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Geneva, 01 June, 2026.- Twenty years after the “Crimes of May”, UN experts* said today that justice and effective remedy remain crucial for victims of pervasive, systemic racism, structural discrimination and violence within Brazilian law enforcement. The “Crimes of May” occurred in the State of São Paulo between 12 andContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 31 May, 2026.- Poland’s efforts to repair the rule of law and the broad agreement on the value of an independent and impartial judiciary was encouraging, a UN expert said today, while expressing concern that a political stalemate was blocking urgent legal reform. At the end of an officialContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 30 May, 2026.- The Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, Astrid Puentes Riaño, was admitted on Tuesday by the Federal Court of Australia to intervene as amicus curiae for the first time in a case regarding the extended operating life of theContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 28 May, 2026.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Thursday warned against a further escalation in hostilities between Russia and Ukraine, amid the latest threats by Russia to further ramp up attacks. He urged both parties to return to the negotiating table. «I strongly urge restraint.Continuar Leyendo

Ginebra, 23 de Mayo de 2026.- La Relatora Especial sobre la violencia contra las mujeres y las niñas acogió hoy con satisfacción la decisión de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de Colombia del 6 de mayo de 2026, que confirma una condena de 20 años de prisión contra un hombreContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 22 May, 2026.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday warned against the continuing trend of involuntary returns of Afghan refugees and asylum-seekers from host countries to Afghanistan, in violation of international human rights and refugee law. “Afghan women, children and men continue to be pushedContinuar Leyendo

Ginebra, 20 de Mayo de 2026.- El Grupo de Trabajo sobre Desapariciones Forzadas o Involuntarias* instó hoy al Gobierno de Chile a mantener y mejorar las políticas públicas iniciadas en el marco del Plan Nacional de Búsqueda, publicado en 2023, para esclarecer las circunstancias de la desaparición y muerte deContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 20 May, 2026.- The UN Committee against Torture has again found that Morocco violated the rights of Sahrawi detainees linked to the Gdeim Izik camp protest in Western Sahara, saying that ten similar cases examined so far point to “a consistent pattern of arbitrary arrests, solitary confinement, acts ofContinuar Leyendo

Ciudad de México, 20 de Mayo de 2026.- Expertas* de la ONU instaron hoy a México a emprender reformas estructurales urgentes para corregir los efectos persistentes del racismo sistémico y las injusticias históricas contra los pueblos Afromexicanos. “El histórico reconocimiento constitucional de los pueblos Afromexicanos no puede quedarse en elContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 19 May, 2026.- The Special Rapporteur on torture today urged Israel to review and revise its detention laws, policies and practices, in her latest transmission of a substantial body of torture allegations, including sexual violence, and other serious abuses, to Israeli authorities. “Emergency measures introduced after 7 October 2023Continuar Leyendo