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Geneva, 20 March, 2024.- The Russian Federation has created a stifling climate of fear in occupied areas of Ukraine, committing widespread violations of international humanitarian and human rights law in an effort to consolidate its control over the population living there, according to a UN Human Rights Office report issuedContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 19 March, 2024.- The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) has concluded its second visit to Gabon and expressed its deep concern over the lack of measures to address prison overcrowding and impunity for perpetrators of torture and ill-treatment, as well as other recommendations it made from theContinuar Leyendo

Geneva,  16 March, 2024.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk today expressed outrage at the recent abductions by gunmen of hundreds of people in Nigeria. “I am appalled by the recurrent mass abductions of men, women and children in northern Nigeria. Children have been abducted from schools andContinuar Leyendo

Helsinski, 15 March, 2024.- A UN human rights expert today urged Finland to undertake more transitional justice measures to address the legacy of human rights violations endured by the Sámi people. “I take note of the Legislative reforms adopted from the 1990s onwards aimed at redressing some of the harmContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 11 March, 2024.- A UN expert today urged States and international institutions to respect principles of fiscal legitimacy in fiscal decision-making with a ‘do no harm’ approach. “Recent decades have exposed the fallacy of a linear model between financial progress and poverty alleviation, development, and growth, revealing numerous challengesContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 7 March, 2024.- The constant surveillance of two women inmates through video cameras installed in their prison cells and under the watch of male guards was abusive treatment, violating their privacy, dignity and rights, the UN women’s rights committee has found. The UN Committee on the Elimination of DiscriminationContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 6 March, 2024.- Five months into the assault on Gaza, Israel has lost all credibility on its claims to protect civilians in the besieged strip, a UN expert said today. “Israel’s evacuation orders have not made the people of Gaza safer; on the contrary, they have been used toContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 6 March, 2024.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk today urged the international community to act swiftly and decisively to prevent Haiti’s further descent into chaos. Last weekend’s mass prison breakout has been described by Haitian officials as a lethal threat to national security, Türk said. MoreContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 4 March, 2024.- The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today published its findings on Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Mauritania, Romania, and Sweden. The Committee examined the above six countries during its latest session from 12 February to 1 March. The findings contain positive aspects of each country’sContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 29 February, 2024.-  A UN expert today urged the German Government to drop charges against German entrepreneur, Alena Bekker, arguing that the EU’s unilateral sanctions and means of enforcing them are contrary to human rights standards. “I maintain the principled position on the illegality of unilateral coercive measures andContinuar Leyendo