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Geneva, August 06, 2021.- Eritrean refugees trapped in the midst of the armed conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region are being targeted by both sides to the conflict, a UN expert warned today, calling on all parties to take measures to protect refugees in accordance with international human rights and humanitarianContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, August 05, 2021.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Thursday sounded the alarm at the plight of civilians in and around the southern Syrian city of Daraa, where neighbourhoods are seeing intense fighting and indiscriminate shelling by Government forces and armed opposition groups, with the onlyContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, August 04, 2021.- A UN report published today details the dire and worsening human rights situation over the past year in the Central African Republic (CAR), where armed groups carried out a violent bid to disrupt elections. In response, the country’s defence and security forces launched military operations toContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, August 03, 2021.- Iraq’s legal framework to prevent ill-treatment, developed over several years, now needs to be translated into effective measures to tackle torture in detention centres and prevent further violations, a UN report published on Tuesday highlights. The report* of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) andContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, July 30, 2021.-The UN Human Rights Committee has issued its findings on Togo, the State party which it examined during its latest session. The findings concluded an online dialogue with the high-level delegation comprising five ministers, including the Minister of Human Rights and the Minister of Justice of Togo.Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, July 30, 2021.- Roma around the world must not be made scapegoats of politicians, or demonized and targeted on social media, Fernand de Varennes, the UN special rapporteur on minority issues, said today. “States must do more to proactively combat rising signs of intolerance and attacks against Romani andContinuar Leyendo

Geneva,  July 30, 2021.- UN experts* today called for all mercenaries and mercenary-related private contractors to leave Libya, saying their departure is long overdue, and is a vital precondition to peaceful elections scheduled for later this year. “Nine months after the ceasefire agreement calling for withdrawal of foreign forces andContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, July 29, 2021.- Zambia must immediately provide medical treatment to thousands of children suffering from lead poisoning, and must take swift steps to clean up areas contaminated by residue from what was once the country’s largest lead mine, UN experts said today. “More than 25 years after the KabweContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, July 28, 2021.- Killings of people with albinism have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, as some people plunged into poverty turned to witchcraft in hopes of gaining quick wealth, Ikponwosa Ero, the outgoing UN independent expert on the rights of people with albinism, said today. “Despite progress on manyContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, July 28, 2021.- A UN expert called on authorities in the Central African Republic to thoroughly investigate the killing of 13 individuals whose bodies were found by UN peacekeepers north of the capital, Bangui, last week. “I deplore the killing of these individuals, and call for justice to beContinuar Leyendo