Human Rigths (Page 114)

Geneva, November 08, 2021.- UN human rights experts* today urgently appealed to Singapore to definitively halt the execution of Malaysian national Nagaenthran a/l K Dharmalingam, known as Naga, who has psychosocial disabilities. He was originally scheduled to be executed on 10 November for drug offences. “We note that a temporaryContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, November 05, 2021.- UN experts* today sharply criticized Cambodia for “weaponising” its court system to methodically reduce the scope for citizen action, and called on the country to protect freedom of expression after convictions of 15 human rights defenders and political activists in two separate cases. “We are extremelyContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, November 05, 2021.- Bulgaria must ensure humane conditions for detained migrants, especially children, and that detention is carried out only when strictly necessary, UN rights experts have said at the end of their first official visit to the country. “We are particularly concerned about child migrants held in detention.Continuar Leyendo

Helsinki, November 04, 2021.-Finland has a commendable social protection and social and health care system for older persons, but needs to recognize they are not a homogenous group and do more to serve their individual needs, a UN expert said today. At the end of a 10-day-long visit to Finland,Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, November 03, 2021.- Human rights defenders in Afghanistan describe living under a climate of fear, threats, intense insecurity and growing desperation, a UN expert said today, calling for an urgent coordinated response from the international community. “The threat is very real,” said Mary Lawlor, the UN Special Rapporteur onContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, November 03, 2021.- UN human rights experts* today sharply condemned the recent announcement by the Israeli Government that it is advancing plans to build thousands of new housing units in its West Bank and East Jerusalem settlements. “The United Nations has repeatedly stated that the Israeli settlements in occupiedContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, November 02, 2021.- A UN human rights expert today expressed alarm at the ongoing violent repression of peaceful demonstrations in Sudan, and the excessive use of force against those protesting the military coup d’état of 25 October. The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to peaceful assembly and association,Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, November 02, 2021.- Kyrgyzstan must investigate death threats against human rights defender Kamilzhan Ruziev instead of harassing him for making complaints against the police, a UN human rights expert said today. “It is extremely disturbing that authorities began laying criminal charges against Mr. Ruziev after he exposed police tortureContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, October 30, 2021.- New taxes on air travel and maritime shipping could raise the billions of dollars needed to help the countries suffering most from climate change, a UN expert said today in a message directed at world leaders gathering in Glasgow, UK, for the UN Climate Change ConferenceContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, October 29, 2021.- UN human rights experts* today called on Viet Nam to immediately and unconditionally release detained writer and woman human rights defender Ms Pham Doan Trang who faces “anti-State propaganda” charges and the possibility of up to 12 years in jail. “Ms Pham Doan Trang is onlyContinuar Leyendo