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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

Bogotá, 9 de Agosto de 2024.- El Grupo de Trabajo sobre Empresas y Derechos Humanos ha elogiado hoy el compromiso de Colombia de aplicar los Principios Rectores de la ONU sobre Empresas y Derechos Humanos, pero declaró que el país sufre de problemas estructurales de larga data que se traducenContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 8 August, 2024.- UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said today the Thailand Constitutional Court’s ruling to dissolve the Move Forward Party (MFP) and ban its senior figures from political life was deeply troubling and undermines democratic processes and restricts political pluralism. The court found MFP – a partyContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 7 August, 2024.- A group of independent experts* today called on Australia to immediately fulfil its commitment to compensate the families of 39 murdered victims of war crimes committed by the Australian military in Afghanistan. In 2020, a military inquiry found that Australian soldiers killed 39 unarmed prisoners inContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 6 August, 2024.- An independent human rights expert today condemned the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Ismail Al-Ghoul and cameraman Rami Al-Rifi in Gaza on 1 August 2024. “I strongly denounce the deliberate targeting by Israel of two journalists in Gaza, which adds to an already appalling toll ofContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 6 August, 2024.- Independent experts* today deplored escalating violence in the Middle East, including a rocket apparently fired from Lebanon that killed 12 children in Syria’s Golan Heights, occupied by Israel, and Israel’s alleged killing in response of Hezbollah commander Fouad Shukur in Lebanon. They also condemned the assassinationContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 1 Augus,t 2024.- UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Thursday acknowledged a long-awaited trial verdict handed down in the Republic of Guinea over mass killings and rapes at Conakry Stadium on 28 September 2009. He emphasised the importance of further work to establish the full facts and responsibilitiesContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 30 July, 2024.- Independent experts* today called on the United States to remove Cuba from the U.S. Department of State list of States Sponsors of Terrorism (SSOT), a necessary and pressing need in the current context of prolonged economic and humanitarian challenges faced by the country. “We are seriouslyContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 26 July, 2024.- Russia must immediately and unconditionally release human rights defender, Alexey Sokolov, and drop the criminal charges against him, UN experts* said today. Sokolov is a human rights defender from Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk region, who has been arbitrarily detained since 5 July 2024 on accusations of “repeated demonstrationContinuar Leyendo