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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 >>
The New US Administration Must Recommit To Human Rights At Home And Abroad: UN Experts
Friday, 28 February 2025, 9:44 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The United States must play a pivotal role in strengthening the multilateral system and its institutions, with the UN Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at its core, that it was instrumental in co-creating. More >>
Russia’s Repression At Home & Aggression Against Ukraine Demand Justice, No Lasting Peace Without Accountability
Friday, 28 February 2025, 8:35 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine stems from a system constructed over the past two decades, and severely intensified in the past three years of war, to systematically destroy the independence of State institutions and the judiciary, transforming them ... More >>
Democratic Republic Of Congo: Parties To Conflict Must Treat Dead Bodies With Dignity
Saturday, 22 February 2025, 3:24 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“We are shocked by the nearly 3’000 dead bodies and remains mostly retrieved from the streets and lake Kivu, in Goma, following the announcement of a unilateral ceasefire by the M23 armed group, on 4 February,” the experts said. More >>
No Justice For Alexei Navalny And More Lives At Risk In Russia, Warns UN Special Rapporteur
Tuesday, 18 February 2025, 10:25 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The Special Rapporteur said Russian authorities have failed to conduct a credible investigation into Navalny’s death in custody and bear sole responsibility for his death. More >>
Russia Must Immediately Drop Charges Against 85-year-old Human Rights Defender Mark Kuperman: UN Experts
Monday, 17 February 2025, 12:31 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Kuperman, a prominent Russian human rights advocate, faces severe “terrorism” charges and is being targeted for his anti-war views and human rights work. More >>
Israel Must Stop Killing Civilians Returning To Their Homes In South Lebanon: UN Experts
Monday, 17 February 2025, 12:24 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“We are gravely concerned about the continuing toll on civilians in Lebanon. Within 60 days of the ceasefire coming into force, at least 57 civilians have been killed, and 260 properties have been destroyed,” the experts said. More >>
UN Expert Welcomes African Court Ruling Against Tanzania For Failing To Protect Persons With Albinism
Sunday, 9 February 2025, 10:07 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
In a decision, the African Court found that Tanzania violated the right to life protected under Article 4 of the African Charter. More >>
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Bill On Registering NGOs Will Increase Govt Control Over Civil Society Operations, Say UN Experts
Sunday, 9 February 2025, 10:06 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
According to the experts, the law would limit the independence and autonomy of civil society organisations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, contrary to the right of associations to organise their activities and formulate their programmes without undue government ... More >>
UN Experts Call For Urgent Humanitarian Relief And A Political Solution To Protect Civilians In DRC
Sunday, 9 February 2025, 9:58 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Several displacement sites have been partially or completely emptied as families fled conflict, while others have been forcibly closed by the M23 in flagrant violation of IDPs’ right to safe, voluntary, and dignified solutions. More >>
Tunisia: UN Experts Demand Immediate Release Of Former Truth Commission President Sihem Bensedrine
Thursday, 6 February 2025, 1:53 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“Ms Bensedrine must be immediately and unconditionally released, and any charges against her must be dropped,” the experts said. More >>
Zambia Must Deliver On Promises To Protect Freedom Of Expression, UN Expert Says
Saturday, 1 February 2025, 6:12 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The Special Rapporteur expressed concern about the continued application of the Public Order Act by the police as a license to restrict and disrupt public gatherings. She urged the government to speed up the repeal and replacement of this law. More >>
UN Expert Urges Support For People Of Myanmar As They Heroically Oppose Military Oppression
Friday, 31 January 2025, 9:13 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Tom Andrews, Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar said four years of military oppression, violence and incompetence have cast Myanmar into an abyss. More >>
Thailand must immediately repeal lèse-majesté laws, say UN experts
Friday, 31 January 2025, 9:10 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“Under international law individuals have the right to criticise public officials, including a King, and to advocate peacefully for the reform of any public institution, including the monarchy,” the experts said. More >>
Belarus: Experts Deplore Blatant Lack Of Accountability For Ill-treatment Of Women In Detention
Friday, 31 January 2025, 7:49 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
According to reports, staff in detention facilities, the Department of Correctional Services and the Public Prosecutor’s Office may have been complicit in covering up abuses. More >>
‘No End In Sight’: Israeli Forces Attack Occupied West Bank As Gaza Ceasefire Takes Hold, Say Experts
Tuesday, 28 January 2025, 8:56 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts were gravely concerned about comments by the Israeli Defence Minister that sought to justify the new onslaught as a response against “Palestinian terrorism.” More >>
