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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Iran: UN Experts Call For Hijab And Chastity Law To Be Repealed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 >>
Myanmar: UN Experts Urge ‘Course Correction’ As Civilian Deaths Exceed 6,000
Monday, 2 December 2024, 10:19 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“We know that international action makes a difference. We have documented how it has reduced the junta’s access to weapons that it uses to attack civilians,” the experts said. More >>
Bhopal: A Lingering Legacy Of Contamination And Injustice
Monday, 2 December 2024, 10:17 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The Bhopal tragedy reflects the risks and harms resulting from the transfer of dirty or dangerous technologies to the countries in the Global South. More >>
Poland: UN Expert Calls For Swift And Decisive Action To Protect LGBT People
Sunday, 1 December 2024, 12:02 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The expert said the slow pace of legislative reform by the Government was a source of disappointment and frustration for many of the 130 civil society representatives and government authorities he met across the country. More >>
Russia: UN Special Rapporteur Urges Acquittal Of Russian Lawyer Dmitry Talantov
Saturday, 30 November 2024, 11:42 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Talantov is the former president of the Udmurt Bar Association, in the Republic of Udmurtia, and a defence lawyer in politically sensitive cases, such as of journalist Ivan Safronov, sentenced to 22 years’ imprisonment. More >>
Russia Must Immediately Free Doctor Nadezhda Buyanova, Imprisoned For Anti-war Stance: UN Expert
Saturday, 30 November 2024, 10:53 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Buyanova was convicted of “public dissemination, for political or ideological reasons, of knowingly false information about the Russian army.” More >>
Philippines: Special Rapporteur Calls For Justice For Journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio
Saturday, 30 November 2024, 10:25 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Frenchie Mae Cumpio was a community radio broadcaster known for her coverage of alleged abuses and human rights violations by State security forces. More >>
Mexico: UN Expert Concerned Over Criminalisation, Arbitrary Detention And Long Sentences For Indigenous Defenders
Saturday, 30 November 2024, 10:16 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The Special Rapporteur highlighted the cases of 10 indigenous defenders convicted in judicial proceedings she said indicated significant violations of due process. More >>
Singapore: Execution Of Dual National On Drug Offences Must Be Halted, Says UN Expert
Friday, 29 November 2024, 11:43 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The expert also expressed concern over reports that Mehrzad’s family in Iran have not yet been able to travel to Singapore to visit him before his execution and a request to have a video call has reportedly been denied. More >>
UN Experts Call For Immediate End To Russian Attacks On Ukraine’s Electricity System To Avoid Risk Of Nuclear Disaster
Wednesday, 27 November 2024, 11:23 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Geneva, 25 November 2024 The attack by Russian armed forces launched against Ukraine’s electricity system on 17 November 2024 risks a nuclear disaster that must be avoided at all costs, experts said today, calling on the Russian Government to immediately ... More >>
‘ICC Arrest Warrants Can Help Save Lives, Must Be Respected And Complied With’: UN Experts
Wednesday, 27 November 2024, 9:43 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The ICC's decision marks a historic step towards justice and accountability, offering hope for ending decades of impunity for long-standing serious violations of international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT),” the experts said. More >>
UN Experts Call For Urgent Medical Evacuation Of Critically Injured Journalist From Gaza
Tuesday, 26 November 2024, 8:46 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Al-Wahidi was shot in the neck while reporting from Jabalia refugee camp on 9 October 2024, resulting in paralysis & severe neurological & respiratory injuries. Due to the collapse of medical facilities in Gaza & the ongoing military assault, he is ... More >>
Singapore Must Urgently Halt Execution Of Drug Offender: UN Experts
Sunday, 24 November 2024, 11:37 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“We are gravely concerned that Mr. Rosman bin Abdullah does not appear to have had access to procedural accommodations, including individualised assistance, for his disability during his interrogation or trial,” the experts said. More >>
