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Geneva, 13 November, 2025.- Junta forces have executed, tortured and sexually assaulted persons with disabilities while their relentless repression and violence are trapping many in a daily fight for survival according to a new report issued today by Tom Andrews, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights inContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 11 November, 2025.- UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Tuesday urged investigations into the killings and other violations committed in the context of the 29 October elections in Tanzania, as reports emerged that bodies may have been taken by security forces to undisclosed locations. Information obtained by theContinuar Leyendo

New York, 09 November, 2025.- The UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries has warned of the growing and evolving use of mercenaries, related actors and private military and security companies (PMSCs) as proxies, enablers, and facilitators of violence, repression, and human rights violations worldwide, in a new reportContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 06 November, 2025.- UN human rights experts* today called on the Government of Malaysia to apply the principle of non-punishment for victims of human trafficking and release Thanakorn Sinsanoi, a transgender woman with disabilities currently serving a 30-year sentence in a male prison. “Failure to properly assess the humanContinuar Leyendo

Ginebra, 06 de Noviembre de 2025.- Expertas de la ONU expresaron hoy su profunda preocupación por el hecho de que enmiendas propuestas por el Congreso de la República del Perú fomenten la institucionalización de las personas con discapacidad y, por lo tanto, violen sus derechos humanos. “Esta enmienda supondrá unContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 06 November, 2025.- A year after a deadly canopy collapse at a train station in Serbia set off a wave of student-led protests, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk urged renewed efforts to ensure accountability, saying it was crucial to restore public trust in institutions and upholdContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 04 November, 2025.- Repeated and systematic lethal attacks by the United States military on boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific raise grave concerns about the commission of potential international crimes, UN experts* warned today. “These attacks appear to be unlawful killings carried out by order of a Government,Continuar Leyendo

New York, 03 November, 2025.- Access to safe, inclusive, and quality education remains out of reach for many lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and other gender-diverse (LGBT) learners, who continue to face widespread violence, discrimination and exclusion in schools worldwide, a UN expert said today. In his latest report to theContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 03 November, 2025.-  The UN Working Group on discrimination against women and girls today sounded the alarm over the deteriorating crisis in Haiti, warning that the systematic exclusion of women from leadership and decision-making and the widespread use of sexual violence are deepening insecurity and obstructing pathways to peace.Continuar Leyendo

New York, Nov 02,  2025.- Child victims of trafficking in conflict situations require urgent and specialised protection measures, a UN expert said today. “Failure to ensure the rights of children in conflict situations has led to widespread and systematic child trafficking,” said Siobhán Mullally, the Special Rapporteur on trafficking inContinuar Leyendo