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Geneva, March 23, 2022.- UN human rights experts* have expressed dismay at the Peru Constitutional Court’s decision to restore a presidential pardon and to release former president Alberto Fujimori, saying it represents an unacceptable regression in the country’s fight against impunity for gross human rights violations committed during his administration.Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, March 22, 2022.- The root causes of most violent conflicts are linked to violations of the human rights of minorities, a UN expert told the Human Rights Council today, calling for the mainstreaming of minority issues in conflict prevention efforts at the United Nations. “Conflicts globally are increasingly intrastateContinuar Leyendo

War crimes, crimes against humanity committed daily, says Tom Andrews Geneva, March 21, 2022.- In the face of what he described as war crimes and crimes against humanity in Myanmar, a UN human rights expert today said the victims of these crimes see the international community’s failure to take strong,Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, March 21, 2022.- The international community must step up to the challenge of reviving engagement with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to address serious human rights violations, a UN expert told the Human Rights Council today, saying prolonged isolation of North Korea was not a solution. In hisContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, March 20, 2022.- A UN expert called today for fundamental reforms to the legal and institutional frameworks in the Islamic Republic of Iran to address persistent impunity. “A system of accountability is a fundamental condition for the respect and protection of human rights, and is in itself part ofContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, March 18, 2022.- The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Michael Fakhri, said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused profound rates of hunger in the country, and raises the risk of higher rates of hunger in Russia, and may cause a global surge in malnutrition and famine.Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, March 18, 2022.- The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, Pedro Arrojo Agudo, has called for an end to the appropriation, pollution and overexploitation of groundwater to safeguard human rights to water and sanitation and mitigate social risks arising from climate change.Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, March 17, 2021.- The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has called on the Government and legislators in the United Kingdom to ensure that the proposed Nationality and Borders Bill avoids undermining protection of human rights for refugees and other migrants. Among other provisions, the Bill asContinuar Leyendo

Geneva/New York, March 16, 2022.- The UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Siobhán Mullally, the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Reem Alsalem, and the UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten,Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, March 15, 2022.- The international community must take concerted, immediate measures to stem the spiral of violence in Myanmar, where the military has engaged in systematic and widespread human rights violations and abuses – some of which may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, UN High CommissionerContinuar Leyendo