TALKING POINT AT THE UN IN GENEVA CONCERNING CYPRUS UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during a press briefing to the press. He was accompanied by HE Mustafa Akinci, President of Northern Cyprus (left- turkish part) and HE Nicos Anastasiades, President of Cyprus (right greek part).
GENEVA (18 January 2017) – The United Nations Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, Alfred de Zayas, welcomes the commutation of Chelsea Manning’s 35-year sentence for leaking classified military secrets. Mr. de Zayas calls on all Governments to protect whistleblowers instead of persecuting them. “I welcome the commutation of sentence of Chelsea Manning and her forthcoming release in May. There are, however, many whistleblowers who have served the cause of human rights and…
