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Geneva, 19 March, 2026.- Almost three weeks since the US-Israel strikes on Iran commenced, the conflict continues to spread, with its toll disproportionately impacting civilians across the Middle East region and beyond, UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said on Thursday. Attacks now appear to increasingly shift towards densely populatedContinuar Leyendo

Ginebra, 18 de Marzo de 2026.- Personas expertas de la ONU* expresaron hoy su profunda preocupación por la sentencia del Tribunal Constitucional de Perú que ordena la excarcelación de un exmilitar condenado por el asesinato del periodista Hugo Bustíos, ocurrido en 1988. En 2023, el ex general de brigada DanielContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 17 March, 2026.- The Government of Israel has accelerated unlawful settlement expansion and annexation of large parts of the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, forcibly displacing over 36,000 Palestinians amid increasing violence by Israeli security forces and settlers, says a UN Human Rights Office report. The report, whichContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 16 March, 2026.- As military tensions escalate in the region, Iranian authorities must immediately end their excessive use of force against civilians, release all those detained for exercising their fundamental freedoms, restore unhindered internet access and allow civil society to carry out its vital human rights work, a UNContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 16 March, 2026.- Concrete steps and international cooperation are key to improving human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Elizabeth Salmón, said today. “The DPRK has engaged with someContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 14 March, 2026.- The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, today urged the Human Rights Council members to mount a high profile public defense of human rights in Myanmar and throughout the world, warning that a decline in measures that weaken the MyanmarContinuar Leyendo

La convocatoria invita a que personas, organizaciones e instituciones presenten candidaturas a la octava versión del Premio Nacional de Derechos Humanos. El plazo concluye el lunes 11 de mayo de 2026. Santiago, 13 de Marzo de 2026.- Este viernes 13 de marzo, el Instituto Nacional de Derechos Humanos (INDH) abrióContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 12 March, 2026.- UN experts* today condemned the ongoing military assaults on Iran and Lebanon by the United States and Israel as flagrant violations of international law. “The conflict risks engulfing the wider region in catastrophic armed violence and threatens to set yet another precedent of total impunity forContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 11 March, 2026.- Adopting measures to prevent impunity on the internet regarding the processing of personal data is vital to ensure an ethical approach and protect fundamental human rights in the digital age, a UN expert said today. In a report to the 61st session of the Human RightsContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 11 March, 2026.- States must urgently adopt an international definition of terrorism to protect human rights from terrorism and excessive State responses to it, says a new report by Ben Saul, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorismContinuar Leyendo