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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 >>
Belarus: UN Experts Call For Release From Prison Of Veteran Politician Suffering From Cancer
Tuesday, 27 February 2024, 6:22 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (26 February 2024) – UN experts* today expressed concern at the reported critical health condition and ill-treatment in detention of Ryhor Kastusiou (Grigoriy Kostusev), a 66-year-old veteran opposition politician serving a 10-year sentence ... More >>
Russia: UN Experts Call For Accountability For Navalny's Death And Immediate Release Of All Political Prisoners
Saturday, 17 February 2024, 6:37 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (16 February 2024) – UN experts* today called on the Russian Federation to swiftly investigate reports of the unexpected death in custody of prominent opposition leader Alexei Navalny while serving a 19-year prison sentence, following his arbitrary ... More >>
UN Special Rapporteur On Torture Urges UK Government To Halt Imminent Extradition Of Julian Assange
Wednesday, 7 February 2024, 9:54 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (6 February 2024) – The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Alice Jill Edwards, today urged the Government of the United Kingdom (UK) to halt the possible extradition of Julian Assange to the United States of America. She called on British authorities ... More >>
UN Experts Urge Iran To Respect International Law And Stop Horrific Executions Of Protesters
Wednesday, 24 January 2024, 1:06 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (23 January 2023) – UN experts* today strongly condemned the execution of Mohammad Ghobadlou, a 23-year-old with a long-term psychosocial disability, and urged Iran to comply with its obligations under international human rights law. “We ... More >>
Support Civil Society’s International Solidarity Efforts For Peace: UN Experts
Wednesday, 20 December 2023, 9:25 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (19 December 2023 ) UN experts today emphasised the need for the international community to support civil society groups expressing international solidarity in pursuit of peace and social justice and not to conflate international solidarity ... More >>
UN Experts Call For Permanent Ceasefire To Protect Rights And Futures Of Women And Girls
Friday, 15 December 2023, 9:39 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (14 December 2023) – UN experts* today called for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza to protect the rights and futures of women and girls in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel. “We are profoundly concerned with the situation of women ... More >>
UN Experts Urge States To Unite For Peace And Push For Ceasefire In Gaza
Sunday, 10 December 2023, 4:55 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (8 December 2023) – Member States of the United Nations must use all measures at their disposal and their influence to promote an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, UN human rights experts* said, issuing a clarion call for peace ahead of ... More >>
UN Experts Condemn Russian Supreme Court Decision Banning “LGBT Movement” As “extremist”
Friday, 8 December 2023, 9:40 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (7 December 2023) – UN experts* today raised concerns about the dangerous precedent and far-reaching negative consequences of the Russian Supreme Court decision declaring the “international LGBT movement and its structural units” as “extremist”, ... More >>
Georgia: Veneer Of Openness Masks Systematic Efforts To Undermine Human Rights Defenders, UN Expert Warns
Wednesday, 8 November 2023, 8:57 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
TBILISI (7 November 2023) – The Georgian authorities must radically improve their attitude towards human rights defenders, from public statements to policies and legislative frameworks, to create a supportive environment for their legitimate work and dispel ... More >>
Iran: UN Experts Shocked By New Wave Of Attacks On Girls And Women
Friday, 3 November 2023, 11:27 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (2 November 2023) – UN experts* today expressed shock over the death of 16-year-old Armita Geravand, who was hospitalised after collapsing on a subway in Tehran on 1 October, allegedly following an altercation about failing to wear a headdress ... More >>
Gaza Is ‘running Out Of Time’ UN Experts Warn, Demanding A Ceasefire To Prevent Genocide
Friday, 3 November 2023, 11:26 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (2 November 2023) – Time is running out to prevent genocide and humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, UN experts warned today, expressing deep frustration with Israel’s refusal to halt plans to decimate the besieged Gaza strip. “We remain convinced ... More >>
Lao PDR: Stop Deporting Human Rights Defenders, Says UN Expert
Saturday, 28 October 2023, 6:48 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (27 October 2023) – Laotian authorities must not deport people, including human rights defenders, to countries where there are substantial grounds to believe that they would face an imminent risk of enforced disappearance, torture, summary ... More >>
Belarus Misuses Counter-terrorism And Anti-extremism Legislation To Stifle Dissent: UN Expert
Friday, 27 October 2023, 8:53 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
NEW YORK (26 October 2023) – The Belarusian authorities are misusing counter-terrorism and anti-extremism legislation to further purge civic space, suppress freedom of expression and eradicate political opposition, a UN expert said. “Many opposition ... More >>
Afghanistan: Perfect Storm Of Human Rights Challenges Require Urgent Redress, Says UN Expert
Wednesday, 25 October 2023, 6:29 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
NEW YORK (24 October 2023) – Afghanistan is facing a convergence of challenges, including a deteriorating human rights situation due to the Taliban's repressive policies and practices, a culture of impunity, an ongoing humanitarian and economic ... More >>
