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Geneva, 06 November, 2025.- A year after a deadly canopy collapse at a train station in Serbia set off a wave of student-led protests, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk urged renewed efforts to ensure accountability, saying it was crucial to restore public trust in institutions and upholdContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 04 November, 2025.- Repeated and systematic lethal attacks by the United States military on boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific raise grave concerns about the commission of potential international crimes, UN experts* warned today. “These attacks appear to be unlawful killings carried out by order of a Government,Continuar Leyendo

New York, 03 November, 2025.- Access to safe, inclusive, and quality education remains out of reach for many lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and other gender-diverse (LGBT) learners, who continue to face widespread violence, discrimination and exclusion in schools worldwide, a UN expert said today. In his latest report to theContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 03 November, 2025.-  The UN Working Group on discrimination against women and girls today sounded the alarm over the deteriorating crisis in Haiti, warning that the systematic exclusion of women from leadership and decision-making and the widespread use of sexual violence are deepening insecurity and obstructing pathways to peace.Continuar Leyendo

New York, Nov 02,  2025.- Child victims of trafficking in conflict situations require urgent and specialised protection measures, a UN expert said today. “Failure to ensure the rights of children in conflict situations has led to widespread and systematic child trafficking,” said Siobhán Mullally, the Special Rapporteur on trafficking inContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 01 Nov, 2025.- Airstrikes by the United States of America on boats in the Caribbean and the Pacific – allegedly linked to drug trafficking – violate international human rights law, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Friday. “Over 60 people have reportedly been killed inContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 30 October, 2025.-  A UN expert has called for a robust, proactive and fully engaged United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) with a reinforced human rights component, ahead of a Security Council decision on the renewal of its mandate. “Strengthening MINUSCA’s human rightsContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 29 October, 2025.- Following the deadliest police operation in Rio de Janeiro’s history, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Wednesday called for comprehensive and effective reform of policing methods in Brazil. On Tuesday, 28 October, a large-scale police operation took place in the Complexo do AlemãoContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 28 October, 2025.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk today welcomed the adoption by ASEAN of a landmark regional declaration on the right to a healthy environment. The declaration was adopted by the 10-member grouping on 26 October during its 47th summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. “TheContinuar Leyendo

New York, 26 October, 2025.- A UN expert* today called for a global commitment to end impunity for the destruction of schools and ensure educational institutions are never used for military purposes. “The deliberate targeting or military use of schools is a disregard for one of humanity’s most vital institutions,”Continuar Leyendo