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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 >>
UN Expert Calls For International Fund To Help Recovery Of Climate Change-affected States
Friday, 16 September 2022, 5:28 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
DHAKA/GENEVA (15 September 2022) – Bangladesh should not have to carry the burden of climate change alone, a UN expert said today, calling for an international fund to help the South Asian country to recover from the impacts of extreme weather events. ... More >>
Over-compliance With Secondary Sanctions Adversely Impacts Human Rights Of Millions Globally: UN Expert
Thursday, 15 September 2022, 5:56 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (14 September 2022) – A proliferation of secondary sanctions has resulted in a growing fear of sanctions and over-compliance with unilateral sanction regimes, leading to serious adverse effects on the human rights of millions of people around ... More >>
UN Expert Urges Recognition And Guarantees For Indigenous Peoples’ Rights To Water
Thursday, 15 September 2022, 5:18 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (14 September 2022) – Facing the water crisis, the world could learn much from the management practices of indigenous peoples, a UN expert said today. In a report to the Human Rights Council, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights ... More >>
Mexico: UN Expert Urges Law To Protect Internally Displaced Persons' Human Rights
Tuesday, 13 September 2022, 6:47 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (12 September 2022) – A UN expert has urged the Mexican government to legislate human rights guarantees for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and to allocate adequate funding for their protection and durable solutions. After ending her visit to Mexico, ... More >>
Afghanistan: UN Expert Warns Human Rights Crisis Presages Authoritarianism
Tuesday, 13 September 2022, 6:29 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (12 September 2022) – Afghanistan faces a deepening human rights crisis under Taliban rule that is leading to authoritarianism, a UN expert warned today. In his first report to the Human Rights Council, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation ... More >>
Xinjiang Report: China Must Address Grave Human Rights Violations & The World Must Not Turn A Blind Eye, Say UN Experts
Thursday, 8 September 2022, 6:40 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (7 September 2022) – Independent UN experts* said today that profound concerns over systematic human rights violations and their widespread effect on individuals and minorities in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region cannot, and should ... More >>
Freedom Of Communication And Correspondence Endangered By Unilateral Postal Disruptions: UN Experts
Wednesday, 7 September 2022, 5:48 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (6 September 2022) – UN experts today expressed concern that the decision to cut lines of communication and correspondence to and from Russia and Belarus following unilateral sanctions were depriving people in the two countries of postal exchanges ... More >>
Mexico Should Overturn Mandatory Pre-trial Detention: UN Experts
Tuesday, 6 September 2022, 6:09 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (5 September 2022) -- The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention urgently calls on Mexico to abolish mandatory pre-trial detention, also known as “automatic preventive detention”, enshrined in the Constitution. “Mandatory ... More >>
Malaysia: UN Experts Denounce Gender-discriminatory Citizenship Law
Tuesday, 6 September 2022, 5:56 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (5 September 2022) – UN experts* today denounced a recent court decision in Malaysia that denied women the same rights as men to automatically confer citizenship to their children, saying affected women are less likely to leave abusive relationships ... More >>
Chile: Referendum Presents Unique Opportunity To Recognise The Right To Housing In New Constitution
Sunday, 4 September 2022, 6:15 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (2 September 2022) – Chile’s referendum for a new constitution on Sunday will provide an opportunity to recognise the right to adequate housing in its domestic legal order, a UN expert said today. “The referendum gives Chile a unique opportunity ... More >>
United States: UN Expert Warns LGBT Rights Being Eroded, Urges Stronger Safeguards
Wednesday, 31 August 2022, 5:56 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
WASHINGTON D.C. (30 August 2022) – A UN expert says the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse (LGBT) people are being deliberately undermined by some state governments in the United States and has urged the Biden administration ... More >>
UN Experts Urge More Action To Ensure Dignity, Equity, Justice For Migrants, Refugees, Asylum Seekers Of African Descent
Wednesday, 31 August 2022, 5:54 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
International Day for People of African Descent 31 August 2022 GENEVA (30 August 2022) – In a statement to mark the International Day for People of African Descent, UN experts said States must do more to combat the multiple forms of discrimination ... More >>
