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Yemen: Fresh negotiations conclude with release of 887 prisoners

·March 21, 2023·2 min read

“For hundreds of Yemeni families, today is a good day,” Special Envoy Hans Grundberg told reporters at a press conference in Switzerland. “Today, hundreds of Yemeni families can look forward to reuniting with their loved ones.” The Supervisory Committee on the Implementation of the Detainees’ Exchange Agreement concluded the latest...

UN rights chief urges Belarus to promptly release political detainees

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·March 19, 2023·1 min read

The report, covering the period between May 2020 and December 2022, draws on interviews with 207 victims and witnesses and an analysis of more than 2,500 items of evidence, including photographs, videos, medical, and court records. ‘Unacceptable picture of impunity’ “Our report paints an unacceptable picture of impunity and the...

Egypt: Rights chief calls for immediate release of jailed blogger and activist |

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·November 9, 2022·1 min read

Alaa Abdel Fattah has been arrested many times over more than decade for his activism around violations perpetrated by the security forces and the use of military courts to try civilians. “I urge the Government to immediately release Abdel Fattah from prison and provide him with the necessary medical treatment,”...

Amid ‘inhumane’ conditions, Bachelet urges Nicaragua to release all detainees |

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·June 16, 2022·4 min read

Delivering her latest update on the country to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Ms. Bachelet said scores of people remain locked up in the wake of political, human rights and electoral crises over the past four years. Widespread protests broke out in Nicaragua in April 2018 after President...