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Geneva, 14 March, 2026.- The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, today urged the Human Rights Council members to mount a high profile public defense of human rights in Myanmar and throughout the world, warning that a decline in measures that weaken the MyanmarContinuar Leyendo

La convocatoria invita a que personas, organizaciones e instituciones presenten candidaturas a la octava versión del Premio Nacional de Derechos Humanos. El plazo concluye el lunes 11 de mayo de 2026. Santiago, 13 de Marzo de 2026.- Este viernes 13 de marzo, el Instituto Nacional de Derechos Humanos (INDH) abrióContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 12 March, 2026.- UN experts* today condemned the ongoing military assaults on Iran and Lebanon by the United States and Israel as flagrant violations of international law. “The conflict risks engulfing the wider region in catastrophic armed violence and threatens to set yet another precedent of total impunity forContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 11 March, 2026.- Adopting measures to prevent impunity on the internet regarding the processing of personal data is vital to ensure an ethical approach and protect fundamental human rights in the digital age, a UN expert said today. In a report to the 61st session of the Human RightsContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 11 March, 2026.- States must urgently adopt an international definition of terrorism to protect human rights from terrorism and excessive State responses to it, says a new report by Ben Saul, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorismContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 9 March, 2026.- The Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism, Muluka-Anne Miti-Drummond, called on States today to take robust measures to ensure greater alignment of laws and policies for the progressive enforcement of employment rights for persons with albinism. “The right to employmentContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 08 March, 2026.- UN experts* today expressed profound shock and grief after a girls’ primary school in Minab, in Iran’s Hormozgan province, was struck during the United States of America’s and Israeli military attacks on 28 February 2026, reportedly killing at least 165 schoolgirls and injuring many others. “AContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 08 March, 2026.- Irreparable harm is being inflicted on Jerusalem, as violence engulfs the region, and genocide continues in Gaza and spills into the West Bank, UN experts* warned today. “Under the cover of an existential war against the Palestinians, Israel is accelerating measures that alter Jerusalem’s demographic composition,Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, 6 March, 2026.- The Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, Astrid Puentes Riaño, called on States, entities and businesses to address the dual public health and human rights crisis of air pollution. “Continued inaction on air pollution is a systemic failure,” PuentesContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 6 March, 2026.- UN experts* today expressed alarm over an intensifying campaign of deportations, arbitrary arrests and human rights violations targeting refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Egypt — including individuals at risk of human trafficking. According to official figures, 1.5 million Sudanese nationals have fled to Egypt asContinuar Leyendo