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Apia, 8 November, 2024.- Samoa, like other Small Pacific Island States, is facing a surging plastic tide, a UN expert said today, warning that while the country was taking measures to ban some plastics, including plastic bags, plastic straws and Styrofoam, it cannot keep up with growing amounts of plasticContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 7 November, 2024.-The UN Human Rights Committee today issued its findings on Ecuador, France, Greece, Iceland, Pakistan, and Türkiye, after examining the six States parties in its latest session. The findings contain the Committee’s main concerns and recommendations on the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and PoliticalContinuar Leyendo

Geneva,  November, 2024.- Two convictions for the murders of Rio de Janeiro city councillor Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes are a milestone but not the end of the fight for justice in the 2018 case, UN experts* said today, stressing that justice and remedy are crucial for allContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 6 November, 2024.- UN experts* have condemned today the sharp rise in violence against civilians in Sudan, as the humanitarian situation precipitated by the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) reaches catastrophic levels. “An unprecedented 11 million people, over half of themContinuar Leyendo

New York, 5 November, 2024.- In the 2024 bumper year for elections worldwide, as more people have been to the polls than during any year in history, many lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and other gender-diverse (LGBT) persons have been routinely denied equal participation in public affairs based on their sexualContinuar Leyendo

New York, 04 November, 2024.- States and businesses must scale up efforts to address the disproportionate adverse human rights impacts that LGBTI+ persons face in the context of business activities, the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights said today. LGBTI+ persons suffer discrimination and attacks in various forms,Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, 02 November 2024.- UN experts* have again written to the authorities in Belarus to voice concerns about continuing allegations of ill-treatment in detention and unnecessary and disproportionate restrictions of human rights of former inmates. While welcoming the recent amnesty and presidential pardons, which have reportedly resulted in the earlyContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 30 October, 2024.- The policy of forced sterilisation in Peru, which took place during the 1990s’, amounted to sex-based violence and intersectional discrimination, particularly against Indigenous, rural, and economically disadvantaged women, the UN women’s rights committee has found. The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)Continuar Leyendo

Ottawa, 29 October, 2024.- The Special Rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan has urged Canada to continue to insist on improvements in the human rights situation of Afghans living under Taliban rule. “I had the privilege of meeting inspiring Afghans in Toronto and Ottawa, including recently resettled refugees, activists, andContinuar Leyendo

New York, 29 October, 2024.- Increasing use of unilateral sanctions and penalties for alleged circumventions of such measures have created a protection gap, as sanctions-induced human rights violations often remain unaccounted for, without a shield against adverse humanitarian impacts, or a mechanism of responsibility and accountability, a UN expert said.Continuar Leyendo