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Belarus: Presidential Decree Denying Consular Services Puts Belarusians Abroad At Risk
Thursday, 21 September 2023, 6:51 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (20 September 2023) – A presidential decree in Belarus ordering its consulates to stop renewing or extending passports will impact hundreds of thousands of Belarusians abroad, especially those living in exile, UN experts* warned today. The decree also ... More >>
Iran: UN Experts Denounce Crackdown On Public Commemoration Of Jina Mahsa Amini’s Death
Wednesday, 20 September 2023, 7:01 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (19 September 2023) – Iran has escalated its crackdown on dissent to prevent public commemoration of Jina Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody last year, UN experts* warned today, after authorities briefly detained her father and beefed-up ... More >>
Guatemala: UN Expert Concerned About Legal Action Against Prominent Lawyer
Tuesday, 19 September 2023, 6:41 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (18 September 2023) – A UN expert today expressed serious concern about the detention and trial of prominent lawyer Claudia González, which may amount to retaliation for her work as a human rights lawyer. “Claudia González’s case ... More >>
UAE And USA: UN Experts Warn Against Refoulement Of Ex-Guantánamo Detainee And Urge His Immediate Release
Sunday, 17 September 2023, 7:45 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (15 September 2023) – UN experts* today warned against the forcible repatriation of Mr. Ravil Mingazov from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the Russian Federation, calling for an immediate end to the harmful cycle of extended and arbitrary detention ... More >>
Bahrain: UN Expert Alarmed By Health Of Human Rights Defenders In Prison
Sunday, 17 September 2023, 7:43 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (15 September 2023) – The deteriorating health conditions of three human rights defenders held in detention in Bahrain was alarming, a UN expert said today. “I am extremely concerned about the deteriorating health of Mr Abduljalil Al-Singace, ... More >>
Saudi Arabia: Revoke Death Penalty For Social Media Activity, UN Experts Urge
Sunday, 17 September 2023, 7:42 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (15 September 2023) – Saudi Arabia must immediately revoke the death sentence handed down to Mohammed Al Ghamdi for his tweets and YouTube activities, as the crackdown on freedom of expression in the country continues to escalate, UN experts* said today. ... More >>
Switzerland: UN Experts Welcome Landmark Trial On Enforced Disappearances In Belarus
Sunday, 17 September 2023, 7:04 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (14 September 2023) – UN experts* today welcomed the decision by a court in Switzerland to put a former member of a Belarusian paramilitary unit on trial for his alleged involvement in the enforced disappearance of three opposition leaders ... More >>
Russia’s War In Ukraine Synonymous With Torture: UN Expert
Monday, 11 September 2023, 6:28 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
KYIV (10 September 2023) – Russia’s armed aggression is becoming synonymous with torture and other inhuman cruelty, a UN expert said today. “The volume of credible allegations of torture and other inhumane acts that are being perpetrated ... More >>
Panama: Fast-track Implementation Of The Law On Albinism, Urges UN Expert
Saturday, 9 September 2023, 6:05 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
PANAMA (7 September 2023) – A UN expert today urged the Panamanian authorities to speed up the implementation of a law on albinism adopted in 2021, to provide life-saving assistance and support to people with albinism in the country. Miti-Drummond welcomed ... More >>
Ecuador: Surging Violence Must Be Wake-up Call To Urgently Address Poverty, Says UN Expert
Saturday, 9 September 2023, 6:04 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
QUITO (8 September 2023) – Poverty is a root cause of the surging violence and insecurity in Ecuador, the UN’s poverty expert said today at the end of his two-week visit to the country, as he urged authorities to step up investment in education, ... More >>
Israel: UN Experts Seek Justice For Imprisoned Palestinian Aid Worker Mohammed El-Halabi
Thursday, 7 September 2023, 6:26 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (6 September 2023) – UN experts* today urged Israeli authorities to reverse the conviction of an imprisoned Palestinian aid worker Mohammed El-Halabi for alleged terrorism-related charges and ensure his immediate release. “Mr. El-Halabi’s ... More >>
UN Expert On Debt And Human Rights To Visit The Bahamas
Saturday, 19 August 2023, 6:24 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (18 August 2023) – The UN Independent Expert on foreign debt, other financial obligations and human rights, Attiya Waris, will visit the Bahamas from 21 to 31 August 2023. During her visit, Waris will examine a wide range of issues related ... More >>
Afghanistan: UN Human Rights Experts Denounce Idea Of “Reformed” Taliban
Tuesday, 15 August 2023, 7:15 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (14 August 2023) – Two years after seizing power in Afghanistan, the Taliban continues to violate many human rights including implementing a system of total discrimination, exclusion and subjugation of women and girls, UN experts said today. The gap between ... More >>
Venezuela: UN Experts Condemn Use Of Counter-terrorism Laws To Convict Trade Unionists And Labour Leaders
Saturday, 12 August 2023, 6:39 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (11 August 2023) – UN experts* warned today that convicting trade unionists and labour leaders on terrorism charges was a “chronic misuse” of Venezuela’s counter-terrorism laws against those advocating for the rights of workers. The experts ... More >>
South Africa Must Tackle Crude Legacy Of Environmental Racism And Toxic Exposure: UN Expert
Saturday, 12 August 2023, 6:35 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
PRETORIA (11 August 2023) – South Africa must redouble its efforts to tackle the crude legacy of pre-1994 environmental racism, including the abhorrent practice of intentionally situating landfills and polluting industries along racial lines and ... More >>
Lao Must Immediately Release Chinese Lawyer Lu Siwei And Prevent His Imminent Deportation: UN Experts
Saturday, 12 August 2023, 6:22 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (11 August 2023) – UN experts* today called on Lao People’s Democratic Republic to end the arbitrary detention of lawyer and human rights defender Lu Siwei and permit him to continue his journey to reunite with his family. “The surveillance, ... More >>
China: UN Experts Seek Clarification About Nine Imprisoned Tibetan Human Rights Defenders
Friday, 11 August 2023, 7:49 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (10 August 2023) – The Chinese government must provide information about nine Tibetan environmental human rights defenders serving prison sentences of up to 11 years, UN experts said today. Between 2010 and 2019, nine Tibetan human rights ... More >>
States Must Support Leadership Roles Of Indigenous Youth: UN Expert
Wednesday, 9 August 2023, 7:21 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples 9 August 2023 GENEVA (8 August 2023) – The importance of ensuring meaningful decision-making for Indigenous Peoples is reliant on their youth, especially young Indigenous women and girls’ leadership ... More >>
Un Experts Say Japan Has Made Strides On Business And Human Rights, But Must Tackle Systemic Challenges
Saturday, 5 August 2023, 7:20 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
TOKYO/GENEVA (4 August 2023) – UN experts today commended Japan’s commitment to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), and urged the government to address deeply embedded unfair gender and social norms to ... More >>
Afghanistan: UN Experts Alarmed By Media Outlet’s Spreading Of Disinformation
Saturday, 29 July 2023, 5:58 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (28 July 2023) – UN experts* today voiced their concern at disinformation by a media outlet concerning a Human Rights Council event about women’s and girls’ rights in Afghanistan in June. They issued the following statement: “We are dismayed ... More >>
