Russia's imprisonment of American reporter violates international law, U.N. experts say

United Nations human rights experts say Russia violated international law by imprisoning Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and should release him “immediately.” The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, made up of independent experts convened by the U.N.’s top human rights body, said there was a “striking lack of any factual or legal substantiation” for spying charges leveled against Gershkovich, 32. The five-member group said Gershkovich’s U.S.

The group, which is mandated to look into cases in which countries violate international commitments that they make, cannot compel any response from Russia. 'Taking into account all the circumstances of the case, the appropriate remedy would be to release Mr. Gershkovich immediately and accord him an enforceable right to compensation and other reparations, in accordance with international law,' the United Nations group said.

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