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UN Expert Concerned By Canada’s Abolition Of Gender Equality Minister
Wednesday, 23 April 2025, 7:55 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The elimination of this dedicated ministerial role is deeply troubling and risks setting a negative global precedent. Thee decision could disproportionately harm women and girls from marginalised groups, including indigenous women, black women, ... More >>
UN Experts Welcome Kurdish Workers’ Party Ceasefire With Türkiye And Urge A Just And Sustainable Peace
Friday, 18 April 2025, 2:45 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“After so much bloodshed and insecurity, we urge the PKK and the Turkish Government to peacefully settle the conflict and respect applicable international humanitarian and human rights law,” the experts said. More >>
The Approval Of Amendments To The “APCI” Law Seriously Affects Freedom Of Association In Peru: UN Expert
Friday, 18 April 2025, 12:50 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“The proposed amendments to the APCI Law create risks of undue interference in the structure and internal functioning of non-governmental organizations (NGOs),” said Gina Romero, the Special Rapporteur on freedom of peaceful assembly and of association. More >>
Bhutan: UN Experts Call For Release Of Long-Term Political Prisoners
Friday, 18 April 2025, 8:56 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts expressed grave concern that many of these “political prisoners” were reportedly denied access to legal representation, lacked a clear understanding of the charges, and were unable to effectively challenge the accusations and the ... More >>
Afghanistan Must Immediately Stop Public Executions And Corporal Punishment: UN Experts
Friday, 18 April 2025, 8:00 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts also expressed grave concern about the Taliban’s ongoing use of corporal punishment, mostly lashings, in violation of international human rights law. They are often imposed for alleged ‘crimes’ such as sodomy, running away from home, ... More >>
UN Experts Urge Switzerland And Other States To Step Up Climate Action One Year After Landmark Climate Ruling
Saturday, 12 April 2025, 6:40 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
In March 2025, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, in charge of monitoring the implementation of the decision, required more information on the action plan submitted by Switzerland to fulfil its obligations. More >>
Iran: UN Experts Call For Immediate Halt To Imminent Amputation Sentences For Theft
Friday, 11 April 2025, 8:22 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The three men were convicted of theft in November 2019 and sentenced to amputation under article 278 of the Islamic Penal Code. Iran’s Supreme Court upheld the verdict in May 2020, despite allegations that their confessions were extracted under torture. More >>
UN Expert Urges States To Finance Inclusive And Sustainable Development, Not A War Economy
Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 8:39 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
As negotiations preceding the 2025 ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development and the Fourth Preparatory Committee for the FfD4 unfold, the expert issued a Negotiation Brief, outlining key considerations that should underpin negotiations of the outcome ... More >>
Occupied Palestinian Territory: With Every New Day Of Impunity More Innocent Lives Are Lost, Warn UN Experts
Tuesday, 8 April 2025, 7:42 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Israel’s genocide in Gaza has already resulted in an unprecedented number of aid workers being killed, including UN staff the vast majority of whom are Palestinian. In total, at least 408 aid workers have been killed in Gaza since 7 October 2023. More >>
UN Experts Urge End To ISIL-Related Arbitrary Detention In North-East Syria And Accountability For International Crimes
Tuesday, 8 April 2025, 7:34 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Around 9,000 male ISIL suspects are detained without due process of law, including 5,400 Syrians, 1,600 Iraqis, and 1,500 people from 50 other countries. The vast majority of these detainees continue to be held incommunicado without information on their ... More >>
UN Experts Call On Pakistan To Stop Displacing Afghans
Sunday, 6 April 2025, 12:48 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts called on the Government of Pakistan to continue its important role as a neighboring country with a long history of hosting Afghans fleeing their country. More >>
Suriname Must Listen To And Act Upon The Concerns Of People Of African Descent, Say UN Experts
Friday, 4 April 2025, 11:35 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts regretted the lack of available data disaggregated notably by race or ethnic origin to assess the extent to which people of African descent enjoy their rights and urged Suriname to collect, publish and use such data. More >>
Amid Escalating Horror, UN Experts Urge States To Take Concrete Action To End Impunity For Israel
Friday, 4 April 2025, 10:30 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The Hague Group was established on 31 January 2025, creating a historic precedent demonstrating how States can unite to avert the tangible risk of erosion of the international legal system, the rule of law and the protection of all human rights. More >>
U.S. Must Immediately Release Palestinian Rights-Activist And Stop Threats Of Deportation Against Foreign Residents
Friday, 21 March 2025, 11:33 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The targeting of foreign nationals in the U.S. with threats to revoke student visas or residency rights is not only discriminatory & violates constitutional protections, but is highly dangerous as it seeks to exert a chilling effect on free expression ... More >>
Mali: UN Experts Outraged By Alleged Arbitrary Executions Of At Least Ten People
Tuesday, 18 March 2025, 7:02 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Six men, three women & a two-year-old boy were killed in the Dioura sector (Mopti region) between 2 and 4 January 2025, during counter-terrorist military operations carried out by the Malian armed forces (FAMa), accompanied by Russian military and ... More >>
United States: New Administration Must Halt Sweeping Attacks On Independent Justice, Says Rights Expert
Monday, 10 March 2025, 10:10 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The affected lawyers include many prosecutors at the Department of Justice (DOJ) who were fired after reportedly working on criminal investigations of President Trump or prosecutions stemming from the attack on the US Capitol on 6 January 2021. More >>
UN Expert Expresses Extreme Concern For Safety Of Human Rights Defenders In The Eastern Democratic Republic Of Congo
Thursday, 6 March 2025, 10:24 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“Human rights defenders in the eastern DRC are currently at extreme risk of reprisals for their human rights work. They need help now, including support for temporary relocation along with their families,” said Mary Lawlor, Special Rapporteur on ... More >>
Human Rights Violations At The Paris 2024 Olympics Must Teach Us A Lesson: UN Experts
Thursday, 6 March 2025, 10:22 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“French authorities took a number of reasonable measures to ensure that the Olympic Games were free from terrorist violence,” the experts said. “Yet, some security measures appeared to be unnecessary or disproportionate, while others were discriminatory ... More >>
Poland: UN Experts Call For Justyna Wydrzyńska’s Acquittal
Thursday, 6 March 2025, 10:20 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“The work of individuals like Ms Wydrzyńska remains one of the few avenues for safe abortion in Poland, where access to services to terminate a pregnancy is virtually non-existent in practice,” the experts said. “Human rights defenders like her ... More >>
Experts Urge Venezuela To Comply With International Law To Prevent Irreparable Harm To Victims Of Enforced Disappearance
Saturday, 1 March 2025, 5:39 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“Faced with biased and dysfunctional domestic institutions, victims are increasingly turning to international mechanisms to uncover the truth about the fate and whereabouts of their loved ones, prevent any irreparable harm to their life and personal integrity ... More >>
