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UN Expert Urges Tunisia To End Criminalisation Of Judge Anas Hmedi
Friday, 3 April 2026, 10:49 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The expert stated that the investigation was based on a false complaint and the executive deliberately intervened to change the venue to another court far from the place of the act attributed to Judge Anas Hmedi and from his place of residence. More >>
South Sudan: UN Experts Urge Immediate Protection Of Civilians Amid Escalating Crisis
Friday, 3 April 2026, 10:43 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts urged the international community to take swift action. “Without immediate and sustained support, millions risk being left without the assistance they need for survival,” they said. More >>
Israel’s Death Penalty Law Constitutes Discriminatory Regime Of Capital Punishment: UN Experts
Friday, 3 April 2026, 10:27 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts pointed to the wider legal and institutional context, after the International Court of Justice found that Israel’s legislation and measures in the occupied Palestinian territory violate the prohibition of racial segregation and apartheid. More >>
UN Expert Welcomes International Olympic Committee Policy Protecting Female Categories In Sport
Friday, 3 April 2026, 9:50 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The expert urged both competitive and non-competitive sports associations to align their policies with the International Olympic Committee’s standards for the protection of the female category in sport. More >>
Lebanon: UN Experts Call For International Independent Investigation Into Israel’s Killing Of Journalists
Friday, 3 April 2026, 9:47 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Israeli forces killed Al Manar TV reporter Ali Shoeib, and Al Mayadeen reporter Fatima Ftouni and cameraman Mohamed Ftouni, in a series of targeted strikes on their car as they drove through Jezzine in Lebanon, while on a reporting assignment. More >>
Ending War Between USA-Israel And Iran Must Focus On Human Rights Of Iranians: UN Experts
Tuesday, 31 March 2026, 7:27 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“An end to the war is urgent and necessary but it will not on its own resolve Iran’s human rights crisis,” the experts warned. “The deteriorating human rights situation in Iran did not begin with the strikes, and it will not end when they stop.” More >>
USA: UN Experts Welcome Minnesota Truth-Seeking Entity And Urge Nation-Wide Investigations
Sunday, 29 March 2026, 8:27 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“In any democracy rooted in the rule of law, such violations must never be ignored or left unaddressed,” the experts said. More >>
UN Experts Demand Immediate Release Of Dr Abu Safiya After Reports Of “Severe Torture”
Wednesday, 25 March 2026, 10:41 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts have been in contact with the Government of Israel on this issue. More >>
Afghan–Pakistani Border: UN Experts Urgently Call For Lasting Peace
Wednesday, 25 March 2026, 10:20 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts have been in touch with the Government of Pakistan and Afghanistan’s de facto authorities on these issues. More >>
State-Backed Terror Squads At The Forefront Of Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing And Annexation Policy In The West Bank
Friday, 20 March 2026, 10:03 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts are also alarmed by reports of sexual abuse of Palestinian men, women and children by settlers. More >>
Argentina: Alarming Setbacks In Transitional Justice On 50th Anniversary Of Coup D'état, Warn UN Experts
Friday, 20 March 2026, 10:01 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts recalled that the Argentine State has a legal obligation to guarantee truth, justice, reparation, memory, and non-repetition. “This is not optional.” More >>
As Aid Restrictions Deepen Crisis In The Occupied Palestinian Territories, Women And Girls Pay Heightened Price
Friday, 20 March 2026, 9:55 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“Denying access to maternal and reproductive healthcare in these conditions puts lives at direct risk,” the experts warned. “Pregnant women, older women, women with disabilities, and women-headed households are among those at greatest risk.” More >>
Mozambique: UN Experts Concerned By African Development Bank Funding For Floating LNG Project
Friday, 20 March 2026, 9:53 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Financial institutions and businesses have a responsibility under the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights to identify, prevent, mitigate, and remedy human rights impacts linked to their activities and business relationships. More >>
UN Expert Warns Of Deepening Human Rights Crisis In Iran
Tuesday, 17 March 2026, 8:51 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Tens of thousands of protesters, as well as medical professionals and lawyers, were reportedly arbitrarily detained, held incommunicado, denied legal representation and subjected to forced confessions broadcast on State television. More >>
Amid Protection Crisis In Lebanon, UN Experts Warn Bombing Civilians To Force Displacement Is Unlawful
Monday, 16 March 2026, 8:40 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts warned that when homes are destroyed, communities shattered and return rendered impossible, displacement becomes not temporary protection but a long-term human rights crisis. More >>
HRC Best Positioned To Stand Up For Rights In These Perilous Times, Says Outgoing UN Special Rapporteur On Myanmar
Monday, 16 March 2026, 8:31 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Andrews called on governments committed to human rights and democracy to step up, halt the current slide, and rebuild momentum in support of the people of Myanmar and all whose human rights are under attack. More >>
UN Experts Denounce Aggression On Iran And Lebanon, Warn Of Devastating Regional Escalation
Monday, 16 March 2026, 8:30 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts deplored the failure of the UN Security Council to fulfil its responsibilities for international peace and security in the region. “This dereliction is irreversibly pushing the world towards a precipice,” they said. More >>
Thailand: UN Experts Deplore Justice Unfulfilled 22 Years After Somchai’s Disappearance And Raise Reprisals Concerns
Friday, 13 March 2026, 8:52 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Somchai Neelapaijit was forcibly disappeared in Bangkok on 12 March 2004. His enforced disappearance is believed to be linked to his legal representation of individuals alleging torture and ill-treatment in Thailand’s southern border provinces. More >>
UN Experts Urge States To Support GA Resolution Operationalising ICJ Advisory Opinion On Climate Obligations
Friday, 13 March 2026, 8:48 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The proposal comes amidst new data indicating that the 1.5°C limit on global temperature rise under the Paris Agreement could be exceeded as early as May 2029. More >>
UN Experts Strongly Condemn Deadly Missile Strike On Girls’ School In Iran, Call For Independent Investigation
Saturday, 7 March 2026, 8:25 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“During armed conflict, education must be prioritised as much as other lifesaving responses, as it provides protection, resilience and social cohesion,” the experts said. More >>
