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UN Expert Encourages Egypt To Continue Its Advancements Towards The Realisation Of The Right To Water And Sanitation
Friday, 20 February 2026, 6:04 pm | United Nations Human Rights Council
The main problems, in particular for those living in poverty, lie in the potability of tap water, Arrojo Agudo said. More >>
Minneapolis: Fatal Shootings May Amount To Extrajudicial Killing, Warn UN Experts
Thursday, 12 February 2026, 8:41 am | United Nations Human Rights Council
On 7 and 24 January, two U.S. citizens were shot at point blank range and killed in Minneapolis by federal immigration enforcement personnel, during a large-scale immigration enforcement operation connected to “Operation Metro Surge.” More >>
UN Expert Concerned By UK Failure To Enforce Supreme Court Ruling On Sex-Based Protections
Friday, 6 February 2026, 11:37 am | United Nations Human Rights Council
The expert expressed particular concern that non-compliance appears to extend to government departments and public sector bodies, including the National Health Service, the prison service, universities and schools. More >>
China: UN Experts Concerned By Repeated Denial Of Medical Care For Woman Human Rights Defender Yang Li
Friday, 6 February 2026, 11:30 am | United Nations Human Rights Council
Yang Li has been advocating against land requisition and crop clearance being carried out by the authorities in Jiangsu Province since 2009. More >>
UN Experts Urge Restoration Of Peace, Human Rights And Security In North-East Syria
Friday, 30 January 2026, 8:44 am | United Nations Human Rights Council
“We urge the parties to peacefully resolve this conflict with full respect for international human rights law and international humanitarian law, including humanitarian assistance for the many displaced persons,” the experts said. More >>
UN Expert Calls For Hostage-Taking To Be Included In Crimes Against Humanity Treaty
Friday, 30 January 2026, 8:35 am | United Nations Human Rights Council
“I am concerned that despite the profound human cost to civilians and the corrosive impact on societies and international relations, the practice is not expressly addressed in the current text under negotiation,” the Special Rapporteur said. More >>
UN Experts Urge Malta To Drop Charges Against El Hiblu 3 And Uphold Migrants’ Rights
Monday, 26 January 2026, 9:31 am | United Nations Human Rights Council
“The boys did not engage in any violence or threats but were arrested upon disembarkation in Malta and charged with extremely serious offences, including terrorism, with some offences carrying life imprisonment,” the experts said. More >>
“Illegitimate Elections Yield Illegitimate Results”: UN Expert Urges Rejection Of Myanmar Junta’s Sham Poll Results
Monday, 26 January 2026, 9:28 am | United Nations Human Rights Council
According to the Special Rapporteur, the three phases of voting in the junta’s election scheme were marked by violence, low turnout and widespread coercion. More >>
UN Experts Alarmed By Reports Of Forced Labour Of Uyghur, Tibetan And Other Minorities Across China
Friday, 23 January 2026, 11:56 am | United Nations Human Rights Council
According to the experts, forced labour in China is enabled through the State-mandated “poverty alleviation through labour transfer” programme, which coerces Uyghurs and members of other minority groups into jobs in Xinjiang and other regions. More >>
Israel’s Continuous Assaults On Birzeit University Are An Attack On Education Itself: UN Experts
Friday, 23 January 2026, 11:49 am | United Nations Human Rights Council
Birzeit University, one of the most prominent Palestinian institutions in the occupied West Bank, has long been targeted by Israeli forces. The raid on 6 January was the 26th on the university since 2002. More >>
Treaty On Crimes Against Humanity: States Must Give Afghan Women A Central Voice And Recognise Gender Apartheid
Tuesday, 20 January 2026, 9:13 am | United Nations Human Rights Council
The voices of Afghan women in civil society are not merely testimonies; they are authoritative sources and primary experts on the oppression they face. More >>
Israel: Ban On 37 Aid Groups Makes Life Unbearable For Genocide Survivors In Palestine, Say UN Experts
Friday, 16 January 2026, 9:29 am | United Nations Human Rights Council
“Banning life-saving organisations from operating in Gaza marks a new phase in a policy that renders life unbearable for a population already devastated by genocide,” the experts said. More >>
The United States Must Respect Right To Life And Urgently Review Lethal-Force Practices At Sea, Abroad And At Home
Friday, 16 January 2026, 9:03 am | United Nations Human Rights Council
Where there is no armed conflict and no basis in international law for the use of military force, States must rely on law enforcement measures consistent with international legal obligations, including human rights and maritime law requirements. More >>
United Kingdom: Torture Expert Calls For Judicial Reconsideration Of IPP Sentences And Mental Health Pathways
Tuesday, 13 January 2026, 8:26 am | United Nations Human Rights Council
Peers in the House of Lords have suggested that current or former justices could lead a structured review of individual cases affecting the nearly 2,500 individuals still incarcerated under abolished IPP terms. More >>
International Human Rights Law Must Guide Any Future Transition In Venezuela: Special Rapporteur
Friday, 9 January 2026, 9:42 am | United Nations Human Rights Council
The Special Rapporteur stressed that any future transition needs to address the grave human rights violations that have been committed against the Venezuelan population in the last decades and tostrengthen the rule of law. More >>
UN Expert: First Round Of Voting In Myanmar Exposes Junta-Orchestrated Election As Illegitimate
Friday, 9 January 2026, 9:03 am | United Nations Human Rights Council
According to State media, the junta has filed charges against more than 200 people under a draconian election law that criminalises criticising or protesting the junta’s sham polls. More >>
UN Experts Condemn US Aggression Against Venezuela
Thursday, 8 January 2026, 9:20 am | United Nations Human Rights Council
UN experts noted that, under customary international law, sitting heads of state are immune from the criminal jurisdiction of foreign courts – not from the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court –, while in office. More >>
Uganda: UN Experts Urge Stronger Human Rights Safeguards Ahead Of 2026 Elections
Thursday, 8 January 2026, 9:08 am | United Nations Human Rights Council
“It is worrying that the patterns observed in the run-up to the January 2026 elections are very similar to those reported in the 2021 elections, in which at least 18 cases of enforced disappearance were confirmed,” the experts said. More >>
Malaysia: UN Experts Call For Thanakorn Sinsanoi’s Release
Monday, 10 November 2025, 9:03 am | United Nations Human Rights Council
Sinsanoi’s health has significantly deteriorated, and her mobility has also been severely affected. More >>
Gaza Genocide: A Crime Israel Did Not Commit Alone, Says Special Rapporteur
Wednesday, 29 October 2025, 4:49 pm | United Nations Human Rights Council
Albanese addressed the General Assembly from Cape Town, South Africa — after US sanctions prevented her from presenting her report in New York. More >>
