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Geneva, 5 September, 2024.- Human rights defenders in Georgia have faced a wave of repression in 2024 that shows no sign of abating, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, said today. “In late 2023, I visited Georgia to examine the environment for humanContinuar Leyendo

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

Tashkent/Geneva, 30 August, 2024.- The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Balakrishnan Rajagopal today warned that there was a huge gap between the legal protection for the right to housing and its actual protection in everyday life in Uzbekistan. In a statement at the conclusion of anContinuar 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

Geneva, 15 August, 2024.- The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, today expressed serious concern over the ongoing detention and prosecution of six human rights defenders and journalists in Azerbaijan. “In recent months, I have witnessed an alarming wave of arrests and criminal cases againstContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 13 August, 2024.- UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Tuesday voiced his deep concern over the high and continuing number of arbitrary detentions, as well as disproportionate use of force reported in the aftermath of presidential elections in Venezuela, and the resulting climate of fear. “It is especiallyContinuar Leyendo