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United States: Experts Call For Urgent Ban On Executions By Nitrogen Gas In Alabama
Sunday, 24 November 2024, 11:29 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The execution of Carey Grayson scheduled for 21 November 2024 would be the third time nitrogen has been used to carry out the death penalty. The experts have previously raised concerns about this method of execution. More >>
Plastic Pollution A Global Threat To Human Rights, Say UN Experts
Sunday, 24 November 2024, 11:19 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Every stage of the plastic cycle generates plastic pollution that threatens the effective enjoyment of human rights. The mandate given by the UN Environment Assembly to the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee was clear: the instrument under negotiation ... More >>
Russia Must Urgently Grant Medical Release To Gravely Ill Human Rights Defender: UN Expert
Sunday, 24 November 2024, 10:51 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“The information received about Mr. Abdulhaziiev’s health status raises serious concerns about his rights to life and health and his potential ill-treatment,” said Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders. More >>
Myanmar Amputees Under Siege By Junta Landmines, Harassment And Blockades Of Prosthetics, Say UN Experts
Sunday, 24 November 2024, 10:43 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“Now amputees are being forced into hiding to avoid harassment and arrest as a missing limb has become a source of suspicion that they are part of the resistance. Losing a limb is a challenge anywhere, but in Myanmar an amputation is being seen ... More >>
Special Rapporteur Urges Security Council To Renew Humanitarian Exemption To Counter-Terrorism Sanctions
Saturday, 23 November 2024, 8:31 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
In the past two years, the exemption has vitally enhanced the flow of humanitarian relief to the 110 million civilians living in areas affected by counter-terrorism sanctions. These include conflicts in Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, ... More >>
Mozambique: Post-Election Violence And Repression Must Stop, Say UN Experts
Saturday, 23 November 2024, 8:28 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Following the country’s 9 October 2024 elections, consistent reports suggest violence and repressive measures used against protesters in peaceful demonstrations, which continued until 7 November 2024, caused at least 30 deaths, injured 200 people and ... More >>
Sudan: UN Experts Condemn Campaign Of Violence Against Civilians Amid Rising Displacement
Wednesday, 6 November 2024, 9:04 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“An unprecedented 11 million people, over half of them children, are now internally displaced amidst a conflict characterised by wholesale disregard for international humanitarian and human rights law,” the experts said. More >>
Afghanistan: Expert Urges A Comprehensive Human Rights-Centred Action Plan
Monday, 4 November 2024, 8:42 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Richard Bennett, UN Special Rapporteur, urged States not to normalise relations with the Taliban until there are demonstrable human rights improvements and pathways to justice and accountability. More >>
The Long Human Tragedy Of The Nakba And Israel's Settler Colonial Genocide – UN Expert
Friday, 1 November 2024, 8:07 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
In her report to the General Assembly, Albanese said that Gaza has become a wasteland of rubble and human remains, with people barely holding on to life amid deprivation and disease, while battling with the deep, inherited trauma of the Nakba survivors. More >>
Belarus: Inmate Ill-treatment And Possible Enforced Disappearances Ongoing Concerns, Say UN Experts
Friday, 1 November 2024, 5:35 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts said the apparent misuse of article 411 of the Criminal Code for indefinitely extending the stay in prison of inmates accused of “malicious disobedience” to penitentiary administrations is also concerning. More >>
Thailand: Statute Of Limitations Must Give Justice To Families Of 85 Victims Killed In Tak Bai Incident, Say UN Experts
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 12:21 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“Families have waited for nearly two decades for justice – we urgently call on the Government to take immediate action to prevent further delays in accountability and ensure their rights to truth, justice and reparations are upheld,” the experts ... More >>
Special Rapporteur Exposes Torture In Russia As A Tool For Repression At Home And Aggression Abroad
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 10:14 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The report emphasised the impact of torture on political prisoners, human rights and anti-war activists, conscientious objectors and mobilised men, lawyers, journalists, LGBT persons, migrants and asylum seekers, Indigenous Peoples and national minorities, ... More >>
France: Hijab Bans In Sports Are Discriminatory And Must Be Reversed, Say Experts
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 8:59 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Muslim women and girls who wear the hijab must have equal rights to participate in cultural and sporting life, and to take part in all aspects of French society of which they are a part, the experts said. More >>
Israel’s Military Strikes On Financial Institutions In Lebanon Violate International Humanitarian Law, Says Expert
Monday, 28 October 2024, 11:32 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The financial institution provides interest-free loans and undertakes charitable activities, counts thousands of customers in its clientele and has numerous bank branches in Lebanon. More >>
Russia Must Confirm News Of Ukrainian Journalist’s Death In Custody: UN Experts
Monday, 28 October 2024, 11:08 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“The distressing news adds to tremendous suffering caused to the family by Victoria Roshchyna’s enforced disappearance and prolonged uncertainty about her fate and whereabouts for over one year and amounts to torture and ill-treatment under international ... More >>
A Tragedy Within A Tragedy: UN Experts Alarmed By Harrowing Conditions For Palestinians, Disabilities Trapped In Gaza
Sunday, 27 October 2024, 7:10 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Persons with disabilities are being killed and injured by indiscriminate attacks despite posing no security threat, epitomising the deliberate assault on civilians by Israel, says UN experts. More >>
Freedom Of Expression In A Global Crisis, Says UN Expert
Sunday, 20 October 2024, 3:07 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“Rarely have we seen such extensive patterns of unlawful, discriminatory and disproportionate restrictions on freedom of expression by States and private actors, especially in western democracies,” she said. More >>
Stigmatising Activists Creates Criminalisation And Repression And Cost Lives Worldwide: UN Expert
Sunday, 20 October 2024, 1:48 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Romero said countering stigmatisation requires a holistic human rights-oriented approach to change harmful narratives through ensuring legal frameworks compliant with international human standards, accountability, tackling discrimination and promoting diverse narratives. More >>
Thailand: Court Ruling Puts Human Rights Defender In Danger If Extradited To Viet Nam, Say Experts
Saturday, 19 October 2024, 11:41 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“If extradited, Mr. Bdap would be at risk of enforced disappearance, torture or other ill-treatment or punishment and arbitrary detention, in violation of the international obligation of non-refoulement,” the UN experts said. More >>
Children Facing Higher Risk Of Sexual Abuse And Exploitation From Misuse Of Technologies: Special Rapporteur
Saturday, 19 October 2024, 7:52 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The report elaborates on how the misuse of existing and emerging technologies exacerbates and amplifies children’s exposure to risks, harms and various forms of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse. More >>
