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UK Leadership Imperative As Myanmar’s Crisis Deepens Ahead Of Junta’s Announced Sham Elections: UN Expert
Sunday, 21 December 2025, 7:48 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The people of Myanmar have shown extraordinary courage. They deserve an international response that matches their determination, the Special Rapporteur said. More >>
Australia: UN Working Group Raises Major Concerns About Detention Of Indigenous People, Children And Migrants
Sunday, 21 December 2025, 7:47 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts regret that they were denied access to detention facilities in the Northern Territory and to youth detention facilities in Western Australia. More >>
Bangladesh: Forensic Identification Of Victims Of July 2024 Protests A Fundamental Step Towards Accountability
Sunday, 21 December 2025, 7:44 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Although efforts were made at the time to ensure respect for the dead and protect their dignity, identification was not possible. More >>
UN Experts Call For Safeguarding Special Procedures System As ‘Indispensable Pillar’ For Human Rights Protection
Sunday, 21 December 2025, 7:29 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
We endeavour to keep promoting positive change in people’s lives by discharging our prevention and protection mandates. More >>
Tunisia: UN Experts Shocked By Conviction Of Human Rights Lawyer Ayachi Hammami
Saturday, 20 December 2025, 7:38 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts stressed that free exercise of the legal profession contributes to ensuring access to justice, oversight of State power, protection of due process and fair trial rights and the rule of law. More >>
Belarus: UN Experts Denounce Expulsion Of Citizens, Warn About Risk Of Statelessness
Saturday, 20 December 2025, 7:36 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
We call on the authorities to immediately cease adopting and to revoke all the legislative, regulatory and law-enforcement measures that create a risk of statelessness. More >>
Serbia Must End Attacks Against Journalists: UN Experts
Saturday, 20 December 2025, 5:51 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Independent media is not an enemy of States, but rather a critical element of functioning democracies. More >>
Russia’s Repression Policy To Dismantle Civil Society Exposes Fear Of Accountability: UN Special Rapporteur
Friday, 12 December 2025, 1:54 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“The latest wave of designations of organisations as ‘undesirable’ is one of the most striking examples, along with the instrumentalisation of national security & public safety legislation to target lawyers, journalists, and human rights defenders.” More >>
Kenya’s Seed Sharing Ruling A Milestone For Peasants’ Rights And Food Security: UN Experts
Friday, 12 December 2025, 1:49 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“This judgment rightly recognises that seed sharing is not a crime, but a fundamental element of peasants’ identity, resilience and contribution to national food systems,” said the Working Group on Peasants and other people working in rural areas. More >>
Iran Must Halt Execution Of Goli Kouhkan Domestic Violence Survivor: UN Experts
Monday, 8 December 2025, 5:19 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts noted that Kouhkan’s case reflects a broader pattern of discrimination against women across Iran’s justice system. At least 241 women were executed between 2010 and 2024, 114 of whom were sentenced to qisas for homicide. More >>
UN Experts Alarmed By Y Quynh Bdăp’s Extradition By Thailand To Viet Nam
Thursday, 4 December 2025, 9:58 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Bdăp is the co-founder of Montagnards Stand for Justice, a non-violent organisation advocating for the rights and freedoms of the Montagnard people in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam. More >>
Torture Items Found For Sale At Paris Security Trade Fair, UN Expert Calls For Constant Monitoring
Sunday, 30 November 2025, 7:50 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Under the EU Anti-Torture Regulation – first introduced in 2006 and strengthened in 2019 – companies are banned from promoting, displaying or trading certain equipment that can be used for torture or ill-treatment. More >>
UN Expert Slams US Decision To End Temporary Protection For People Fleeing Myanmar As ‘Assault On Human Rights’
Saturday, 29 November 2025, 4:23 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The Special Rapporteur said that many TPS beneficiaries are human rights advocates, opposition figures, journalists, and others who champion democracy and human rights – values historically upheld by the United States. More >>
Sudan: UN Experts Call For Urgent Action To Combat Trafficking In El Fasher
Saturday, 29 November 2025, 4:22 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“Internally displaced women and girls are among those trafficked for sexual slavery and other forms of sexual exploitation. Recruitment and use of children by armed groups is also on the rise,” the experts said. More >>
UN Experts Alarmed By Indian Counter-Terrorism Operations Violating Human Rights In Jammu And Kashmir
Tuesday, 25 November 2025, 7:30 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“We condemn reports of arbitrary arrests and detentions, suspicious deaths in custody, torture and other ill-treatment, lynchings, and discriminatory treatment of Kashmiri and Muslim communities,” the experts said. More >>
Lebanon: Israel Systematic Attacks And Killings Threaten Peace Efforts, UN Expert Warns
Saturday, 22 November 2025, 6:56 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The expert noted that the Ein el-Hilweh attack follows near-daily Israeli air and drone strikes across Lebanon since the ceasefire entered into force on 27 November 2024. More >>
Malaysia: UN Experts Sound Alarm Over Continued Systematic Exploitation Of Bangladeshi Migrant Workers
Saturday, 22 November 2025, 6:51 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts urged both Governments to strengthen independent oversight in cooperation with civil society, trade unions, national human rights institutions, and UN agencies. More >>
UN Experts Condemn Deadly Attack On Guarani And Kaiowá Indigenous Peoples In Brazil
Friday, 21 November 2025, 9:56 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts urged the Government of Brazil to immediately ensure the safety and protection of Guarani and Kaiowá communities, including through culturally appropriate security measures. More >>
Spain: UN Experts Urge Parliament To Approve Pending Law On “Stolen Babies”
Friday, 21 November 2025, 9:53 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The bill was originally submitted in 2018 and was taken into consideration in 2020. Final amendments and approval have been subject to multiple postponements until today. More >>
UN Security Council Resolution A Violation Of Palestinian Right Of Self-Determination And UN Charter, UN Expert Warns
Friday, 21 November 2025, 9:26 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The resolution was adopted on Monday (17) with 13 votes in favour and two abstentions from Russia and China. More >>
