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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

San José, 3 de Marzo de  2022.-Un experto sobre los derechos humanos de las Naciones Unidas elogió a Costa Rica por su tradición de larga data al practicar la solidaridad en derechos humanos a nivel nacional, regional e internacional pero dijo que se necesita hacer más localmente para abordar lasContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 3 March, 2022.- The UN Human Rights Committee expressed regret that the Russian Federation delegation could not travel to Geneva to participate in the Committee’s country review, which was scheduled for today and tomorrow. The Committee was due to meet the Russian delegation in its current session to examineContinuar Leyendo