Security Council calls on Libyan authorities to stem proliferation of arms

1 November 2011 – A group of United Nations experts today voiced grave concern over reports of severe human rights restrictions on Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in China’s Sichuan province, including intimidation, security raids and surveillance of the sites and religious activities. “Such restrictive measures not only curtail the right to freedom of religion or belief, but further exacerbate the existing tensions, and are counterproductive,” said Heiner Bielefeldt, the Special Rapporteur on .... [More]