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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 >>
UN Expert Warns Israeli Crackdown Will Fuel More Violence, Urges International Response
Saturday, 23 April 2022, 5:12 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (22 April 2022) – A UN human rights expert today called on the international community to urgently initiate both short-term and longer-term steps to address the escalating violence in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel. “The past ... More >>
Tajikistan: UN Experts Sound Alarm About Tensions In GBAO, Urge Protection Of Pamiri Minority
Thursday, 21 April 2022, 5:53 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (20 April 2022) – UN experts* today expressed serious concerns over rising tensions in eastern Tajikistan, calling on the authorities to ensure the protection of Pamiri minority and respect for human rights in the autonomous region. Tensions ... More >>
Kyrgyzstan At A Crossroads: “Immense Opportunity To Harness Potential Of Women” – UN Experts
Saturday, 16 April 2022, 6:09 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
BISHKEK (15 April 2022) – Kyrgyzstan has taken notable strides towards women’s rights and gender equality since gaining independence in 1991, but serious challenges remain in areas such as socio-economic disparities, deep-rooted patriarchal attitudes ... More >>
Brazil: UN Expert Decries Erosion Of Democracy, Urges Safe Space For Civil Society
Tuesday, 12 April 2022, 6:23 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
SAO PAULO (11 April 2022) – A UN expert today expressed concerns about restrictions on Brazilians’ rights to full and active social and political participation, and the appalling levels of violence directed against human rights defenders, women journalists, ... More >>
Sri Lanka: UN Experts Condemn Crackdown On Protests
Saturday, 9 April 2022, 5:40 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (8 April 2022) – UN human rights experts* today urged the Sri Lankan Government to guarantee the fundamental rights of peaceful assembly and of expression during peaceful protests, amid the country’s severe economic crisis. “We are gravely ... More >>
International Roma Day: UN Expert Urges Better Protection Of Roma Minority During Conflicts
Friday, 8 April 2022, 6:07 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
International Roma Day 8 April 2022 GENEVA (7 April 2022) – On International Roma Day, the UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Fernand de Varennes, calls on all States and institutions to fully include Roma people in their efforts to protect ... More >>
Mali: UN Expert Urges Probe Into Grave Rights Violations In Moura
Thursday, 7 April 2022, 6:49 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (6 April 2022) – A UN human rights expert today called for a full and independent investigation into alleged mass crimes committed in central Mali, and pleaded with all parties to ensure the absolute protection of civilians and to end the vicious ... More >>
Saudi Arabia: UN Experts Say Uyghurs Must Not Be Extradited To China, Urge Proper Risk Assessment
Saturday, 2 April 2022, 6:38 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (1 April 2022) – UN human rights experts* today called on the Government of Saudi Arabia to uphold its obligations not to extradite two Chinese nationals belonging to the Uyghur minority, saying they risked serious violations of their ... More >>
Syria: UN Experts Profoundly Concerned For Missing And Injured Children After January Attack On ISIL Prison
Saturday, 2 April 2022, 6:17 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (1 April 2022) - UN human rights experts today expressed profound concerns for the physical, mental, educational and overall medical welfare of children arbitrarily held in detention centres in northeast Syria, as well as those children who appear ... More >>
Brazil: UN Expert Visit To Assess Peaceful Assembly And Association Rights
Saturday, 26 March 2022, 6:52 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (25 March 2022) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Clément Nyaletsossi Voule, will conduct an official visit to Brazil from 28 March to 8 April 2022. Voule will focus on the facilitation ... More >>
Israel’s 55-year Occupation Of Palestinian Territory Is Apartheid – UN Human Rights Expert
Saturday, 26 March 2022, 6:42 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (25 March 2022) – A UN expert called today on the international community to accept and adopt the findings in his current report , echoing recent findings by Palestinian, Israeli and international human rights organisations, that apartheid ... More >>
Colombia: UN Expert Says Killings Of Nasa Indigenous Human Rights Defenders, Including Children, Must Stop Immediately
Friday, 25 March 2022, 7:15 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (24 March 2022) - Killings, attacks and threats against indigenous human rights defenders working to defend their territory must be prevented and effectively investigated by the Colombian authorities, a UN human rights expert* said today. ... More >>
Afghanistan: UN Experts Condemn Taliban Decision To Deny Girls Secondary Education
Friday, 25 March 2022, 7:01 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (24 March 2022) – UN human rights experts* today condemned the decision by the de facto authorities in Afghanistan to postpone the resumption of schooling for girls above grade six, saying the announcement flies in the face of multiple ... More >>
Peru: Fujimori Release Undermines Access To Justice For Victims – UN Experts
Wednesday, 23 March 2022, 7:53 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (22 March 2022) - UN human rights experts* have expressed dismay at the Peru Constitutional Court’s decision to restore a presidential pardon and to release former president Alberto Fujimori, saying it represents an unacceptable regression ... More >>
UN Expert: Myanmar People Betrayed With ‘Vague Declarations’ And ‘Tedious, Endless Wait’ For Action
Tuesday, 22 March 2022, 7:07 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
War crimes, crimes against humanity committed daily, says Tom Andrews GENEVA (21 March 2022) – In the face of what he described as war crimes and crimes against humanity in Myanmar, a UN human rights expert today said the victims of these crimes ... More >>
DPRK: Further Isolation Offers No Solutions To Dire Human Rights Situation, Says UN Expert
Tuesday, 22 March 2022, 7:01 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (21 March 2022) – The international community must step up to the challenge of reviving engagement with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to address serious human rights violations, a UN expert told the Human Rights Council today, ... More >>
Ukraine: UN Expert Warns Of Global Famine, Urges End To Russia Aggression
Saturday, 19 March 2022, 6:08 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (18 March 2022) - The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Michael Fakhri, said Russia's invasion of Ukraine has caused profound rates of hunger in the country, and raises the risk of higher rates of hunger in Russia, and may cause ... More >>
Iran: Fundamental Legal And Institutional Reforms Needed To Curb Impunity, Says UN Expert
Friday, 18 March 2022, 6:31 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (17 March 2022) –A UN expert called today for fundamental reforms to the legal and institutional frameworks in the Islamic Republic of Iran to address persistent impunity. “A system of accountability is a fundamental condition for the respect ... More >>
Housing: Segregation Continues To Undermine Human Rights, Says UN Expert
Friday, 18 March 2022, 6:26 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (17 March 2022) – Addressing spatial segregation and its consequences is an important facet in the current debate on racial justice and equality, and critical to advancing equitable, sustainable development and ensuring community resiliency, ... More >>
