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FoRB Sri Lankan PM promises to introduce new anti-conversion bill to protect Buddhists The UN’s Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed criticised the Sri Lankan government for continuously providing patronage to Buddhist hardliners. Source: Ahmed Shaheed Sri Lankan […] March 27, 2020 FoRB “Unacceptable” – UN expert urges better protection of older persons facing the highest risk of the … … ****Ahmed Shaheed****, Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief;Victor Madrigal-Borloz****, Independent Expert on sexual orientation … Source: Ahmed Shaheed “Unacceptable” – UN […] March 27, 2020 FoRB No Exceptions With COVID-19: “Everyone Has The Right To Life-saving Interventions” – UN … … the right to physical and mental health; Dubravka Šimonović, Special Rapporteur on violence against women; Ahmed Shaheed, Special Rapporteur … Source: Ahmed Shaheed […] March 26, 2020 FoRB COVID-19: Stay where you are! Maldivians urged to defer returning home and flatten the curve Speaking at the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC), Dr Ahmed Shaheed on Tuesday, urged Maldivians abroad to refrain from returning … Source: Ahmed Shaheed […] March 19, 2020 FoRB Legal Confusion in Sri Lanka Fans Flame of Buddhist Nationalist Hostilities, Sources Say … U.N. Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief Ahmed Shaheed wrote in a Feb. 28 report. “Evangelical Christian churches in particular … […] March 18, 2020 FoRB European Court Refuses to Hear Case of Christian Midwives Who Refuse to Assist in Abortions … Ahmed Shaheed, who recently spoke out against the use of conscientious objection as it pertains to abortion rights, the Christian Post reports. […] March 17, 2020 FoRB COVID-19: States should not abuse emergency measures to suppress human rights – UN experts … Mr Joe Cannataci; the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Mr. Ahmed Shaheed; the Special Rapporteur on the right to […] March 16, 2020 FoRB European Rights Court Rules Against Christians Who Won't Abort Babies UN official Ahmed Shaheed lamented religiously-knowledgeable “laws and insurance policies that limit sexual and reproductive legal rights,” together … Source: Ahmed Shaheed European Rights […] March 15, 2020 FoRB European Court of Justice rules against Christians who will not abort babies Ahmed Shaheed, a United Nations official, lamented religious “religious laws and policies that restrict sexual and reproductive rights,” including … Source: Ahmed Shaheed European […] March 14, 2020