Geneva, 22 December, 2022.- While noting that the UN Security Council has adopted a resolution on Myanmar for the first time since a military coup nearly two years ago, Tom Andrews, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, responded by stating that the crisis in MyanmarContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 21 December, 2022.- UN experts* today condemned in the strongest terms the latest decision of the Taliban that excludes women and girls from universities, a further violation of their human rights and the application of multiple irrational restrictions that may amount to gender persecution, a crime against humanity. Their statementContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 21 December, 2022.- Large numbers of children working on tobacco farms in Malawi remain out of school, UN experts* warned today, urging the Government and tobacco companies operating in the country to improve labour conditions and ensure human rights are protected across the supply chain. “Despite the abolition ofContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 20 December, 2022.- The United Nations torture prevention experts urged Bosnia and Herzegovina to establish a torture prevention body at the State level without further delay to protect people deprived of their liberty against torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. The call came at the end of theContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 20 December, 2022.- Privacy is taken very seriously in Lithuania but more can be done to ensure vulnerable groups such as migrants and refugees, older persons, children and LGBTIQ+ are provided greater protection, a UN expert said. At the end of a five-day official visit, from 12 to 16Continuar Leyendo
Geneva, 20 December, 2022.- Demonising victims of trafficking and contemporary forms of slavery erodes public sympathy for measures to protect them and may lead to attacks on these groups by extremists, UN experts warned today, urging the United Kingdom to step up efforts to protect survivors. The credibility of victimsContinuar Leyendo
En fallo unánime, la Novena Sala del tribunal de alzada confirmó la sentencia que condenó al fisco a pagar una indemnización de $20.000.000 por concepto de daño moral, a Marcos Cornelio Rodríguez González, dirigente poblacional detenido en julio de 1989, por efectivos de Carabineros, quienes lo trasladan y someten aContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 19 December, 2022.- States must immediately and efficiently coordinate their efforts to prevent the disappearance of thousands of migrants en route to their countries of destination each year, UN rights experts* stressed on the eve of International Migrants Day. More than 35,000 migrants have died or disappeared since 2014,Continuar Leyendo
Athens, December 17, 2022.- The UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries and private military and security companies today welcomed Greece’s commitment to regulate the operations of private military and security companies. During an eight-day official visit to the country, the human rights experts assessed the regulation of privateContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 16 December, 2022.- The UN Child Rights Committee urged Peru to take immediate action to end violence against children, investigate the casualty of children during recent protests and duly guarantee children’s rights to expression. The Committee issued a statement today to express its deep concerns about the information itContinuar Leyendo
