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GENEVA (30 July 2021) — The decision to cancel the licence of a Belarusian lawyer after he spoke to the media about the detention conditions of his client, an opposition presidential candidate, violated the lawyer’s rights to a fair hearing and freedom of expression, the UN Human Rights Committee has found. The Committee issued its findings after considering a complaint filed by Aleh Aheyeu, a defence lawyer who represented Ales Mikhalevich, an opposition candidate in the presidential election of 2010.  Mikhalevich was arrested on the day after the election by Belar...

Date Time Share Disqualifying lawyer of former presidential candidate violates rights to fair trial and freedom of expression- UN Human Rights OHCHR The decision to cancel the licence of a Belarusian lawyer after he spoke to the media about the detention conditions of his client, an opposition presidential candidate, violated the lawyer’s rights to a fair hearing and freedom of expression, the UN Human Rights Committee has found. The Committee issued its findings after considering a complaint filed by Aleh Aheyeu, a defence lawyer who represented Ales Mikhalevich, an opposition candid...

The Commission says it had requested Cape Verde to refrain from extraditing Mr Saab to the United States of America while his case is under consideration by its committee or until further notice.

1 March 2021 Committee Elects Photini Pazartzis as New Chairperson, also Elects Bureau The Human Rights Committee this afternoon opened its online one hundred and thirty-first session, hearing from Mahamane Cisse-Gouro, Director, Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and representative of the Secretary-General. The Committee elected Photini Pazartzis (Greece) as its new Chairperson. The Committee also adopted its agenda. Mr. Cisse-Gouro opened the session, noting that it was taking place online. He welcomed the six new ...

1 March 2021 Committee Elects Photini Pazartzis as New Chairperson, also Elects Bureau The Human Rights Committee this afternoon opened its online one hundred and thirty-first session, hearing from Mahamane Cisse-Gouro, Director, Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and representative of the Secretary-General. The Committee elected Photini Pazartzis (Greece) as its new Chairperson. The Committee also adopted its agenda. Mr. Cisse-Gouro opened the session, noting that it was taking place online. He welcomed the six new ...