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India Must Halt Arbitrary Demolitions Targeting Minorities And Marginalised Communities: UN Experts
Tuesday, 24 June 2025, 5:06 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Despite the Indian Supreme Court's landmark ruling in Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind vs. Union of India and Others, which explicitly established procedural safeguards against arbitrary demolitions, these practices persist. More >>
UN Experts Condemn Israeli Attack On Iran And Urge End To Hostilities
Sunday, 22 June 2025, 4:28 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“Israel’s attack and Iran’s response – with successive waves of attacks against each other's territory – have resulted in many civilian casualties, confirming our grave concerns about this destructive cycle of violence,” the experts said. More >>
Political Interference In US Education Undermines Academic Freedom And Equitable Access To Education: UN Expert
Friday, 20 June 2025, 9:56 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The expert warned against the authoritarian encroachment on universities, where state power is increasingly used to penalise dissent, shape curricula and restrict open inquiry. More >>
Repeal Of UK Vagrancy Act Marks Major Step Toward Ending Criminalisation Of Homelessness And Poverty: UN Experts
Thursday, 19 June 2025, 3:21 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“Nobody should be penalised for not having access to a home. Punishing a person for having no home or shelter is also cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, prohibited under Article 7 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,” ... More >>
Taliban Weaponising Justice Sector To Entrench Gender Persecution In Afghanistan: UN Expert
Tuesday, 17 June 2025, 10:39 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
While all Afghan women and girls suffer under Taliban policies, the Special Rapporteur stressed that the situation is exacerbated for women and girls in remote and rural parts of the country, or with intersecting identities, particularly those from minority ... More >>
Brazil Must Abandon “Marco Temporal” Doctrine Once And For All, Says UN Expert
Sunday, 15 June 2025, 9:36 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“This is a deeply regressive step that undermines Indigenous Peoples’ rights, environmental protection, and climate action, I urge lawmakers not to approve the Bill,” the expert said. More >>
UN Expert Urges Saudi Arabia To Halt Imminent Execution Of 26 Egyptian Nationals For Drug-Related Offences
Saturday, 14 June 2025, 7:04 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The 26 Egyptian nationals, currently held on death row in Tabouk prison, have reportedly been informed that their executions will take place shortly after the Eid al-Adha holidays. More >>
Agreement Between Mauritius And The UK Fails To Guarantee Rights Of Chagossians Say UN Experts
Saturday, 14 June 2025, 6:58 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The experts raised serious questions about whether the foreseen £40 million Trust Fund, would comply with the right of Chagossian people to effective remedy and adequate, effective & prompt reparation, including restitution, compensation, rehabilitation, ... More >>
Democratic Republic Of The Congo: National Ownership Essential To Address Internal Displacement Crisis, Says UN Expert
Tuesday, 3 June 2025, 10:50 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Special Rapporteur Gaviria Betancur welcomed Government efforts to strengthen displacement-related legal and policy frameworks and address root causes of internal displacement through conflict management and land reform. She called for greater State leadership on these ... More >>
Gaza: UN Experts Demand Safe Passage For Freedom Flotilla Coalition
Tuesday, 3 June 2025, 7:41 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The people of Gaza have the right to receive aid through their own territorial waters even under occupation, and the Coalition ship has the right to free passage in international waters to reach the people of Gaza. More >>
“Stop The Clock On Madness”: UN Expert Appeals To States After Gaza Aid Distribution Shootings
Saturday, 31 May 2025, 8:30 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“To starve a population for months and then shoot at them when they clamour for food is unmitigated cruelty”, Albanese said. More >>
Rwanda Must Avoid Balancing Budget On The Backs Of The Poor: UN Poverty Expert
Saturday, 31 May 2025, 8:25 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The challenge now is to reach the approximately 3.6 million people still living below the poverty line, in an environment of cuts to international aid and the national budget. More >>
Criminalisation Of Istanbul Bar Assoc & Dismissal Of Executive Board, A Chilling Attack On The Independence Of Lawyers
Saturday, 31 May 2025, 8:24 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
“The executive body of a bar association must be able to perform its functions without external interference,” the experts said. More >>
Iceland: Social Rights And Safety For All Must Remain A Top Priority, Says UN Expert
Thursday, 29 May 2025, 6:33 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Iceland stands out globally as a model for equality, progressive governance and human rights. Ensuring access to social rights and safety for all must remain a top priority. More >>
Mali: Dissolution Of Political Parties A Step In The Wrong Direction, Warn UN Experts
Friday, 23 May 2025, 7:24 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
On 13 May 2025, the Transitional President, General Assimi Goita, issued a decree dissolving all political parties and “organisations of a political nature” and signed into law a repeal of previous laws governing and protecting political parties. More >>
Russia Must Immediately Release Election Monitor Grigory Melkonyants: UN Special Rapporteur
Friday, 23 May 2025, 7:20 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Melkonyants was sentenced to five years in prison by the Basmanny Court of Moscow for his peaceful work defending electoral integrity and human rights in Russia. More >>
UN Expert Urges International Community Not To Leave Somalia Behind
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 4:55 pm | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The Special Rapporteur urged Somalia, with international support, to establish and adequately resource rehabilitation and reintegration centres and programmes for individuals who disengage from Al-Shabab, including women survivors of sexual and gender-based ... More >>
‘Assault On Children’: UN Experts Condemn Renewed Attacks On UNRWA Schools In Gaza And East Jerusalem
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 10:55 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
These attacks are also an assault on the right to safe education and a blatant violation of international law, all the more in the context of an unlawful occupation, the experts says. More >>
UN Ocean Conference: “Human Rights Must Be At The Heart Of Ocean Governance,” Urges UN Expert
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 10:45 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
The Conference will culminate with the ‘Nice Ocean Action Plan,’ a political declaration accompanied by a registry of voluntary commitments from States, businesses and other stakeholders. More >>
Belarus: Experts Demand Immediate Release Of Activist Viktoria Kulsha
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 10:40 am | UN Special Procedures - Human Rights
Ms. Kulsha's condition has been life-threatening for some time now. According to recent reports, she has been on an indefinite hunger strike since the end of April. More >>
