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New York, 29 October, 2024.- Increasing use of unilateral sanctions and penalties for alleged circumventions of such measures have created a protection gap, as sanctions-induced human rights violations often remain unaccounted for, without a shield against adverse humanitarian impacts, or a mechanism of responsibility and accountability, a UN expert said.Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, 29 October, 2024.- The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) today issued its findings on Benin, Canada, Chile, Cuba, Japan, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, New Zealand and Saudi Arabia, after reviewing these eight States parties during its latest session. The findings contain positive aspectsContinuar Leyendo

New York, 28 October, 2024.- A UN expert warned today that, in a climate of increasing economic inequality, powerful economic actors in many places use their financial clout to infringe on the independence of the judiciary. “These improper pressures exerted by economic actors include attempts to intervene in processes toContinuar Leyendo

New York, 27 October, 2024.- The Special Rapporteur on Torture, Alice Edwards, has urged States worldwide to fundamentally rethink their approach to addressing sexual violence in wartime and other security crises. In her report to the UN General Assembly, the expert argued that the legal framework for torture and otherContinuar Leyendo

New York, 26 October, 2024.- Climate justice requires developed countries and large corporations, especially fossil fuel corporations, to accept their historical responsibility to remediate adverse impacts of climate change-related loss and damage on the right to development and other human rights, said Surya Deva, the Special Rapporteur on the rightContinuar Leyendo

Berlín, 25 October, 2024.- Germany has done significant work towards prevention and protection of children from sale, sexual abuse and exploitation, a UN expert said today, urging the country to adopt a national child protection strategy with an oversight mechanism to ensure consistency and harmony of approaches and implementation acrossContinuar Leyendo

New York, 24 October, 2024.- The right to participate in sports is a cultural right, a UN expert said today, urging States to take immediate action to remove stereotypes and ensure non-discrimination in sports participation. “It is imperative that a cultural rights approach is used to discuss the bias inContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 24 October, 2024.- Women must have an equal say, on par with men, in all decision-making systems, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) told States parties today. In its comprehensive guidance, officially known as General Recommendation 40 (GR40), the Committee made it clear thatContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 23 October, 2024.- Israel’s multiple bombings of a financial institution in Lebanon were illegal attacks on civilian objects under international humanitarian law, an independent human rights expert said today. “International humanitarian law does not permit attacks on the economic or financial infrastructure of an adversary, even if they indirectlyContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 21 October, 2024.- The Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, Bernard Duhaime, said that transitional justice processes must effectively address contemporary challenges such as transnational violence, human rights violations committed on a mass scale and negationism. “Mass human rights violations arising outContinuar Leyendo