Geneva, 4 May, 2023.- In its first decision on an individual complaint against Mexico, the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) found that the State had violated its obligations to conduct a prompt, exhaustive and impartial investigation of the disappearance of a young Mexican man who was removed from hisContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 3 May, 2023.- UN experts* today expressed alarm at the imminent risk of execution of three members of the Howeitat tribe in Saudi Arabia and urged authorities to halt the process. “Despite being charged with terrorism, they were reportedly arrested for resisting forced evictions in the name of theContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 3 May, 2023.- The death of Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan must be accounted for, UN experts said today, calling Israel’s mass arbitrary detention of Palestinians “cruel” and “inhumane.” The 45-year-old Palestinian prisoner died in his prison cell on Tuesday morning after a hunger strike that spanned nearly threeContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 02 May, 2023.- The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture has expressed alarm at the overcrowding in Madagascar’s prison facilities, which it observed during its first visit to the country. “The extreme overcrowding we witnessed in prisons, close to 1000% in some of them, needs immediate action from theContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 28 April, 2023.- The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) found that Mexico had not taken the required legislative, administrative and other measures, including reasonable accommodation policies and staff training at tertiary education institutions, to ensure that a woman with intellectual disability has access toContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 27 April, 2023.- The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor yesterday submitted an amicus curiae brief to a court in Russia to support the Moscow Helsinki Group’s appeal against its dissolution in January 2023. The Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG) is the oldest humanContinuar Leyendo
Luxembourg City, 26 April, 2023.- Luxembourg must seize the momentum to become a leader in realising the right to health, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health Tlaleng Mofokeng said today. “In order to achieve the goal of substantive equality, it is essential to start with the needs ofContinuar Leyendo
Luis Moreno Ocampo, quien se encuentra en el país invitado por el Instituto Nacional de Derechos Humanos, se reunió con la presidenta del Tribunal Constitucional, Nancy Yáñez, y el ministro de Justicia, Luis Cordero. Su viaje se produce en el contexto de la conmemoración de los 50 años del golpeContinuar Leyendo
Dushanbe, 20 April, 2023.- The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Nazila Ghanea, today urged Tajikistan to adapt and reshape its laws, policies and practices on freedom of religion or belief, saying this would help contribute to development, peace and understanding in the country. “The shadow ofContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 17 April, 2023.- UN experts* are deeply concerned over delays in reaching an agreement on the restructuring of Zambia’s debt and its corresponding negative human rights impact on peoples’ lives. “We are worried that despite positive reforms undertaken by the Government of Zambia, the delays in sovereign debt restructuringContinuar Leyendo
