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Short articles covering a specific situation in a country of origin. Most often reporting on specific human rights abuses or conflict situations.

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UN experts 'strongly' condemn brutal murder of journalist and rights defender in Maldives 9 May 2017 \| Publisher: UN News Service \| Document type: Country News
Burundi: Measures being used to 'criminalize' work of human rights defenders, warn UN experts 6 February 2017 \| Publisher: UN News Service \| Document type: Country News
UN rights chief urges probe into Askarov case despite Kyrgyz decision to uphold life sentence 24 January 2017 \| Publisher: UN News Service \| Document type: Country News
Pakistan: UN expert calls for return of four disappeared human rights and social media activists 11 January 2017 \| Publisher: UN News Service \| Document type: Country News
Iran: UN rights expert warns prisoners of conscience at risk of death after prolonged hunger strike 9 January 2017 \| Publisher: UN News Service \| Document type: Country News
Stop targeted repression and double standards, UN rights experts tell DR Congo authorities 19 December 2016 \| Publisher: UN News Service \| Document type: Country News
Travel bans imposed by Egypt on human rights defenders 'choke' legitimate debate - UN expert 24 November 2016 \| Publisher: UN News Service \| Document type: Country News
UN experts concerned about situation of jailed anti-slavery activists in Mauritania 19 October 2016 \| Publisher: UN News Service \| Document type: Country News
India: UN experts urge release of prominent human rights defender after month-long detention 19 October 2016 \| Publisher: UN News Service \| Document type: Country News
UN human rights chief expresses concern about Viet Nam's crackdown on blogger 14 October 2016 \| Publisher: UN News Service \| Document type: Country News

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