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Geneva, 23 June, 2023.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday expressed deep concern at the increasing restrictions on the right to freedom of expression and press freedom in Tunisia, noting that vague legislation is being used to criminalize independent journalism and stifle criticism of the authorities.Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, 22 June, 2023.- A UN expert today called for a human rights-based approach in national and global governance of digital health which ensures the meaningful participation of civil society and communities and young people. In her third report to the Human Rights Council, Tlaleng Mofokeng, UN Special Rapporteur onContinuar Leyendo

New York, 21 June 2023.- Human rights violations against civil society are directly linked to counter-terrorism practices and measures to counter violent extremism in every region across the world, a new global study by a UN expert revealed today. “Civil society across the globe is suffering death by a thousandContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 5 June, 2023.- Serbia must take immediate and effective measures against hateful and divisive rhetoric in public discourse which fuels violence in society, a UN expert* said after two mass shootings in Belgrade killed 17 people, including eight children, and led to mass protests earlier this month. “The shootingsContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 2 June, 2023.- Millions of women and girls across the United States have suffered an alarming deterioration in access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, following the US Supreme Court decision overturning the constitutional right to abortion in June 2022, UN experts* said today. As of January 2023, abortion hasContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 1 June, 2023.- UN experts condemned a second cut in food rations for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh effective today, after a funding shortfall of US$56 million compelled the World Food Programme to enforce the cuts. The cuts will reduce the value of rations provided to Rohingya refugees to US$8Continuar Leyendo

Dhaka, 31 May, 2023.- The Government of Bangladesh must move away from its reliance on cheap labour if it is to ensure a rights-based development following its expected graduation from Least Developed Country (LDC) status, a UN poverty expert today said. “A country’s comparative advantage cannot lie in keeping itsContinuar Leyendo

Bogotá, 31 de Mayo de 2023.- La trata de personas, especialmente de niños, niñas y adolescentes, por parte de grupos armados no estatales y organizaciones criminales sigue socavando la consolidación de la paz en Colombia, advirtió hoy una experta de la ONU. «La trata de personas es una grave violaciónContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 30 May, 2023.- UN experts today called on Belarusian authorities to immediately release all prisoners in the country detained on spurious charges for exercising their fundamental rights to peaceful assembly, association and expression. “The practice of incommunicado detention of members of the political opposition and prominent figures sentenced toContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 30 May, 2023.- – The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) today issued its findings on China (including Hong Kong SAR, China and Macao SAR, China), Germany, Iceland, Sao Tome and Principe, Slovakia, Spain, Timor-Leste and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, after reviewing these eightContinuar Leyendo