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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 >>
Special Rapporteur Welcomes Presidential Clemency For Indigenous Leader Leonard Peltier
Saturday, 25 January 2025, 3:49 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The expert said that the clemency decision does not condone violence or diminish the gravity of events that led to Peltier’s conviction. More >>
Afghanistan: UN Experts Welcome ICC Prosecutor’s Application For Arrest Warrants For Senior Taliban Officials
Saturday, 25 January 2025, 3:45 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The Prosecutor is sending a clear message to the rest of the world that the discriminatory and misogynistic policies being enforced in Afghanistan are not only unacceptable but may constitute serious crimes under international law. More >>
Belarus: UN Experts Alarmed About Widespread In Absentia Trials
Friday, 24 January 2025, 11:21 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The number of criminal proceedings in absentia initiated in Belarus against Belarusian citizens residing abroad increased dramatically in 2024, according to civil society reports. 110 people were reportedly subjected to these proceedings, compared to 18 ... More >>
Russia: Special Rapporteur Appalled By Prison Sentences To Punish Navalny Lawyers
Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 10:25 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The expert condemned the sentencing on “extremism” charges of the three lawyers. The Special Rapporteur has been calling for the release of the three lawyers since their detention in 2023. More >>
Thailand Must Immediately Halt Deportation Of 48 Uyghurs To China: UN Experts
Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 9:59 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts urged Thailand to provide adequate and comprehensive medical care to the group of Uyghurs without delay. More >>
UN Experts Urge All Parties To Accept Gaza Ceasefire, Deliver On Justice, Aid & Palestinian Self-Determination
Friday, 17 January 2025, 9:15 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
"This ceasefire agreement follows 15 months of terrible suffering in Gaza. We are dismayed that shortly after the deal was announced, Israel continued bombing Gaza indiscriminately, killing Palestinian civilians despite expectations of calm until ... More >>
Expert Dismayed By Continued Misuse Of Counter Terrorism Law To Keep Human Rights Defenders In Long-Term Detention
Friday, 17 January 2025, 11:31 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The Special Rapporteur noted that since the start of her mandate in May 2020, she has written twice to the Turkish authorities about the case of the human rights defenders. More >>
UN Experts Alarmed As Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence Of Kurdish Woman Activist
Wednesday, 15 January 2025, 10:38 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“The charges against Ms. Pakhshan Azizi do not meet the threshold of ‘most serious crimes’ required by international law for the death penalty,” the experts said. “Her death sentence constitutes a serious violation of international human rights ... More >>
Al Jazeera Ban Represents Dangerous Precedent, Risks Contributing To Impunity For Human Rights Violations: Experts
Tuesday, 14 January 2025, 9:46 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
On 1 January 2025, the Palestinian Attorney-General ordered the suspension of Al Jazeera in the occupied Palestinian territory. The decision prohibits Al Jazeera’s broadcasts and operations including the work of its affiliate journalists, employees ... More >>
Venezuela Must Respect Right To Peaceful Protest And Democratic Dissent As New Presidential Term Begins: UN Experts
Sunday, 12 January 2025, 7:07 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
At least 19 people had reportedly been detained arbitrarily nationwide ahead of the inauguration, and at least eight have been forcibly disappeared, the experts said. More >>
UN Experts Urge US Senate To Reject International Criminal Court Sanctions Bill Passed By House Of Representatives
Sunday, 12 January 2025, 7:05 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts are dismayed by the passage of an Act in the US House of Representatives on Thursday (9 January), which sanctions the ICC following the court’s decision to issue warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli ... More >>
The Gambia: Special Rapporteur Welcomes Decision To Establish A Special Court To Prosecute Crimes Under Yahya Jammeh
Sunday, 12 January 2025, 6:59 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“It is a historic step towards accountability and bringing justice to victims thereby ensuring that the crimes of the past do not go unpunished,” Bernard Duhaime said. More >>
Russia Must Drop Charges Against Human Rights Defender Alexey Sokolov For Using Facebook Logo: UN Special Rapporteurs
Thursday, 9 January 2025, 10:51 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The arbitrary detention of Alexey Sokolov on charges of “extremist activities,” which could lead to four years’ imprisonment, is another example of the severe clampdown on freedom of opinion and expression through targeting civil society. More >>
