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Geneva, 10 February, 2025.- The UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Alice Jill Edwards, today urged Russian authorities to provide immediate and comprehensive medical care to several Ukrainian civilian detainees, originally from Crimea, who are currently being held in Russia. “Ukrainians detainedContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 08 February, 2025.- The Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism, Muluka-Anne Miti-Drummond, today welcomed a decision by the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights holding the United Republic of Tanzania liable for failures to protect persons with albinism against violent attacks, tortureContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 7 February, 2025.- A group of independent human rights experts* today expressed serious concerns about the U.S. Government decision to reinstate Cuba as a State Sponsor of Terrorism (SSOT) immediately after the inauguration of the new U.S. President, and a few days after its removal from this list byContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 5 February, 2025.-  UN experts said today they were extremely concerned at the rapidly deteriorating health of Sihem Bensedrine, the former president of the Truth and Dignity Commission in Tunisia. “Ms Bensedrine must be immediately and unconditionally released, and any charges against her must be dropped,” the experts said.Continuar Leyendo

Gneva, 31 January, 2025.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday said he was deeply alarmed by reports of summary executions of civilians allegedly by fighters and militia allied to the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in Khartoum North and reiterated his call for an immediate end toContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 31 January, 2025.- Myanmar’s military ramped up violence against civilians last year to unprecedented levels, inflicting the heaviest civilian death toll since they launched their coup four years ago, the UN Human Rights Office reported on Friday. An analysis of the conflict throughout 2024 found that as the military’sContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 28 January, 2025.- Israel’s intensified military assault against the occupied West Bank marks a dangerous escalation against Palestinians, independent human rights experts* warned today, urging the international community to take principled action to protect the human rights and dignity of the Palestinian people. “We are dismayed by the escalationContinuar Leyendo

Ginebra, 22 de Enero de 2025.- Paraguay es responsable de graves violaciones de derechos humanos en relación con el asesinato de dos niñas de 11 años durante una operación llevada a cabo por la Fuerza de Tarea Conjunta de Paraguay contra el grupo guerrillero Ejército del Pueblo Paraguayo, según haContinuar Leyendo

Genva, 21 January, 2025.- The Government of Thailand must immediately halt the possible transfer of 48 Uyghurs to the People’s Republic of China, UN experts* said today, warning that the group was at real risk of torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment if they are returned.Continuar Leyendo

Geneva,  17 January, 2025.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk today warned that the conflict in Sudan is taking an even more dangerous turn for civilians after reports that dozens were brutally killed in ethnically targeted attacks in the southeastern state of Al Jazirah and amid reports ofContinuar Leyendo