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Afghanistan: Quality Education Must Be Equally Accessible To All, UN Experts Say
Tuesday, 21 March 2023, 6:07 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (20 March 2023) – UN experts* today said the ongoing unlawful denial of girls and young women’s right to education in Afghanistan marks a global nadir in education, impacting an entire gender, a generation and the future of the country. ... More >>
UN Experts Urge Poland To Acquit Woman Human Rights Defender Justyna Wydrzyńska
Thursday, 16 March 2023, 6:40 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (15 March 2023) – UN experts today strongly condemned the sentencing of Justyna Wydrzyńska, a Polish woman human rights defender who was found guilty of assisting in the process of obtaining abortion and demanded her acquittal from all ... More >>
National Prosecutions Key To Breaking Cycle Of Impunity For Torture: UN Expert
Thursday, 16 March 2023, 5:40 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (14 March 2023) – States must pursue justice “at home” for crimes of torture, to achieve meaningful accountability, healing and reconciliation, the UN independent expert on torture said today. In a report to the 52nd session of the ... More >>
Alarming Misuse Of High-risk Technologies In Global Fight Against Terrorism Says UN Expert
Wednesday, 15 March 2023, 6:59 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (14 March 2023) – States and private actors are using counter-terrorism and security rhetoric to justify and accelerate the deployment and transfer of new high-risk surveillance technologies, without regulation, and at an enormous cost ... More >>
Canada: UN Expert Decries “Appalling” Legacy Of Residential Schools, Calls For Meaningful Reconciliation
Saturday, 11 March 2023, 7:29 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (10 March 2023) – The testimonies of survivors of Canada’s residential school system were appalling, a UN expert said today, urging the Government to fully implement recommendations of a 2015 truth commission to achieve meaningful reconciliation ... More >>
Russian Federation: UN Experts Alarmed By Recruitment Of Prisoners By “Wagner Group”
Saturday, 11 March 2023, 5:27 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (10 March 2023) – The recruitment of prisoners serving sentences in Russian correctional facilities for the private military and security contractor known as the “Wagner Group” was alarming, UN experts* said today. “We are deeply disturbed ... More >>
States Must Tackle Gender-based Discrimination To Guarantee Right To A Healthy Environment: UN Expert
Friday, 10 March 2023, 7:16 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (9 March 2023) – The triple planetary crisis, combined with systemic gender-based discrimination, patriarchal norms and inequality, imposes distinct and disproportionate impacts on women and girls’ human rights, including the right to a clean, healthy ... More >>
United States: Efforts To Use Sanctions To Expand Jurisdiction Abroad Violate Human Rights Says UN Expert
Friday, 10 March 2023, 6:57 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (09 March 2023) – The United States is using extraterritorial jurisdiction to impose sanctions on foreign individuals, UN Special Rapporteur Alena Douhan said today, raising concerns about human rights violations, including the right to due ... More >>
Cambodia: UN Experts Condemn Verdict Against Opposition Leader Kem Sokha
Thursday, 9 March 2023, 6:50 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (8 March 2023) – The verdict of treason against Cambodia opposition leader Kem Sokha would have a chilling effect on political activism and freedom of expression in the country ahead of July national elections, UN experts* warned today. “We ... More >>
Afghanistan: UN Experts Say 20 Years Of Progress For Women And Girls’ Rights Erased Since Taliban Takeover
Thursday, 9 March 2023, 6:34 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (8 March 2023) – UN experts* today said the situation of women and girls’ rights in Afghanistan has reverted to that of the pre-2002 era when the Taliban last controlled the country, effectively erasing progress on women’s rights in the intervening ... More >>
Belarus: Verdict Against Nobel Laureate Ales Bialiatski An Effort To Quash Scrutiny And Dissent Say UN Experts
Saturday, 4 March 2023, 2:06 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (3 March 2023) – UN experts* today urged the international community to relentlessly pursue truth and justice for all victims of human rights violations in Belarus, after a court in Minsk delivered a devastating verdict, sentencing Belarusian ... More >>
Myanmar: UN Expert Decries Launch Of “Shameful, Catastrophic Cuts” In Food Aid For Rohingya In Bangladesh
Friday, 3 March 2023, 5:45 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (2 March 2023) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Tom Andrews made an urgent appeal to Member States today to reverse “the shameful, catastrophic cuts” to food rations for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh ... More >>
Indonesia: UN Experts Alarmed By Reports Of Increased Militarisation And Intimidation Around Mandalika Project
Thursday, 2 March 2023, 6:16 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (1 March 2023) – UN experts* today expressed concern about persistent allegations of increased militarisation and human rights violations surrounding Mandalika, an urban development and tourism project in Indonesia. The experts have received alarming ... More >>
UN Expert Condemns Attack On Central African Armed Forces In Sikikédé, Calls Armed Rebels “Enemies Of The Peace”
Thursday, 2 March 2023, 6:04 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA / BANGUI (1 March 2023) – A UN expert today called a major rebel group in the Central African Republic “enemies of the peace” after a brutal attack on a Central African Armed Forces (FACA) base in Sikikédé left several soldiers ... More >>
Argentina Must Uphold Human Rights Protections In Business Activities Even Amid Economic Crisis: UN Experts
Thursday, 2 March 2023, 5:53 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA / BUENOS AIRES (28 February 2023) – Even amidst a macroeconomic crisis, Argentina has an obligation to ensure respect for human rights in the context of business activities, UN experts said today. “Argentine authorities must ensure ... More >>
Armenia: UN Experts On Use Of Mercenaries Commend Domestic Legal Framework, Urge Greater Oversight
Tuesday, 28 February 2023, 6:57 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
YEREVAN/ GENEVA (27 February 2023) – UN experts today welcomed Armenia’s commitment to combat the proliferating use of mercenaries and private security actors, urging greater oversight and stronger integration of human rights into its domestic policies. ... More >>
Israel: UN Experts Alarmed By Potential Reinstatement Of Death Penalty For “Terrorism Offences”
Saturday, 25 February 2023, 5:16 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (24 February 2023) – UN experts* today expressed grave concern that the Israeli Ministerial Committee on Legislation will vote on a private member’s bill to reinstate the death penalty for persons defined as “terrorists” next week. ... More >>
Somalia: UN Expert Deplores High Death Toll In Laas Canood Clashes
Friday, 24 February 2023, 6:16 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (23 February 2023) – A UN expert today expressed alarm at the high number of civilian casualties in Somalia, following clashes between Somaliland security forces and clan members in Laas Canood, Sool region since early February. “We deplore ... More >>
Targeted Destruction Of Ukraine’s Culture Must Stop: UN Experts
Thursday, 23 February 2023, 6:18 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (22 February 2023) – The deliberate destruction and damage of sites, institutions, and objects of cultural, historical, and religious significance in Ukraine must cease, UN experts* said today. They expressed deep concern at the continued denigration ... More >>
Spain: UN Experts Hail New Feminist Legislation
Tuesday, 21 February 2023, 9:06 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (21 February 2023) – UN experts* today welcomed the adoption of new comprehensive anti-discrimination and feminist legislation in Spain, which guarantees and facilitates access to sexual and reproductive rights in the country. The experts said the new ... More >>
