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“Collective persecution” of Julian Assange must end
Saturday, 1 June 2019, 12:41 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
UN expert says “collective persecution” of Julian Assange must end now More >>
UN experts hail move to ‘depathologise’ trans identities
Thursday, 30 May 2019, 9:06 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (29 May 2019) – UN experts say the World Health Organisation’s move to end the categorisation of trans-related conditions as mental and behavioural disorders is a major step towards full respect for human rights connected to gender identity ... More >>
Central African Republic: UN expert condemns deadly attacks
Saturday, 25 May 2019, 12:30 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (24 May 2019) - The UN Independent Expert on the human rights situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) strongly condemns the recent attacks that led to the deaths of more than 49 people between 19 and 21 May in several villages in ... More >>
UN privacy expert seriously concerned by Ecuador
Friday, 24 May 2019, 9:18 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
UN expert on privacy seriously concerned by Ecuador’s behaviour in Assange and Moreno cases More >>
UN expert laments UK’s doubling down on anti-poor policy
Thursday, 23 May 2019, 9:56 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
GENEVA (22 May 2019) - The UK Government’s policies have led to the systematic immiseration of millions across Great Britain, the UN’s expert on poverty and human rights said in a report released today, calling for a new vision that embodies compassion ... More >>
Myanmar: Experts 'terribly concerned' about press freedom
Thursday, 9 May 2019, 9:57 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Myanmar: UN human rights experts say “terribly concerned” about press freedoms and democracy More >>
States must act to ensure safety of journalists, free media
Saturday, 4 May 2019, 12:16 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression, David Kaye, issues the following statement: More >>
Brazil: UN expert on leprosy to visit
Saturday, 4 May 2019, 12:13 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The UN Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy (Hansen’s disease) and their family members will make her first official visit to Brazil from 7 to 14 May. More >>
Working Group on Arbitrary Detention looks at Assange
Saturday, 4 May 2019, 12:12 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
United Kingdom: Working Group on Arbitrary Detention expresses concern about Assange proceedings More >>
UN call on Israel to overturn deportation of Rights activist
Friday, 26 April 2019, 9:09 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
UN human rights experts have expressed grave concern at the revocation of the work permit for Mr. Omar Shakir, the Israel and Palestine Director of Human Rights Watch, urging Israel to reverse a deportation order and to allow him to carry on with his ... More >>
Canada needs urgent change to systems for disabled
Saturday, 13 April 2019, 10:54 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Canada must make urgent systemic change to ensure people with disabilities can enjoy all their human rights, says a UN rights expert at the end of a fact-finding visit to the country. More >>
Greece must put gender equality at the heart of recovery
Saturday, 13 April 2019, 10:52 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Greece has a unique opportunity to simultaneously strengthen its economy and drive progress on women’s human rights by prioritising gender equality in its social and economic recovery, says a group of UN independent experts. "Greece has established ... More >>
Israel must ensure protection for Issa Amro
Thursday, 11 April 2019, 9:10 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Israel must fully honour and implement the rights and obligations contained in the UN’s Declaration on human rights defenders, and in particular end the use of criminal, legal and security tools to obstruct the legitimate work of human rights defenders, ... More >>
Bulgaria: tackling root causes and protecting marginalized
Wednesday, 10 April 2019, 10:47 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Bulgaria: tackling the root causes and protecting the most marginalised is key, underlines UN human rights expert More >>
States must act to end discrimination against Roma
Tuesday, 9 April 2019, 10:25 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
States must live up to their human rights commitments and take comprehensive anti-racist measures to respond to the rise of intolerance, hate speech and attacks against Roma and other minorities, says a UN expert. The appeal on International Roma Day is being ... More >>
Zimbabwe policies hitting poor hardest, say UN rights expert
Friday, 5 April 2019, 9:50 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Government policies in Zimbabwe are worsening the country’s economic crisis, causing immense hardship to those less well-off, and crushing the human rights of those who dare complain, a group of UN experts* has warned. “We are gravely concerned that, ... More >>
Prosecution of ISIL must be fair and thorough
Friday, 5 April 2019, 9:44 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
A UN human rights expert is calling on Iraq to ensure that the prosecution of the ISIL leadership is conducted in a transparent, fair and thorough manner – and includes the participation of victims in the legal process - saying that hasty and collective ... More >>
India: UN human rights experts condemn Rohingya deportations
Wednesday, 3 April 2019, 9:59 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
UN human rights experts* condemned the Indian Government’s decision to deport three more Rohingya to Myanmar and urged the authorities to stop such forced deportations which are prohibited under international law. The three Rohingyas deported, a father ... More >>
UN experts calls for solidarity with people affected by Idai
Tuesday, 2 April 2019, 9:46 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
UN human rights experts* have called on States, international organisations and private actors to show solidarity with Southern Africa countries after Cyclone Idai left hundreds of people dead, hundreds of thousands displaced and caused billions of dollars ... More >>
Brazil must reconsider plan to celebrate coup anniversary
Saturday, 30 March 2019, 1:44 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Brazil must reconsider plans to commemorate the anniversary of a military coup which led to gross human rights violations for two decades, says a UN expert. “Attempts to revise history and justify or condone gross human rights violations of the past ... More >>
