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Mali: Transitional Authorities Must Protect Civic Space, Respect Freedom Of Expression And Association Says UN Expert
Tuesday, 21 February 2023, 9:04 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (20 February 2023) – A UN expert today urged authorities in Mali to open up civic and democratic space and redouble efforts to fight impunity for human rights violations and abuses as the country embarks on an electoral process. "I welcome ... More >>
Mexico Must Clarify Fate And Whereabouts Of Human Rights Defenders Ricardo Lagunes And Antonio Díaz
Tuesday, 21 February 2023, 8:54 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Mexico must clarify fate and whereabouts of human rights defenders Ricardo Lagunes and Antonio Díaz and business must collaborate: UN experts GENEVA (20 February 2023) – UN experts* today demanded answers about the fate of two disappeared Mexican ... More >>
Cambodia: UN Experts Call For Reinstatement Of Voice Of Democracy, Say Free Media Critical Ahead Of Elections
Tuesday, 21 February 2023, 8:47 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (20 February 2023) – Cambodian authorities must reinstate Voice of Democracy , UN experts* said today, after the independent radio station was stripped of its licence to broadcast in English and Khmer last week. “We are alarmed by the revocation ... More >>
International Mother Language Day: Languages Must Be Respected And Embraced Not Excluded
Tuesday, 21 February 2023, 6:58 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (20 February 2023) – States must be more inclusive in the treatment and use of minority and indigenous languages, the UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Fernand de Varennes, said today ahead of International Mother Language Day. He issued ... More >>
Bangladesh: UN Experts Appeal For Immediate Funding To Avert Food Ration Cuts For Rohingya Refugees
Friday, 17 February 2023, 6:37 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (16 February 2023) - UN experts* today warned about catastrophic consequences for Myanmar Rohingya refugees living in camps in Bangladesh if life-saving food aid is slashed, and issued an urgent plea for donations to the UN World Food Programme ... More >>
Syria: UN Experts Alarmed By Reports Of Boys Taken From Camp Roj By De Facto Authorities
Friday, 17 February 2023, 6:34 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (16 February 2023) – UN human rights experts* today expressed grave concern about reports that at least 10 boys, some as young as 12 years old were allegedly taken away from Camp Roj during the night of 31 January 2023 by the de facto authorities ... More >>
Bangladesh: UN Expert Points To ‘Needless Suffering’ Of Leprosy Patients
Thursday, 16 February 2023, 5:27 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
DHAKA/GENEVA (15 February 2023) – The situation of persons affected by leprosy in Bangladesh indicates that the country’s outstanding economic growth is not reaching the entire population, a UN expert said today, calling for draft anti-discrimination ... More >>
SYRIA: UN Expert Calls For Immediate And Unhindered Access To Lifesaving-Aid After Deadly Earthquake
Wednesday, 15 February 2023, 6:29 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (14 February 2023) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health Tlaleng Mofokeng today urged all parties to ensure swift and unimpeded delivery of aid and relief to all those in need following the deadly earthquake that claimed the lives ... More >>
UN Experts Urge President Of Zimbabwe To Reject Bill Restricting Civic Space
Tuesday, 14 February 2023, 9:20 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (14 February 2023) – UN experts* today urged Zimbabwe’s President to reject enacting a bill that would severely restrict civic space and the right to freedom of association in the country. The experts expressed deep concern that the ... More >>
UN Experts Say Israel Should Be Held Accountable For Acts Of ‘Domicide’
Tuesday, 14 February 2023, 6:49 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (13 February 2023) – The international community must take action to stop systematic and deliberate housing demolition and sealing, arbitrary displacement and forced evictions of Palestinian people in the occupied West Bank, UN experts* ... More >>
Genuine Solidarity With Earthquake Survivors Calls For Lifting Of Sanction-induced Restrictions: UN Experts
Saturday, 11 February 2023, 6:03 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (10 February 2023): Extending their heartfelt support to the people of Türkiye and Syria, UN experts* today urged the international community to take prompt action to enable effective emergency response and recovery in the wake of catastrophic earthquakes ... More >>
Denmark And Greenland: UN Expert Calls For Greater Effort To Create Inclusive Societies
Saturday, 11 February 2023, 6:00 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (10 February 2023) – A UN expert* today called on the Governments of Denmark and Greenland to address the negative impact of colonial legacy that translates into structural and systematic racial discrimination against the Inuit People, as a key ... More >>
Italy: Criminalisation Of Human Rights Defenders Engaged In Sea-rescue Missions Must End, Says UN Expert
Friday, 10 February 2023, 5:51 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (9 February 2023) – A UN expert* today condemned the criminalisation and repression of human rights defenders involved in sea-rescue charities in Italy, ahead of the trial of NGO crew members in Sicily. “The ongoing proceedings against human ... More >>
Latvia: UN Experts Concerned About Severe Curtailment Of Minority Language Education
Thursday, 9 February 2023, 6:15 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (8 February 2023) – Recent legislative changes in Latvia to limit education in the country’s minority languages are contrary to human rights standards and could constitute discrimination, UN experts* said today. In 2022, Latvia formulated ... More >>
China: UN Experts Alarmed By Separation Of 1M Tibetan Children From Families; Forced Assimilation At Residential Schools
Tuesday, 7 February 2023, 7:11 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (6 February 2023) – Around a million children of the Tibetan minority were being affected by Chinese government policies aimed at assimilating Tibetan people culturally, religiously and linguistically through a residential school system, UN ... More >>
Spain: UN Experts Demand Investigation Into Alleged Spying Programme Targeting Catalan Leaders
Friday, 3 February 2023, 6:21 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (2 February 2023) – Spanish authorities must thoroughly investigate reports that Pegasus and Candiru spyware was used to target Catalan public figures and activists in Spain following the independence bid in 2017, UN experts* said today. Between ... More >>
UN Experts Commend IOC For Considering Admission Of Russian And Belarusian Athletes As Neutral Contestants
Thursday, 2 February 2023, 6:21 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (1 February 2023) – UN experts* today commended the International Olympic Committee for considering allowing individual athletes from Russia and Belarus to take part in international sports competitions as neutral athletes. “We urge the ... More >>
Myanmar: UN Report Highlights Junta's Fraudulent Claim To Legitimacy, Urges States To Denounce 2023 ‘Sham’ Elections
Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 6:54 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA / NEW YORK (31 January 2023) – Myanmar’s junta—the State Administration Council (SAC)—is illegal and illegitimate, the UN human rights expert on Myanmar said today. He called for the international community to deny the SAC legitimacy, ... More >>
Mali: UN Calls For Independent Investigation Into Possible International Crimes Committed By Govt Forces & Wagner Group
Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 6:26 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (31 January 2023) – UN experts* today called for an immediate independent investigation into gross human rights abuses and possible war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Mali by Government forces and the private military contractor ... More >>
UK: Discrimination Against People Of African Descent Is Structural, Institutional And Systemic, Say UN Experts
Sunday, 29 January 2023, 6:21 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
LONDON/GENEVA (27 January 2023) – Racism in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is structural, institutional and systemic, UN experts* said today, warning that people of African descent in the country continue to encounter ... More >>
