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
Geneva, 5 March, 2025.- A group of independent human rights experts* today expressed deep concern over the lack of information on the fate and whereabouts and safety of poet and activist, Abdulrahman Al-Qaradawi, following his extradition from Lebanon to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 8 January 2025. “Our worstContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 4 March, 2025.- Intersection between the right to freedom of religion or belief and the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment has been limited, and there remain significant gaps and unexplored potentials of a deeper understanding of how both rights interrelate and supportContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 4 March, 2025.- A group of independent human rights experts* today called on all countries to draw lessons from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games on how to secure major sporting events while respecting human rights. “French authorities took a number of reasonable measures to ensure that the Olympic GamesContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 04 March, 2025.- The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today published its findings on Croatia, Peru, the Philippines, Rwanda and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Committee examined the above five countries during its latest session 10 to 28 February. The findingsContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 28 February, 2025.- The UN Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights today called on States parties to design and implement their tax policies to promote economic, social and cultural rights and reduce high levels of inequality. In a statement issued today, the Committee, emphasized that sound fiscal policies,Continuar Leyendo
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
