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New York, 22 October, 2025.- Governments must stop the rampant abuse of administrative counter-terrorism measures, including where they are weaponised to stifle civil society, human rights defenders, journalists and political opponents, a UN expert warned today. “Administrative measures, from security detention to listing individuals and groups as “terrorist”, are proliferatingContinuar Leyendo

New  York, 21 October, 2025.- Urban displacement is fast becoming one of the most urgent human rights challenges of our times, warned the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs), Paula Gaviria Betancur, in her report to the General Assembly today. “Cities can offer opportunityContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 20 October, 2025.- Expressing dismay at the devastating impact on civilians of continuing Israeli air and drone strikes in Lebanon despite an agreed ceasefire on 27 November 2024, UN experts* today urged all parties to fully adhere to the cessation of hostilities agreement and called for independent investigations andContinuar Leyendo

New York, 19 October, 2025.- Governments must abandon market-driven models and embrace democratic, rights-based approaches that recognise water as a common good essential to life, dignity and social cohesion, a UN expert said today. In a report to the UN General Assembly, Pedro Arrojo Agudo, the UN Special Rapporteur onContinuar Leyendo

New York, 17 October, 2025.- Environmental impact assessments are a vital tool to prevent environmental, social, and human rights impacts from projects or activities, but they are being ignored or weakened in many countries globally under the pretext of increasing investment, and causing the opposite effect, a UN expert warnedContinuar Leyendo

New York, 17 October, 2025.- Human rights are vital to ensuring that the energy transition benefits both people and the planet, the Special Rapporteur on human rights and climate change, Elisa Morgera said in her latest report to the UN General Assembly, urging States to act to address inequities inContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 16 October, 2025.- A handful of powerful corporations now control vast portions of global agricultural production, input markets and food supply chains, a concentration of power that undermines the autonomy of small-scale farmers, exacerbates inequality and endangers the ecological foundations of our food systems, UN experts* warned today. InContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 15 October, 2025.- UN experts* today called on authorities of Azerbaijan to release two researchers, Igbal Abilov and Bahruz Samadov, who have been held in detention for over a year on charges related to their academic work, peaceful criticism of government policies, and advocacy for minority rights and peace.Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, 13 October, 2025.- New restrictions on internet access and social media channels in Afghanistan are a violation of the rights of Afghans, UN experts warned* today, a week after the Taliban lifted a nationwide telecommunications shutdown they had imposed earlier. “These new restrictions, although more filtered than blanket atContinuar Leyendo