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Geneva, December 14,  2021.- A UN expert today warned that the imminent dissolution of two prominent human rights organisations in Russia could signal a move by the authorities to outlaw the work of all human rights defenders. International Memorial and Human Rights Center ‘Memorial’ (known as the Memorials) are amongContinuar Leyendo

Rome, December 13,  2021.-A UN human rights expert today urged Italy to redress the adverse impacts on the enjoyment of human rights of decades of industrialisation, saying economic development and technological innovation should not come at the expense of human health and the environment. Speaking at the end of aContinuar Leyendo

Sarajevo, December 10, 2021.- A UN expert today urged Bosnia and Herzegovina to prioritize the protection of human rights over divisive political agendas in transitional justice efforts to address the serious violations committed during 1992-1995 armed conflict. At the end of an eight-day official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina, theContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 9 December, 2021.- A UN expert today called on authorities in the Central African Republic to return to custody a former rebel leader charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity, saying his sudden release undermined the country’s struggle against impunity. Hassan Bouba Ali, former top coordinator of theContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, December  9, 2021.-  Spain’s Government must do more to protect children from domestic violence and sexual abuse, ensure its courts overcome biases against women, and apply a gender-sensitive, child-centered approach, UN experts* said today. Children in Spain are being exposed to violence and sexual abuse by a judicial systemContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, December 09, 2021.- Recent crises underline the urgent need to focus on the principles of non-discrimination, participation, empowerment and accountability, and particular attention should be paid to people in vulnerable situations, UN experts said in a statement marking Human Rights Day. The independent experts appointed by the Human RightsContinuar Leyendo

Ulaanbaatar, 8 December, 2021.- A UN human rights expert today commended Mongolia’s significant progress in passing legislation to combat gender-based violence against women, saying the challenge now was to ensure effective implementation of the laws throughout the country. In the past 10 years, key pieces of legislation on domestic violence,Continuar Leyendo

Tashkent, December 07, 2021.- A UN human rights expert today commended the Uzbekistan Government for the repatriation and reintegration of women and children from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, but recommended authorities substantially reform the country’s extremism and counter-terrorism laws. At the end of 10-day visit to the country addressing aContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, December 06, 2021.- UN human rights experts* hailed a landmark ruling in favour of a Salvadoran woman who died in custody after she was jailed following an obstetric emergency, saying the decision now consecrates standards to protect women seeking reproductive health care in Latin America. The Inter-American Court ofContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, December 6,  2021.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Monday deplored the conviction and sentencing of Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi to four years of imprisonment by a military-controlled court, and called for her release. In staging the coup on 1 February 2021, theContinuar Leyendo