Human Rigths (Page 115)

Geneva, July 15, 2021.- A UN expert today expressed dismay at the continued widespread arrest and extended pre-trial detention of human rights defenders in Egypt, saying activists have been detained without warrants, held incommunicado and then accused of multiple spurious offences. “Exercising one’s right to freedom of expression, association orContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, July 13, 2021.- The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar called for emergency international engagement to address a “perfect storm” of factors that are fuelling the deepening COVID-19 crisis in Myanmar. “An explosion of COVID cases, including the Delta variant, the collapse of Myanmar’sContinuar Leyendo

Geneva,  July 12, 2021.- The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, Michael Lynk, condemned the demolition by Israel of the homes and property belonging to the Palestinian Bedouin community of Humsa al-Baqai’a, in the northern Jordan Valley of the occupiedContinuar Leyendo

The Council today decided to prolong the sanctions targeting specific economic sectors of the Russian Federation for a further six months, until 31 January 2022. Brussels, July 12, 2021.- The Council decision follows the latest assessment of the state of implementation of the Minsk agreements – initially foreseen to happenContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, July 09, 2021.-  The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, Michael Lynk, today called on the international community to designate the creation of Israeli settlements as a war crime under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. LynkContinuar Leyendo

Ginebra, 09 de Julio de 2021.- Expertos* de la ONU han instado hoy al Gobierno de Honduras a poner fin a la detención arbitraria y criminalización de defensores y defensoras de derechos humanos de la comunidad garífuna. La comunidad garífuna cuenta con una población aproximada de 300.000 habitantes en HondurasContinuar Leyendo

Geneva,  July 07, 2021.- The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, today called for the urgent formation of an “Emergency Coalition for the People of Myanmar“ to stop what he described as the military junta’s “reign of terror” in the country. Addressing theContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, July 06, 2021.- UN human rights experts* today expressed serious concerns about a number of attacks by security forces against critics of the Palestinian Authority, including the death in custody, reportedly as a result of beatings, of a well-known commentator and opposition candidate. “Nizar Banat’s death in the occupiedContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, July 06, 2021.- A UN expert today criticised the Islamic Republic of Iran’s practice of sentencing human rights defenders to long-term detention, and called on the Government to release all those detained for their human rights work. “It is too easy for human rights defenders in Iran to findContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, July 05, 2021.- Belarus has witnessed an unprecedented human rights crisis over the past year, an independent expert appointed by the Human Rights Council said today, calling on authorities to end their policy of repression and to fully respect the legitimate aspirations of their people. In her annual reportContinuar Leyendo