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Brussels, 24 May, 2023.- A UN expert today called on Burundi to overcome divisions and restore the Arusha Agreement. The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burundi, Fortuné Gaetan Zongo, urged the Government to show openness and engage in a constructive and inclusive dialogue for aContinuar Leyendo

LIMA (18 de mayo de 2023) – El Gobierno del Perú debe garantizar que los responsables de matar y herir a manifestantes durante una reciente ola de manifestaciones históricas en el país sean llevados ante la justicia, dijo hoy un experto de la ONU. «El uso excesivo y desproporcionado deContinuar Leyendo

New York / Geneva, 17 May, 2023.- The Myanmar military has imported at least $1 billion USD in arms and raw materials to manufacture weapons since the coup in February 2021, according to a new report today by the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar,Continuar Leyendo

Santiago, 15 de Mayo de 2023.- Chile se enfrenta a una abrumadora serie de crisis ambientales interconectadas que violan los derechos humanos, incluido el derecho fundamental a vivir en un ambiente limpio, saludable y sostenible, indicó hoy el Relator Especial de las Naciones Unidas sobre derechos humanos y el medioContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 12 May, 2023.- On the one-year anniversary of Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing, UN experts raised the alarm today that justice for the journalist’s death has been denied. “After a year, Israeli authorities have failed to hold the perpetrators of Abu Akleh’s killing accountable, while independent investigations have pointed atContinuar Leyendo

London, 11 May, 2023.- Abusive rhetoric by politicians, the media and social commentators has trickled down to produce increasingly abusive and hateful speech against LGBT persons in the United Kingdom (UK), the UN independent expert on sexual orientation and gender identity warned today. “I am deeply concerned about increased bias-motivatedContinuar Leyendo

Geneva,  10 May, 2023.- UN experts* today expressed grave concern over increasing violence in Haiti, including sexual violence and exploitation perpetrated by gangs against women and children. «Scenes of chaos have been reported on the streets of the capital Port-au-Prince and the surrounding areas, forcing residents to remain in theirContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 9 May, 2023.- UN experts* today strongly condemned several recent executions, including Mr. Habib Chaab, a Swedish-Iranian national from the Ahwazi Arab minority, Mr. Yousef Mehrdad and Mr. Sadrollah Fazeli Zare, and warned that executions following flawed trials were tantamount to arbitrary deprivation of life under international law. “TrialsContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 9 May, 2023.- UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk today expressed dismay at the frighteningly high number of executions this year in Iran, and called on authorities to follow the lead of most other States and to abolish the death penalty or halt all executions. “On average so farContinuar Leyendo

Geneva/Kabul, 5 May, 2023.- Following an eight-day joint visit to Afghanistan, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, and the Chair of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls, Dorothy Estrada-Tanck, shared their preliminary observations*: Context “The mission took place from 27Continuar Leyendo