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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 >>
UN experts concerned by disappearance of Lao rights defender
Wednesday, 2 October 2019, 8:21 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (1 October 2019) – UN human rights experts* have expressed serious concerns about the disappearance of a prominent Lao human rights defender, Od Sayavong, who went missing in Thailand just months after meeting a UN special rapporteur. They ... More >>
Portugal: UN expert welcomes new law protecting housing
Wednesday, 2 October 2019, 8:04 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (1 October 2019) – Portugal’s new Basic Housing Law entering into force on 1 October is a milestone for the implementation of the right to housing in the country, said Leilani Farha, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate ... More >>
Cambodia: UN rights expert calls for ‘reset’ to put people
Thursday, 26 September 2019, 8:05 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (25 September 2019) – A UN human rights expert has expressed her concerns about civil and political rights Cambodia, including a ban on the main opposition party, calling on the Government to reset the dial to ensure a fully inclusive society ... More >>
Harassment of human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong must stop
Wednesday, 25 September 2019, 9:18 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (24 September 2019) – UN human rights experts* have called upon China to immediately end harassment and surveillance of prominent human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong. Mr. Jiang was initially forcibly disappeared for a period and then sentenced ... More >>
Norway must resolve climate change and human rights paradox
Tuesday, 24 September 2019, 8:31 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
OSLO (23 September 2019) – The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, David Boyd, praised many elements of Norway’s leadership in protecting human rights and the environment, but said the oil and gas rich country must put more focus on ... More >>
Hate speech: UN experts make joint call for action
Tuesday, 24 September 2019, 8:18 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (23 September 2019) – Thirty independent UN experts* have joined together to publish an open letter calling on States and social media firms to take action to curb the spread of hate speech. “We are alarmed by the recent increase in hateful ... More >>
UN expert on right to development visits Switzerland
Friday, 20 September 2019, 8:38 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (19 September 2019) – UN Special Rapporteur Saad Alfarargi will visit Switzerland from 23 September to 2 October 2019 to assess the country’s efforts to integrate the right to development into its policies. “I am looking forward to meeting Government ... More >>
Uzbekistan: UN rights expert in first visit
Thursday, 19 September 2019, 8:27 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (18 September 2019) – UN Special Rapporteur Diego García-Sayán will carry out an official visit to Uzbekistan from 19 to 25 September 2019 to assess measures adopted by the Government to ensure the independence of judges and prosecutors and ... More >>
UN expert implores Myanmar’s Suu Kyi: “open your eyes"
Wednesday, 18 September 2019, 9:38 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (17 September 2019) – A UN human rights expert has implored Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to ‘feel with her heart before it is too late’, saying that even if refugees wished to return they have little to go back to. Yanghee ... More >>
Expert says planned Jordan Valley annexation is illegal
Friday, 13 September 2019, 8:27 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (12 September 2019) – A UN human rights expert has denounced comments by Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu that he would order the annexation of the Jordan Valley if re-elected prime minister, saying such action would represent a flagrant challenge ... More >>
UN housing rights expert visits Nigeria
Friday, 13 September 2019, 8:22 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (12 September 2019) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Leilani Farha, is visiting Nigeria from 13 to 23 September 2019. “I look forward to travelling to the most populous nation in Africa to explore the challenges ... More >>
UN experts urge China to respect protesters' rights
Friday, 13 September 2019, 8:16 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (12 September 2019) - UN human rights experts* reacted with alarm to reports of attacks on demonstrators, arrests of activists and human rights defenders, and threats to communications, as protests in Hong Kong entered their third month. More >>
