Human Rigths (Page 43)

New York, 5 November, 2024.- In the 2024 bumper year for elections worldwide, as more people have been to the polls than during any year in history, many lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and other gender-diverse (LGBT) persons have been routinely denied equal participation in public affairs based on their sexualContinuar Leyendo

New York, 04 November, 2024.- States and businesses must scale up efforts to address the disproportionate adverse human rights impacts that LGBTI+ persons face in the context of business activities, the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights said today. LGBTI+ persons suffer discrimination and attacks in various forms,Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, 02 November 2024.- UN experts* have again written to the authorities in Belarus to voice concerns about continuing allegations of ill-treatment in detention and unnecessary and disproportionate restrictions of human rights of former inmates. While welcoming the recent amnesty and presidential pardons, which have reportedly resulted in the earlyContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 30 October, 2024.- The policy of forced sterilisation in Peru, which took place during the 1990s’, amounted to sex-based violence and intersectional discrimination, particularly against Indigenous, rural, and economically disadvantaged women, the UN women’s rights committee has found. The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)Continuar Leyendo

Ottawa, 29 October, 2024.- The Special Rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan has urged Canada to continue to insist on improvements in the human rights situation of Afghans living under Taliban rule. “I had the privilege of meeting inspiring Afghans in Toronto and Ottawa, including recently resettled refugees, activists, andContinuar Leyendo

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