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Geneva, 07, September, 2026.- Five years after the Taliban seized power, despite some improved security, forceful implementation of highly restrictive policies are reshaping every aspect of life in Afghanistan, with devastating consequences for children and young people – a majority of the Afghan population, UN Special Rapporteur on the humanContinuar Leyendo

Geneva,  September 7,  2026.- UN experts* today urged the Government of the United States of America and Tennessee state authorities to immediately halt Christa Pike’s execution, scheduled for 30 September 2026, and commute her death sentence. “Pike’s execution would mark the culmination of a trajectory of severe physical and psychologicalContinuar Leyendo

Ginebra, 05 de Septiembre de 2026.- Honduras debe detener de inmediato la ejecución de más de 1.000 órdenes de desalojo dictadas contra comunidades campesinas, indígenas y afrodescendientes, entre otras, en virtud de una nueva ley que protege las tierras agroindustriales frente a las reivindicaciones de tenencias históricas, han afirmado hoyContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 03 September, 2026.- UN experts* today urged the Syrian Transitional Government to suspend the application of the laws that resulted in systematic dispossessions and displacement under the previous regime and to initiate a process in the People’s Assembly to review and replace them with new regulations. “Under the previousContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 1 September, 2026.- UN experts* today demanded an end to unlawful killings by the United States of America, after at least 223 deaths at sea were recorded from US air strikes in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean over the past year. “These systematic killings gravely violate theContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 28 August, 2026.- Tanzania must immediately halt forced evictions of Maasai Indigenous Peoples from their ancestral lands in Ngorongoro and Loliondo, and address reported law enforcement abuses, including arbitrary arrests and excessive use of force, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) said today. Acting underContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 27 August, 2026.-  The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) today expressed grave concern over a surge in xenophobia and racist hate crimes against migrants in South Africa since early 2026, including killings, forced displacement and unlawful home raids. The Committee noted with deep concern thatContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 25 August, 2026.- The human rights situation in Myanmar, in particular that of minority communities, has plummeted to a new low, from the ever-worsening brutal abuse of the Rohingya population to the devastating impact of illicit economies, notably illegal mining for rare earths, a new UN Human Rights reportContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 17 August, 2026.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Monday expressed alarm at the rising civilian toll of the escalating hostilities in Yemen, urging restraint and immediate de-escalation of tensions. At least seventeen civilian casualties from Ansar Allah attacks have been reported in Government-controlled areas sinceContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 17 August, 2026.- UN human rights experts* today warned that the UK’s revised Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions, and Associations, in force as of 5 August, may place transgender and gender-diverse persons at heightened risk of discrimination and exclusion. “We remain concerned that the revised Code adoptsContinuar Leyendo