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New York, 24 October, 2024.- The right to participate in sports is a cultural right, a UN expert said today, urging States to take immediate action to remove stereotypes and ensure non-discrimination in sports participation. “It is imperative that a cultural rights approach is used to discuss the bias inContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 24 October, 2024.- Women must have an equal say, on par with men, in all decision-making systems, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) told States parties today. In its comprehensive guidance, officially known as General Recommendation 40 (GR40), the Committee made it clear thatContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 23 October, 2024.- Israel’s multiple bombings of a financial institution in Lebanon were illegal attacks on civilian objects under international humanitarian law, an independent human rights expert said today. “International humanitarian law does not permit attacks on the economic or financial infrastructure of an adversary, even if they indirectlyContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 21 October, 2024.- The Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, Bernard Duhaime, said that transitional justice processes must effectively address contemporary challenges such as transnational violence, human rights violations committed on a mass scale and negationism. “Mass human rights violations arising outContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 21 October, 2024.- Greece must take further action to protect people deprived of their liberty from torture and ill-treatment and ensure its national preventive mechanism plays an effective and crucial role, experts from the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) said after their first visit to the country.Continuar Leyendo

New York, 18 October, 2024.- The global water and food crisis are intrinsically linked with climate change and this connection has become crucial to human survival, a UN expert said today. “It is more vital than ever for governments to take the lead in developing new governance approaches to addressContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 17 October 2024.- A UN expert* today urged the Council of the European Union and the Government of Switzerland to review their imposition of sanctions on Aleksandra Melnichenko, the spouse of sanctioned Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko, and allow access to evidence used for her designation under restrictive measures frameworks.Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, 16 October, 2024.- Independent human rights experts* said today they were deeply troubled by a Bangkok Criminal Court decision to extradite refugee and human rights defender Y Quynh Bdap to Viet Nam and urged that the case be reconsidered. “If extradited, Mr. Bdap would be at risk of enforcedContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 14 October, 2024.- UN experts* said today they are alarmed by reports of human rights violations against migrants, refugees and victims of trafficking during search and rescue operations and transfers to border areas. “We have received shocking reports detailing dangerous manoeuvres when intercepting migrants, refugees and asylum seekers atContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 10 October 2024.- Finland violated the rights of Sámi Indigenous people to culture and land, by granting mineral exploration permits on their territory without an impact assessment or an adequate participation process, two UN Committees have found. The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and theContinuar Leyendo