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Geneva, October 21, 2021.- UN human rights experts* today urgently appealed to Pakistan to release Stephen Masih, a Pakistani Christian from Sialkot District, who has been detained for over two years awaiting trial for allegedly committing blasphemy. “We are seriously concerned by the persecution and ongoing detention of Mr. MasihContinuar Leyendo

New York, October 20, 2021.- «Poverty and privilege continue to reproduce themselves in vicious cycles, driven by unacceptable levels of inequality. But with political will, we can break these cycles, and move from fate to opportunity.» This is the main message of UN poverty expert Olivier De Schutter in aContinuar Leyendo

New York, October 20, 2021.- Governments around the world must restore essential sexual and reproductive health services lost during the COVID-19 pandemic and reaffirm that sexual and reproductive health rights are human rights, a UN Expert told the General Assembly today. “Millions of women globally had limited or no accessContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, October 20, 2021.- The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has published its findings on Kuwait, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Plurinational State of Bolivia and Nicaragua. The Committee examined the above five countries during its latest session from 27 September to 15 October. The findings containContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, October 19, 2021.- A Swedish bandage maker’s decision to halt shipments to Iran shows how over-compliance with U.S. sanctions harms the ability of Iranian patients to enjoy their human rights, particularly the rights to health, to be free from physical and psychological pain, inhuman treatment and the right toContinuar Leyendo

New york, October 18,  2021.-  Gender-based violence, hate speech and disinformation are being used extensively online and offline to chill or kill women’s expression, Irene Khan, the Special Rapporteur on promotion and protection of freedom of opinion and expression, told the General Assembly today. Presenting her report on gender justiceContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, October 15, 2021.-  On the first anniversary of the murder of French school teacher Samuel Paty, UN experts paid tribute to his commitment to teaching human rights values and said the best way to honour him is to defy fundamentalism and defend human rights. Mr. Paty was beheaded byContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, October 14, 2021.- The UN Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW) has issued its findings on Rwanda and Azerbaijan, the States parties that it reviewed during its latest session. The findings contain positive aspects of each country’s implementation of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of AllContinuar Leyendo

New York, October 13, 2021.-  Efforts to improve counter-terrorism measures around the world are damaging human rights and the rule of law, a UN expert told the General Assembly today, calling for greater accountability as countries build institutions to combat terrorism. “I am deeply concerned by the increasing tendency toContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, October  12, 2021.- UN human rights experts* expressed deep concern about the arrest of Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and woman human rights defender Chow Hang-Tung on charges of “incitement to subversion” and being a foreign agent, and urged authorities to refrain from the use of the National Security LawContinuar Leyendo