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Ukraine: Armed Conflict & Displacement Heightens Risks Of All Forms Of Sexual Violence Including Trafficking In Persons
Thursday, 17 March 2022, 7:07 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA/NEW YORK (16 March 2022) – The UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Siobhán Mullally, the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Reem Alsalem, and the UN ... More >>
Ukraine: UN Expert Says War Against Multi-ethnic Population Must Stop, Calls For Protection Of All Minorities
Thursday, 17 March 2022, 7:01 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (16 March 2022) – The UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Fernand de Varennes, today expressed grave concerns about the situation of minorities in the context of the Russian aggression against Ukraine and the treatment of minorities ... More >>
UN Expert Calls On States To Ensure Accountability, Transparency And Access To Sites Of Secret Detention
Wednesday, 16 March 2022, 7:49 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (15 March 2022) – A UN human rights expert today called on States to ensure that the post 9/11 legacy of secret detention, rendition and torture is not forgotten and its ongoing consequences are tackled head on. In a report to the Human Rights ... More >>
UN Experts Urge Bangladesh To End Reprisals Against Human Rights Defenders And Relatives Of The Disappeared
Tuesday, 15 March 2022, 7:21 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (14 March 2022) – UN human rights experts* today called on Bangladesh to immediately cease reprisals against human rights defenders and relatives of forcibly disappeared persons for their activism and co-operation with international human ... More >>
At The Heart Of The Struggle: Human Rights Defenders Fight Corruption
Sunday, 13 March 2022, 6:47 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (11 March 2022) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, today urged States to find the political will to protect human rights defenders exposing corruption. “Corruption is fundamentally a human ... More >>
Unless States Start “Walking Their Talk” The Torture Ban Will Remain “Pie In The Sky” – UN Expert
Sunday, 13 March 2022, 6:33 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (11 March 2022) – A UN expert today warned the Human Rights Council that governments in all regions of the world still routinely fail to implement the prohibition of torture and other ill-treatment. Taking stock during his sixth and final year ... More >>
Russia: UN Experts Alarmed By ‘Choking’ Information Clampdown
Sunday, 13 March 2022, 6:20 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (11 March 2022) - Russia’s recent adoption of a punitive “fake war news” law is an alarming move by the government to gag and blindfold an entire population, UN human rights experts* said today. On 4 March, the Russian Parliament adopted amendments ... More >>
UN Expert Calls For A “Practical Approach” To Stop Sale And Sexual Exploitation Of Children
Thursday, 10 March 2022, 7:04 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (9 March 2022) - A UN human rights expert has called for concrete steps to stop the sale and sexual exploitation of children, and adopt a practical approach to effectively implement policies and laws designed to prevent the crimes and protect ... More >>
Ukraine: Protecting Life Must Be A Priority - UN Human Rights Experts
Wednesday, 9 March 2022, 7:28 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (8 March 2022) – UN human rights experts* today called on the Russian Federation to immediately end its invasion of Ukraine to avoid further bloodshed and loss of life. The experts said intentional attacks against civilians and civilian objects ... More >>
Ukraine: Protection And Participation Of Women Is Essential, Say UN Human Rights Experts
Saturday, 5 March 2022, 6:35 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (4 March 2022) - As the international community mobilises to respond to the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine, it is essential to ensure the protection of women and ensure their full participation in any response, UN human rights experts* ... More >>
Ukraine: Aged And Those With Disabilities Face Heightened Risks, Say UN Experts
Saturday, 5 March 2022, 6:29 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (4 March 2022) – UN human rights experts today called for the protection of those with disabilities and older people caught up in the violence in Ukraine, saying they face heightened risk of injury and abuses, as they do not want or are ... More >>
Sri Lanka: UN Experts Call For Swift Suspension Of Prevention Of Terrorism Act And Reform Of Counter-Terrorism Law
Thursday, 3 March 2022, 7:28 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (2 March 2022) - UN human rights experts* have called for an immediate moratorium on the use of Sri Lanka’s Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), and urged the Government to substantively review and revise the legislation to comply with international human ... More >>
Indonesia: UN Experts Sound Alarm On Serious Papua Abuses, Call For Urgent Aid
Wednesday, 2 March 2022, 7:01 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (1 March 2022) - UN human rights experts* today expressed serious concerns about the deteriorating human rights situation in the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua, citing shocking abuses against indigenous Papuans, including child ... More >>
BRIEFING NOTES: (1) Ukraine Civilian Casualties; (2) Russia; (3) Belarus
Wednesday, 2 March 2022, 6:59 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Liz Throssell Location: Geneva Date: 01 March 2022 Subject: (1) Ukraine civilian casualties (2) Russia (3) Belarus 1) ... More >>
UN Human Rights Experts Urge Iran To Abandon Restrictive Internet Bill
Wednesday, 2 March 2022, 6:51 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (1 March 2022) - Two UN experts have called on the Government of Iran to abandon its efforts to enact a new law that would effectively isolate the country from the global internet. The Iranian Parliament may soon ratify the “Regulatory ... More >>
UN Experts Call For End To Russian Aggression Against Ukraine And Urgent Protection Of Human Rights
Tuesday, 1 March 2022, 8:19 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (28 February 2022) - UN human rights experts* today called on the Russian Federation to immediately end its aggression against Ukraine and call off its unnecessary and unprovoked military attack. They issue the following statement: “We are collectively ... More >>
Madagascar: UN Experts Urge Protection For People With Albinism Amid Attacks
Tuesday, 1 March 2022, 6:59 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (28 February 2022) - UN human rights experts* today urged Madagascar to take immediate action to protect people with albinism amid reports of ongoing attacks and killings in the country. “People with albinism are living in fear and will ... More >>
Peru: UN Experts Applaud ‘El Ojo Que Llora’ Memorial, Warn Against ‘Denialist’ Violence
Thursday, 24 February 2022, 8:43 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (23 February 2022) - UN experts* today welcomed the cultural heritage status bestowed on Lima’s "El Ojo que Llora" (The Eye That Cries) monument, built in memory of the thousands of victims from Peru’s decades-long period of ... More >>
UN Human Rights Experts Urge Treaty To Address ‘Plastic Tide’
Wednesday, 23 February 2022, 7:29 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (22 February 2022) – UN human rights experts* today urged the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA), the world's highest-level decision-making body on the environment, to address the growing plastic tide and kick-start international negotiations on ... More >>
Myanmar: UN Expert Urges Security Council Resolution To Stop Weapons Fueling Spike In Military Attacks On Civilians
Wednesday, 23 February 2022, 7:26 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
New report reveals weapons transfers to military junta by UN Member States GENEVA (22 February 2022) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, issued a report to the UN Human Rights Council today that ... More >>
