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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 >>
UN Experts Condemn Journalist Killing Amid Rising West Bank Violence
Saturday, 14 May 2022, 5:56 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (13 May 2022) - UN human rights experts* condemn the killing of Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, in the occupied West Bank and call for a prompt, transparent, thorough and independent investigation into her death. The experts said Abu Akleh’s ... More >>
Mauritania: UN Expert Encouraged By Progress But Says More Work Needed To Fully Eradicate Slavery
Saturday, 14 May 2022, 5:50 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
NOUAKCHOTT (13 May 2022) – A UN human rights expert today welcomed progress in strengthening Mauritania’s legal framework and building the political will to combat slavery, but cautioned that much work still lay ahead. At the end of a 10-day visit ... More >>
Maldives: UN Human Rights And Counter-terrorism Expert Launches Official Visit
Friday, 13 May 2022, 8:03 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (13 May 2022) - The UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, will visit Maldives from 15 to 24 May 2022. During her visit, the independent ... More >>
Singapore: UN Human Rights Experts Urge Immediate Death Penalty Moratorium
Friday, 13 May 2022, 6:15 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (12 May 2022) – UN human rights experts* today called on the Government of Singapore to immediately impose a moratorium on the use of the death penalty, and said its continued use of capital punishment for drug-related crimes ran contrary ... More >>
Lebanon: UN Expert Warns Of ‘Failing State’ Amid Widespread Poverty
Thursday, 12 May 2022, 6:03 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (11 May 2022) – The destructive actions of Lebanon’s political and financial leaders are responsible for forcing most of the country’s population into poverty, in violation of international human rights law, the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme ... More >>
Ukraine: Millions Of Displaced Traumatised And Urgently Need Help, Say Experts
Friday, 6 May 2022, 6:02 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (5 May 2022) - UN human rights experts* and the Global Protection Cluster Coordinator are alarmed by the scale of displacement in Ukraine and call for urgent action to protect internally displaced people. They issue the following statement: ... More >>
UN Torture Prevention Body Concludes Visit To Argentina
Thursday, 5 May 2022, 6:44 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (4 May 2022) – Argentina has progressed in the prevention of torture through the creation of the National Committee for the Prevention of Torture and other mechanisms that act at the provincial and federal levels, UN human rights experts said today ... More >>
Ukraine: Joint Statement On Russia’s Invasion And Importance Of Freedom Of Expression And Information
Thursday, 5 May 2022, 6:13 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (4 May 2022) - Following the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation and the continuation of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, freedom of expression mandate holders* from the United Nations, the African Commission of Human ... More >>
Ending Gender Digital Divide Is Critical To Full Enjoyment Of Women’s Rights, Says UN Expert
Wednesday, 4 May 2022, 6:51 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (3 May 2022) – On World Press Freedom Day, UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression Irene Khan urged States to protect women journalists from online and offline attacks, and social media companies to ensure that online spaces ... More >>
Israel’s Housing Policies In Occupied Palestinian Territory Amounts To Racial Segregation - UN Experts
Thursday, 28 April 2022, 6:47 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (27 April 2022) – Israel’s housing policies in East Jerusalem amount to racial segregation and discrimination against the Palestinian people, and a violation of their human rights, UN experts* said today. Based on reports received, the experts ... More >>
Israel/Palestine: UN Experts Call On Govts To Resume Funding For Six Palestinian Organisations Designated By Israel
Tuesday, 26 April 2022, 5:47 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (25 April 2022) - UN human rights experts* today called on the international community to take immediate and effective steps to protect and sustain the six Palestinian civil society groups that were designated as ‘terrorist organisations’ by the ... More >>
Israel/Palestine: UN Experts Call On Govts To Resume Funding For Six Palestinian Organisations Designated By Israel
Tuesday, 26 April 2022, 5:45 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (25 April 2022) - UN human rights experts* today called on the international community to take immediate and effective steps to protect and sustain the six Palestinian civil society groups that were designated as ‘terrorist organisations’ by the ... More >>
