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Libya: Experts Troubled By Discriminatory Policy Restricting Movement Of Women And Girls Travelling Abroad
Friday, 21 July 2023, 6:44 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (19 July 2023) – UN experts* today expressed deep concern about a discriminatory policy issued by the Libyan Government of National Unity (GNU) in April 2023 that effectively restricts the rights of women and girls to travel abroad without a male ... More >>
UN experts urge Tunisia to act swiftly to uphold migrants’ rights
Wednesday, 19 July 2023, 6:39 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (18 July 2023) – UN experts* today raised concern about Tunisia’s allegedly discriminatory treatment of sub-Saharan migrants, and urged the authorities to take urgent measures to stop collective expulsions and protect the human rights of all ... More >>
UN experts welcome European Court ruling upholding rights of women athletes in Semenya v. Switzerland
Tuesday, 18 July 2023, 6:14 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (17 July 2023) – UN experts* today welcomed the decision of the European Court of Human Rights that States must ensure access to effective remedies for human rights violations related to rules governing eligibility to compete in women’s ... More >>
Russia: Gershkovich’s Arbitrary Detention Is An Attack Against Independent Journalism, Say UN Experts
Monday, 17 July 2023, 8:16 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (17 July 2023) – UN experts* today called for the immediate release of Mr Evan Gershkovich, a journalist who was arbitrarily arrested by the Russian Federal Security Service on 29 March 2023 and has since been held for over 100 days in pre-trial ... More >>
UN Experts Urge Ethiopia To Halt Mass Deportation Of Eritreans
Friday, 14 July 2023, 6:24 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (13 July 2023) – UN experts today* condemned Ethiopia's summary expulsion of hundreds of Eritreans at the end of June. They called on the authorities to immediately halt any further deportations and put an end to the continuing reports of arbitrary ... More >>
Israel: UN Experts Condemn Forced Eviction Of East Jerusalem Families
Thursday, 13 July 2023, 5:50 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (12 July 2023) – The forced eviction and displacement of the Ghaith-Sub Laban family and many other Palestinian families in east Jerusalem may amount to a war crime of forcible transfer and must be immediately reversed, UN experts* said ... More >>
UN Expert Cancels Visit To Syria Due To Lack Of Full Cooperation
Wednesday, 12 July 2023, 4:23 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, was compelled to cancel his visit to the Syrian Arab Republic set to begin on 9 July, citing a lack of full cooperation by the Government. The ... More >>
Dismantle Israel’s Carceral Regime And “open-air” Imprisonment Of Palestinians: UN Expert
Tuesday, 11 July 2023, 6:46 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (10 July 2023) – Israel’s military occupation has morphed the entire occupied Palestinian territory into an open-air prison, where Palestinians are constantly confined, surveilled and disciplined,” a UN expert said today. “Over 56 years, ... More >>
Russia: UN Experts Dismayed At Violent Attack Against Journalist Yelena Milashina And Lawyer Alexander Nemov In Grozny
Saturday, 8 July 2023, 5:43 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (7 July 2023) – UN experts* today urged the Russian Federation to investigate the violent attack against award-winning Novaya Gazeta journalist, Yelena Milashina, and human rights lawyer, Alexander Nemov, and bring to justice the perpetrators and ... More >>
Israeli Air Strikes And Ground Operations In Jenin May Constitute War Crime: UN Experts
Thursday, 6 July 2023, 6:11 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (5 July 2023) – Israeli air strikes and ground operations in the occupied West Bank targeting the Jenin Refugee camp and killing at least 12 Palestinians may prima facie constitute a war crime, UN experts said today. “Israeli forces’ operations ... More >>
Belarus Must Release All Detainees Held On Political Grounds And Protect Their Rights: UN Experts
Wednesday, 31 May 2023, 10:42 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (30 May 2023) – UN experts today called on Belarusian authorities to immediately release all prisoners in the country detained on spurious charges for exercising their fundamental rights to peaceful assembly, association and expression. “The ... More >>
UN Experts Urge Iran To Stop “Horrific Wave” Of Executions
Saturday, 20 May 2023, 5:13 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (19 May 2023) – UN experts* today condemned the executions of Mr. Majid Kazemi, Mr. Saeed Yaghoubi and Mr. Saleh Mirhashemi and urged the Government to halt the appalling wave of executions in Iran. “We are alarmed by reports of unfair ... More >>
Colombia: UN Expert To Assess Trafficking In Persons
Saturday, 20 May 2023, 5:01 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (19 May 2023) – UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Siobhán Mullally, will conduct an official visit to Colombia from 22 to 30 May 2023. Mullally will examine the main challenges to ensuring effective ... More >>
UN Expert Exposes $1 Billion “Death Trade” To Myanmar Military
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 2:41 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
NEW YORK / GENEVA (17 May 2023) – The Myanmar military has imported at least $1 billion USD in arms and raw materials to manufacture weapons since the coup in February 2021, according to a new report today by the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation ... More >>
Singapore: UN experts condemn continued use of death penalty for drug-related crimes
Saturday, 29 April 2023, 5:05 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (28 April 2023) – UN experts* today strongly condemned Singapore’s execution of Tangaraju s/o Suppiah on Tuesday (26) and called on the Government to impose an immediate moratorium on capital punishment in the country. Tangaraju, a 46-year-old ... More >>
UN expert urges Japan to step up pressure on Myanmar junta
Saturday, 29 April 2023, 5:02 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
TOKYO/GENEVA (28 April 2023) – A UN expert today urged the Japanese government to assume a greater leadership role to address the deteriorating crisis in Myanmar and step up pressure on the country’s military junta. “The international community’s ... More >>
China: “Vocational Training” Programmes Threaten Tibetan Identity, Carry Risk Of Forced Labour, Say UN Experts
Friday, 28 April 2023, 5:55 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (27 April 2023) – UN experts* today expressed concern over allegations that so-called “labour transfer” and “vocational training” programmes in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China are being used as a pretext to undermine Tibetan ... More >>
Russia: UN Expert Submits Amicus Brief In Case Challenging Dissolution Of Moscow Helsinki Group
Friday, 28 April 2023, 5:53 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (27 April 2023) - The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor yesterday submitted an amicus curiae brief to a court in Russia to support the Moscow Helsinki Group’s appeal against its dissolution in January ... More >>
UK and Northern Ireland: UN expert to assess human rights of LGBT persons
Friday, 21 April 2023, 6:27 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (20 April 2023) – The UN Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, Victor Madrigal-Borloz, will conduct an official visit to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern ... More >>
UN expert urges Tajikistan to leave past behind and uphold freedom of religion and belief
Friday, 21 April 2023, 6:25 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
DUSHANBE (20 April 2023) – The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Nazila Ghanea, today urged Tajikistan to adapt and reshape its laws, policies and practices on freedom of religion or belief, saying this would help contribute ... More >>
