Human Rigths (Page 3)

Ginebra, 08 de Enero de 2026.- Una futura transición en Venezuela debe estar firmemente basada en el derecho internacional de los derechos humanos, anclada en la verdad y la rendición de cuentas, y guiada por los derechos y aspiraciones del pueblo venezolano, afirmó hoy un experto* de la Naciones UnidasContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 7 January, 2026.- United Nations experts* today strongly condemned the large-scale military action carried out by the United States against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the bombardment of Caracas and other cities and the forcible abduction of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. “These actions represent a grave, manifestContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, January 03, 2026.- UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk today urged the Israeli authorities to drop plans to introduce new legislation that would impose mandatory death sentences exclusively on Palestinians under certain circumstances, both in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and in Israel, saying the proposals fly in the faceContinuar Leyendo

Geneva,  January 02, 2026.-  UN experts* today expressed their alarm at the new criminal proceedings initiated against Judge Anas Hmedi, President of the Association of Tunisian Magistrates, based on media statements he made as association president and in defence of judicial independence in Tunisia. “Judges must be able, individually andContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, December 30,  2025.- Bushra Bibi Khan, the wife of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan is being detained in circumstances that could pose a serious risk to her physical and mental integrity, a UN expert warned today, urging authorities to take immediate steps to address the situation. “The StateContinuar Leyendo

Genev, December 29,  2025.- The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today called on all States Parties to take concrete action following its conclusions in a case brought by the State of Palestine against Israel, and urged them to support the implementation of its recommendations, including through appropriateContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 23 December, 2025.- Iran must immediately stop the execution of Zahra Shahbaz Tabari, a 67-year-old electrical engineer detained in Lakan Prison in Rasht, UN experts* said today. “Ms. Tabari’s case shows a pattern of serious violations of international human rights law regarding fair trial guarantees and the inappropriate useContinuar Leyendo

Ginebra, 21 de Diciembre de 2025) – Expertos de la ONU* condenaron hoy el desalojo de más de 400 migrantes del asentamiento informal B9 en Badalona el 17 de diciembre. “El desalojo está dejando a cientos de personas vulnerables sin hogar en pleno invierno, sin que las autoridades municipales lesContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, December 20, 2025.- UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said today he was deeply troubled by the killing of Sharif Osman Bin Hadi, a prominent leader of last year’s protests in Bangladesh, who died of his injuries after being shot last week. Türk called for calm and for everyoneContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, December 19, 2025.- A UN expert* today welcomed the recent withdrawal of a proposed development project that would have involved the destruction of the Generalštab complex in Belgrade. The complex was hit by the 1999 NATO bombing and is a protected cultural monument that represents a site of exceptionalContinuar Leyendo