Geneva, October 01, 2021.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday expressed her shock and sadness over the killing of Rohingya human rights defender Mohib Ullah and called for a prompt, thorough and effective investigation into his death. “It is heartbreaking that a person who spent hisContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, September 23, 2021.- Urgent action is needed to prevent the situation in Myanmar from spiraling into a full-blown conflict, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said on Thursday. Her warning came in a new report* from the UN Human Rights Office detailing widespread violations by theContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, September 15, 2021.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday stressed the urgent need for a moratorium on the sale and use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems that pose a serious risk to human rights until adequate safeguards are put in place. She also called forContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, September 06, 2021.- The European Union has a chance to set an example for the entire world by protecting people who risk their lives standing up for human rights in the context of business activities, a UN expert said today. The European Union legislative initiative on mandatory human rightsContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 3 September , 2021.- UN human rights experts* have appealed to Iran to halt the imminent execution of Iranian Kurdish prisoner Heidar Ghorbani and repeal his death sentence amid serious concerns that he did not receive a fair trial and was tortured during pre-trial detention. “The Iranian authorities mustContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 2 September, 2021.- UN human rights experts* today called on Cambodia to release from detention a 17-year-old boy with autism spectrum disorder who has been held in pre-trial detention for more than two months, without access to his family. The minor, whose father is a former opposition official andContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 2 September, 2021.- The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) calls on the authorities of Afghanistan to uphold the international obligations of the State, especially to the provisions of the Convention against Torture and of its Optional Protocol (OPCAT). The SPT’s statement is as follows: “As Afghanistan hasContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 1 September ,2021.- The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has issued its findings on Lebanon and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the two States parties which it examined during its latest session. The findings contain positive aspects of each country’s implementation of the International ConventionContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, August 31, 2021.- Russia must overturn the conviction of human rights defender Semyon Simonov and must stop using its “foreign agents” law to punish people whose legitimate work is standing up for human rights, a UN expert said today. Mr. Simonov, head of the Southern Human Rights Centre inContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, August 30, 2021.- The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) call on the Taliban to honour their pledge to protect Afghan women and girls, and to respect and fulfil the human rights enshrined inContinuar Leyendo
