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Rio de Janeiro, 29 August, 2025.- High levels of labour, sexual and criminal exploitation, domestic servitude, child labour and child marriage persist in Brazil, despite the country’s strong legislative, policy and institutional frameworks to address contemporary forms of slavery, a UN expert said today. “I am profoundly concerned about accountsContinuar Leyendo

Ginebra, 27 de Agosto de 2025.- Expertos en derechos humanos de la ONU* expresaron su profunda consternación ante la promulgación, el 13 de agosto de 2025, de una ley de amnistía en Perú que exime de responsabilidad penal a las fuerzas de seguridad por crímenes cometidos entre 1980 y 2000.Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, Aug 25, 2025.- UN experts* today called for the immediate and unconditional release of Malian civil society activist Clément Mamadou Dembélé who has remained in detention despite being cleared of all charges by a judge. “We urge the Malian authorities to comply with the order issued on 17 AprilContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 22 August, 2025.- UN experts* today renewed their concerns over forced evictions tied to Indonesia’s Mandalika tourism megaproject, warning of militarisation in the area and grave harm to the Indigenous Sasak Peoples. “More than 700 security forces, including personnel from a private security company have destroyed personal belongings, propertyContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 22 August, 2025.- A new round of United States sanctions against two judges and two deputy prosecutors of the International Criminal Court (ICC) are a direct assault against the independence of the tribunal and a devastating blow to victims worldwide, UN experts* warned today. “It is alarming to seeContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, August 16, 2025.- A group of UN experts* today called on authorities in Belarus to promptly and efficiently investigate the alleged ill-treatment of prisoners convicted on terrorism and extremism related charges. In a letter to Belarusian authorities, the experts raised concerns about the alleged ill-treatment of three inmates, twoContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 13 August, 2025.- A report published today by the UN Human Rights Office calls on Sri Lanka’s Government to seize the historic opportunity to break with entrenched impunity, implement transformative reforms, and deliver long-overdue justice and accountability for serious violations and abuses committed in the past, including international crimes.Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, 12 August, 2025.- The deliberate killing of four Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza, including correspondent Anas Al-Sharif, was an attempt to silence reporting on the ongoing genocide and starvation campaign in the besieged enclave, UN experts* said today, condemning the targeted attacks in the strongest possible terms. “The killingContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 11 August, 2025.- China must uphold the rights of imprisoned human rights defenders, including by ensuring that they are not subjected to torture or ill-treatment, a UN expert said today. “I have been disturbed by consistent allegations I have received about the treatment of imprisoned human rights defenders inContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 7 August, 2025.- A group of UN experts* today decried Israel’s escalation of its genocidal campaign against the Palestinian people in Gaza, while calling on the international community to end its complicity in the face of Israeli atrocities as ceasefire talks continue without progress. “Displacement orders from the IsraeliContinuar Leyendo