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China: UN Expert Says Unilateral Sanctions Must Not Be Used As Foreign Policy Tool And Means Of Economic Coercion
Saturday, 18 May 2024, 5:32 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Unilateral sanctions have been imposed against China since 2017 with mounting U.S. pressure on Chinese technological companies and the imposition of export controls, designation of companies’ officials and the launch of administrative and civil ... More >>
Relief Agency UNRWA Targeted Politically Over Partiality Claims, Funding Must Resume: UN Experts
Saturday, 18 May 2024, 4:40 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
They welcomed the review’s conclusions that UNRWA has a very developed approach to neutrality, with effective control mechanisms to address neutrality concerns. More >>
UN Expert Horrified By Death Of Gazan Orthopedic Surgeon In Israeli Detention
Friday, 17 May 2024, 4:21 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The death of a renowned Palestinian orthopedic surgeon after nearly four months in detention was “horrifying”, a UN expert said today, demanding an independent international investigation into the circumstances of his demise. More >>
Georgia: UN Experts Condemn Adoption Of Law On Transparency Of Foreign Influence
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 4:21 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Adoption of the controversial ‘Foreign Agents’ law by the Georgian Parliament will have a chilling effect on civil society, journalists and human rights defenders and sends an extremely negative signal about the country’s commitment to human ... More >>
Iran: UN Experts Alarmed By Death Sentence Imposed On Peaceful Activist, Demand Moratorium On Death Penalty
Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 4:55 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Iran must immediately revoke the death sentence imposed on anti-corruption activist Mahmoud Mehrabi and stop sentencing people to death for expressing their opinions, UN experts said. More >>
UN Expert Alarmed By Violent Crackdown On Peaceful Student Protests Across US Campuses
Saturday, 11 May 2024, 6:09 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“These attacks signal a concerning erosion of intellectual freedom and democratic principles within educational settings,” the expert said. More >>
Israel/Gaza: Threats Against The International Criminal Court Promote A Culture Of Impunity, Say UN Experts
Saturday, 11 May 2024, 5:23 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
UN experts today expressed utter dismay over statements made by United States and Israeli officials threatening to retaliate against the International Criminal Court (ICC), its officials and members of their families. More >>
Harvey Weinstein’s Quashed Rape Conviction Sends Disturbing Message To Women Survivors Of Sexual Violence: UN Experts
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 4:09 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
UN experts expressed concern about the impact on women survivors of sexual violence of a court decision overturning the 2020 rape conviction of Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein. More >>
Onslaught Of Violence Against Women And Children In Gaza Unacceptable: UN Experts
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 4:16 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
UN experts condemned the continued and systematic onslaught of violence committed against Palestinians in Gaza, with most victims being women and children over the past seven months. More >>
Alarming Rise In Enforced Disappearances Ahead Of Venezuela’s Presidential Poll: UN Experts
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 6:11 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
An alarming increase in enforced disappearances of citizens exercising their rights to freedom of expression, association and participating in matters of public interest is reported in Venezuela since December 2023, UN experts* said today. More >>
Ecuador: Victims Of Modern Slavery Must Have Remedy And Reparation In Ongoing Lawsuits, UN Experts Say
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 6:17 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Victims of modern slavery in Ecuador’s abaca plantations, who suffered harrowing human rights abuses for decades under the Furukawa Plantaciones company, must be granted legal remedy and reparation in ongoing lawsuits. More >>
UN Experts Call For International Torture-free Trade Agreement
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 6:14 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
UN experts* called on Member States to adopt a treaty prohibiting the trade, manufacture, and use of tools and equipment that inflict torture and to regulate their use by law enforcement and other public authorities. More >>
UN Experts Demand Safe Passage For Freedom Flotilla’s Humanitarian Mission To Gaza
Saturday, 27 April 2024, 6:35 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s demands include an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire, unrestricted access to humanitarian aid, and an end to the illegal blockade of the Gaza strip. The convoy is scheduled for imminent departure. More >>
Testimonies From The Occupied Palestinian Territory Show New Depths Of Israel’s Atrocities: UN Expert
Friday, 26 April 2024, 5:59 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“States must insist on an immediate and unconditional ceasefire and impose sanctions on Israel to avoid further calamity,” the Special Rapporteur said. More >>
Israel: Withholding Tax Revenue And Revoking Banking Waivers Could Paralyse Palestinian Economy, UN Experts Warn
Friday, 26 April 2024, 5:40 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The Palestinian economy runs on the Israeli shekel and its financial dealings with the rest of the world must go through the Israeli banking system. Isolating the Palestinian authority from the financial world will cripple the Palestinian economy, the experts ... More >>
UK: Implementation Of ‘Cass Report’ Key To Protecting Girls From Serious Harm, Says UN Expert
Thursday, 25 April 2024, 11:26 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The Cass Review, led by an independent consultant pediatrician, Dr. Hilary Cass, over a four-year period, stresses the importance of considering this phenomenon within the context of poor mental health and emotional distress affecting the broader adolescent ... More >>
UN Expert Publishes User Guide On Right To Healthy And Sustainable Environment
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 2:30 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The User Guide aims to provide useful and inspiring advice to civil society, social movements and communities on how to accelerate implementation of the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. More >>
UK: Airlines And Aviation Authorities Should Not Facilitate Unlawful Removals To Rwanda, UN Experts Say
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 2:13 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (22 April 2024) – UN experts* today expressed concern about the role of airlines and aviation authorities in facilitating unlawful removals to Rwanda under the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom and the Government of ... More >>
Canada Must Strengthen Efforts To Guarantee Right To Water And Sanitation For Indigenous Peoples: UN Expert
Saturday, 20 April 2024, 7:07 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Canada must step up efforts to eliminate discrimination and marginalisation, particularly of its Indigenous Peoples, and fully uphold the human rights to water and sanitation for all its peoples, a UN expert said today. More >>
UN Experts Deeply Concerned Over 'scholasticide’ In Gaza
Friday, 19 April 2024, 11:23 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“With more than 80% of schools in Gaza damaged or destroyed, it may be reasonable to ask if there is an intentional effort to comprehensively destroy the Palestinian education system, an action known as ‘scholasticide’,” the experts said. More >>
