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Governments must “walk the talk” and lead by example
Wednesday, 30 October 2019, 10:01 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
NEW YORK (29 October 2019) – Governments must go beyond policy declarations and take concrete policy and regulatory measures across government if they are to prevent and address the impact of human rights abuses by businesses, a group of UN human ... More >>
UN human rights expert calls on States to make reparations
Wednesday, 30 October 2019, 9:58 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
NEW YORK (29 October 2019) – Reparations for racial discrimination rooted in colonialism and slavery are essential to the fulfillment of human rights, a UN human rights expert said today, calling on States to accept they have obligations and responsibilities ... More >>
Human rights in health workforce education is crucial
Wednesday, 30 October 2019, 9:57 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
NEW YORK (29 October 2019) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Dainius Pūras, has called on States to ensure the creation of a balanced workforce of health-care workers, representing a broad cross-section of society, who are ready ... More >>
UN experts urge Egypt to end crackdown on protesters
Tuesday, 29 October 2019, 9:27 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (28 October 2019) ¬– UN human rights experts* have called on Egypt to protect people’s rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, after a wave of arrests targeting protesters, journalists and human rights defenders. The ... More >>
Toxic pollution: Another extinction crisis looms, warns UN
Friday, 25 October 2019, 9:18 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
NEW YORK (24 October 2019) – Under the shadow of the existential threats of climate change and biodiversity collapse lies another, insidious extinction crisis: the toxification of our planet and our bodies, a UN human rights expert told the General Assembly ... More >>
One in nine face hunger: Inequality drives global figure up
Friday, 25 October 2019, 9:16 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
NEW YORK (24 October 2019) – For the third year in a row, hunger and malnutrition are on the rise, back to levels last seen nearly 10 years ago, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food told the General Assembly. Today, Hilal Elver said, one in nine ... More >>
NK: UN calls for engagement amid continuing rights violation
Friday, 25 October 2019, 9:15 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
NEW YORK (24 October 2019) – A UN human rights expert said North Korea’s economic resources were being diverted away from the essential needs of the people as food insecurity remained at alarming levels. Tomás Ojea Quintana, the Special Rapporteur ... More >>
“Vicious cycle of hatred” against LGBT people being fuelled
Friday, 25 October 2019, 9:14 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
NEW YORK (24 October 2019) – Negative public discourse against the LGBT community is present all around the world, heightening people’s exclusion and marginalisation, a UN human rights expert has told the UN General Assembly. “Political campaigns, ... More >>
UN expert raises alarm at minority statelessness
Wednesday, 23 October 2019, 8:11 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
NEW YORK (22 October 2019) –The world is facing a significant and immediate increase in the number of stateless minorities around the world, a UN expert warned today, raising concerns about a potential security and humanitarian crisis in India. “Statelessness ... More >>
Iran: Ethnic, religious minorities face discrimination
Wednesday, 23 October 2019, 8:03 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
NEW YORK (22 October 2019) – Ethnic and religious minorities in Iran face significant challenges to the realisation of their rights, particularly against the backdrop of a worsening economic situation, Javaid Rehman, the Special Rapporteur on the situation ... More >>
Governments and ISPs fail to meet challenges of online hate
Tuesday, 22 October 2019, 8:10 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
NEW YORK (21 October 2019) – In a landmark report that reinforces legal standards to combat online hate, the UN’s monitor for freedom of expression calls on governments and companies to move away from standardless policies and inconsistent enforcement, ... More >>
World stumbling zombie-like into a digital welfare dystopia
Friday, 18 October 2019, 8:18 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
NEW YORK (17 October 2019) – A UN human rights expert has expressed concerns about the emergence of the “digital welfare state”, saying that all too often the real motives behind such programs are to slash welfare spending, set up intrusive government ... More >>
States must end impunity to break cycle of violence
Thursday, 17 October 2019, 9:55 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
NEW YORK (15 October 2019) - The overwhelming majority of human rights violations committed against human rights defenders around the world remain unpunished, a UN human rights expert said, calling on States to fulfil their legal obligation to combat ... More >>
Norway needs to bridge disability rights implementation gap
Saturday, 12 October 2019, 11:50 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA / OSLO (11 October 2019) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Catalina Devandas, has commended the Norwegian Government for its comprehensive social protection system and for providing education in regular ... More >>
UN expert on violence against women to visit Bulgaria
Saturday, 12 October 2019, 11:48 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (11 October 2019) – The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, Dubravka Šimonović, will visit Bulgaria from 14 to 21 October 2019. “I will look into issues of violence against women and girls as well as its causes and consequences, ... More >>
Azerbaijan’s farming sector needs support for smallholders
Saturday, 12 October 2019, 11:44 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA / BAKU (11 October 2019) – Vigorous economic growth and social transformation over the past 20 years have turned Azerbaijan into an impressive upper middle-income country, but it should work towards economic diversification and provide help for ... More >>
Agents for change: Girls take up the fight for better world
Friday, 11 October 2019, 9:31 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (10 October 2019) – On the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child, UN human rights experts* have applauded the energy and sense of urgency, as well as courage and intellect, that girls and young women have brought to recognizing ... More >>
Major changes to suicide prevention needed
Thursday, 10 October 2019, 8:26 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (9 October 2019) – Suicide prevention should not be addressed by increased prescription of medication, says UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health Dainius Pūras. “Emotional pain frequently comes from being a victim of violence, discrimination ... More >>
The Netherlands: UN expert calls for greater equality
Tuesday, 8 October 2019, 8:26 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (7 October 2019) – The UN expert on racism and human rights has questioned the perception that Dutch society is inherently inclusive and tolerant, saying this belief masks the reality of a national identity and national belonging that treats ... More >>
Widespread violence and mistreatment of women in childbirth
Tuesday, 8 October 2019, 8:24 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (7 October 2019) – Mistreatment and violence against women during childbirth are widespread and systematic human rights violations that continue to blight the lives of women across the globe and must be stopped, says UN rights expert Dubravka ... More >>
