Geneva, 2 September, 2024.- A UN independent expert warned today that Israel’s intensification of its military assault against the northern West Bank marks a dangerous escalation of grave violence and human rights violations committed by Israel against the Palestinian people since October 7, 2023. “Israel’s genocidal violence risks leaking outContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 30 August, 2024.- UN experts* warned today of the devastating lack of adeq­­uate care for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in Sudan, including sexual and reproductive health care and psychosocial care, alongside the targeting of human rights defenders and first responders who document violations and provide services toContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 29 August, 2024.- Independent experts* today expressed concern about multiple allegations of arbitrary arrests and detentions on charges of, inter alia, unlawful assembly, espionage, hate speech and seditious practices against opposition political party leaders and members, parliamentarians, human rights defenders and activists, as well as restrictions on gatherings, meetings,Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, 28 August, 2024.- Independent human rights experts* today expressed alarm about the discriminatory misuse of counter-terrorism law by the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam against Montagnard Indigenous Peoples and Christian religious minorities in the country’s Central Highlands. On 20 January 2024, a “mobile court” convicted 100 people on terrorism-relatedContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 26 August, 2024.- Women in Poland are facing severe human rights violations due to restrictive abortion laws, with many forced to carry unwanted pregnancies to term, seek unsafe clandestine procedures, or travel abroad for legal abortions. The harsh restriction had reportedly contributed to several preventable deaths, UN women’s rightsContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 24 August 2024.- The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) today issued its findings on Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela after reviewing the seven StatesContinuar Leyendo