Jan 12, 2023

Catalonia : Special Rapporteurs Address Letter to Spanish Government over Pegasus Spying

Three UN Human Rights Committee Special Rapporteurs have took the Spanish government to task over its use of Pegasus spyware to hack prominent Catalan self-determination activists. The Special Rapporteurs on Minority Issues; Freedom of Expression and Opinion; and Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association have all addressed the joint letter asking for clarification into the use of the spyware.

Jan 12, 2023

Catalonia : Special Rapporteurs Address Letter...

Three UN Human Rights Committee Special Rapporteurs have took the Spanish government to task over its use of Pegasus spyware to hack prominent Catalan self-determination activists. The Special Rapporteurs...

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Dec 27, 2022

Haratin: The repressive political climate in ...

The outlawed political party called Radical pour une Action Global or Radical for global action (RAG) calls on the government of Mauritania to respect the principle of democracy in particular...

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Dec 20, 2022

Khmer Krom : UNPO Welcomes the Joint Allegation...

The UNPO welcomes the publication of a Joint Allegation Letter written by the United Nations Special Rapporteurs on on the subject of human rights violations in Vietnam against the indigenous Khmer Krom...

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Dec 14, 2022

Somaliland, a well kept secret in Africa

The Horn of Africa is often described as dangerous, unsafe, affected by violent conflict with a high level of criminality and a strong presence terrorism (Al-Shabab). And yet, this region also hides one...

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Dec 02, 2022

UNPO participates alongside its members in the...

On Thursday 1st December 2022, the XVth United Nations Forum on Minority Issues took place in Geneva. The Forum is an opportunity for UNPO and its members, alongside many other minority rights and indigenous...

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Nov 10, 2022

UNPO presented its report ‘’Compromised...

On 10 November 2022, UNPO presented its report ‘’Compromised Spaces Europe : Voices of Victims of Espionage and Reprisals in Europe’’ during the International Uyghur Forum which...

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Sep 26, 2022

Haratin : IRA-Mauritania Activists Imprisoned...

Five activists of the Resurgence of an Initiative for the Abolitionist Movement in Mauritania, or IRA-M, have been detained by the Mauritanian government on September 21st, 2022, in Nouakchott. The five...

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Sep 22, 2022

Russia Sentences Crimean Tatar Representative...

The Russian Federation has sentenced Crimean Tatar Representative Nariman Dzhelyal to 17 years in prison for alleged sabotage. Dzhelyal is the vice-president of the Mejlis, the Crimean Tatar legislative...

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