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
Geneva, May 08, 2021.- The Government of Brazil must protect indigenous people’s rights amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous People (EMRIP) said in an Advisory Note. The EMRIP, composed of seven independent experts, made 23 short and long-term recommendations relating to theContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, May 07, 2021.- The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, today welcomed the call by a broad number of civil society organizations to impose an arms embargo on Myanmar’s military junta, and encouraged States to take their own actions immediately. “Stopping theContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, May 06, 2021.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Thursday sounded the alarm over the rising number of threats, attacks and attempts to undermine and delegitimise independent national human rights institutions (NHRIs) in Latin America and the Caribbean by Governments and others in positions of power.Continuar Leyendo
Geneva, May 05, 2021.- The adoption of new state laws in Florida and Oklahoma, among others, aimed at suppressing racial justice protests and the Black Lives Matter movement seems to violate international law and the US constitution’s protection of the right to peaceful assembly, a UN human rights expert saidContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, May 04, 2021.- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Monday warned that the decision by El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly to dismiss the magistrates of the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice and the Attorney General seriously undermines democracy and the rule of lawContinuar Leyendo
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
