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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

Geneva, 2 March, 2022.- UN human rights experts* have called for an immediate moratorium on the use of Sri Lanka’s Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), and urged the Government to substantively review and revise the legislation to comply with international human rights law. “There is a grave risk to theContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 1 March, 2022.- UN human rights experts* today expressed serious concerns about the deteriorating human rights situation in the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua, citing shocking abuses against indigenous Papuans, including child killings, disappearances, torture and mass displacement of people. The experts called for urgent humanitarian accessContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, February 28, 2022.- UN human rights experts* today urged Madagascar to take immediate action to protect people with albinism amid reports of ongoing attacks and killings in the country. “People with albinism are living in fear and will continue to be at risk of being attacked if urgent actionsContinuar Leyendo