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Geneva, March 15, 2022.- A UN human rights expert today called on States to ensure that the post 9/11 legacy of secret detention, rendition and torture is not forgotten and its ongoing consequences are tackled head on. In a report to the Human Rights Council, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, the SpecialContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, March 14, 2022.-UN human rights experts* today called on Bangladesh to immediately cease reprisals against human rights defenders and relatives of forcibly disappeared persons for their activism and co-operation with international human rights bodies and UN mechanisms. Following the announcement of sanctions imposed by the United States of AmericaContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, March 13, 2022.- The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, today urged States to find the political will to protect human rights defenders exposing corruption. “Corruption is fundamentally a human rights issue, and human rights defenders working to prevent it are targeted, evenContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 12 March 2022.- Russia’s recent adoption of a punitive “fake war news” law is an alarming move by the government to gag and blindfold an entire population, UN human rights experts* said today. On 4 March, the Russian Parliament adopted amendments to the criminal code introducing prison terms ofContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, March 11, 2022.- A UN expert today warned the Human Rights Council that governments in all regions of the world still routinely fail to implement the prohibition of torture and other ill-treatment. Taking stock during his sixth and final year as the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel,Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, March 10, 2022.- A UN human rights expert has expressed grave concern at the scale, severity and systematic nature of human rights violations perpetrated against religious and belief minorities in situations of conflict, in a report presented to the Human Rights Council today. “The most politically marginalized are particularlyContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, March 09, 2022.-  A UN human rights expert has called for concrete steps to stop the sale and sexual exploitation of children, and adopt a practical approach to effectively implement policies and laws designed to prevent the crimes and protect and rehabilitate victims. «The limited application of legislative andContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, March 08,  2022.- UN human rights experts* today called on the Russian Federation to immediately end its invasion of Ukraine to avoid further bloodshed and loss of life. The experts said intentional attacks against civilians and civilian objects could amount to war crimes, and those responsible should be heldContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, March , 2022.- As the international community mobilises to respond to the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine, it is essential to ensure the protection of women and ensure their full participation in any response, UN human rights experts* said today. “History has repeatedly shown that the outbreak of conflictContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, March 04, 2022.-UN human rights experts today called for the protection of those with disabilities and older people caught up in the violence in Ukraine, saying they face heightened risk of injury and abuses, as they do not want or are unable to flee the hostilities. “Persons with disabilitiesContinuar Leyendo