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Geneva, 7 May, 2024.- UN experts expressed concern about the impact on women survivors of sexual violence of a court decision overturning the 2020 rape conviction of Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein. The experts said the decision would further weaken the confidence of victims in seeking and obtaining justice. “WeContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 7 May, 2024.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday said he was concerned by the increasing number of journalists charged, convicted and jailed in Russia for their independent reporting, in what appears to be an intensification of a crackdown on dissenting voices. “The continuous attacksContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 6 May, 2024.-  UN experts* today condemned the continued and systematic onslaught of violence committed against Palestinians in Gaza, with most victims being women and children over the past seven months. “We are horrified at details emerging from mass graves recently unearthed in the Gaza Strip. Over 390 bodiesContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 2 May, 2024.- European Union members must ban immigration detention of children as they prepare for implementation of the newly adopted EU Pact on Migration and Asylum, UN experts* said today. “Detention of migrant and asylum-seeking children because of their or their parents’ migration status is never in theContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 30 April, 2024.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday said he was troubled by a series of heavy-handed steps taken to disperse and dismantle protests across university campuses in the United States of America. “Freedom of expression and the right to peaceful assembly are fundamentalContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 27 April, 2024.- The vote by Kiribati’s Parliament to remove High Court judge David Lambourne is a major setback for justice and rule of law, said Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers Margaret Satterthwaite today. “Judge Lambourne was removed after proceedings that violated international standards”, sheContinuar Leyendo

Male, 25 April, 2024.- Maldives faces a potentially dystopian future because of a climate change emergency caused by wealthy nations and wealthy individuals, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to a healthy environment, David R. Boyd said today. “Scattered like sparkling jewels across a vast swath of the Indian Ocean,Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, 24 April. 2024.- Albania must make additional efforts to combat overcrowding by reducing pre-trial detention, UN torture prevention experts said after their first visit to the country. They also stressed the need to ensure access to quality healthcare in detention. “The high number of pre-trial detainees is concerning. StepsContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 24 April, 2024.- Tanzania’s failure to condemn and investigate attacks against people with albinism may constitute serious violations of its obligation to protect people with disabilities, UN experts said. The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) expressed deep regret today for Tanzania’s unwillingness to followContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 22 April, 2024.- Afghan human rights defender Ahmad Fahim Azimi must be immediately released from prison, where he has been detained for more than six months by Afghanistan’s de facto authorities, UN experts* said today. A human rights and girls’ education advocate, Azimi is the head of the BetterContinuar Leyendo