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Geneva, June 08, 2021.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet and Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on Prevention of Genocide Alice Wairimu Nderitu on Tuesday welcomed the decision to uphold the convictions of former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladić on multiple counts of genocide, crimes against humanityContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, June 07, 2021.- The UN Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, Victor Madrigal-Borloz, will visit Tunisia from 8 to 18 June 2021. “The visit provides an important opportunity to assess the implementation of human rights standards to combat violence andContinuar Leyendo

Geneva,  June 07, 2021.-  UN human rights experts* said today they were deeply concerned by the continuous devastating impact on a local community of a dumping of toxic waste by a Swedish company in the northern Chilean city of Arica nearly 40 years ago. The toxic waste – which remainsContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, June07,  2021.- UN human rights experts* today expressed outrage at the arrest, alleged torture and forced confession of social media activist and human rights defender Roman Protasevich (Raman Pratasevich), and the continued crackdown on independent media. “The reckless manner in which Roman Protasevich was arrested, reports that he mayContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, June 4,  2021.- UN human rights experts* today condemned the arrest and alleged arbitrary detention of 21 people defending the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse (LGBT) community. On 20 May 2021, Ghananian police arrested 21 human rights defenders (16 women and five men) who wereContinuar Leyendo

Ginebra, 03 de Junio de 2021.- Experta de la ONU ha instado hoy al Gobierno de Nicaragua a poner fin a los crecientes ataques y detenciones arbitrarias en contra de defensoras y defensores de derechos humanos. Una nueva oleada de detenciones y ataques por parte de las fuerzas de seguridadContinuar Leyendo

Geneva,  June 02, 2021.- UN human rights experts* today expressed concerns about a series of attacks, resulting in the deaths of at least two children, by illegal miners in the Munduruku and Yanomami indigenous lands, and called on the Brazilian authorities to investigate and prosecute those responsible. Miners are intensifyingContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, June 02, 2021.-  A UN human rights expert today said Mali’s new military authorities should release former President Bah N’Daw and former Prime Minister Moctar Ouane, who remain under house arrest after being moved from a military camp last week. “I call upon Malian transitional authorities to immediately endContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, June 1, 2021.- A UN human rights expert condemned attacks on Israel’s Palestinian minority by extreme right-wing and vigilante groups, including settlers – at times with the reported backing of security forces – and urged Israel to fully and equally protect all of its citizens without discrimination. Palestinians citizensContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, May 30, 2021.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has voiced deep concern at recent events in the Colombian city of Cali, where reports indicate that, since 28 May, fourteen people have died, and 98 people have been injured, 54 of them by firearms during violence thatContinuar Leyendo