Geneva, 21 March, 2023.- Unprecedented self-isolation imposed by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has further aggravated the suffering of its people, a UN expert warned today. In a report to the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council, the UN SpecialContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 18 March, 2023.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has urged the Government of Belarus to end the systematic repression of perceived critics and immediately release all detainees held on political grounds, in a UN Human Rights Office report published today that concludes gross human rights violationsContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 16 March, 2023.- UN experts today expressed outrage at the deliberate poisoning of more than 1200 schoolgirls in Iran’s major cities and the State’s failure to protect them, prevent further attacks and conduct swift investigations. “The first reported poisoning of schoolgirls in Iran occurred on 30 November 2022, inContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 15 March, 2023.- The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, today urged States to publicly recognise the great successes achieved by human rights defenders all over the world. “All over the world the positive achievements of human rights defenders too often go unrecognised.Continuar Leyendo
Geneva, 13 March, 2023.- Support systems are essential for persons with disabilities to live with dignity, autonomy and independence, a UN expert said today, urging that their voices be included in broader policy approaches to care and services. In a report to the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council,Continuar Leyendo
Washington, March 12, 2023.- March is Women’s History Month. This year’s theme, «Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories,» acknowledges the pioneering women, past and present, as important contributors to the achievements of the military services and civilian workforce, stated Gilbert R. Cisneros Jr., under secretary of defense for personnel andContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 11 March, 2023.- The recruitment of prisoners serving sentences in Russian correctional facilities for the private military and security contractor known as the “Wagner Group” was alarming, UN experts* said today. “We are deeply disturbed by reports of visits by members of the so-called Wagner Group to correctional facilitiesContinuar Leyendo
Santo Domingo/Geneva, 10 March, 2023.- The Dominican Republic has made considerable progress toward the human rights of older persons, a UN expert said today, urging authorities to take appropriate steps to include older persons in the most vulnerable situations in public policies. Claudia Mahler, UN Independent Expert on the enjoymentContinuar Leyendo
Warsaw/Geneva, 9 March, 2023.- Unless women and girls enjoy the full spectrum of their human rights, no meaningful progress towards equality and prosperity can be realized in Poland, a UN expert said today. “While Poland has made important advances towards a more equal treatment between men and women in theContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 9 March, 2023.- The triple planetary crisis, combined with systemic gender-based discrimination, patriarchal norms and inequality, imposes distinct and disproportionate impacts on women and girls’ human rights, including the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, a UN expert said today. “For the full realisation of human rights,Continuar Leyendo
