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COVID-19 Measures Must Be Grounded First And Foremost On The Right To Health
Thursday, 11 June 2020, 7:39 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The COVID-19 pandemic has put immense pressure on public health systems around the world, and States must ensure the highest attainable standards of physical and mental health are met as they respond to the crisis, a UN expert* said today. “Physical ... More >>
Fukushima: Japan Must Not Ignore Human Rights Obligations On Nuclear Waste Disposal – UN Experts
Wednesday, 10 June 2020, 6:56 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
UN human rights experts* today urged the Japanese Government to delay any decision on the ocean-dumping of nuclear waste water from the reactors at Fukushima Daiichi until after the COVID-19 crisis has passed and proper international consultations ... More >>
UN Experts Condemn Modern-day Racial Terror Lynchings In US And Call For Systemic Reform And Justice
Saturday, 6 June 2020, 8:08 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
A group of independent UN human rights experts today called on the United States Government to take decisive action to address systemic racism and racial bias in the country’s criminal justice system by launching independent investigations and ... More >>
Belarus Must Stop Crackdown To Silence Opposing Views – UN Experts
Saturday, 6 June 2020, 8:05 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
UN human rights experts today expressed serious concern about an intensified crackdown on civil society in Belarus, saying the country’s government must protect the right to freedom of expression and stop silencing critical voices. In May, at least 195 ... More >>
Urgent Help For India’s Forgotten Migrant Workers Must Follow Supreme Court Ruling, Say UN Experts
Friday, 5 June 2020, 7:07 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
UN experts said today the Indian Government must urgently comply with a Supreme Court order to ensure the wellbeing of more than 100 million internal migrant workers suffering hardship after COVID-19 measures forced them to travel long distances home, ... More >>
Make Transformative Changes To Protect Environment Or Endure Incalculable Suffering – UN Expert
Friday, 5 June 2020, 6:41 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, David Boyd, says transformative actions are urgently required to protect the environment and human rights, and address the drivers of climate disruption, biodiversity loss, toxic pollution ... More >>
Malaysia / COVID-19: “Stop Crackdown On Migrants, Journalists And Civil Society” – UN Rights Experts
Thursday, 21 May 2020, 6:15 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The government of Malaysia must halt an ongoing crackdown on migrants, journalists and civil society in the context of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and strongly oppose xenophobia and hate speech against migrants, UN experts said today. “I am ... More >>
'COVID-19 Is Devastating Indigenous Communities Worldwide, And It’s Not Only About Health'
Tuesday, 19 May 2020, 7:15 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The new UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, José Francisco Cali Tzay, today expressed serious concerns over the devastating impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on indigenous peoples beyond the health threat. “I am receiving ... More >>
States Must Include LGBT Community In COVID-19 Response: The How And Why From A UN Expert
Friday, 15 May 2020, 7:55 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Governments worldwide must ensure COVID-19 emergency measures do not worsen inequalities or structural barriers faced by people with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities, or lead to increased violence and discrimination against them, a UN expert ... More >>
Human Rights: A Media Guide To The New UN Independent Experts (2020)
Friday, 8 May 2020, 6:44 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (8 May 2020) – The United Nations Human Rights Council appointed in March, at its 43d session, 12 new independent experts to its fact-finding and monitoring mechanisms. Currently, there are 56 mandates: 44 thematic ones and 12 mandates related ... More >>
UN Expert Urges Adoption Of Draft Declaration On International Solidarity
Thursday, 7 May 2020, 6:42 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
States and non-state actors must cooperate much more closely in the struggle to fully respect human rights after the world emerges from the COVID-19 crisis, the UN Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity said today. In ... More >>
COVID-19: Urgent Need For Child Protection Services To Mitigate The Risk Of Child Sexual Abuse
Thursday, 7 May 2020, 6:40 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
A UN human rights expert today warned that a reported surge in violence against children and new forms of sexual exploitation and abuse of them during COVID-19 lockdowns will have lifelong implications for millions worldwide. Mama Fatima Singhateh, the ... More >>
UN Rights Expert Urges States To Step-Up Anti-slavery Efforts & Protect Most Vulnerable Amid COVID19
Tuesday, 5 May 2020, 6:50 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (5 May 2020) – A UN expert has urged Governments worldwide to increase protection for those most vulnerable to drifting into exploitative jobs. Inaction could lead to a sharp rise in the number of people being pushed into slavery because ... More >>
Criminalisation Of Journalism Around The World Must End Now, Says UN Expert
Saturday, 2 May 2020, 7:14 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The UN’s Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression, David Kaye, has urged States to free all media workers detained because of their work and stop the intimidation and repression of the independent press. He released the following statement today ... More >>
Philippines Mine Standoff: Indigenous And Environmental Rights Must Be Respected, Say UN Experts
Friday, 1 May 2020, 6:52 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
A group of UN experts* urged the Philippines government not to discriminate against indigenous peoples in favour of business interests and when enforcing anti-COVID19 measures. On 6 April, around 100 police forcibly dispersed some 30 indigenous and ... More >>
Lao Dam Disaster: UN Rights Experts Call For Justice Two Years On
Wednesday, 29 April 2020, 7:04 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA / BANGKOK (29 April 2020) – A group of UN experts* called on governments and relevant businesses to take immediate action to address ongoing human rights violations experienced by survivors of a tragic dam collapse in the Lao People’s ... More >>
Myanmar: “Possible War Crimes & Crimes Against Humanity Ongoing In Rakhine & Chin States”
Wednesday, 29 April 2020, 6:29 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA / BANGKOK (29 April 2020) – A UN human rights expert today called for an investigation into allegations of ongoing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Myanmar’s Rakhine and Chin States. “While the world is occupied with the COVID-19 ... More >>
Responses To COVID-19 Are Failing People In Poverty Worldwide: UN Human Rights Expert
Thursday, 23 April 2020, 6:56 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Many Governments’ responses to COVID-19 have had devastating effects on people in poverty, said the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston. “Despite often far-reaching policy reversals and huge financial support ... More >>
UN Rights Experts Appalled By Iran’s Execution Of Child Offender
Wednesday, 22 April 2020, 7:56 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Two UN human rights experts today expressed their dismay that the Islamic Republic of Iran has again violated international human rights law by executing by hanging this morning child offender Shayan Saeedpour. The Special Rapporteur on the situation More >>
COVID-19 Measures Must Factor In Specific Needs Of Women, Say UN Experts
Tuesday, 21 April 2020, 6:21 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Governments must ensure women from diverse groups and backgrounds are included in decisions at the local, national and international level in handling the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of UN experts urged in a statement today. “Women are particularly ... More >>
