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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

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 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