Human Rigths

New York, October 17, 2026.- Cities have the potential to lift millions of people out of poverty, but current patterns of urban development too often deepen inequality, exclusion and human rights violations, the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Elena Díaz Galán, said today as she presentedContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 13 October, 2026.- UN experts* today denounced a severe crackdown on human rights defenders and LGBTI organisations in Türkiye, involving criminal, administrative and financial measures that unduly restrict the rights to freedom of expression and association and obstruct legitimate human rights work. “Türkiye must end the harassment of LGBTIContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 14 October, 2026.- UN experts* today welcomed a recent ruling by Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP), in the context of Macro-Case 08, which recognises the responsibility of several State agents and a director of the State-owned company, Ecopetrol, for their involvement in acts related to serious human rightsContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, October 13,  2026.- UN experts* today expressed dismay at recent remarks by the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) that appear to downplay the role of human rights in the organisation’s work and raised serious concerns about the treatment of FAO staff whoContinuar Leyendo

NewYork, October 12, 2026.-Protecting children from sale, sexual exploitation and sexual abuse requires moving beyond commitments and legal frameworks and into real protection, a UN expert said today. “Our challenge is increasingly one of implementation,” said Ai Kihara-Hunt, UN Special Rapporteur on the sale, sexual exploitation and sexual abuse ofContinuar Leyendo

Ottawa, October 09, 2026.- Canada must strengthen efforts to address systemic and intersectional forms of racism and racial discrimination, largely rooted in complex colonial histories, a UN expert said today. “During my visit, I noted Canada’s efforts to address racism through anti-racism policies and initiatives, while also seeing that significantContinuar Leyendo

Ginebra, 7 de Octubre de 2026.- Dos mil abogadas y abogados en Nicaragua fueron eliminados del registro oficial de la Corte Suprema de Justicia sin previo aviso, presuntamente porque no estaban alineados con el gobierno de los copresidentes Daniel Ortega y Rosario Murillo, afirmó hoy una experta de la ONU.Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, September 30, 2026.- UN experts* today warned that Africans and people of African descent on the move are victims of racism and discriminatory acts throughout their migration journeys, as a result of migration policies that are not grounded in human rights and dignity. “Human mobility is not experienced equally,”Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, September 30, 2026.- UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Tuesday deplored military airstrikes that reportedly killed at least 50 people, including vendors, customers, transport workers and other civilians – among them children and women, at a market in Myanmar’s northwestern Rakhine State. In one of the deadliest attacksContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, September 29, 2026.- The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) today issued its findings on Armenia, Belize, Gabon and Lesotho after reviewing the four States Parties during its latest session. The findings present the Committee’s main concerns and recommendations regarding the implementation of the International Convention for the ProtectionContinuar Leyendo