civil society to guarantee inclusive post-2015 development goals   May 18, 2015
  200. Discriminated and made vulnerable: Young LGBT and intersex people need recognition and protection of their rights   May 13, 2015
  201. The Assembly and Association Briefing, Vol. 2, No. 3 (Issue 12) – April-May 2015   May 6, 2015
  202. Experts convene in Santiago to help shape UN experts’ recommendations on managing peaceful assemblies   May 4, 2015
  203. Pre-election violence endangers Burundi’s young democracy, UN rights experts warn   April 30, 2015
  204. Vibrant civil society fundamental to Latin America’s successes thus far – and equally important going forward, Special Rapporteur says in Chile   April 29, 2015
  205. Continued detention of Ethiopian journalists unacceptable – UN human rights experts   April 24, 2015
  206. Special Rapporteurs Kiai and Heyns join forces to draft recommendations on managing protests   March 17, 2015
  207. The Assembly and Association Briefing, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Issue 11) – February-March 2015   March 12, 2015
  208. Australia: UN rights expert welcomes Victoria State’s moves to repeal restrictive laws on protest   March 4, 2015
  209. Special Rapporteur in Geneva for events surrounding 28th session of the Human Rights Council   March 1, 2015
  210. “Two legal reform projects undermine the rights of assembly and expression in Spain” – UN experts   Feb. 23, 2015
  211. Mass death sentences in Egypt a profound disgrace, UN human rights experts say   Feb. 9, 2015
  212. Bahrain: UN rights experts urge release of opposition politician detained for peaceful expression   Feb. 4, 2015
  213. The Assembly and Association Briefing, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Issue 10) – January 2015   Feb. 4, 2015
  214. Oman: UN experts call for the immediate release of prominent rights activist, as reprisals continue unchecked   Jan. 30, 2015
  215. Эксперт ООН предостерегает Казахстан против использования «стабильности» как причины для ограничения прав человека, и обеспокоен случаем наблюдения за источниками информации   Jan. 28, 2015
  216. UN expert warns Kazakhstan against using ‘stability’ as excuse to curtail rights, voices concern at surveillance of sources   Jan. 28, 2015
  217. ЗАЯВЛЕНИЕ СПЕЦИАЛЬНОГО ДОКЛАДЧИКА ООН ПО ПРАВУ НА СВОБОДУ МИРНЫХ СОБРАНИЙ И ПРАВУ НА СВОБОДУ ОБЪЕДИНЕНИЙ ПО ЗАВЕРШЕНИИ ЕГО ВИЗИТА В РЕСПУБЛИКУ КАЗАХСТАН   Jan. 27, 2015
  218. Statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association at the conclusion of his visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan   Jan. 27, 2015
  219. Казахстан: первый официальный визит эксперта ООН по вопросу о праве на свободу мирных собраний и ассоциаций   Jan. 16, 2015
  220. Kazakhstan: first official visit by UN expert on freedoms of peaceful assembly and association   Jan. 16, 2015
  221. Special Rapporteur releases report recapping ‘monumental developments’ of 2014   Jan. 9, 2015
  222. UN experts urge Bahrain to drop charges against women activists for government criticism   Dec. 29, 2014
  223. Lao: UN experts appeal for international help two years after the enforced disappearance of leading rights defender   Dec. 23, 2014
  224. UN independent experts urge practical measures to eradicate racial discrimination   Dec. 11, 2014
  225. The Assembly and Association Briefing, Vol. 1, Issue 9 (December 2014)   Dec. 10, 2014
  226. Top UN experts urge States to integrate human rights values in current climate change negotiations   Dec. 9, 2014
  227. ‘Legitimate concerns’ over outcome of Michael Brown and Eric Garner cases – UN rights experts   Dec. 5, 2014
  228. Video: Enhancing assembly and association rights through strategic litigation   Dec. 3, 2014
  229. Kyrgyzstan: “Don’t condemn LGBT people to silence” – UN rights experts urge Parliament to withdraw anti-gay bill   Nov. 26, 2014
  230. Your rights on one page: Best practices fact sheet on the right to freedom of association   Nov. 21, 2014
  231. Surmounting civil society restrictions “the great challenge of our time,” Special Rapporteur tells activists   Nov. 20, 2014
  232. Botswana: UN and African human rights experts hail key ruling recognising an LGBT organisation   Nov. 18, 2014
  233. Your rights on one page: Special Rapporteur releases best practices fact sheet on assembly rights   Nov. 6, 2014
  234. The Assembly and Association Briefing, Vol. 1, Issue 8 (October-November 2014)   Nov. 5, 2014
  235. Rights to peaceful assembly and association must also be protected at multilateral level – UN rights expert   Oct. 28, 2014
  236. Special Rapporteur: Restrictions on assembly and association rights contribute to the rise of extremism   Oct. 25, 2014
  237. Special Rapporteur to present report on multilateral organizations to UN General Assembly   Oct. 24, 2014
  238. Special Rapporteur in Article 19 blog: multilateral institutions need a 21st century makeover   Oct. 23, 2014
  239. Experts: Coordinated, multipronged approach needed to inject international standards into domestic and regional courts   Oct. 18, 2014
  240. Video interview: Maina Kiai talks India, elections and fundamental rights with activist and journalist Teesta Setalvad   Oct. 10, 2014
  241. Malaysia Sedition Act threatens freedom of expression by criminalising dissent   Oct. 8, 2014
  242. Maina Kiai receives Freedom House’s prestigious 2014 Freedom Award   Oct. 1, 2014
  243. Open letter by Special Procedures mandate-holders of the United Nations Human Rights Council to the Government and the Congress of the Republic of Colombia   Sept. 29, 2014
  244. UN experts urge Ethiopia to stop using anti-terrorism legislation to curb human rights   Sept. 18, 2014
  245. The Assembly and Association Briefing, Vol. 1, Issue 7 (September 2014)   Sept. 18, 2014
  246. Time for Oman to build on economic development and fully embrace human rights – UN Expert   Sept 15, 2014
  247. بيان المقرر الخاص للأمم المتحدة بشأن الحق في حرية التجمع السلمي وتكوين الجمعيات في ختام زيارته لسلطنة عمان   Sept. 13, 2014
  248. Statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association at the conclusion of his visit to the Sultanate of Oman   Sept. 13, 2014
  249. UN experts urge Tasmania to drop its anti-protest bill   Sept. 9, 2014
  250. UN experts urge Bahrain to release human rights defender Maryam Al-Khawaja   Sept. 5, 2014
  251. Maina Kiai to make official visit to Oman next week   Sept. 4, 2014
  252. In follow-up visit to Rwanda, Maina Kiai pushes more space for ‘peaceful dissent, discussion and dialogue’   Aug. 29, 2014
  253. Persecution of rights activists must stop – UN experts call on the Government of Azerbaijan   Aug. 19, 2014
  254. Iran: UN rights experts condemn the recent wave of arrest and sentencing of civil society actors   Aug. 8, 2014
  255. The Assembly and Association Briefing, Vol. 1, Issue 6 (July-August 2014)   Aug. 1, 2014
  256. Special Rapporteur to give public lecture in Burundi during unofficial visit   July 21, 2014
  257. Writing in openGlobalRights, Special Rapporteur calls upon incoming UN High Commissioner to ‘hold governments accountable’ for rights pledges   July 15, 2014
  258. Egypt: UN Experts “outraged” at confirmation of 183 death sentences   June 30, 2014
  259. Special Rapporteur: Targeting at-risk groups a reprehensible “divide and conquer” technique   June 20, 2014
  260. Kiai: Restrictions on NGOs are a global tendency (video)   June 20, 2014
  261. “Kiai Comments” – a new way to put the UN Special Rapporteur on your website   June 19, 2014
  262. The Assembly and Association Briefing, Vol. 1, Issue 5 (June 2014)   June 18, 2014
  263. “Fundamental rights at stake in Thailand” – UN experts concerned about arbitrary detentions and restrictions   June 13, 2014
  264. Special Rapporteur: Assembly & association rights are inviolable, even for those “seen as being different”   June 11, 2014
  265. Special Rapporteur Kiai to present reports on ‘at-risk groups’ and Rwanda to Human Rights Council   June 8, 2014
  266. FOAA News Roundup: June 4, 2014   June 4, 2014
  267. FOAA News Roundup: June 3, 2014   June 3, 2014
  268. Syria: Door remains wide open for further atrocities after lack of referral to the ICC, UN experts warn   May 30, 2014
  269. FOAA News Roundup: May 30, 2014   May 30, 2014
  270. FOAA News Roundup: May 29, 2014   May 29, 2014
  271. FOAA News Roundup: May 28, 2014   May 28, 2014
  272. UNSR & Community of Democracies release general principles on protecting civic space and the right to access resources   May 28, 2014
  273. The Assembly and Association Briefing, Vol. 1, Issue 4 (May 2014)   May 16, 2014
  274. Joint statement: “Free expression and association key to eliminating Homophobia and Transphobia”   May 16, 2014
  275. Egypt: Justice and reconciliation increasingly failing after second wave of mass death sentences   May 15, 2014
  276. UN Releases Special Rapporteur Kiai’s latest report on groups ‘most at risk’   May 13, 2014
  277. OSCE civil society: ‘Political will’ a major obstacle in protecting right to funding   May 12, 2014
  278. UN Experts urge Azerbaijan to drop charges against human rights defenders   May 9, 2014
  279. Three years after Tunisia: thoughts and perspectives on the rights to freedom of assembly and association from UN Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai   May 5, 2014
  280. Video: Maina Kiai speaks on the trend of narrowing space for dissent in Canada   May 4, 2014
  281. UN experts on World Press Freedom Day: Absence of free media greatly compromises development   May 3, 2014
  282. Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai to join roundtable with Venezuelan activists in USA   April 10, 2014
  283. The Assembly and Association Briefing, Vol. 1, Issue 3 (April 2014)   April 8, 2014
  284. Myanmar: UN expert raises alarm on Rakhine State   April 7, 2014
  285. Egypt: Mass death sentences – a mockery of justice   March 31, 2014
  286. Turkey: First Twitter, now YouTube – UN rights experts concerned at attempts to restrict access before elections   March 28, 2014
  287. China: UN experts deplore events leading to death of HRD Cao Shunli, ask for full investigation   March 18, 2014
  288. Thailand: 10 years after Somchai’s disappearance, family still awaiting truth and justice   March 12, 2014
  289. UN experts call upon Venezuela to account for alleged arbitrary detentions and use of violence against protesters   March 6, 2014
  290. The Assembly and Association Briefing, Vol. 1, Issue 2 (Feb-March 2014)   Feb. 27, 2014
  291. Community of Democracies & UNSR begin new global project on civil society’s right to access funding   Feb. 26, 2014
  292. Ukraine: “Violence and death toll totally unacceptable” – Key UN expert group urges restraint and real dialogue   Feb. 21, 2014
  293. Kiai makes unofficial visit to Cambodia, calls on government to lift ban on public assemblies   Feb. 10, 2014
  294. Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai to visit Singapore, Cambodia on unofficial visits   Jan. 31, 2014
  295. Kiai: Twenty years after genocide, Rwanda should pave the way towards peaceful dissent   Jan. 28, 2014
  296. Statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association at the conclusion of his visit to the Republic of Rwanda   Jan. 27, 2014
  297. Rwanda: first official visit by UN expert on freedoms of peaceful assembly and association   Jan. 16, 2014
  298. Kiai’s writes in Guardian that UK Lobbying Bill threatens to ‘stain’ British democracy   Jan. 12, 2014
  299. The Assembly and Association Briefing, Vol. 1, Issue 1 (Jan. 2014)   Jan. 8, 2014
  300. Kiai to make official visit to Rwanda in January   Jan. 7, 2014
  301. Kiai writes for openGlobalRights – ‘In Kenya, averting a move to strangle civil society with the financial noose’   Dec. 18, 2013
  302. NGO Bill threatens to hinder civil society’s work in South Sudan, UN rights experts warn   Dec. 17, 2013
  303. Video from Malawi ACT Alliance conference: Space for Civil Society in Africa   Dec. 17, 2013
  304. A year on, the enforced disappearance of Sombath Somphone continues with impunity in Lao PDR   Dec. 16, 2013
  305. Without cooperation from States, we cannot do our work for human rights – Key UN expert group   Dec. 10, 2013
  306. Kenya: Statute Law Bill poses grave threat to civil society and must be rejected – UN rights experts   Dec. 3, 2013
  307. Kiai tells Malawi conference that civil society is “under attack” in Africa   Nov. 25, 2013
  308. Breaking the silence: Experts call for stronger UN role in ending impunity   Nov. 22, 2013
  309. Kiai tells UNGA that freedoms of assembly and association are prerequisites to ‘genuine elections’   Oct. 30, 2013
  310. Maina Kiai blogs for the Guardian on elections   Oct. 29, 2013
  311. Maina Kiai to Present Elections Report to UN General Assembly on Oct. 29   Oct. 28, 2013
  312. Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai to speak in Montreal and Ottawa   Oct. 21, 2013
  313. UN experts alarmed by reprisals against activists linked to China’s upcoming UPR   Oct. 16, 2013
  314. UN experts urge Azerbaijan to open space for assembly and expression ahead of Oct. 9 elections   October 4, 2013
  315. India: Urgent call to halt steel project amid serious human rights concerns   October 1, 2013
  316. Sudan: UNSR Raised Issue of Violence Against Protesters in 2012   Sept. 30, 2013
  317. Maina Kiai Calls on States to Foster Civil Society as “Strategic Interest”   September 23, 2013
  318. UN Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai to address high-level UN panel hosted by President Obama   September 19, 2013
  319. Bahrain: Joint Statement on OHCHR and the Human Rights Situation   September 9, 2013
  320. “Israel must stop harassment, intimidation and abusive treatment of rights defender Issa Amro”   Aug. 13, 2013
  321. Uganda: “Public assembly must be protected, not attacked”   Aug. 9, 2013
  322. Hungarian extreme-right: UN experts welcome European Court of Human Rights’ decision   July 26, 2013
  323. Kiai participates in Human Rights Council interactive dialogue on human rights and business   May 31, 2013
  324. Iran: UN experts concerned at barring of women presidential candidates and freedom restrictions   May 29, 2013
  325. Russia: increasingly hostile environment for NGOs and rights defenders is unacceptable   May 13, 2013
  326. Experts urge States to ratify new instrument to enhance protection of economic, social and cultural rights   May 8, 2013
  327. Egypt: NGO Bill infringes international standards   March 28, 2013
  328. “Zimbabwe must respect fundamental freedoms in run-up to constitutional referendum,” warn UN experts   Feb. 27, 2013
  329. Indonesia: “Restrictive bill threatens freedoms of association, expression and religion,” warn UN experts   Feb. 14, 2013
  330. Iran: UN experts call for release of key opposition leaders ahead of presidential elections   Feb. 11, 2013
  331. Iran: UN rights experts urge Government to halt the execution of five Ahwazi activists   Jan. 25, 2013
  332. UK visit: “No matter how old a democracy, there is always space for improvements”   Jan. 23, 2013
  333. Kiai to make official country visit to the United Kingdom   Jan. 10, 2013
  334. Colombia: UN experts call on the authorities to reconsider the constitutional reform of military criminal justice   Oct. 22, 2012
  335. Open letter by Special Procedures mandate-holders of the Human Rights Council to the Government of Colombia   Oct. 22, 2012
  336. Human Rights Council: Assembly and association rights extend to online platforms (A/HRC/RES/21/16)   Oct. 11, 2012
  337. Kiai: “Violence during protests is not protected by international human rights law”   Sept. 19, 2012
  338. Bahrain: UN experts demand end to campaign of persecution against human rights defenders   Aug. 23, 2012
  339. Video: Understanding and Responding to Attacks on Civil Society: The Roles of Politics and Law   Aug. 12, 2012
  340. Russia: “Draft law on non-commercial organizations detrimental to civil society”   July 12, 2012
  341. Kiai presents first annual report to Human Rights Council   June 21, 2012
  342. Malaysia: UN rights experts call for the protection of NGOs working for free and fair elections   June 7, 2012
  343. Statement on human rights defenders of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the Special Rapporteurs of the United Nations   June 6, 2012
  344. Canada: UN experts concerned over recent events in Quebec   May 30, 2012
  345. Algeria: Upcoming elections must address civil society’s legitimate demands on freedom of association   May 4, 2012
  346. Bahrain: UN human rights experts urge immediate release of Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja   April 13, 2012
  347. Rio+20: “No global goals without accountability” – an open appeal from over 20 UN experts   March 19, 2012
  348. Switzerland: Changes to Geneva law on demonstrations threaten basic freedoms   March 9, 2012
  349. Bangladesh open-pit coal mine threatens fundamental rights, warn UN experts   Feb. 28, 2012
  350. Senegal: “Make everyone heard in the run-up to Presidential elections,” urge UN experts   Feb. 24, 2012
  351. Statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association at the conclusion of his visit to the Republic of Georgia   Feb. 13, 2012
  352. Georgia: UN expert raises alarm on arbitrary restrictions against opposition, unions and NGOs   Feb. 13, 2012
  353. Kiai to make first official country visit to Georgia   Feb. 3, 2012
  354. Ethiopia: UN experts disturbed at persistent misuse of terrorism law to curb freedom of expression   Feb. 2, 2012
  355. Malaysia: new Bill threatens right to peaceful assembly with arbitrary and disproportional restrictions   Dec. 7, 2011
  356. Belarus: “New legislative amendments unduly restrict fundamental rights,” warn UN experts   Nov. 24, 2011
  357. Egypt: UN experts alarmed at violence and clampdown on fundamental freedoms in run-up to elections   Nov. 21, 2011
  358. China: UN experts warn of severe human rights restrictions on Tibetan Buddhist monasteries   Nov. 1, 2011
  359. Cambodia’s draft NGO law must be fully in line with international law – UN experts   Oct. 14, 2011
  360. Video: Peaceful protests -the Need for guidelines in freedom of assembly   Aug. 11, 2011
  361. “Syria must stop using violent strategies against civilians, now”   Aug. 5, 2011
  362. New UN Experts begin work on their Human Rights Mandates   May 4, 2011

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