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UN Experts Call For End Of Violence And Accountability After Year Of Human Loss And Suffering

Tuesday, 8 October 2024, 11:56 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

On 7 October 2023, Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups killed approximately 1,200 persons in Israel, of whom at least 809 were civilians, including women, children and older persons. On this day, 252 people were abducted and taken to Gaza as hostages ... More >>

Lebanon: UN Experts Deplore Israel’s Increasing Disregard For International Law

Monday, 7 October 2024, 8:13 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

More than 1,600 people have been killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon since October last year. At least 346,000 have been internally displaced and plans are underway to shelter up to one million IDPs. Hundreds of thousands have crossed into Syria. More >>

UN Experts Alarmed By Israel-Lebanon Conflict, Strongly Condemn Escalation And Urge Immediate Protection For Civilians

Friday, 4 October 2024, 3:42 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

“We firmly condemn Israel’s use of the same destructive violence that was applied in Gaza to its attacks on Lebanon, suggesting that attacks on civilians are justified because Hezbollah members allegedly hide among them and use civilians as human shields.” More >>

Venezuela: UN Expert Concerned By Reported Retaliation Against Lawyer Perkins Rocha

Friday, 4 October 2024, 3:38 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

The Special Rapporteur expressed grave concern about the pattern of reprisals, including detention and criminal proceedings against opposition representatives and their counsel in Venezuela. More >>

Urgent Action Needed To Combat And Control Arms Trafficking And Use By Mercenaries And Related Actors: UN Experts

Thursday, 3 October 2024, 4:26 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

The regulation of military and security services that often accompany weapons sales should be addressed as a matter of priority at the domestic, regional and international level. More >>

UN Experts Urge Israel To Stop Attacks And Harassment Against Journalists In Occupied West Bank

Thursday, 3 October 2024, 4:23 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

There have been at least three incidents in September, in Jenin and Tulkarm, where Israeli security forces fired live ammunition at journalists or their vehicles, while they were reporting on military operations and civilian casualties. More >>

Georgia Must Repeal Discriminatory Law Targeting LGBT Persons And Human Rights Activists: UN Experts

Friday, 27 September 2024, 8:15 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

“The recently adopted law ‘on family values and protection of minors’ violates both the national laws of Georgia and international human rights norms and standards,” the experts said. “This discriminatory law promotes bias and further restricts ... More >>

There Will Be No Peace In Colombia While Social Segregation Exists: UN Poverty Expert

Thursday, 26 September 2024, 6:17 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

The Special Rapporteur expressed concern at the country’s social stratification system – whereby neighbourhoods are classified from 1-6, with six being the richest and one the poorest – calling the planning policy “institutionalised social segregation”. More >>

Venezuela Must Stop Human Rights Violations Following Elections, Say Experts

Thursday, 26 September 2024, 6:14 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

Experts noted that before, during and after the elections, a spate of violations was recorded including arbitrary detentions, excessive use of force against demonstrators, unlawful killings, enforced disappearances, harassment, unlawful dismissals, persecution ... More >>

Special Rapporteur Decries Australia’s Federal Court Ruling Further Eroding Rights To Female-only Spaces

Tuesday, 24 September 2024, 8:51 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

“The ruling demonstrates the concrete consequences that result when gender identity is allowed to supplant sex and override women’s rights to female-only services and spaces,” said Alsalem. More >>

Afghanistan: Comprehensive Efforts Needed To Stop Destructive Cycle Of Impunity, Says UN Expert

Sunday, 22 September 2024, 5:52 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

The latest Taliban morality law marks a new phase in the ongoing regression in the respect for human rights, said Richard Bennett, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan. More >>

Special Rapporteur Calls For Justice For Victims On Anniversary Of The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks

Sunday, 22 September 2024, 5:35 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

The unfathomable violence on 9/11 against ordinary people going about their daily lives was a crime against humanity, but sadly, 23 years later, the victims remain starved of justice because successive U.S. governments have undermined efforts towards ... More >>

Exploding Pagers And Radios: A Terrifying Violation Of International Law, Say UN Experts

Sunday, 22 September 2024, 3:47 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

GENEVA (19 September 2024) – UN human rights experts* today condemned the malicious manipulation of thousands of electronic pagers and radios to explode simultaneously across Lebanon and Syria as “terrifying” violations of international law. The ... More >>

UN Experts Warn International Order On A Knife’s Edge, Urge States To Comply With ICJ Advisory Opinion

Thursday, 19 September 2024, 7:00 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

States must act now. They must listen to voices calling on them to take action to stop Israel’s attacks against the Palestinians and end its unlawful occupation. More >>

UN Special Rapporteur Says Committed To People Of Afghanistan Despite Taliban Barring Entry

Sunday, 15 September 2024, 10:54 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

I remain committed to the people of Afghanistan and to supporting a stable, inclusive and prosperous country at peace with itself and its neighbours. More >>

UN Expert Urges UK Government To Prioritise The Review Of Indefinite Prison Sentences

Monday, 26 August 2024, 9:08 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

Close to 2,800 people currently remain in prison serving an IPP sentence, with more than 200 others held in secure hospitals. More >>

Iran: Narges Mohammadi And Other Detainees With Life-threatening Conditions Need Urgent Medical Treatment, Say Experts

Wednesday, 21 August 2024, 6:54 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

We reiterate our calls for the immediate release of human rights defenders and all other individuals in Iranian detention facilities who are currently being held arbitrarily. More >>

International Community Must Not Normalise Taliban Rule In Afghanistan

Saturday, 17 August 2024, 8:30 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

The Taliban’s claim that the rights of over half of Afghanistan’s population is an internal matter is incompatible with Afghanistan’s international obligations and commitments and membership of the United Nations. More >>

Zimbabwe Must Release Human Rights Defenders Ahead Of SADC Summit, Say Experts

Friday, 16 August 2024, 10:15 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

The Zimbabwean authorities must immediately release human rights defenders who have been arbitrarily detained for over two weeks and drop charges against them, independent human rights experts* said today. More >>

Azerbaijan: Expert Concerned About Prosecution Of Human Rights Defenders And Journalists

Friday, 16 August 2024, 10:11 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, today expressed serious concern over the ongoing detention and prosecution of six human rights defenders and journalists in Azerbaijan. More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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