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Geneva, May 4, 2021.- UN human rights experts* today expressed serious concern over the condition of imprisoned Iranian filmmaker and political activist Mohammad Nourizad and called for his immediate release. His health has reportedly deteriorated so severely that he risks serious complications and possible death if he remains in prisonContinuar Leyendo

Brussels/Geneva, April 30, 2021.- «The devastating impact of COVID-19 serves as a stark reminder that the European Union must put human lives over economic policies that privilege competition between EU Member States,» the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter, said ahead of the EUContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, April 28, 2021.- UN experts* today called on Nigerian authorities to comply with the decision of the Federal High Court to release the prominent humanist and rights defender Mubarak Bala on bail. “Today marks one year since Mr. Bala was arrested and detained in Kano State, without any formalContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, April 27, 2021.- UN Human rights experts* expressed serious concern for the independence of Nepal’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) after the recent appointment of new members that they regard as being inconsistent with international standards. The experts urged the Government to rectify the situation immediately. “We are deeplyContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 27 April, 2021.- UN human rights experts* today urged the immediate release of infirm inmate Huseyn Abdullayev, a vocal opponent of the Government of Azerbaijan, who has been granted asylum in Germany on political grounds. Mr. Abdullayev was arrested in Turkey on 21 April 2018 and forcibly transferred toContinuar Leyendo

Ginebra, 23 de Abril de 2021.- El Foro Regional de las Américas sobre la prevención de conflictos y la protección de los derechos humanos de las minorías en la región, convocado por el Relator Especial de las Naciones Unidas sobre cuestiones de las minorías, Fernand de Varennes, tendrá lugar losContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, April 21, 2021.- UN human rights experts* today expressed alarm at the deteriorating health situation of detained Russian Government critic Alexei Navalny, and called for his urgent medical evacuation from Russia. “We believe Mr. Navalny’s life is in serious danger,” said the independent experts appointed by the Human RightsContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, April 21, 2021.- A UN expert welcomed Iraq’s adoption of a law to provide reparation to women and girls survivors of atrocities committed by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), but said more needs to be done for children born out of rape during theContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, April 20,  2021.- UN human rights experts* expressed serious concerns about the treatment and welfare of Mumia Abu-Jamal, an African-American man who has been in jail for 40 years in Pennsylvania, and is reportedly shackled to his hospital bed. Mr. Abu-Jamal had already been shackled to his bed duringContinuar Leyendo

Geneva,  April 20, 2021.- UN human rights experts* today called on the Government of the United Arab Emirates to provide meaningful information on the fate of Sheikha Latifa Mohammed Al Maktoum, as well as assurances of her safety and well-being, without delay. Sheikha Latifa is the daughter of the EmirContinuar Leyendo