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Amid Protection Crisis In Lebanon, UN Experts Warn Bombing Civilians To Force Displacement Is Unlawful
Monday, 16 March 2026, 8:40 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts warned that when homes are destroyed, communities shattered and return rendered impossible, displacement becomes not temporary protection but a long-term human rights crisis. More >>
HRC Best Positioned To Stand Up For Rights In These Perilous Times, Says Outgoing UN Special Rapporteur On Myanmar
Monday, 16 March 2026, 8:31 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Andrews called on governments committed to human rights and democracy to step up, halt the current slide, and rebuild momentum in support of the people of Myanmar and all whose human rights are under attack. More >>
UN Experts Denounce Aggression On Iran And Lebanon, Warn Of Devastating Regional Escalation
Monday, 16 March 2026, 8:30 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts deplored the failure of the UN Security Council to fulfil its responsibilities for international peace and security in the region. “This dereliction is irreversibly pushing the world towards a precipice,” they said. More >>
Thailand: UN Experts Deplore Justice Unfulfilled 22 Years After Somchai’s Disappearance And Raise Reprisals Concerns
Friday, 13 March 2026, 8:52 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Somchai Neelapaijit was forcibly disappeared in Bangkok on 12 March 2004. His enforced disappearance is believed to be linked to his legal representation of individuals alleging torture and ill-treatment in Thailand’s southern border provinces. More >>
UN Experts Urge States To Support GA Resolution Operationalising ICJ Advisory Opinion On Climate Obligations
Friday, 13 March 2026, 8:48 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The proposal comes amidst new data indicating that the 1.5°C limit on global temperature rise under the Paris Agreement could be exceeded as early as May 2029. More >>
UN Experts Strongly Condemn Deadly Missile Strike On Girls’ School In Iran, Call For Independent Investigation
Saturday, 7 March 2026, 8:25 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“During armed conflict, education must be prioritised as much as other lifesaving responses, as it provides protection, resilience and social cohesion,” the experts said. More >>
UN Experts Warn Against The Irreversible ‘De-Palestinisation’ Of Jerusalem
Saturday, 7 March 2026, 8:24 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“What is unfolding mirrors colonial enterprises of past centuries, carried out in real time, undermining a fully developed international legal system,” they said. More >>
Egypt: UN Experts Raise Alarm Over Violations Against Refugees And Migrants
Saturday, 7 March 2026, 8:20 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts expressed alarm over the risk of refoulement for both “documented” and “undocumented” individuals who fled to Egypt seeking protection from conflict, persecution and humanitarian crises in their home countries. More >>
Justice, Truth And Reparations Long Overdue For Survivors Of So-Called ‘Comfort Women’ System: UN Experts
Saturday, 7 March 2026, 8:16 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts called on Japan to recognise and fulfil survivors’ rights to justice, reparations and full and effective remedy, including through official apologies, adequate compensation and guarantees of non-repetition. More >>
Philippines: UN Experts Decry Frenchie Cumpio And Marielle Castro’s Condemnation, Call For Their Provisional Release
Friday, 6 March 2026, 8:01 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“Frenchie and Marielle deserve to be free to fight for justice,” the experts said. More >>
Iran: UN Experts Call For De-Escalation And Accountability
Thursday, 5 March 2026, 9:04 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts called on all parties to immediately cease hostilities and resume diplomatic dialogue, stressing that there is no viable alternative to the peaceful settlement of disputes. More >>
Afghanistan: UN Experts Condemn Taliban’s Surging Use Of Corporal Punishment
Wednesday, 4 March 2026, 8:06 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts also condemned the execution of 12 men in Afghanistan after the Taliban retook power and called for an immediate moratorium and a review of the application of the death penalty. More >>
UN Experts Condemn ‘Board Of Peace’, Call For A Reparative, Rights-Based Approach To Reconstruction In Gaza
Tuesday, 3 March 2026, 8:42 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
According to the experts, the approach of the Board of Peace is the antithesis of a human rights-based approach to reconstruction and a throwback to the bygone days of colonialism. More >>
Afghanistan: Taliban’s Gender Oppression And International Funding Cuts Pushing Health System Toward Catastrophe
Saturday, 28 February 2026, 10:32 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The expert stressed the massive cuts to international funding are also undermining life-saving programmes and seriously disrupting service delivery, stretching an already fragile system to breaking point. More >>
China’s Silence Deepens Fears Over Disappeared Uyghur Returnees A Year On, Warn UN Experts
Saturday, 28 February 2026, 10:28 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“We are dismayed that the forced returns from Thailand were carried out despite urgent and repeated appeals from the United Nations, international human rights mechanisms, Thailand’s NHRC, and civil society organisations,” the experts said. More >>
DRC: UN Experts Warn Of Extreme M23 Violence Targeting Human Rights Defenders
Friday, 27 February 2026, 3:00 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Between November 2025 and February 2026, several human rights defenders in North and South Kivu were reportedly targeted by members of M23 and their collaborators, in direct connection with their human rights work. More >>
Brazil: UN Experts Call For Justice And Accountability Ahead Of Franco And Gomes Murder Trial
Tuesday, 24 February 2026, 7:43 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“The fact that it has taken eight years to reach this final stage of the judicial process is in itself shocking,” the experts said. More >>
Nigeria: UN Experts Condemn Continued Demolitions Of Informal Settlements In Lagos
Saturday, 21 February 2026, 4:21 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“This is not an isolated incident. It is part of a disturbing pattern,” the experts said. The community of Makoko itself had already suffered a major demolition drive in 2012, when over 30,000 people lost their homes, and in 2017. More >>
Iran: UN Experts Demand Transparency And Accountability Following Nationwide Protests
Saturday, 21 February 2026, 4:20 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
They warned that, in the absence of transparency, a devastating narrative starts to take shape, with unverified reports of burial sites and secret executions emerging. More >>
Flawed ‘Epstein Files’ Disclosures Undermine Accountability For Grave Crimes Against Women And Girls: UN Experts
Tuesday, 17 February 2026, 3:57 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts hailed the courage and resilience of victims in seeking accountability at significant personal cost. A group of these survivors recently met with the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls. More >>
