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Geneva, Dec 01, 2023.- As COP28 begins, UN human rights experts urged States to accelerate the just and equitable phase out of fossil fuels, warning about the immense magnitude of their negative human rights impacts. They issued the following statement: “Fossil fuels are the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions,Continuar Leyendo

Geneva/Port-Au-Prince, 29 November, 2023.- A new UN report out today details a further, shocking rise in gang violence in Haiti as criminal gangs forge alliances and expand to rural areas previously considered safe – killing, raping, kidnapping, and destroying property, among other abuses. The report, released by the UN HumanContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 27 November, 2023.- UN experts* today called for prompt, transparent and independent investigations into allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity, perpetrated in Israel and in the Occupied Palestinian Territory on 7 October 2023 and thereafter. They urged all parties to the ongoing armed conflict to protect civiliansContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 27 November, 2023.- UN experts* warned today that the military coup in Myanmar had not only caused a human rights and humanitarian crisis, it was also increasing the climate vulnerability of the people of Myanmar. “It is imperative that world leaders help end the crisis in Myanmar by supportingContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, Nov 25, 2023.- The UN Committee against Torture (CAT) today issued its findings on Burundi, Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, Kiribati and Slovenia, after reviewing the six States parties in its latest session. The findings contain the Committee’s main concerns and recommendations on each country’s implementation of the Convention againstContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, November 23,  2023.- A UN expert today called for a regional emergency response to the growing number of desperate Rohingya refugees who continue to arrive in Indonesia in overcrowded vessels, as conditions in refugee camps in Bangladesh continue to deteriorate, where food rations have been significantly cut. “The crisisContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 20 November, 2023.- Women and children have disproportionately borne the brunt of the conflict in Israel and Gaza, a UN expert said today. “While these atrocities affect both women and men, their impact is gendered and disproportionately affects women,” said Reem Alsalem, UN Special Rapporteur on violence against womenContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, November 17,  2023.- UN experts* today welcomed the release of former senator Leila De Lima from prison after nearly seven years of incarceration in the Philippines. “We welcome the news that a court in the Philippines has granted bail to former human rights commissioner, justice minister, and senator, LeilaContinuar Leyendo

Ulaanbaaatar, November 15,  2023.- A UN expert today welcomed steps Mongolia has taken to improve the independence of its judiciary since its transition to democracy in 1990, in particular the strides taken to implement human rights recommendations made by international bodies. “Mongolia must seize the moment to complete the transformationContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, November 14, 2023.- The severe crackdown against workers demanding fair wages and political activists calling for free and fair elections, judicial harassment of journalists, human rights defenders and civil society leaders, and failure to reform laws suppressing freedom of expression in Bangladesh are grave concerns, UN experts* said today,Continuar Leyendo