Human Rigths (Page 118)

Geneva, August 24, 2021.- UN human rights experts have sharply criticised Cambodian authorities over the conviction of prominent human rights defender Rong Chhun, sentenced to prison last week along with two of his supporters over comments he made on Facebook about alleged community land loss and forced evictions along Cambodia’sContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, August 23, 2021.- A UN human rights expert today called on the Brazilian Supreme Court to secure the rights of indigenous peoples to their lands and to reject a legal argument being promoted by some businesses that want to exploit natural resources on traditional indigenous lands. “Acceptance of thisContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, August 19,  2021.-  The UN’s draft plan to preserve and protect nature must be amended to put human rights at its centre if we are to ensure the future of life on our planet, David Boyd, UN special rapporteur on human rights and environment, said today. “Leaving human rightsContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, August 18, 2021.- UN experts today demanded the release of journalist and human rights defender Dawit Isaak, imprisoned without trial in Eritrea since 2001, amid uncertainty about whether he is even still alive. “To this day, Dawit Isaak has never been charged with a crime, spent a day inContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, August 17, 2021.- A UN human rights expert today warned of a “cultural disaster” in Afghanistan after Kabul fell to Taliban forces, and urged States to provide urgent assistance to human rights defenders, including those working on women’s and cultural rights, as well as artists, trying to flee theContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, August 13, 2021.- UN human rights experts* have called on the Government of Israel to immediately return confidential documents and office equipment that its military seized from the offices of Defense for Children International-Palestine (DCIP) in Al-Bireh, in the occupied West Bank. “We are deeply concerned by the IsraeliContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, August 12, 2021.- UN human rights experts* urged Ghana’s Government to reject a proposed ‘family values’ bill, saying it seeks to establish a system of State-sponsored discrimination and violence against the LGBTI community. The first reading of the bill took place on 2 August 2021, and its consideration isContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, August 12, 2021.- UN human rights experts* today called on all States to impose a global moratorium on the sale and transfer of surveillance technology until they have put in place robust regulations that guarantee its use in compliance with international human rights standards. “It is highly dangerous andContinuar Leyendo

Ministro en visita sometió a proceso al empresario Patricio Altamirano Ortúzar, por su responsabilidad en el delito de secuestro calificado de los dirigentes sindicales Augusto Andino Alcayaga Aldunate, José Rosa Devia Devia, José Maldonado Fuentes, Miguel Alberto Fernández Cuevas, Juan Dagoberto Fernández y Francisco Flores Flores. Ilícitos perpetrados en septiembreContinuar Leyendo