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UN Experts Condemn Life Sentence Against Baloch Woman Human Rights Defender In Pakistan As Grave Injustice

Thursday, 9 July 2026, 8:07 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

The experts are concerned about Dr. Mahrang Baloch’s health and poor conditions of detention, including inadequate access to medical care, and allegations of pressure on her family. More >>

France: Proposed Presumption Of Lawful Police Shootings Could Fuel Impunity, UN Expert Warns

Wednesday, 8 July 2026, 6:15 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

Tidball-Binz called on French authorities to withdraw or fundamentally revise the amendment and to conduct an independent human rights impact assessment before its adoption. More >>

Israel Must Immediately Release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya: UN Experts

Wednesday, 8 July 2026, 8:37 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

“Israel has turned the practice of medicine into a crime – and made health and care workers targets of harassment, intimidation, arrests, torture and death. This must stop,” the experts said. More >>

Belarus: Former Political Prisoners Face Continuing Repression In Exile Through Passport Invalidation, Say UN Experts

Tuesday, 7 July 2026, 7:02 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

The sequence of politically motivated imprisonment, forced expulsion and subsequent invalidation of passports points to an escalating pattern of transnational repression. More >>

From Stadiums To Boardrooms, Racism Remains Pervasive In Sport: UN Expert

Friday, 3 July 2026, 9:45 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

The report highlights how poverty, conflict, discriminatory regulations and lack of representation create significant barriers for marginalised racial and ethnic groups. “Access to sport remains unequal,” the expert said. More >>

Belarus: UN Experts Urge Authorities To Withdraw Proposed Restrictions On Tutors And Independent Educators

Thursday, 2 July 2026, 7:13 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

The experts urged Belarusian authorities to refrain from adopting the proposed regulations and review existing legislation to ensure compliance with international human rights law. More >>

UN Working Group Calls For Action To Ensure AI Serves Equality, Not Discrimination

Thursday, 25 June 2026, 7:08 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

“AI and digital technologies are reshaping the conditions under which women and girls exercise their rights,” the Working Group said. More >>

UN Expert Calls For Urgent Action To End Violence Against Mothers Worldwide

Tuesday, 23 June 2026, 7:47 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

Mothers are subjected to multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination, yet remain unrecognised as a distinct category in law, policy and data. More >>

Iran Peace Deal Must Not Come At The Cost Of Human Rights, Warn UN Experts

Saturday, 20 June 2026, 7:37 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

“The human cost has been compounded by severe economic harm in Iran, as well as in the region and globally,” the experts said. More >>

Kuwait: Nationality Withdrawals Disproportionately Harming Women And Children, Warns UN Expert

Friday, 19 June 2026, 6:56 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

She also urged the State of Kuwait to ensure that all future nationality-related decisions are subject to effective judicial oversight. More >>

Afghanistan: Taliban Decree On Separation Of Spouses Further Erodes Rights Of Women And Girls, Warn UN Experts

Thursday, 18 June 2026, 8:56 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

De facto authorities currently severely restrict women and girls’ freedom of movement, education and employment. More >>

Afghanistan: Experts Condemn Arrests For Dress Code Violations And Excessive Use Of Force In Herat

Friday, 12 June 2026, 7:48 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

The experts urged de-escalation and warned that tensions must be reduced immediately to prevent further violence or harm. More >>

Kuwait: Prosecution Of Journalist Signals Troubling Crackdown On Expression, Warn UN Experts

Thursday, 11 June 2026, 6:49 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

Shihab-Eldin was falsely charged with spreading false information, harming national security, and misusing a mobile phone, after having reported on military activities relating to the conflict involving Iran, the US and Gulf States including Kuwait. More >>

UN Experts Warn Of Rights Violations Against Women & Girls From Christian & Other Religious Minority Communities

Tuesday, 9 June 2026, 8:01 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

Displaced Christian and other minority women and girls are particularly vulnerable to sexual exploitation and abuse, including coercion into sexual acts in exchange for food or basic necessities. More >>

Indonesia: UN Experts Condemn Military Trial In Acid Attack Case Targeting Human Rights Defender Andrie Yunus

Thursday, 4 June 2026, 7:46 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

“The use of a military trial in a case involving an extreme and targeted acid attack on a civilian raises serious concern regarding accountability, independence and transparency,” the experts said. More >>

Indigenous Peoples Gravely Vulnerable To Ebola Epidemic, Warn UN Independent Experts

Thursday, 4 June 2026, 7:43 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

“Declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organisation, the Ebola outbreak is most prominent within or near Indigenous Peoples’ territories,” the experts said. More >>

UN Experts Strongly Condemn New US Threats And Coercion Against Cuba

Wednesday, 3 June 2026, 9:07 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

“A democratic and equitable international order requires that all States, regardless of size or power, participate on equal footing, free from undue pressure,” they said. More >>

Occupied Palestinian Territory: UN Experts Alarmed By Escalating Settler Terror And Displacement

Tuesday, 2 June 2026, 7:16 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

“Violence is used as a calculated, targeted tool to deny Palestinians access to essential services, agricultural and grazing areas, with the ultimate aim of severing the people's connection to the land,” the experts said. More >>

Brazil: UN Experts Call For Full Justice And Accountability Twenty Years After The Crimes Of May

Saturday, 30 May 2026, 6:21 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

The UN experts stressed that the “Crimes of May” must be recognised as serious human rights violations and, thus, not subject to any statute of limitations. More >>

Alarmed By Complicity Of Online Pornographic Platforms & Other Intermediaries In Sexual Exploitation Of Women And Girls

Saturday, 16 May 2026, 9:31 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights

“The contrast is stark: individuals are imprisoned for trafficking, whilst the corporate entity that enabled and knowingly profited from the criminal enterprise on a large scale avoids conviction,” they said. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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