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UN Expert Urges UK To Halt Transfer Of Asylum Seekers To Rwanda
Saturday, 18 June 2022, 5:42 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (17 June 2022) – A UN human rights expert today urged the United Kingdom to halt plans to transfer asylum seekers to Rwanda and expressed serious concern that the country’s asylum partnership arrangement violates international law, and ... More >>
UN Experts Condemn Israel’s Arbitrary Detention And Conviction Of Palestinian Aid Worker
Friday, 17 June 2022, 5:45 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (16 June 2022) - UN human rights experts* today denounced Israel for abusing counter-terrorism laws to target and silence human rights defenders, after an Israeli court found Gaza aid worker, Mohammed el-Halabi, guilty of financing terrorism. The ... More >>
Tanzania: UN Experts Warn Of Escalating Violence Amidst Plans To Forcibly Evict Maasai From Ancestral Lands
Thursday, 16 June 2022, 6:15 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (15 June 2022) – UN human rights experts* have expressed grave concerns about continuous encroachment on traditional Maasai lands and housing, accompanied by a lack of transparency in, and consultation with the Maasai Indigenous Peoples, ... More >>
Iran: UN Experts Alarmed By Civil Society Crackdown
Thursday, 16 June 2022, 6:11 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (15 June 2022) - UN human rights experts* today expressed serious concerns about a violent crackdown against civil society in Iran, including members of workers’ unions and teachers arrested for protesting against their low salaries and poor working ... More >>
Republic Of Korea: UN Expert Calls For Comprehensive Transitional Justice Process To Address Longstanding Violations
Thursday, 16 June 2022, 6:07 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
SEOUL (15 June 2022) – A UN expert today urged authorities in the Republic of Korea to redouble its efforts to deliver on truth, justice and reparations to thousands of victims whose grievances span decades of violence and political turmoil in the ... More >>
Myanmar: UN Human Rights Expert To Visit Malaysia
Wednesday, 15 June 2022, 8:14 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (15 June 2022) – The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, will conduct a mission to Malaysia from 17 to 23 June 2022. “As conditions continue to deteriorate in Myanmar, and the military junta continues ... More >>
UN Expert Urges States To End ‘Vaccine Apartheid’
Wednesday, 15 June 2022, 5:56 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (14 June 2022) – A UN human rights expert today urged the World Trade Organization (WTO) to ease intellectual property rules that protect the technology behind Covid-19 vaccines and treatments, calling transnational racial inequalities in access to immunizations ... More >>
UN Experts Urge States To Address Violence, Abuse And Neglect Of Older Women
Wednesday, 15 June 2022, 5:41 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (14 June 2022) – A group of UN human rights experts* have urged Member States to renew their commitment to end all forms of abuse and violence against older women, promote their human rights and act against pervasive sexist and ageist attitudes. ... More >>
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 >>
