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Geneva, 1 September, 2026.- UN experts* today demanded an end to unlawful killings by the United States of America, after at least 223 deaths at sea were recorded from US air strikes in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean over the past year. “These systematic killings gravely violate theContinuar 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

Geneva, 25 August, 2026.- The human rights situation in Myanmar, in particular that of minority communities, has plummeted to a new low, from the ever-worsening brutal abuse of the Rohingya population to the devastating impact of illicit economies, notably illegal mining for rare earths, a new UN Human Rights reportContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 17 August, 2026.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Monday expressed alarm at the rising civilian toll of the escalating hostilities in Yemen, urging restraint and immediate de-escalation of tensions. At least seventeen civilian casualties from Ansar Allah attacks have been reported in Government-controlled areas sinceContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 17 August, 2026.- UN human rights experts* today warned that the UK’s revised Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions, and Associations, in force as of 5 August, may place transgender and gender-diverse persons at heightened risk of discrimination and exclusion. “We remain concerned that the revised Code adoptsContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 12 August, 2026.- UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences, Reem Alsalem, today expressed serious concern over a troubling pattern in Israeli family courts and child-protection systems. Alsalem said mothers who report domestic violence, child abuse or sexual abuse are often undermined byContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 10 August, 2026.- UN experts* today condemned the sharp escalation of attacks against Palestinian civilians across the occupied Palestinian territory in July, registering a sharp deterioration of an already catastrophic human rights situation. “Despite a ceasefire nominally in force since October 2025, Israeli forces have killed about 160 PalestiniansContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 07 August, 2026.- UN human rights experts* today condemned recent measures by the United States against Cuba, denouncing them as an attempt to alter the constitutional order of a sovereign State through threats and coercion. They urged the international community and civil society to act swiftly to prevent aContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 5 August, 2026.- UN experts* today expressed grave concern over the continued detention of Chinese journalist and human rights defender Bai Zhaodong in Thailand and the risk of his forcible return to China, due to the persecution and repression he suffered at the hands of the Chinese authorities, asContinuar Leyendo