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Geneva, 18 June, 2025.- The rights of families of victims of unlawful killings globally are frequently overlooked and often continue to face insurmountable challenges, a UN expert warned today. “There are abundant provisions in international and regional human rights instruments which provide for robust protection for the families of personsContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 17 June,  2025.- UN experts* today welcomed a decision by the United Kingdom to repeal the Vagrancy Act, a law that has long criminalised homelessness and rough sleeping in England and Wales, by Spring 2026. “This is a long overdue, highly commendable step,” the experts said. “The decision toContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 13 June, 2025.- UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said today that the human rights crisis in Haiti has plummeted to a new low, with gangs extending their reach beyond Port-au-Prince and into the central regions of the country, carrying out killings, rapes and kidnappings. A record 1.3 millionContinuar Leyendo

Palikir, 13 June, 2025.- The UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Alexandra Xanthaki said today that the traditions and cultural practices of the Federated States of Micronesia are the heart of its social fabric, and encouraged the National Government to use human rights, including cultural rights, toContinuar Leyendo

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

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

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

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

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

Geneva, 03 June, 2025.- UN experts* today called for safe passage for the Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s ship carrying essential medical aid, food, and baby supplies to Gaza which departed from Italy on 1 June 2025. “Aid is desperately needed for the people of Gaza to forestall annihilation, and this initiativeContinuar Leyendo