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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

Geneva, 9 November, 2023.- UN experts today expressed deep concern about the arbitrary detention of Uzbek human rights defender, Dauletmurat Tajimuratov, in Uzbekistan, and said he was facing harassment and inhuman treatment in prison. “During his detention, authorities subjected Mr. Dauletmurat Tajimuratov to threats and physical assault,” the experts said.Continuar Leyendo

INDH actúa como querellante en esta causa desde 2019. Además, fue el único interviniente que acusó por el delito de tortura. Esto porque la víctima era un adolescente bajo custodia estatal y sometido a graves sufrimientos físicos y psíquicos. Valparaíso, 08 de Noviembre de 2023.- El Tribunal de Juicio OralContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 4 November, 2023.- The UN Human Rights Committee today issued its findings on the Islamic Republic of Iran, Kuwait, the Republic of Korea, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States of America and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, after examining the six States parties in its latest session. The findingsContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 2 November, 2023.-A UN expert today expressed grave concern at the prospect of the removal of members of the National Board of Justice (JNJ) by the Peruvian Congress. “The right to a fair trial requires an impartial judge. In Peru, this impartiality is closely linked to the free andContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 1 November, 2023.- Expressing grave concern about structural barriers to sport faced by women and girls in all of their diversity, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and other gender diverse persons and intersex persons, a group of UN experts* today issued a policy position urging States and other stakeholders toContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 31 October, 2023.- A UN poverty expert today called on the CEOs of Amazon, DoorDash and Walmart to address allegations that wages at the US-based corporations are trapping workers in poverty and forcing them to rely on US Government benefits to survive. “I am extremely disturbed that workers inContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 30 October, 2023.- The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) today issued its findings on Albania, Bhutan, France, Guatemala, Jamaica, Malawi, Nicaragua, the Philippines, and Uruguay, after reviewing these nine States parties during its latest session. The findings contain positive aspects of each country’s implementationContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 26 October, 2023.- Nigeria’s ratification of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights and the Rights of Older persons is another remarkable milestone towards equality in older age, a UN expert said today. On 23 October 2023, Nigerian President Ahmed Tinubu approved the ratification, afterContinuar Leyendo