Geneva, 17 April, 2025.- UN experts* today urged the Taliban to immediately halt all inhumane punishments in Afghanistan, including capital and corporal punishments, after four public executions were carried out in a single day last week. On 11 April, Afghanistan’s de facto Supreme Court announced that four men had beenContinuar Leyendo
La querella criminal del INDH fue presentada este martes ante el 13° Juzgado de Garantía de Santiago contra quienes resulten responsables del citado delito, cometido por funcionarios de Carabineros de Chile. El escrito establece que un vehículo policial tipo “zorrillo” chocó las vallas de fierro color blanco desplazándolas y embistiendoContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 15 April, 2025.- The enactment of the Law on Personal Data Protection in Mongolia is a step in the right direction and comprehensively updates the legal framework in which privacy and data protection are safeguarded, a UN expert said today, while urging further amendments to its enforcement mechanism. “IContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 14 April, 2025.- UN experts* today called on the Italian Government to rescind the decree adopted abruptly on 4 April to enact a security bill that was being discussed and criticised in the Senate, which includes provisions that are not aligned with international human rights law. “We are alarmedContinuar Leyendo
Lusaka, 12 April, 2025.- Complacency regarding freedom of religion or belief is holding Zambia back from progressing this freedom further, for all, and on an equal basis throughout the country, a UN expert said today. “Zambians are rightly proud of their country, its openness and their alignment with Ubuntu, cordialityContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 10 April, 2025.- UN human rights experts* today expressed grave concern at the imminent risk of finger amputation for three men detained in Iran and called for immediate intervention to prevent this irreversible punishment. “These planned amputations violate the absolute prohibition of torture and ill-treatment,” the experts said. “IranContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 06 April, 2025.- UN experts* today urged Pakistan not to proceed with plans to forcibly remove Afghans from the cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, nor to deport them to Afghanistan. The deadline for their voluntary departure was set for 31 March, but reports said it may have been extendedContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 05 April, 2025.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk stressed on Friday that the announcement of a pause in hostilities – by both the Myanmar military and the National Unity Government – must be followed by immediate and unrestricted access by rescue and humanitarian workers to allContinuar Leyendo
En la sede central del INDH se realizó la asamblea en la que participaron 67 organizaciones de la sociedad civil. Durante su trayectoria Osvaldo Torres fue jefe de Estudios del INDH, mientras que Yerko Ljubetic había sido consejero entre el 2019 y el 2023. Santiago, 05 de Abril de 2025.-Continuar Leyendo
Geneva, 3 April, 2025.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Thursday said he was appalled by reports of widespread extrajudicial killings of civilians in Khartoum following its recapture by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on 26 March. “I am utterly appalled by the credible reports of numerousContinuar Leyendo
