Geneva, 20 March, 2025.- The Government of Guinea-Bissau must urgently prioritise water and sanitation services if it wants to improve the lives of its population, particularly women and children, a UN expert said today. The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, Pedro Arrojo-Agudo,Continuar Leyendo
Geneva, 18 March, 2025.- Palestinians face serious risk of mass ethnic cleansing as Israel advances its long-held plan to take Palestinian lands and evacuate them of Palestinians under the fog of war, a UN expert warned today. While ethnic cleansing is not a standalone crime, it involves actions that constituteContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 17 March, 2025.- A group of independent human rights experts* have urged the United States Department of Homeland Security and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement to cease repression and retaliation, including in the form of arbitrary detention of U.S. lawful permanent residents, and removal of international students who haveContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 12 March, 2025.- The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) hails the setting up of the national preventive mechanisms (NPMs) in Benin, Madagascar, Nigeria, and South Africa as a significant step in advancing and fulfilling their obligations under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT). “TheContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 11 March, 2025.- Dozens of regional organisations around the world play a vital role in the fight against terrorism, but they have also enabled serious human rights violations and evaded adequate scrutiny, a UN expert said today. “Regional organisations should never enable governments to repress their critics or destroyContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 10 March, 2025.- The Slovak Government must immediately end the stigmatisation and persecution of NGOs, journalists and civil society organisations and stop using surveillance systems for political repression, a group of independent human rights experts* said today. “Over the past year, the Slovak Republic has faced erosion of fundamentalContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 10 March, 2025.- Businesses across the United States must reaffirm their commitment to human rights and to the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace, in the wake of recent policy shifts by the US government, UN experts* said today. “More than ever, businesses must upholdContinuar Leyendo
La directora del INDH, Consuelo Contreras, intervino en este acto organizado por primera vez en el antiguo barrio del Matadero Franklin, en el centro de Santiago. “Vivimos tiempos complicados”, insistió en su discurso ante un centenar de dirigentas barriales y vecinales. Santiago, 09 de Marzo de 2025.- La directora delContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 7 March, 2025.- Belarus must disclose the fate and whereabouts of pro-democracy activist Siarhei Tsikhanouski on the second anniversary of his enforced disappearance, UN experts* said today. They recalled that several other members of pro-democratic forces have also been subjected to enforced disappearance or held incommunicado for extended periodsContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 6 March, 2025.- Current care and support systems around the world are unsustainable and are built on and reinforce inequalities, according to a UN Human Rights Office report published today. The report calls for a transformation of care and support systems, noting that the current situation often results inContinuar Leyendo
