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Ginebra, 1 de Julio de 2021.- El Relator Especial de la ONU sobre la independencia de los magistrados y abogados, Diego García-Sayán, ha instado hoy a las autoridades guatemaltecas a reforzar la protección del poder judicial y de los funcionarios públicos del país, después de que un alto magistrado encargadoContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, July 1, 2021.-  Responses by States and companies to disinformation have been problematic, inadequate and detrimental to human rights, a UN expert warned today, calling on States to uphold the right to freedom of expression as the primary means by which to fight disinformation. “Diverse and reliable information, digitalContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, July  1, 2021.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Thursday urged the Government of the State of Palestine to ensure the safety of protesters ahead of further demonstrations planned for Saturday in Ramallah, following the violent suppression of protests last weekend by Palestinian security forces, bothContinuar Leyendo

Geneva/ Washington D.C. , July 01, 2021.-  Guatemala’s controversial new law targeting non-governmental organisations (NGOs) violates international human rights standards and could criminalize human rights defenders and civil society in general, UN and Organization of American States (OAS) experts* said today. “The changes introduced by this law risk choking theContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, June 30, 2021.- Prisoners in Haiti often spend years in inhumane conditions subjected to ill-treatment and torture and in many cases while still awaiting trial, according to a new UN report published on Wednesday. The report  by the UN Integrated Office in Haiti and the UN Human Rights Office,Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, June 30,  2021.- Countries must prepare for future crises by setting up a Global Fund for Social Protection, a new international financing mechanism that will help protect their populations from the next pandemic, says a new report presented today by Olivier De Schutter, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on poverty,Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, June 28, 2021.- States must bring their national laws in line with human rights standards if they are to effectively prevent and combat impunity for rape, Dubravka Šimonović, the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, said today. “States must address widespread impunity for perpetrators of rape and lackContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, June 28, 2021.-  The UN’s independent expert on human rights defenders said today she feared activists in China were being arbitrarily sentenced to long terms in prison or house arrest, and tortured, as well as being denied access to medical treatment, their lawyers and families. “Condemning human rights defenders,Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, June 2021.- UN human rights experts* today called on Pakistan to stop evicting close to 100,000 people living along two of Karachi’s narrow watercourses, locally known as nullahs – Gujjar nullah and Orangi nullah. “These actions were undertaken by city authorities without adequate consultation with the affected residents, noContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, June 24  2021.- Victims of torture have the right to rehabilitation and those who help them in this process must be allowed to carry out their work without reprisals UN human rights experts* said in a statement on the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims ofContinuar Leyendo