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UN Experts Alarmed As Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence Of Kurdish Woman Activist
Wednesday, 15 January 2025, 10:38 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“The charges against Ms. Pakhshan Azizi do not meet the threshold of ‘most serious crimes’ required by international law for the death penalty,” the experts said. “Her death sentence constitutes a serious violation of international human rights ... More >>
Al Jazeera Ban Represents Dangerous Precedent, Risks Contributing To Impunity For Human Rights Violations: Experts
Tuesday, 14 January 2025, 9:46 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
On 1 January 2025, the Palestinian Attorney-General ordered the suspension of Al Jazeera in the occupied Palestinian territory. The decision prohibits Al Jazeera’s broadcasts and operations including the work of its affiliate journalists, employees ... More >>
Venezuela Must Respect Right To Peaceful Protest And Democratic Dissent As New Presidential Term Begins: UN Experts
Sunday, 12 January 2025, 7:07 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
At least 19 people had reportedly been detained arbitrarily nationwide ahead of the inauguration, and at least eight have been forcibly disappeared, the experts said. More >>
UN Experts Urge US Senate To Reject International Criminal Court Sanctions Bill Passed By House Of Representatives
Sunday, 12 January 2025, 7:05 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts are dismayed by the passage of an Act in the US House of Representatives on Thursday (9 January), which sanctions the ICC following the court’s decision to issue warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli ... More >>
The Gambia: Special Rapporteur Welcomes Decision To Establish A Special Court To Prosecute Crimes Under Yahya Jammeh
Sunday, 12 January 2025, 6:59 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“It is a historic step towards accountability and bringing justice to victims thereby ensuring that the crimes of the past do not go unpunished,” Bernard Duhaime said. More >>
Russia Must Drop Charges Against Human Rights Defender Alexey Sokolov For Using Facebook Logo: UN Special Rapporteurs
Thursday, 9 January 2025, 10:51 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The arbitrary detention of Alexey Sokolov on charges of “extremist activities,” which could lead to four years’ imprisonment, is another example of the severe clampdown on freedom of opinion and expression through targeting civil society. More >>
Lebanon Must Stop Extradition Of Abdulrahman Al-Qaradawi To The United Arab Emirates, Experts Say
Thursday, 9 January 2025, 10:47 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts noted that Mr Al-Qaradawi’s case was emblematic of a disturbing trend of transnational repression of exiled activists, journalists and human rights defenders by their home countries, which prosecute individuals in absentia, place them on designated ... More >>
UN Experts Horrified At Blatant Disregard For Health Rights In Gaza Following Deadly Raid On Kamal Adwan Hospital
Friday, 3 January 2025, 8:40 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“For well over a year into the genocide, Israel’s blatant assault on the right to health in Gaza and the rest of the occupied Palestinian territory is plumbing new depths of impunity,” the experts said. More >>
Israel’s Assault On The Foundations Of International Law Must Have Consequences: UN Experts
Tuesday, 31 December 2024, 9:45 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts were particularly alarmed over events in northern Gaza, where they said Israel had grievously violated its obligations as an Occupying Power. More >>
Russia: Special Rapporteur Reiterates Call For Immediate Release Of Alexei Gorinov
Tuesday, 31 December 2024, 9:10 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Russian authorities brought a second criminal case against Gorinov and he was sentenced to a further three years in prison on 29 November 2024. Gorinov has been arbitrarily detained since April 2022. More >>
Mazan Rape Trial: Scale Of Abuse And Violence Committed Must Serve As Wake-up Call, Says Expert
Wednesday, 25 December 2024, 9:36 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
One of the most significant consequences of this trial is that it revealed the banality of rapists in our society. These are often men from all walks of life; ordinary men who have seemingly regular families, jobs and responsibilities. More >>
Syria: Experts Advocate For Sovereignty, Democratic Reconstruction And Respect For Human Rights
Sunday, 22 December 2024, 6:33 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“This represents a watershed moment in the region’s history, offering an opportunity for lasting peace, justice and reconciliation, democratic governance and the restoration of Syria’s sovereignty,” the experts said. More >>
Seize Momentum For Justice Created By Application For ICC Arrest Warrant Against Myanmar Junta Leader: UN Expert
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 8:46 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar said this was an important moment for victims of the 2017 attacks against the Rohingya, who have waited for justice for far too long. More >>
Iran: UN Experts Call For Hijab And Chastity Law To Be Repealed
Monday, 16 December 2024, 9:50 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“The new hijab law marks an intensification of state control over women’s bodies in Iran and is a further assault on women’s rights and freedoms,” the experts said. More >>
Afghanistan: UN Experts Reject ‘Totally Unjustifiable’ Ban On Medical Training For Women
Sunday, 15 December 2024, 11:34 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“If implemented, the reported new ban will be yet another inexplicable, totally unjustifiable blow to the health, dignity, and futures of Afghan women and girls. It will constitute yet another direct assault on the rights of women and girls in ... More >>
Saudi Arabia: UN Experts Voice Alarm At Executions Of Foreign Nationals
Thursday, 12 December 2024, 10:06 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The three still due to be executed are Rami Gamal Shafik al-Najjar and Ahmed Zeinhom Omar, from Egypt, and Adnan al-Shraydah, from Jordan. More >>
Chile Must Guarantee Right To Health, Access To Safe Abortion And Strengthen Mental Health Services, Says UN Expert
Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 10:31 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The Government of Chile has an obligation to ensure equal access to health services provided by third parties, the expert said. More >>
Malaysia: UN Experts Welcome Proposed Changes To Citizenship Law, Urge More Reforms To End Discrimination Against Women
Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 10:26 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts also expressed concern about other retrogressive provisions in the amendment Bill, including that it allows the revocation of Malaysian citizenship for foreign-born women married to Malaysian men, if the marriage is dissolved within 2 yrs of the ... More >>
UN Expert’s Visit To Türkiye Postponed At The Last Minute
Tuesday, 3 December 2024, 9:29 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
It was postponed on 29 November at the request of the Government "due to reasons beyond control". More >>
Greece: UN Expert Alarmed By Failures In Identification And Protection Of Victims Of Trafficking On Samos
Tuesday, 3 December 2024, 9:26 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Siobhán Mullally, expressed her concern in a letter to the Government of Greece about the situation of victims and potential victims of trafficking in the Closed ... More >>
