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Geneva, August 04, 2021.- A UN report published today details the dire and worsening human rights situation over the past year in the Central African Republic (CAR), where armed groups carried out a violent bid to disrupt elections. In response, the country’s defence and security forces launched military operations toContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, August 03, 2021.- Iraq’s legal framework to prevent ill-treatment, developed over several years, now needs to be translated into effective measures to tackle torture in detention centres and prevent further violations, a UN report published on Tuesday highlights. The report* of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) andContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, July 30, 2021.-The UN Human Rights Committee has issued its findings on Togo, the State party which it examined during its latest session. The findings concluded an online dialogue with the high-level delegation comprising five ministers, including the Minister of Human Rights and the Minister of Justice of Togo.Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, July 30, 2021.- Roma around the world must not be made scapegoats of politicians, or demonized and targeted on social media, Fernand de Varennes, the UN special rapporteur on minority issues, said today. “States must do more to proactively combat rising signs of intolerance and attacks against Romani andContinuar Leyendo

Geneva,  July 30, 2021.- UN experts* today called for all mercenaries and mercenary-related private contractors to leave Libya, saying their departure is long overdue, and is a vital precondition to peaceful elections scheduled for later this year. “Nine months after the ceasefire agreement calling for withdrawal of foreign forces andContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, July 29, 2021.- Zambia must immediately provide medical treatment to thousands of children suffering from lead poisoning, and must take swift steps to clean up areas contaminated by residue from what was once the country’s largest lead mine, UN experts said today. “More than 25 years after the KabweContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, July 28, 2021.- Killings of people with albinism have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, as some people plunged into poverty turned to witchcraft in hopes of gaining quick wealth, Ikponwosa Ero, the outgoing UN independent expert on the rights of people with albinism, said today. “Despite progress on manyContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, July 28, 2021.- A UN expert called on authorities in the Central African Republic to thoroughly investigate the killing of 13 individuals whose bodies were found by UN peacekeepers north of the capital, Bangui, last week. “I deplore the killing of these individuals, and call for justice to beContinuar Leyendo

Ginebra, 27 de julio de 2021.- Expertos en derechos de la ONU* han expresado su preocupación por la criminalización, las violaciones del debido proceso y los derechos de salud de un defensor de los derechos humanos de los indígenas en Guatemala. “El señor Bernardo Caal Xól ha sido criminalizado porque,Continuar Leyendo

Geneva,  July 27, 2021.- The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar called on the United Nations Security Council and Member States to push for an emergency “COVID ceasefire” today in light of an explosion of COVID-19 infections and deaths in Myanmar even as the StateContinuar Leyendo