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Rule Of Fear In Russia: A Strategy To Silence Anti-War Dissent Says UN Expert
Wednesday, 29 October 2025, 4:39 pm | United Nations Human Rights Council
The Federal Security Service announced on 14 October that it was opening a terrorism case against 22 members of the exiled Russian Anti-war Committee. More >>
UN Experts Condemn Coercive Intervention In Venezuela By The United States
Wednesday, 22 October 2025, 4:01 pm | United Nations Human Rights Council
The U.S. President has listed the organised crime group Tren de Aragua (among others) as a “terrorist” organisation and alleged it is invading the US. More >>
UN Experts Warn Against Continued Violations Of Ceasefire In Lebanon And Urge Protection Of Civilians
Monday, 20 October 2025, 9:24 am | United Nations Human Rights Council
Since the ceasefire came into force, the Lebanese Armed Forces have recorded almost daily violations and the Israel Defense Forces have been quoted as confirming over 500 airstrikes on what it alleges are Hezbollah targets. More >>
Global Aid Dismantling Poses Existential Threat To Collective Action And Human Solidarity: UN Expert
Monday, 20 October 2025, 9:20 am | United Nations Human Rights Council
The expert stressed that securitisation of the global agenda is driving a shift in funds and political priorities towards strengthening defence and military capabilities at the expense of democratisation and human rights. More >>
Gaza: Peace Demands Justice, Accountability And Dignity Says UN Expert
Friday, 17 October 2025, 4:34 pm | United Nations Human Rights Council
Duhaime warned that the absence of provisions ensuring accountability for gross violations of international law and serious violations of international humanitarian law may derail the peace plan. More >>
Establishment Of Independent Investigative Mechanism For Afghanistan Answers The Call Of Afghan Victims, Says UN Expert
Thursday, 9 October 2025, 4:50 pm | United Nations Human Rights Council
The Special Rapporteur called on the UN and Member States to ensure the new mechanism is operationalised at the earliest opportunity. More >>
UN Expert Urges Singapore To Halt Planned Execution Of Malaysian National For Drug Offence
Thursday, 9 October 2025, 4:16 pm | United Nations Human Rights Council
The Special Rapporteur reiterated that there was no credible evidence that the death penalty deters crime more effectively than other punishments. More >>
Egypt: High Time For Cartoonist Ashraf Omar’s Pre-Trial Detention To End, Say UN Experts
Wednesday, 24 September 2025, 4:47 pm | United Nations Human Rights Council
Arrested on 22 July 2024, and accused of joining a terrorist group, disseminating and publishing rumours and false news and information, and abuse of social media, Ashraf Omar remains in pre-trial detention, deprived of fair trial guarantees. More >>
Indonesia Must Stop Forced Evictions In Mandalika: UN Experts
Saturday, 23 August 2025, 6:21 pm | United Nations Human Rights Council
From 15 to 17 July 2025, 186 locally-owned, family-run businesses in Tanjung Aan and surrounding areas, many of which are managed by women, were forcibly evicted. Over 2,000 people, mostly Sasak Indigenous Peoples, lost their primary means of livelihood ... More >>
Ecuador: Interference With Constitutional Court Threatens Rule Of Law And Safeguards Against Abuse Of Power
Saturday, 16 August 2025, 5:57 pm | United Nations Human Rights Council
On 4 August 2025, the Constitutional Court provisionally suspended elements of recently enacted laws promoted by the President, in order to prevent possible violations of fundamental rights while their constitutionality was reviewed. More >>
Gaza: “Never Again” Giving Way To Endless Decimation Of Displaced Palestinians, Warn UN Experts
Sunday, 10 August 2025, 6:33 am | United Nations Human Rights Council
The experts stressed that Israel’s illegal restrictions on humanitarian aid have inflicted conditions of life on the people of Gaza that are currently bringing about their physical destruction. More >>
Gaza: Israel Must Restore UN Humanitarian System To Stave Off Starvation, Say UN Experts
Sunday, 10 August 2025, 6:22 am | United Nations Human Rights Council
Israel has clear international legal obligations to cooperate with UNRWA under the United Nations Charter, General Assembly resolutions, the 1946 Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, and international humanitarian law. More >>
US Sanctions On Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese Threaten Human Rights System: UN Experts
Sunday, 10 August 2025, 6:13 am | United Nations Human Rights Council
Sanctioning the Special Rapporteur for fulfilling this responsibility, which is mandated by the Human Rights Council, is a direct attack on the integrity of the UN human rights system. More >>
Special Rapporteur On Torture Warns Cruelty Is Becoming The Enemy Of Peace In Gaza, And Calls For Release Of Hostages
Sunday, 10 August 2025, 6:10 am | United Nations Human Rights Council
The Special Rapporteur has raised these and other allegations of torture and ill-treatment with the parties to the conflict on multiple occasions. More >>
US Government Fuelling Global Humanitarian Catastrophe: UN Experts
Friday, 1 August 2025, 12:11 pm | United Nations Human Rights Council
New figures presented to the experts reveal the devastating impact of the US aid freeze, and additional cuts to UN budgets, on UN agencies. UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, estimates at least 32 million people will lose access ... More >>
End Unfolding Genocide Or Watch It End Life In Gaza: UN Experts Say States Face Defining Choice
Thursday, 8 May 2025, 9:21 am | United Nations Human Rights Council
Continuing to support Israel materially or politically, especially via arms transfers, and the provision of private military and security services risks complicity in genocide and other serious international crimes. More >>
Council Of Europe Must Recognise The Right To A Healthy Environment, UN Experts Urge
Tuesday, 6 May 2025, 8:51 am | United Nations Human Rights Council
The decision to negotiate an additional Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights has been pending for decades. “Today, however, both scientific consensus and legal developments at all levels clearly demonstrate the need and feasibility ... More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Spokesperson Jeremy Laurence On Public Executions In Afghanistan
Thursday, 29 February 2024, 8:55 am | United Nations Human Rights Council
We are appalled by the public executions of three people at sports stadiums in Afghanistan in the past week. The executions in Ghazni and Sheberghan cities were carried out in the presence of de facto court and other officials, as well as members of the ... More >>
Gaza: ICJ Ruling Offers Hope For Protection Of Civilians Enduring Apocalyptic Conditions, Say UN Experts
Thursday, 1 February 2024, 8:58 am | United Nations Human Rights Council
GENEVA (31 January 2024) – The landmark ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) offers the first concrete hope to protect civilians in Gaza enduring apocalyptic humanitarian conditions, destruction, mass killing, wounding and irreparable trauma, ... More >>
Hundreds Of Thousands Trafficked To Work As Online Scammers In SE Asia
Wednesday, 30 August 2023, 4:50 am | United Nations Human Rights Council
Hundreds of thousands of people are being forcibly engaged by organised criminal gangs into online criminality in Southeast Asia - from romance-investment scams and crypto fraud to illegal gambling - a report issued today by the UN Human Rights Office ... More >>
