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UN Expert Releases New Report Documenting Military Junta's Impact On Myanmar's Children
Wednesday, 15 June 2022, 5:27 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
UN expert releases new report documenting military junta's impact on Myanmar's children, urges immediate coordinated action to prevent “a lost generation” GENEVA (14 June 2022) – The Myanmar military junta has brutally attacked and killed children ... More >>
UN Human Rights Expert To Visit Greece To Assess Situation Of Human Rights Defenders
Saturday, 11 June 2022, 6:09 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Geneva (10 June 2022) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, will conduct an official visit to Greece from 13 to 22 June 2022, to examine the situation of human rights defenders in the country and assess ... More >>
China Must Address Grave Human Rights Concerns And Enable Credible International Investigation: UN Experts
Saturday, 11 June 2022, 6:02 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (10 June 2022) – Ahead of the 50th session of the Human Rights Council, a group of UN experts* today urged the Government of China to cooperate fully with the UN human rights system and grant unhindered access to independent experts who ... More >>
Myanmar: UN Experts Sound Alarm Over Junta’s Decision To Enforce Death Sentences
Friday, 10 June 2022, 7:40 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (10 June 2022) – The Myanmar junta’s announced decision to enforce death sentences against four individuals, including two prominent activists, marks the start of what could be a spate of death pronouncements, two UN experts* warned today, ... More >>
Myanmar: UN Experts Sound Alarm Over Junta’s Decision To Enforce Death Sentences
Friday, 10 June 2022, 7:39 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (10 June 2022) – The Myanmar junta’s announced decision to enforce death sentences against four individuals, including two prominent activists, marks the start of what could be a spate of death pronouncements, two UN experts* warned today, ... More >>
UN Expert On Transitional Justice To Visit The Republic Of Korea
Wednesday, 8 June 2022, 6:36 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (7 June 2022) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, Fabian Salvioli, will carry out an official visit to the Republic of Korea from 8 to 15 June 2022. The UN expert will examine ... More >>
Myanmar: UN Experts Condemn Military’s “Digital Dictatorship”
Tuesday, 7 June 2022, 7:34 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (7 June 2022) – UN human rights experts* today condemned the Myanmar military junta’s attempts to establish a “ digital dictatorship ” in Myanmar by imposing further restrictions on the access to internet, internet shutdowns, online censorship, ... More >>
Sudan: UN Experts Urge Authorities To Ensure Immediate Accountability For Past And Ongoing Human Rights Violations
Saturday, 4 June 2022, 8:01 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (3 June 2022) – UN human rights experts* have expressed serious concerns about the continued use of excessive force by the Sudanese authorities against peaceful protesters, and called for those responsible to be held to account and justice to ... More >>
Israel: UN Experts Urge Authorities To Cease Eviction And Demolition Of Bedouin Village
Saturday, 4 June 2022, 6:13 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (3 June 2022) – UN human rights experts* today urged Israel to stop the eviction and demolition of a Bedouin village in Israel that will forcibly displace hundreds of residents in a bid to expand Jewish-only settlements. “Thousands of ... More >>
Catastrophic Environmental Impacts Of Conflicts Jeopardize Human Rights Around The World - UN Expert
Saturday, 4 June 2022, 6:05 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
World Environment Day | 5 June 2022 GENEVA (3 June 2022) – The environmental devastation caused by conflicts around the world is exacerbating the disastrous human rights consequences for people, including their right to live in a clean, healthy and sustainable ... More >>
Saudi Arabia: Death Penalty Against Juvenile Offender Amounts To Arbitrary Deprivation Of Life, Say UN Experts
Wednesday, 1 June 2022, 6:58 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (31 May 2022) – UN human rights experts* today called on the Government of Saudi Arabia to immediately release Abdullah al-Howaiti and quash the death penalty against him for crimes he allegedly committed as a child. Al-Howaiti was arrested ... More >>
Environment: Millions Of Lives At Stake Amid Unprecedented Challenges – UN Experts
Monday, 30 May 2022, 7:34 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (30 May 2022) Five decades after the world’s first conference to make the environment a major issue, UN human rights experts call on States to redouble efforts to protect the imperilled planet for current and future generations amid ... More >>
Facing Critical Human Rights Challenges, Afghanistan At A Crossroads, Says UN Expert In Kabul
Thursday, 26 May 2022, 7:04 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
KABUL (26 May 2022) – The newly appointed Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, said today the country faced serious human rights challenges, and urged the de facto authorities to take the path that ... More >>
Ukraine/Russia: Violations Of Cultural Rights Will Impede Post-war Healing – UN Expert
Thursday, 26 May 2022, 6:45 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (25 May 2022) – The multi-layered violations of cultural rights in Ukraine will have devastating effects in the post-war era, a UN human rights expert warned today. “As in other conflicts, we currently witness the unfolding of suffering ... More >>
Maldives: UN Expert Cautiously Welcomes Government Commitment To Bringing Nationals Home From Syria
Wednesday, 25 May 2022, 6:10 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Urges More Action On Repatriation And Reintegration GENEVA (24 May 2022) – A UN human rights expert* today cautiously welcomed the commitment of the Maldives Government to bring women and children from Syria home, while urging comprehensive action from ... More >>
Negotiations For International Instrument On Pandemic Preparedness Must Be Guided By Human Rights: UN Experts
Saturday, 21 May 2022, 1:37 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (20 May 2022) – A group of UN human rights experts* has urged States to ensure that ongoing multilateral negotiations on a new international instrument on pandemic preparedness and recovery is grounded in human rights. As the 75th Session ... More >>
Tajikistan: UN Expert Fears Crackdown Against Pamiri Minority Could Spiral Out Of Control
Saturday, 21 May 2022, 1:35 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (20 May 2022) – The UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Fernand de Varennes, today urged Tajikistan to end a deadly crackdown against the Pamiri minority in the Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous region (GBAO), warning that the use of counter-terrorism ... More >>
Ukraine: UN Expert Urges All War Crimes Investigators Work Closely With National Authorities
Tuesday, 17 May 2022, 6:32 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (16 May 2022) – A UN human rights expert today called on the international community to step up its support for Ukraine’s own investigations into alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the context of the armed attack ... More >>
UN Experts Alarmed By Israel High Court Ruling On Masafer Yatta And Risk Of Imminent Forcible Transfer Of Palestinians
Tuesday, 17 May 2022, 6:02 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (16 May 2022) - UN human rights experts* urgently called on Israel and the international community to stop the forced evictions, arbitrary displacement and forcible transfer of Palestinian communities from Masafer Yatta in the occupied West ... More >>
Afghanistan: UN Expert Visit To Assess Human Rights
Saturday, 14 May 2022, 7:41 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (14 May 2022) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, will undertake his first visit to the country from 15 to 26 May 2022. Bennett said he would engage with the de facto authorities and ... More >>
