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UN Experts Demand Safe Passage For Freedom Flotilla’s Humanitarian Mission To Gaza
Saturday, 27 April 2024, 6:35 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s demands include an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire, unrestricted access to humanitarian aid, and an end to the illegal blockade of the Gaza strip. The convoy is scheduled for imminent departure. More >>
Testimonies From The Occupied Palestinian Territory Show New Depths Of Israel’s Atrocities: UN Expert
Friday, 26 April 2024, 5:59 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“States must insist on an immediate and unconditional ceasefire and impose sanctions on Israel to avoid further calamity,” the Special Rapporteur said. More >>
Israel: Withholding Tax Revenue And Revoking Banking Waivers Could Paralyse Palestinian Economy, UN Experts Warn
Friday, 26 April 2024, 5:40 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The Palestinian economy runs on the Israeli shekel and its financial dealings with the rest of the world must go through the Israeli banking system. Isolating the Palestinian authority from the financial world will cripple the Palestinian economy, the experts ... More >>
UK: Implementation Of ‘Cass Report’ Key To Protecting Girls From Serious Harm, Says UN Expert
Thursday, 25 April 2024, 11:26 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The Cass Review, led by an independent consultant pediatrician, Dr. Hilary Cass, over a four-year period, stresses the importance of considering this phenomenon within the context of poor mental health and emotional distress affecting the broader adolescent ... More >>
UN Expert Publishes User Guide On Right To Healthy And Sustainable Environment
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 2:30 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The User Guide aims to provide useful and inspiring advice to civil society, social movements and communities on how to accelerate implementation of the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. More >>
UK: Airlines And Aviation Authorities Should Not Facilitate Unlawful Removals To Rwanda, UN Experts Say
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 2:13 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (22 April 2024) – UN experts* today expressed concern about the role of airlines and aviation authorities in facilitating unlawful removals to Rwanda under the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom and the Government of ... More >>
Canada Must Strengthen Efforts To Guarantee Right To Water And Sanitation For Indigenous Peoples: UN Expert
Saturday, 20 April 2024, 7:07 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Canada must step up efforts to eliminate discrimination and marginalisation, particularly of its Indigenous Peoples, and fully uphold the human rights to water and sanitation for all its peoples, a UN expert said today. More >>
UN Experts Deeply Concerned Over 'scholasticide’ In Gaza
Friday, 19 April 2024, 11:23 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“With more than 80% of schools in Gaza damaged or destroyed, it may be reasonable to ask if there is an intentional effort to comprehensively destroy the Palestinian education system, an action known as ‘scholasticide’,” the experts said. More >>
Gaza: UN Experts Deplore Use Of Purported AI To Commit ‘Domicide’ In Gaza, Call For Reparative Approach To Rebuilding
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 12:53 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
UN experts on 15 April deplored the purported use of artificial intelligence (AI) and related military directives by Israel in occupied Gaza leading to an unprecedented toll on the civilian population, housing, vital services and infrastructure. More >>
Israel And Iran Must De-escalate Conflict To Protect Human Rights, Warn UN Experts
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 12:44 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Retaliatory military attacks between Israel and Iran violate the right to life and must cease immediately, UN experts said on 16 April. More >>
UN Expert Urges Chile To Prioritise Cultural Rights
Sunday, 7 April 2024, 5:39 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“Chile has an obligation to provide a solid legal and structural framework for the exercise of cultural rights, both in law and in practice,” said Alexandra Xanthaki, the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights More >>
Israel/Gaza: UN Experts Deplore Attacks On Al-Shifa Hospital, Urge States To Stop The Massacre
Friday, 5 April 2024, 5:31 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Al-Shifa Hospital was the largest single provider of health care in Gaza and its destruction was described by the World Health Organization as having “ripped the heart out of the health system”. By destroying it, Israel is denying access to ... More >>
Russia: UN Experts Call For Immediate Release Of Journalist Evan Gershkovich
Friday, 29 March 2024, 6:12 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“Russian authorities have yet to provide any credible evidence to substantiate the egregious espionage claims against Gershkovich,” the experts said. More >>
UN Experts Urge France To Guarantee Safe Drinking Water In Guadeloupe
Friday, 29 March 2024, 5:50 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The UN experts found that more than 60 per cent of water in Guadeloupe is lost through leaks before it reaches the taps, resulting in enormous waste. More >>
States Must Adhere To Obligations Under Genocide Convention To Prevent Further Loss Of Life In Gaza: Special Rapporteur
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 6:47 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Following an analysis of Israel’s actions and patterns of violence in its onslaught on Gaza, the Special Rapporteur’s report found that the threshold indicating Israel’s commission of genocide had been met. More >>
UN Experts Condemn Terrorist Attack On Russian Concert Hall
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 6:19 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISIS-K) has claimed responsibility for the attack. The group is under United Nations Security Council sanctions. More >>
Sweden: UN Expert Calls For Transitional Justice Measures To Address Legacy Of Assimilation Policies
Saturday, 23 March 2024, 7:36 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“Ensuring implementation of the recommendations of both truth commissions is imperative and relevant mechanisms must be devised urgently,” the UN human rights expert Mr. Fabian Salvioli said. More >>
UN Expert In The Field Of Cultural Rights To Visit Chile
Saturday, 23 March 2024, 7:16 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (22 March 2024) – The Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Alexandra Xanthaki, will conduct an official visit to Chile from 25 March to 5 April 2024, at the invitation of the Government. During her visit, Xanthaki will consider ... More >>
Sudan: Trafficking For Sexual Exploitation And Recruitment Of Children On The Rise, Warn UN Experts
Saturday, 23 March 2024, 6:19 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“We are appalled by reports of women and girls being sold at slave markets in areas controlled by RSF forces and other armed groups, including in North Darfur,” the experts said. More >>
Turning Tide In Myanmar Requires Stronger International Action As Desperate, Dangerous Junta Escalates Civilian Attacks
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 6:06 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (20 March 2024) – The steady decline of Myanmar’s military junta, driven by significant battlefield losses and widespread citizen opposition, has led it to escalate of attacks on civilians, underscoring the need for stronger, coordinated ... More >>
