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Mali: UN Expert To Conduct Human Rights Visit
Saturday, 24 July 2021, 1:44 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (23 July 2021) – The UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Mali, Mr. Alioune Tine, will conduct an official visit to the country from 26 July to 5 August. “Concerns grow over human rights violations in Mali. So, I appreciate ... More >>
Mali: UN Experts Condemn Increased Attacks On ‘descent-based Slaves’, Deplore Government’s Failure To Act
Tuesday, 20 July 2021, 6:15 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (19 July 2021) – UN human rights experts* today called on Mali to prevent attacks against so-called slaves, saying such incidents are on the rise, with twice as many people injured this year as in 2020. “The constant and systematic attacks ... More >>
India Must Halt Mass Eviction That Threatens To Leave 100,000 Homeless – UN Experts
Friday, 16 July 2021, 8:09 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (16 July 2021) – UN human rights experts* today called on India to halt evictions of some 100,000 people – including 20,000 children – that began this week in the midst of monsoon rains. Demolition of homes began on Wednesday, 14 July, ... More >>
Myanmar: UN Expert Warns Of “Perfect Storm” Over COVID, Calls For Urgent International Help
Friday, 16 July 2021, 6:26 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GEVEVA (14 July 2021) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar called for emergency international engagement to address a “perfect storm” of factors that are fuelling the deepening COVID-19 crisis in Myanmar. “An ... More >>
Egypt: Human Rights Defenders Held Incommunicado, Face Spurious Charges, Says UN Expert
Friday, 16 July 2021, 5:50 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (15 July 2021) – A UN expert today expressed dismay at the continued widespread arrest and extended pre-trial detention of human rights defenders in Egypt, saying activists have been detained without warrants, held incommunicado and then accused ... More >>
UN Expert Condemns Israel’s Repeated Demolition Of Palestinian Bedouin Property
Tuesday, 13 July 2021, 6:16 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (12 July 2021) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, Michael Lynk, condemned the demolition by Israel of the homes and property belonging to the Palestinian Bedouin community ... More >>
Occupied Palestinian Territory: Israeli Settlements Should Be Classified As War Crimes, Says UN Expert
Saturday, 10 July 2021, 5:47 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (9 July 2021) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, Michael Lynk, today called on the international community to designate the creation of Israeli settlements as a war ... More >>
Myanmar: UN Expert Calls For Emergency Coalition To End Junta’s “Reign Of Terror”
Thursday, 8 July 2021, 5:53 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (7 July 2021) — The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, today called for the urgent formation of an “Emergency Coalition for the People of Myanmar“ to stop what he described as the military ... More >>
Iran Must Stop Using Long-term Detention To Silence Human Rights Defenders, Says UN Expert
Wednesday, 7 July 2021, 6:54 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (6 July 2021) — A UN expert today criticised the Islamic Republic of Iran’s practice of sentencing human rights defenders to long-term detention, and called on the Government to release all those detained for their human rights work. “It ... More >>
Occupied Palestinian Territory: Attacks Against Critics Must Stop, Those Responsible Arrested – UN Experts
Wednesday, 7 July 2021, 6:47 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (6 July 2021) – UN human rights experts* today expressed serious concerns about a number of attacks by security forces against critics of the Palestinian Authority, including the death in custody, reportedly as a result of beatings, of a well-known ... More >>
Belarus: Massive Human Rights Violations Unprecedented In Scope And Gravity, Says UN Expert
Tuesday, 6 July 2021, 5:37 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (5 July 2021) – Belarus has witnessed an unprecedented human rights crisis over the past year, an independent expert appointed by the Human Rights Council said today, calling on authorities to end their policy of repression and to fully respect ... More >>
UAE: UN Experts Condemn Forced Return Of Ex-Guantanamo Inmate To Russia Despite Torture Risk
Saturday, 3 July 2021, 6:14 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (2 July 2021) – UN human rights experts* today expressed serious concerns about the imminent forced repatriation of former Guantanamo detainee Rival Mingazov from the United Arab Emirates to Russia, saying he faced substantial risk of torture ... More >>
Guatemala: Top Judges Face Threats, Must Be Protected – Expert
Saturday, 3 July 2021, 6:13 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (1 July 2021) –UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Diego García-Sayán, today urged Guatemalan authorities to tighten protection for the country’s judiciary and civil servants after one senior judge tasked with ... More >>
Free Media, Digital Literacy – Antidote To Disinformation, Says UN Expert
Saturday, 3 July 2021, 6:04 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (1 July 2021) – Responses by States and companies to disinformation have been problematic, inadequate and detrimental to human rights, a UN expert warned today, calling on States to uphold the right to freedom of expression as the primary ... More >>
Morocco: UN Human Rights Expert Decries “Clampdown” On Human Rights Defenders
Saturday, 3 July 2021, 5:29 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (1 July 2021) – Morocco must stop targeting human rights defenders and journalists standing up for human rights issues related to Western Sahara, and allow them to work without reprisals, Mary Lawlor, UN special rapporteur on the situation ... More >>
States Increasingly Block Protesters From Justice, Send ‘Chilling’ Message On Rights - UN Expert
Saturday, 3 July 2021, 5:27 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (1 July 2021) – States are increasingly applying measures to prevent access to justice for protesters amid a tightening of restrictions on civil society, the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association ... More >>
Victims Of Trafficking Should Be Protected, Not Punished: UN Expert
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 6:20 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (29 June 2021) – To effectively protect victims of trafficking, States must ensure that victims are not held liable for any unlawful activity carried out as a direct consequence of their trafficking situation, regardless of the gravity ... More >>
World Needs To Prepare For Next Crisis By Setting Up Global Fund For Social Protection Now – UN Expert
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 5:30 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (30 June 2021) – Countries must prepare for future crises by setting up a Global Fund for Social Protection, a new international financing mechanism that will help protect their populations from the next pandemic, says a new report presented ... More >>
Peru: Clean Up Oil Pollution In Indigenous Communities Before Allowing More Drilling, UN Experts Urge
Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 5:46 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (28 June 2021) – Peru should clean up environmental damage in the country’s largest-yielding oil field and remedy harm done to indigenous communities living nearby, UN experts* said today. They made the call as Peru proceeds towards awarding ... More >>
States Must Push Back Against Harmful Anti-Gender Narratives – UN Expert
Saturday, 26 June 2021, 6:36 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (25 June 2021) – Individuals departing from gender norms and societal expectations are under attack in many parts of the world, stripped of their rights to self-determination, autonomy, bodily and mental integrity, a UN expert told the Human Rights Council ... More >>
