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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

Geneva, 26 February, 2025.- Violence perpetrated by non-State armed groups and criminal organisations in Colombia continues to blight people’s lives and rip apart the social fabric of communities across the country, according to a report published today by the UN Human Rights Office. The report, which covers 2024, details howContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 24 February, 2025.- The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) today issued its findings on Belarus, Belize, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo*, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Nepal, and Sri Lanka after reviewing these eight States parties during its latest session. The findings contain positive aspectsContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 21 February, 2025.- Parties to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo must ensure bodies of the deceased are treated with respect and dignity and are properly documented before burial to prevent them from becoming missing persons, UN experts* said today. “We are shocked by the nearlyContinuar Leyendo