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States obligated to ensure social inclusion of victims
Friday, 28 June 2019, 8:33 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (27 June 2019) – States around the world have an obligation to ensure social inclusion of victims of trafficking in the long-term, says a UN rights expert. More >>
New global approach needed to eliminate female violence
Friday, 28 June 2019, 8:31 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (27 June 2019) – “A new system-wide global approach is necessary to eliminate violence against women and girls,” said Dubravka Šimonović, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, in a report today to the Human Rights Council in Geneva. More >>
Development should prioritise strengthening education
Thursday, 27 June 2019, 9:36 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (26 June 2019) Private sector involvement in education must be strictly controlled, a UN expert has told the Human Rights Council. “First and foremost, education is a human right, a public good and an obligation of States,” said Koumbou Boly Barry, ... More >>
Failure to protect biodiversity a human rights violation
Wednesday, 26 June 2019, 8:43 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (25 June 2019) A group of UN experts* has warned the erosion of nature, the extinction of species and the loss of biological diversity at unprecedented rates severely threatens human rights for present and future generations. More >>
UN condemns failure to address impact of climate on poorest
Wednesday, 26 June 2019, 8:33 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (25 June 2019) - Climate change will have the greatest impact on those living in poverty, but also threatens democracy and human rights, according to a UN expert. “Even if current targets are met, tens of millions will be impoverished, leading ... More >>
Myanmar: UN ‘fears for civilians’ after Internet shutdown
Tuesday, 25 June 2019, 9:32 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (24 June 2019) - The Myanmar Government’s shutdown of mobile data networks in nine townships could have serious implications for human rights and humanitarian monitoring in the conflict areas of Rakhine and Chin States, a UN expert warned on ... More >>
DPRK: Dark clouds on the horizon of peace without rights
Saturday, 22 June 2019, 12:35 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA/SEOUL (21 June 2019) – “North Korea is at a historical crossroads. If the right and just decisions are made, a peaceful and prosperous Korean Peninsula will appear on the horizon,” said UN human rights expert Tomas Ojea Quintana. At ... More >>
Annexation is a flagrant violation of international law
Friday, 21 June 2019, 9:18 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (20 June 2019) - Recent statements by senior Israeli political leaders and US diplomats in support of the annexation of parts or all of the occupied West Bank by Israel fly in the face of the absolute prohibition against the annexation of occupied ... More >>
Khashoggi killing: UN expert says Saudi Arabia responsible
Thursday, 20 June 2019, 8:34 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (19 June 2019) – Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was the victim of a premeditated extrajudicial execution, for which the State of Saudi Arabia is responsible, according to a report published today by the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary ... More >>
UN experts urge immediate medical attention to migrants
Wednesday, 19 June 2019, 9:33 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (18 June 2019) – UN human rights experts* urged Australia to immediately provide appropriate health care to more than 800 asylum seekers and other migrants who have been held in the country’s offshore facilities for the past five years ... More >>
Maldives: Moment of political hope at risk
Wednesday, 19 June 2019, 9:30 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
MALE (18 June 2019) - A UN human rights expert says the Republic of the Maldives should grab the chance offered by a moment of reform and optimism to strengthen Maldivian culture as a key response to the existential threat of climate change, and as a vital ... More >>
UN expert suspends Comoros visit after obstructions
Wednesday, 19 June 2019, 9:29 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (18 June 2019) - The UN Special Rapporteur on torture, Nils Melzer, has suspended his official visit to Comoros, expressing regrets that he was unable to access all persons deprived of their liberty as considered necessary to fulfil his mandate. More >>
Mali: Cycle of violence against civilians must stop, says UN
Saturday, 15 June 2019, 11:01 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (14 June 2019) - Alioune Tine, the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Mali, says continuing deadly attacks on civilians in certain areas of the country could be described as crimes against humanity and urged stronger protection ... More >>
UN expert on North Korean human rights to visit South Korea
Friday, 14 June 2019, 8:12 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (13 June 2019) - A UN expert on human rights in North Korea will visit South Korea from 17 to 21 June. More >>
Sexual abuse of older persons must be exposed, says expert
Friday, 14 June 2019, 8:08 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (13 June 2019) – The sexual abuse and rape of older persons is a subject rarely discussed, but nevertheless is a reality, says a UN expert. We must all be more attentive and report suspected cases of abuse of older people, says Independent ... More >>
Policymakers are taking decisions in the dark on LGBT issues
Thursday, 13 June 2019, 9:39 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (12 June 2019) – Information about the lived realities of LGBT people around the world is, at best, incomplete and fragmented, but in most countries it is simply non-existent, said the UN Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination ... More >>
Human rights experts call for investigation into Sudan
Thursday, 13 June 2019, 9:38 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Sudan: UN human rights experts call for independent investigation into violations More >>
Canada’s inaction on toxic exposure a disturbing sign
Friday, 7 June 2019, 3:54 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
OTTAWA (6 June 2019) A UN human rights expert has questioned the efforts of Canada to prevent discrimination from the toxic impacts of business activities. More >>
The crime of exporting deadly air must end, says UN expert
Wednesday, 5 June 2019, 8:23 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (4 June 2019) - States must end the unethical and illegal trade of extremely toxic fuels between Europe and Africa, said a UN human rights expert on the occasion of World Environment Day (5 June 2019) which this year focuses on air pollution. More >>
Every five seconds, a premature death by air pollution
Tuesday, 4 June 2019, 10:37 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (3 June 2019) – Ahead of World Environment Day (*) on 5 June, an independent UN expert has urged States to beat air pollution to fulfill their human rights obligations. More >>
