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Press Releases and Statements of the Special Rapporteur

These links to the press releases and statements of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions will take you to the web site of the United Nations.

28 September 2007 United Nations Human Rights Experts Express Grave Concern About the Crackdown in Myanmar
21 February 2007 Extrajudicial killings have a corrosive effect on civil society and political discourse in the Philippines, says UN independent expert at the end of visit
13 February 2007 UN Rights Expert Calls on Iraq not to Carry Out Execution of Taha Yassin Ramadan Pursuant to an Unfair Trial
12 February 2007 Independent Expert on Extrajudicial Executions Visiting Philippines
10 January 2007 Iran must stop executions of Ahwazi Arabs sentenced to death following a secret, grossly unfair trial
3 January 2007 Tragic mistakes made in the trial and execution of Saddam Hussein must not be repeated
6 September 2006 Four Human Rights Experts to Visit Lebanon and Israel
5 September 2006 UN Expert Welcomes Proposed Sri Lanka Commission
24 August 2006 Palabras del Relator Especial de Naciones Unidas sobre ejecuciones extrajudiciales, sumarias o arbitrarias, durante la conferencia de prensa tras su visita oficial a Guatemala
24 August 2006 UN Expert on Extrajudicial Killings Ends Visit to Guatemala
21 August 2006 Independent Expert on Extrajudicial Executions to Visit Guatemala
11 August 2006 Independent Experts Express Serious Concern Over the Escalation of Violence in Sri Lanka
7 August 2006 Deteriorating Security Situation Forces UN Human Rights Experts to Postpone Mission to Lebanon
18 July 2006 UN Expert on Extrajudicial Executions Calls on Thailand to Repeal Emergency Regulations that Violate Human Rights Law
12 July 2006 Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions Calls for Accountability for Killings in Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel
31 May 2006 UN Rights Experts Deplore Failure of Democratic People's Republic of Korea to Cooperate with UN special Procedures
27 April 2006 UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions Calls for Urgent Measures to End Political Killings and to Strengthen Protection for Human Rights in Sri Lanka
24 April 2006 Human Rights Expert Condemns Nepal's 'Shoot-on-Sight' Policies
20 April 2006 United Nations Human Rights Experts Express Grave Concern About Crackdown on Demonstrators in Nepal
9 Dec. 2005 Expert on Extrajudicial Executions Calls on Iran Not to Execute Another Juvenile
7 Dec. 2005 Special Rapporteur Calls on Parties to Conflict in Sri Lanka to Address Zone of Impunity for Extrajudicial Executions
30 Nov. 2005 Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions Visiting Sri Lanka
17 Nov. 2005 Statement by Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions Regarding Singapore
16 Nov. 2005 Expert on Extrajudicial Executions Calls for Probe of Killings of Iraqi Lawyers
15 Nov. 2005 Expert on Arbitrary Executions Calls on Singapore Not to Carry Out Mandatory Death Sentence
26 Oct. 2005 UN Human Rights Experts Concerned About Trial of Alleged Organizers of Andijan Events
8 July 2005 Expert on Extrajudicial Killings Ends Visit to Nigeria
30 May 2005 Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions to Visit Nigeria
20 May 2005 UN Expert on Extrajudicial Killings Seeks to Visit Uzbekistan
20 May 2005 UN Human Rights Experts Deplore Recent Killings During Relocation of Displaced Persons in Sudanese Capital
4 Apr. 2005 Commission Hears From Special Rapporteurs on Independence of Judiciary, Torture and Arbitrary Executions
12 Feb. 2005 United Nations Expert on Arbitrary Killings Appeals to Barbados to Stop Execution
17 Nov. 2004 UN Expert on Extrajudicial Killings Seeks to Visit Thailand
29 July 2004 Philip Alston of Australia Appointed UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions