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Geneva, 15 December, 2023.- The United Arab Emirates had opened fresh trials against human rights defenders, who were already due to be released, while it was hosting COP28, a UN expert said today. “I received very disturbing information that human rights defenders Mohamed Abdullah Al-Roken, Salim Al-Shahhi, Hadef Rashid Al-Oweis,Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, 13 December, 2023.- Both Israel and the State of Palestine must refrain from all actions that endanger the lives and security of civilians in the Gaza Strip, the Occupied Palestinian Territory including East Jerusalem, and the State of Israel, the UN ad hoc Conciliation Commission said today. The CommissionContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 12 December, 2023.- The UN Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (CMW) today issued its findings on Kyrgyzstan, Sao Tome and Principe, and Uruguay. The findings contain the Committee’s main concerns and recommendations on the implementation of the InternationalContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 10 December, 2023.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Saturday raised the alarm about persistent and systematic attempts by the Attorney General’s Office in Guatemala to undercut the general election results, in full disregard of the voters’ will. “Friday’s announcements, aimed at nullifying the outcome ofContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 8 December, 2023.- The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) on Friday issued its findings on Bolivia, Bulgaria, Germany, Morocco, South Africa and Viet Nam after reviewing the six States parties in its latest session. The findings contain the Committee’s main concerns and recommendations on theContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 7 December, 2023.- A UN expert has welcomed the comprehensive legal framework to safeguard privacy and data protection in Mauritius, but warned that challenges remain in its implementation. “Mauritius is the first African country to ratify Convention 108+, established by the Council of Europe, and so I wanted toContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 4 December, 2023.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called today for policies supporting human rights education programmes, particularly “prioritising young people in situations of exclusion or vulnerability” to ensure no-one is left behind. “Young people must be leading in planning, designing, and implementing these programmes forContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 3 December, 2023.- The brutal resumption of hostilities in Gaza and its terrifying impact on civilians underscore once again the need for the violence to end, and for a political solution to be found that is built on the only viable long-term basis – the full respect of theContinuar Leyendo

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