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Sudan: Experts Denounce Systematic Attacks On Women And Girls
Thursday, 15 May 2025, 8:55 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“We are deeply troubled by the harrowing reports of sexual violence, abductions, and killings targeting women and children, including in displacement camps, which reflect a systematic and brutal campaign against those least protected in Sudanese ... More >>
Mali: UN Experts Say Mali Should Not Hinder Or Suspend The Activities Of Political Parties
Sunday, 11 May 2025, 8:52 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The Government of Mali has argued that the repeal of existing laws did not call into question the existence of political parties and that the Government only sought to "stop the proliferation of political parties" in the country. More >>
Special Rapporteur Welcomes Landmark UK Judgment On Sex-Based Protections
Sunday, 4 May 2025, 5:21 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“The judgment does not change the law but brings much-needed clarity, it also represents the triumph of reason and science in policy making and a return to basic truth and common sense,” Alsalem said. More >>
UN Experts Alarmed At Illegal Deportations From The United States To El Salvador
Thursday, 1 May 2025, 8:24 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The US and El Salvador have also refused to return individuals found by US courts to have been illegally deported. “We call on both Governments to cooperate to return them to the US, as well as anyone else who was unlawfully deported and wishes to ... More >>
Saudi Arabia: UN Experts Call For Immediate Release Of Child Offenders
Thursday, 1 May 2025, 2:19 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) had previously stated in its opinion concerning Abdullah al-Derazi, Jalal al-Labbad, Yusuf Muhammad Mahdi al-Manasif, Jawad Abdullah Qureiris and Hassan Zaki al-Faraj that their deprivation of liberty ... More >>
Mali: UN Experts Outraged By Reports Of Summary Executions And Enforced Disappearances
Thursday, 1 May 2025, 2:03 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
On 12 April 2025, around 100 men, most of whom were from the Peul community, were arrested by the Malian Armed Forces (FAMa). They were accompanied by military and security personnel recruited by the Russia-based Wagner Group. More >>
UN Experts Outraged By Reports Of Summary Executions And Enforced Disappearances
Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 10:49 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“We urge Malian authorities to conduct prompt, effective, thorough, independent, impartial and transparent investigations into these killings and enforced disappearances, in accordance with international law,” the experts said. More >>
UN Experts Urge Pakistan To Address Human Rights Violations In Balochistan
Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 8:03 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts expressed alarm at the unrelenting use of enforced disappearances in Balochistan, which is a serious human rights violation and an international crime. More >>
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 >>
