Geneva, 21 de Septiembre de 2026.- A UN Human Rights Office report published today says sexual violence has been used against civilians and prisoners of war (POWs) in Ukraine in a shocking pattern of torture, intimidation and coercion since the start of the Russian Federation’s full-scale armed attack on itsContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 15 September, 2026.- UN experts* today expressed grave concern over the recurrent use of spyware and other digitally enabled surveillance in Serbia surrounding elections and protests, and called on the Government to uphold democratic integrity, safeguard civic space, and immediately cease the criminalisation of political dissent. “This pattern isContinuar Leyendo

Geneva,  September 7,  2026.- UN experts* today urged the Government of the United States of America and Tennessee state authorities to immediately halt Christa Pike’s execution, scheduled for 30 September 2026, and commute her death sentence. “Pike’s execution would mark the culmination of a trajectory of severe physical and psychologicalContinuar Leyendo

Ginebra, 05 de Septiembre de 2026.- Honduras debe detener de inmediato la ejecución de más de 1.000 órdenes de desalojo dictadas contra comunidades campesinas, indígenas y afrodescendientes, entre otras, en virtud de una nueva ley que protege las tierras agroindustriales frente a las reivindicaciones de tenencias históricas, han afirmado hoyContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 03 September, 2026.- UN experts* today urged the Syrian Transitional Government to suspend the application of the laws that resulted in systematic dispossessions and displacement under the previous regime and to initiate a process in the People’s Assembly to review and replace them with new regulations. “Under the previousContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 28 August, 2026.- Tanzania must immediately halt forced evictions of Maasai Indigenous Peoples from their ancestral lands in Ngorongoro and Loliondo, and address reported law enforcement abuses, including arbitrary arrests and excessive use of force, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) said today. Acting underContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 27 August, 2026.-  The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) today expressed grave concern over a surge in xenophobia and racist hate crimes against migrants in South Africa since early 2026, including killings, forced displacement and unlawful home raids. The Committee noted with deep concern thatContinuar Leyendo