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Geneva, 27 February, 2025.- The Taliban is solidifying its stranglehold on Afghan society and governing through repression and fear, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, said today. “Intensifying Taliban repression, expanding discrimination against women and girls, shrinking civic space, violations against ethnic andContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 26 February, 2025.- Violence perpetrated by non-State armed groups and criminal organisations in Colombia continues to blight people’s lives and rip apart the social fabric of communities across the country, according to a report published today by the UN Human Rights Office. The report, which covers 2024, details howContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 24 February, 2025.- The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) today issued its findings on Belarus, Belize, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo*, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Nepal, and Sri Lanka after reviewing these eight States parties during its latest session. The findings contain positive aspectsContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 21 February, 2025.- Parties to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo must ensure bodies of the deceased are treated with respect and dignity and are properly documented before burial to prevent them from becoming missing persons, UN experts* said today. “We are shocked by the nearlyContinuar Leyendo

Ginebra, 20 de Febrero de 2025.- Un grupo de expertos independientes en derechos humanos* expresó hoy su profunda preocupación por las denuncias de hostigamiento político, administrativo y judicial contra la Vicepresidenta de Ecuador, María Verónica Abad Rojas, y por la naturaleza especifica y diferenciada en función de género de estosContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 18 February, 2025.- Singapore must urgently halt the execution of Malaysian national Pannir Selvam Pranthaman for drug trafficking, UN experts* said today. “We have repeatedly** called on Singapore to halt executions for drug offences which are illegal under international human rights law on several grounds,” the experts said. Pranthaman’sContinuar Leyendo

Dakar, 13 February, 2025.- Senegal must take bolder steps to guarantee detention conditions consistent with international standards, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Alice Jill Edwards, said today, at the end of an official visit to the country. “The overcrowding I have seen in prisons is dramatic and inhumane,” EdwardsContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 13 February, 2025.- A group of UN Special Rapporteurs* today condemned the criminal prosecution of 85-year-old human rights defender Mark Kuperman, who has a disability and uses a wheelchair. Kuperman, a prominent Russian human rights advocate, faces severe “terrorism” charges and is being targeted for his anti-war views andContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 12 February, 2025.- UN human rights experts* today expressed their dismay over the confirmation of the death in custody of Jamshid Sharmahd in Iran. The body of Sharmahd, who was reported to have died in custody in October 2024, has been released by Iran recently. «His death in custodyContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 12 February, 2025.- Bangladesh’s former Government and security and intelligence services, alongside violent elements associated with the Awami League party, systematically engaged in a range of serious human rights violations during last year’s student-led protests, a report by the UN Human Rights Office has found. Drawing on testimony ofContinuar Leyendo