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Geneva, 11 June, 2025.- A UN expert today expressed grave concern about Brazil’s continued use of the controversial “Marco Temporal” legal interpretation to revoke the legal foundation for indigenous land demarcation and annul the demarcation of indigenous territories in Santa Catarina. “This legislative move enforces the discredited ‘Marco Temporal’ doctrine,Continuar Leyendo

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Geneva, 10 June, 2025.- The Government of Saudi Arabia must immediately halt the reportedly imminent execution of 26 Egyptian nationals sentenced to death for drug-related offences, in violation of international law, an UN expert said today. “The Government’s claim that applying the death penalty for offences such as smuggling, receivingContinuar Leyendo

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Geneva, 06 June, 2025.- The UN Child Rights Committee (CRC) today issued its findings on Brazil, Indonesia, Iraq, Norway, Qatar and Romania, after reviewing the six States parties during its latest session. The findings contain the Committee’s main concerns and recommendations on implementing the Child Rights Convention, as well asContinuar Leyendo

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Geneva, 5 June, 2025.- Iran must release Ahmadreza Djalali, an Iranian born-resident of Sweden, who has been arbitrarily detained since 2016 despite repeated warnings about his deteriorating health, UN experts said today. Djalali has been detained in the notorious Evin prison since 2016 and suffered a heart attack last month.Continuar Leyendo

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Genea, 4 June, 2025.-A UN expert* today expressed grave concern over the ongoing land demarcation by the Government of Kenya in the Eastern Mau Complex, which threatens ancestral lands of the Ogiek Peoples and contravenes binding judgments of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR). “These actions riskContinuar Leyendo

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Kinshasa, 2 June, 2025.- The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo must lead protection of internally displaced persons across the country, where over 7 million people have been driven from their homes by armed conflict, intercommunal violence and forced evictions in the context of conservation and extractive projects,Continuar Leyendo