Human Rigths (Page 53)

Geneva, 15 May, 2024.- Adoption of the controversial ‘Foreign Agents’ law by the Georgian Parliament will have a chilling effect on civil society, journalists and human rights defenders and sends an extremely negative signal about the country’s commitment to human rights, UN experts* said today. The experts said that despiteContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 14 May, 2024.- With the proliferation of war and violent conflicts around the world, students and young people are at the forefront of calling for change, UN independent experts* said in a statement. “Peaceful protests against the current war on Gaza are a prime example of how young peopleContinuar Leyendo

Ginebra, 13 de Mayo de 2024.-  Las autoridades de Ecuador deben garantizar que las consultas ambientales en relación con los proyectos mineros se ajusten a las normas de derechos humanos, en particular mediante la inclusión de todas las comunidades que potencialmente se verán afectadas por estas actividades extractivas, y respetandoContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 13 May, 2024.- Iran must immediately revoke the death sentence imposed on anti-corruption activist Mahmoud Mehrabi and stop sentencing people to death for expressing their opinions, UN experts* said today. Mehrabi was convicted on charges of “corruption on earth”, a term Iran uses to refer to a broad rangeContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 10 May, 2024.- UN experts* today expressed utter dismay over statements made by United States and Israeli officials threatening to retaliate against the International Criminal Court (ICC), its officials and members of their families. “At a time when the world should unite to end the terrible bloodshed in GazaContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 10 May, 2024.- The Israeli military’s ground operation targeting eastern Rafah is a culmination of a seven-month long campaign to forcibly transfer and destroy Gaza’s population, UN experts* warned today. “The long-threatened Rafah invasion must not be seen as a foregone conclusion,” the experts said. “Israel must halt thisContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 9 May, 2024.- The Somalian Government must bolster efforts to address the country’s ongoing serious and complex security challenges and strengthen processes to investigate and prosecute cases of sexual and gender-based violence, a UN human rights expert said today. “Civilians, especially women and children, continue to bear the bruntContinuar Leyendo

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