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Geneva, 9 March, 2026.- The Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism, Muluka-Anne Miti-Drummond, called on States today to take robust measures to ensure greater alignment of laws and policies for the progressive enforcement of employment rights for persons with albinism. “The right to employmentContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 08 March, 2026.- UN experts* today expressed profound shock and grief after a girls’ primary school in Minab, in Iran’s Hormozgan province, was struck during the United States of America’s and Israeli military attacks on 28 February 2026, reportedly killing at least 165 schoolgirls and injuring many others. “AContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 08 March, 2026.- Irreparable harm is being inflicted on Jerusalem, as violence engulfs the region, and genocide continues in Gaza and spills into the West Bank, UN experts* warned today. “Under the cover of an existential war against the Palestinians, Israel is accelerating measures that alter Jerusalem’s demographic composition,Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, 6 March, 2026.- The Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, Astrid Puentes Riaño, called on States, entities and businesses to address the dual public health and human rights crisis of air pollution. “Continued inaction on air pollution is a systemic failure,” PuentesContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 6 March, 2026.- UN experts* today expressed alarm over an intensifying campaign of deportations, arbitrary arrests and human rights violations targeting refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Egypt — including individuals at risk of human trafficking. According to official figures, 1.5 million Sudanese nationals have fled to Egypt asContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 5 March, 2026.- The conviction of journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and human rights defender Marielle Domequil in the Philippines on charges of financing terrorism is deeply troubling, UN experts* said today. “Frenchie and Marielle have suffered six years of pre-trial detention and a fraught legal process with a stringContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 4 March, 2026.-  Resettlement processes must uphold human rights, the Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Balakrishnan Rajagopal said today, presenting his new Guiding Principles on Resettlement to the Human Rights Council. “Resettlement after evictions and displacement is a massive challenge and shows poor performance globally,” RajagopalContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 3 March, 2026.- The Taliban’s increasing use of judicially-sanctioned corporal punishment, inflicted in public, often for so called moral crimes in Afghanistan, violates international human rights law, UN experts* warned today. “Corporal punishment is an offence against human dignity and physical integrity, and, depending on its severity, would amountContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 2 March, 2026.- The international community must ensure that any efforts to reconstruct Gaza are guided by international law and human rights norms and standards, rather than by neo-colonial interests that rest on impunity and avarice, UN experts* said today. “The right of Palestinians to self-determination is inalienable, itContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, March 01, 2026.- UN experts* today expressed grave concern about 40 Uyghur Muslim men forcibly returned to China by Thai authorities a year ago, whose fate, state of health and whereabouts remain unknown. “The disappearances reflect a broader pattern of transnational repression targeting ethnic and religious minorities and individualsContinuar Leyendo