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Geneva, 14 June, 2024.- The UN Independent Expert on international solidarity today called for global unity as millions of Muslims around the world prepare to celebrate Eid ul-Adha in the spirit of generosity and solidarity with those in need. “As war and violent conflict continues to propagate across the globe,Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, 13 June, 2024.- A United Nations expert said the Taliban must give detained United States national Ryan Corbett immediate access to medical treatment for his deteriorating health, warning the aid worker’s life could be at risk. No charges appear to have been brought against him. “The Taliban must provideContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 5  June, 2024.- The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) today issued its findings on Brazil, Estonia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Montenegro, the Republic of Korea, Rwanda and Singapore, after reviewing these eight States parties during its latest session. The findings contain positive aspects of each country’sContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 4 June, 2024.-UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk today issued a renewed call for an end to the sharp rise in deadly violence in the occupied West Bank since 7 October, and urged accountability for the killing of over 500 Palestinians by Israeli Security Forces (ISF) and settlers. OnContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 3 June, 2024.- UN experts* today called for further action to remedy racialised police violence and misconduct within Chicago’s law enforcement and criminal justice system against people of African and Latino descent in the United States. “Chicago has a long history of law enforcement officials reportedly using torture toContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 01 June, 2024.-The violent detention and arrest of lawyers Sonia Dahmani and Mehdi Zaghrouba at the headquarters of Tunisia’s bar association, and the prevention of a prominent judge from attending an international meeting, are unacceptable violations of fundamental rights that must be stopped, UN experts said. “We are shockedContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 30 May, 2024.- UN independent experts said today they were deeply disturbed by reports of threats and intimidation towards human rights and water defenders, civil society organisations and academics that compelled the cancellation of the People’s Water Forum (PWF), a parallel event to the World Water Forum (WWF) inContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 29 May, 2024.- Israeli air strikes on a camp sheltering displaced civilians in Tal al-Sultan in Rafah, that have reportedly claimed at least 46 lives including 23 women, children and older persons on Sunday night are an outrage, UN experts* said today, demanding decisive international action to end theContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 27 May, 2024.- People with disabilities in Gaza have been put in extreme distress with the expectation that they will be the first and the next to be killed because of the limited opportunities to flee or take part in evacuations due to their impairment, the UN Committee onContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 27 May, 2024.- UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Monday voiced his horror at the further loss of civilian life in Gaza, after Israeli air strikes on Sunday hit a camp for displaced people in the southern city of Rafah. “The images from the camp are horrific andContinuar Leyendo