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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 >>
“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 >>
