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Madagascar: Combat Dangerous Myths And Poverty To End Attacks Against People With Albinism, Says UN Expert
Tuesday, 4 October 2022, 6:07 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (3 October 2022) – A UN expert has called for urgent action to combat attacks against persons with albinism including murders and mutilations, which are spiking in Madagascar as dangerous myths and poverty persist. Babies and children remain ... More >>
Ethiopia: Critical Moment To Strengthen Fight Against Trafficking In The Tigray, Afar, And Amhara
Tuesday, 4 October 2022, 5:54 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (3 October 2022) – Women and girls in the Tigray, Afar and Amhar are increasingly vulnerable to abduction and trafficking for sexual exploitation as they flee the conflict in Northern Ethiopia, UN experts* warned today. The protracted armed conflict ... More >>
UN Expert Praises Older Women’s Resilience In The Face Of Ongoing Emergency Challenges
Saturday, 1 October 2022, 5:33 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
International Day of Older Persons 1 October 2022 GENEVA (30 September 2022) – Ahead of the International Day of Older Persons on 1 October, Claudia Mahler, Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, said States should ... More >>
Iran: UN Experts Demand Stay Of Execution For Two Women, Including LGBT Activist
Thursday, 29 September 2022, 6:32 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (28 September 2022) – Iran must immediately halt the executions of two women sentenced to death in relation to their support for the human rights of LGBT people, UN experts* said today. Iranian judicial authorities prosecuted human rights ... More >>
Tourism Rethink Needed To Protect Children Vulnerable To Exploitation: UN Expert
Wednesday, 28 September 2022, 6:52 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
World Tourism Day, 27 September 2022 GENEVA (27 September 2022) – As the world recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic and navigates the climate crisis, rethinking tourism must be a priority to ensure all children are protected from forced labour, ... More >>
Portugal: Accelerate Rights-based Climate And Environmental Action, Says UN Expert
Wednesday, 28 September 2022, 6:42 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
LISBON/GENEVA (27 September 2022) -- Portugal’s global leadership in recognising the human right to a healthy and ecologically balanced environment needs to be matched by urgent, accelerated actions to address the climate emergency, a UN expert said ... More >>
Ireland: UN Experts Call For Adequate Redress For Systemic Racism And Racial Discrimination In Childcare Institutions
Saturday, 24 September 2022, 6:00 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (23 September 2022) – UN human rights experts said they are concerned over the lack of adequate redress for victims of racial discrimination and systemic racism in Irish childcare institutions between the 1940s and 1990s. While welcoming the ... More >>
Women’s And Girls’ Reproductive Choices Must Be Respected, UN Experts Say
Saturday, 24 September 2022, 5:40 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (23 September 2022) – States must ensure the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health for all, including the right to sexual and reproductive health, without discrimination, as well as access to contraceptives, UN experts said. ... More >>
Brazil: UN Experts Call For Peaceful Elections
Friday, 23 September 2022, 6:30 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (22 September 2022) – UN experts today urged authorities, candidates and political parties in Brazil to ensure upcoming general elections are peaceful and election-related violence is prevented. Threats, intimidation and political violence, ... More >>
Maldives: Bridge Gender Gaps To Accelerate Progress, Say UN Experts
Friday, 23 September 2022, 6:03 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
MALE/GENEVA (22 September 2022) – UN experts applauded the Maldives’ strong commitment to gender equality in law and policy, which they would like to see translated into practice. Maldives is at a tipping point as a fragile democracy in the face ... More >>
Iran: UN Experts Demand Accountability For Death Of Mahsa Amini, Call For End To Violence Against Women
Friday, 23 September 2022, 5:59 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (22 September 2022) – UN experts* today strongly condemned the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody after her arrest for allegedly failing to comply with Iran’s strict rules on women’s dress by wearing an “improper ... More >>
Pakistan: UN Experts Call For More International Solidarity With Flood Victims
Thursday, 22 September 2022, 5:50 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (21 September 2022) – Several UN human rights experts have called on States to step up their assistance to monsoon flood victims in Pakistan and ensure that international recovery efforts are guided by human rights law and standards. One ... More >>
UN Expert Calls For A Global Ban On Mercury Trade And Use In Small-scale Gold Mining
Wednesday, 21 September 2022, 6:02 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (20 September 2022) – A UN expert* today urged States to address human rights violations related to the use of mercury in small-scale gold mining and protect the environment by prohibiting its trade and use in such mining. “In most parts ... More >>
UN Experts Call For Justice And Redress For Victims Of Mercenary Actors
Wednesday, 21 September 2022, 5:54 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (20 September 2022) – Human rights violations committed by mercenaries and private security companies create grave challenges for victims seeking justice and redress due to the particularity of the perpetrators and the way they operate, ... More >>
US Must Allow Venezuela To Import Parts For Microscopes Vital For Diagnosing Disease, UN Expert Says
Tuesday, 20 September 2022, 6:29 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (19 September 2022) – A UN expert today called on the United States to allow the shipment to Venezuela of spare parts for electron microscopes vital for detecting disease and conducting crucial medical research, saying the sanctions now ... More >>
States Must Protect And Respect The Rights Of Older Persons Deprived Of Liberty: UN Expert
Tuesday, 20 September 2022, 6:21 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (19 September 2022) – Older persons can only be deprived of their liberty in circumstances clearly established by international human rights law and such restrictions must be necessary and proportionate to the legitimate objective, a UN expert said ... More >>
Enforced Disappearance: UN Expert Group To Review 696 Cases From 21 Countries
Saturday, 17 September 2022, 5:49 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (16 September 2022) – The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances will hold its 128th session from 19 to 28 September 2022 to examine 696 cases from 21 countries. In the spirit of its humanitarian mandate, the Working Group will also ... More >>
Myanmar: UN Experts Urge More Help For Human Rights Defenders In Push For Accountability
Saturday, 17 September 2022, 5:38 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (16 September 2022) – UN experts said today human rights defenders documenting and responding to atrocities by Myanmar's military junta urgently need comprehensive support, including financial, and called on the international community to end apparent ... More >>
Jordan: UN Expert Lauds Efforts On Disability Rights And Encourages International Support
Friday, 16 September 2022, 6:08 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Geneva/Amman (15 September 2022) - The UN expert on the rights of persons with disabilities today welcomed Jordan’s commitment and political will to include people with disabilities in all aspects of society, following a 10-day official visit to the country. “Jordan ... More >>
UN Expert Says Contemporary Forms Of Slavery Affecting Minority Communities, Urges Action To End Discrimination
Friday, 16 September 2022, 6:05 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (15 September 2022) –Minority communities in all regions of the world are subjected to contemporary forms of slavery, a UN expert said in a report presented to the Human Rights Council today. “Deep-rooted and systematic discrimination often ... More >>
