Geneva, 2 July, 2024.- UN experts* today urged the Belarusian authorities to pardon or remit the sentence of all imprisoned older persons jailed on political charges. The independent experts have received a list of 63 persons aged over 60, including 15 women, who are deprived of liberty in Belarus forContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 2 July, 2024.- Syria must implement the provisional measures ordered by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and take action to eradicate all forms of torture and ill-treatment in the country, a UN expert said today. “I am alarmed about reports that indicate that torture is still being practicedContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 1 July, 2024.- The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) has announced plans to visit Afghanistan, Burundi, France, and Mexico in the first half of 2025, and confirmed upcoming visits to Bolivia, Nigeria, Greece, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the second half of this year.Continuar Leyendo
Geneva, 30 June, 2024.- The rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association are seriously threatened today, and urgent action is needed to push back and preserve them, a UN Special Rapporteur* said. “We are witnessing widespread, systematic and intensive attack against these rights and civic space broadly, asContinuar Leyendo
Ginebra, 28 de Junio de 2024.- Los líderes militares que pretenden hacerse con el poder y anular el orden constitucional deben ser condenados, y el aparente intento de golpe de Estado de esta semana en Bolivia es el último ejemplo de una tendencia inaceptable, declaró hoy el Experto Independiente deContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 27 June, 2024.- States and maritime actors must take urgent and coordinated action to prevent trafficking in persons in the context of migration at sea, the Special Rapporteur on trafficking said today. “The States’ obligations to prevent trafficking in persons, to identify, assist and protect victims of trafficking, withoutContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 26 June, 2024.- Many journalists in exile are in grave danger because of the alarming rise of transnational repression from their home governments and inadequate protection and support in their host countries, Irene Khan, UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, said today. Presenting her new reportContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 25 June, 2024.- UN human rights experts have called on governments to scrap “cruel and counterproductive” laws that are leading to people living in homelessness and poverty being arrested, fined or subjected to degrading punishment for carrying out activities in public that are vital for their survival. A newContinuar Leyendo
Washington, June 23, 2024.- The transfer of humanitarian aid from Cyprus to Gaza has resumed after U.S. Central Command personnel successfully reattached the command’s temporary pier to the Gazan coastline Wednesday, the Pentagon has announced. Centcom removed the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore pier June 14 and towed it to Ashdod, Israel,Continuar Leyendo
Geneva, 23 June, 2024.- The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture contacted the French Government ahead of a major security and arms fair being held in Paris this week, to ensure that exhibitors do not promote illegal torture tools. Her intervention follows an earlier event, « Milipol Paris », held inContinuar Leyendo
