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Israel exploitation of resources is human rights violation
Tuesday, 19 March 2019, 9:23 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Israel’s exploitation of Palestinian resources is human rights violation, says UN expert More >>
Iran: UN experts “shocked” at prison sentence for lawyer
Friday, 15 March 2019, 9:33 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Iran: UN experts “shocked” at lengthy prison sentence for human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh More >>
Fight against world drug problem must address unjust impact
Friday, 15 March 2019, 9:31 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Fight against world drug problem must address unjust impact on people of African descent, say UN rights experts More >>
Women’s rights must be central in drug policies, says UN
Thursday, 14 March 2019, 10:01 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
States around the world must address the specific concerns of women in drug policies, say UN human rights experts. The call by the UN Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice comes ahead of a high-level meeting on 14-15 ... More >>
Statelessness of millions of minorities must be addressed
Thursday, 14 March 2019, 10:00 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Millions around the world are deprived of citizenship because they belong to specific minorities, increasing their vulnerability and exclusion, says a UN human rights expert. “The horrific human tragedies and the humanitarian crisis involving the ... More >>
Italy must urgently protect evicted migrant workers, says UN
Thursday, 14 March 2019, 9:46 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Italy must act urgently to protect hundreds of migrant workers evicted from an informal settlement in Calabria, say UN human rights experts*. The informal settlement in San Ferdinando, which housed about 2,000 people, was cleared by the authorities between ... More >>
EU must align copyright reform with human rights
Tuesday, 12 March 2019, 10:28 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
EU must align copyright reform with international human rights standards, says expert More >>
Iran: UN expert concerned by crackdown on protests
Tuesday, 12 March 2019, 10:26 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Worrying patterns of intimidation, arrest, prosecution, and ill-treatment of human rights defenders, lawyers, and labour rights activists in Iran signal an increasingly severe State response to protests and strikes in the country, a UN expert said today. More >>
UN expert speaks on deprivation of rights for disabled
Wednesday, 6 March 2019, 9:40 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Deprivation of liberty for people with disabilities a massive global rights violation, says UN expert More >>
UN expert urges States to protect freedom of expression
Wednesday, 6 March 2019, 9:30 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
UN expert urges States to protect “mutually reinforcing” freedoms of expression, and religion or belief More >>
Accountability needed to end excessive force in Gaza
Wednesday, 6 March 2019, 9:29 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Accountability needed to end excessive use of force against Palestinian protesters in Gaza, says UN expert More >>
States are failing millions mired in housing crisis, says UN
Tuesday, 5 March 2019, 9:48 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
States cannot put themselves forward as human rights leaders while leaving increasing numbers of residents to live and die on their streets, with no means to hold their Governments accountable and with no access to effective remedies, a UN human rights ... More >>
Cheap seafood endangers fish workers right to food - UN
Friday, 1 March 2019, 9:49 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Low wages and horrendous working conditions on fishing vessels, fish farms and in processing factories have a serious impact on the everyday lives of the workers’ families, Hilal Elver, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food said during ... More >>
Women human rights defenders face worsening violence
Friday, 1 March 2019, 9:48 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Women, girls and gender non-conforming people standing up for human rights have been facing increased repression and violence across the globe. States must respect, protect and fulfil the right of defenders to promote human rights without discrimination, ... More >>
Terminally ill prisoner, Alia Abdulnoor, must be released
Wednesday, 27 February 2019, 10:29 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Terminally ill prisoner, Alia Abdulnoor, must be released to “live final days in dignity”, say experts More >>
Egypt: UN experts condemn executions of nine men after
Tuesday, 26 February 2019, 9:02 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Egypt: UN experts condemn executions of nine men after “confessions under torture” More >>
Croatia must act now to end violence and abuse against women
Saturday, 23 February 2019, 12:44 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Croatia must act now to stop violations of women’s sexual and reproductive health rights, adopt measures to prevent them from occurring again and hold those responsible to account, say a group of UN human rights experts*. “We are appalled by the testimonies ... More >>
Iran must halt execution of child offender - UN
Friday, 22 February 2019, 9:53 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Iran must immediately halt the imminent execution of child offender Mohammad Kalhori, say a group of UN human rights experts*. Mohammad Kalhori** was sentenced to death for killing his teacher when he was 15 years old. It is reported that his family ... More >>
Indonesia: UN experts condemn violence against Papuans
Friday, 22 February 2019, 9:42 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Indonesia: UN experts condemn racism and police violence against Papuans, and use of snake against arrested boy More >>
UN denounce right restrictions on “gilets jaunes" protesters
Friday, 15 February 2019, 9:43 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The right to protest in France has been disproportionately curtailed during the recent “gilets jaunes” protests and the authorities should rethink their law enforcement policies to guarantee the exercise of freedoms, say a group of UN human rights experts*. ... More >>
