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Geneva, November 27,  2021.-  A UN human rights expert welcomed India’s decision to repeal three contentious farm laws that sparked a year of nationwide protests which left 600 people dead, and urged the Government to ensure accountability for casualties. “What was at stake with these laws was the stability ofContinuar Leyendo

Geneva,  November 26, 2021.-Indonesia must immediately stop using criminal laws to harass four human rights defenders who have spoken out against alleged corruption, Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, said today. “I am extremely concerned at the way defamation laws are being used inContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, November 25, 2021.-UN human rights experts* today strongly condemned the execution of Arman Abdolali, convicted for an alleged murder committed when he was 17, and demanded that Iran stop sentencing children to death. There are currently over 85 juvenile offenders on death row in Iran, sentenced to death followingContinuar Leyendo

Geneve, Nov 24, 20221.- Ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, they issue the following statement: “Although they represent more than half the world’s population, women and girls the world over are still at risk of being killed and subject to violence, intimidation and harassmentContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, Nov 23, 2021.- A UN human rights expert today urged the United States of America to overhaul legislation to prevent increasing exclusion, discrimination and hate speech and crimes against minorities, saying the legal landscape for the protection of human rights is far from comprehensive or even at times coherent.Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, November 22,  2021.- Hungary’s interventions in the media sector over the past decade could create risks for human rights in the upcoming elections, the UN expert on freedom of opinion and expression said at the end of an official visit to the country. “There can be no information monopolyContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 22 November 2021.-  UN human rights experts* today urged China to immediately release imprisoned citizen journalist and woman human rights defender Zhang Zhan on humanitarian grounds, saying her health is deteriorating rapidly and her life is in danger. “Failure by the Chinese authorities to act swiftly and effectively couldContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, November 22, 2021.-Children born as a result of rape committed in armed conflict must be given better help and support, while women who survive sexual violence require comprehensive protection by the State, two UN committees urged in a joint statement on Friday. “Children born of rape in the contextContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, November 20, 2021.-  UN human rights experts expressed grave concerns about the forced return of seven Eritrean asylum seekers today, including five children, from Egypt, despite the risk of enforced disappearance, torture and ill-treatment, and in violation of international human rights obligations. “Individuals who have fled Eritrea and subsequentlyContinuar Leyendo

Ginebra, 19 de Noviembre de 2021.-  Hoy expertos de derechos humanos de la ONU* instaron a Honduras, elegido el mes pasado para el Consejo de Derechos Humanos, a liberar a ocho defensores del medio ambiente de acuerdo con las recomendaciones emitidas por un órgano de la ONU. “Como nuevo miembroContinuar Leyendo