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Geneva, 24 May, 2025.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday expressed concern at the passing in Uganda’s Parliament of proposed legislation to allow for civilians to be tried in military courts. The Uganda People’s Defence Forces Amendment Bill 2025, which was passed on 20 May andContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 25 May, 2025.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk today warned of a further deterioration in the human rights situation in South Sudan following a sharp increase in hostilities, arbitrary arrests and hate speech in the country since February. Hostilities between the South Sudan People’s Defence ForcesContinuar Leyendo

Guatemala, 24 de Mayo de 2025.- El sistema jurídico de Guatemala se encuentra en una coyuntura crucial, advirtió hoy una experta de la ONU*, subrayando que el futuro democrático del país depende de cómo se manejen los nombramientos judiciales y el derecho penal en los próximos meses. “Aunque el respetoContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 23 May, 2025.- The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation, Mariana Katzarova, today condemned the 12 May 2025 sentencing of Grigory Melkonyants, co-chair of the “Golos” movement which had been declared “foreign agent” in Russia. Melkonyants was sentenced to five years inContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 22 May, 2025.- A group of independent human rights experts* today expressed concern about the implications of the recent UK Supreme Court judgment interpreting the definition of “woman” under the Equality Act 2010. While the ruling was limited to a question of statutory interpretation, the experts warned that itContinuar Leyendo

Mogadishu, 21 May, 2025.- Somalia faces extraordinary challenges in the fight against Al-Shabaab and Daesh armed groups, a UN expert said today, expressing solidarity with the people and the Government in the face of persistent terrorist threats. “I recognise the extensive efforts by the Somali authorities to prevent terrorism, throughContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 20 May, 2025.- The Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, Astrid Puentes Riaño, today urged world leaders to anchor ocean policy in human rights. “Human rights cannot be an afterthought,” said Puentes Riaño, ahead of the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3)Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, 19 May, 2025.- Two independent human rights experts on torture and indigenous peoples respectively* today sharply criticised state and territory youth justice systems in Australia, where disproportionately large numbers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children continue to be jailed. “The various criminal legal systems operating in Australia appearContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 18 May, 2025.- Laws curbing political participation recently adopted in Mali risk silencing dissenting voices in the country and could further deepen wider human rights concerns, UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said today. The Transitional President on 13 May issued a decree dissolving all political parties and “organisationsContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 17 May, 2025.- The sharp escalation of attacks and killings this week in Gaza, including Israeli strikes on hospitals, are compounding the already desperate humanitarian situation amid signs of even worse to come, UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said today. “This latest barrage of bombs, forcing people toContinuar Leyendo