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Geneva, 11 July, 2023.- UN experts* today called on Bangladesh to end all acts of harassment against representatives of the human rights organisation Odhikar and ensure respect for due process. “This case is emblematic of the use of criminal proceedings to silence human rights defenders and organisations, such as OdhikarContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 10 July, 2023.- Israel’s military occupation has morphed the entire occupied Palestinian territory into an open-air prison, where Palestinians are constantly confined, surveilled and disciplined,” a UN expert said today. “Over 56 years, Israel has governed the occupied Palestinian territory through stifling criminalisation of basic rights and mass incarcerations,”Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, 7 July, 2023.- N experts today urged the Russian Federation to investigate the violent attack against award-winning Novaya Gazeta journalist, Yelena Milashina, and human rights lawyer, Alexander Nemov, and bring to justice the perpetrators and those who ordered it. “We are appalled by the violent physical attack against aContinuar Leyendo

En el marco de un convenio de colaboración entre el Instituto y la UAH se financiarán 10 becas parciales. Para postular se debe enviar la documentación a diplomados.periodismo@uahurtado.cl Santiago, 05 de Julio de 2023.- El Instituto Nacional de Derechos Humanos, en colaboración con la Escuela de Periodismo de la UniversidadContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 5 July, 2023.- The human rights situation in Belarus has deteriorated steadily as repression reached unprecedented levels in 2020, a UN expert warned today. “I am particularly concerned about the notable increase in the practice of incommunicado detention, which targets political opposition members and civil society activists currently behindContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 4 July, 2023.- The global number of internally displaced persons reached an unprecedented high in 2022, with over 71 million people displaced across countries and continents, a UN expert said today. “The numbers alone can never encapsulate the scale, magnitude, complexity, and enormous human suffering confronted by internally displacedContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 4 July, 2023.- UN experts* today urged Tajikistan to show genuine commitment to improving the situation of human rights defenders in the country and expressed concern about convictions. “We would like to remind the Government that criminalising the legitimate peaceful work of human rights defenders is incompatible with Tajikistan’sContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 4 July, 2023.- UN human rights experts* are asking Türkiye not to deport over 100 members of a persecuted religious minority who were detained at the Turkish-Bulgarian border last month. They also called on the Government to conduct a proper risk assessment of their situation to prevent any refoulementContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 3 July, 2023.- The UN Human Rights Committee has expressed deep regret that the dialogue with Burundi to examine the implementation of civil and political rights in the country could not take place as planned. The Committee decided to continue its review in the absence of the delegation fromContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 28 June, 2023.- Displacement, internally or across borders, and statelessness heighten risks of trafficking in persons, a UN expert said today, urging States to prevent trafficking and ensure effective protection of victims. “Limiting access to asylum and other forms of international protection is likely to increase the risks ofContinuar Leyendo