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OHCHR | Azerbaijan: UN experts urge release of ailing Government critic Huseyn Abdullayev

Azerbaijan: UN experts urge release of ailing Government critic Huseyn Abdullayev GENEVA (27 April 2021) – UN human rights experts today urged the immediate release of infirm inmate Huseyn Abdullayev, a vocal opponent of the Government of Azerbaijan, who has been granted asylum in Germany on political grounds. Mr. Abdullayev was arrested in Turkey on 21 April 2018 and forcibly transferred to Azerbaijan the following day. On 1 October 2019, he was sentenced to six years in prison by the Baku Military Court. In August 2020, the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention concluded in its Opinion No. 48/2020 that the detention of Mr. Abdullayev was arbitrary given the absence of a legal basis. It was also established that basic guarantees of due process and a fair trial were not respected, including the trial proceedings before a Military Court, despite Mr. Abdullayev s civilian status. The Working Group further concluded that the extradition of Mr. Abdullayev, who was entitled to i

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New Nepal appointments undermine independence of rights oversight body: UN

April 27, 2021 File photo shows the entrance to the National Human Rights Commission of Nepal. courtesy UN News GENEVA The United Nations independent human rights experts on Tuesday voiced serious concerns over recent appointment of new members to Nepal’s National Human Rights Commission, which they said “undermined its independence, integrity and legitimacy”. In a statement, the experts said that the appointment process “failed to implement the essential requirements of the Paris Principles, including the need for an open, transparent and participatory process with broad consultations”. “We are deeply concerned that the appointment process is not in line with international standards and that it undermines the independence, integrity and legitimacy of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), which restricts the ability of the people of Nepal to access appropriate remedies for alleged human rights violations.”

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OHCHR | Switzerland: Two abducted girls held at grim Syria camp must be returned home – UN experts

OHCHR | Switzerland: Two abducted girls held at grim Syria camp must be returned home – UN experts
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OHCHR | Switzerland: Two abducted girls held at grim Syria camp must be returned home – UN experts

OHCHR | Russia: UN experts say Navalny in serious danger , call for medical evacuation

Russia: UN experts say Navalny in “serious danger”, call for medical evacuation GENEVA (21 April 2021) – UN human rights experts today expressed alarm at the deteriorating health situation of detained Russian Government critic Alexei Navalny, and called for his urgent medical evacuation from Russia. “We believe Mr. Navalny’s life is in serious danger,” said the independent experts appointed by the Human Rights Council. He has been incarcerated under harsh conditions in a high security penal colony and denied access to adequate medical care. Despite having recently been transferred to a hospital, doctors of his own choosing have not been allowed to visit him.

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