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Geneva, May 19, 2021.- UN High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet today announced the appointment of three high-level experts to the UN Human Rights Office’s Fact-Finding Mission on Belarus that will assist her in conducting a comprehensive examination of alleged human rights violations committed in Belarus since 1 May 2020, including theContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, May  18,  2021.- UN human rights experts* called on the international community to demand an immediate end to the violence in Gaza and Israel, and to act decisively to address the underlying source of the conflict: the denial of collective and individual rights of the Palestinian people. “This mostContinuar Leyendo

Ginebra, Mayo 18, 2021.- Experta de la ONU ha instado hoy al Gobierno de Perú a poner fin a la criminalización de los defensores de derechos humanos medioambientales y a garantizar que el poder judicial del país no se utilice como medio para silenciarlos. La Corte Suprema de Perú confirmóContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, May 17, 2021.- South Africa’s low levels of prosecution and conviction in domestic violence cases and the frequent failures by the police to serve and enforce protection orders, exposed survivors to repeated abuses and resulted in the violation of women’s fundamental rights, the UN women’s rights committee has found.Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, May 15, 2021.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Saturday called for strict respect for international law and appealed to all sides to take steps to de-escalate the increasingly alarming situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. “Over the past 10 days, the situation inContinuar Leyendo

Ginebra/ Washington D.C. , 14 de Mayo de 2021.- Los expertos en derechos humanos de la ONU y OEA* han condenado hoy la violenta represión de las protestas pacíficas en Colombia, y han pedido al Gobierno que lleve a cabo una investigación exhaustiva e independiente sobre muertes reportadas, violencia sexual,Continuar Leyendo

Geneva / Baghdad, May 12, 2021.- Freedom of expression in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has been increasingly curtailed over the past year, according to a UN report issued today. Critics of public authorities have faced not only intimidation, restrictions on their movements and arbitrary arrests, but some were alsoContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, May 11, 2021.- UN human rights experts* welcomed the release of Iranian human rights defender Arash Sadeghi, who was released from Raja’i Shahr Prison this month after five-and-a-half years in detention. Mr. Sadeghi received prison sentences totalling 15 years by a Revolutionary Court on multiple charges, including publishing “liesContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, May 11, 2021.-  UN human rights experts* today expressed grave concerns about Israel’s aggressive response to protests in East Jerusalem, and called on Israel, as the occupying power, to immediately lift its threat to evict hundreds of Palestinian households from their legally-protected homes. “Re-establishing calm in Jerusalem is important,Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, May 10, 2021.- A UN human rights expert* today raised concerns about the holding of prisoners for prolonged or indefinite periods in isolation in restrictive control units, known as Close Supervision Centres (CSC), calling on the British Government to review and regulate their use. “The decision-making process is reportedlyContinuar Leyendo