Geneva, 9 February, 2023.- A UN expert* today condemned the criminalisation and repression of human rights defenders involved in sea-rescue charities in Italy, ahead of the trial of NGO crew members in Sicily. “The ongoing proceedings against human rights defenders from search and rescue NGOs are a darkening stain onContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 8 February, 2023.- Recent legislative changes in Latvia to limit education in the country’s minority languages are contrary to human rights standards and could constitute discrimination, UN experts* said today. In 2022, Latvia formulated and adopted a legislation amending the country’s education system that requires all pre-school and schoolContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 7 February, 2023.- Denmark failed to take effective measures against racist hate speech by discontinuing its investigation about an art exhibition showing racist hate images, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has found. The Committee issued its decision after reviewing a petition filed by MomodouContinuar Leyendo
De acuerdo con el Informe Situación de los Derechos Humanos en Chile 2022, actualmente el 25% de la población del país vive en la ruralidad y suele enfrentar problemas de acceso a una serie de atenciones que el Estado debiera garantizarles. “En las zonas rurales sus habitantes perciben, derechamente, nivelesContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 6 February, 2023.- Around a million children of the Tibetan minority were being affected by Chinese government policies aimed at assimilating Tibetan people culturally, religiously and linguistically through a residential school system, UN experts* warned today. “We are very disturbed that in recent years the residential school system forContinuar Leyendo
Geneva/Santiago, 3 February, 2023.- The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances will hold its 129th session from 6 to 10 February 2023 in Santiago de Chile to examine 586 cases from 22 countries. The Working Group expresses gratitude to the Government of Chile for its willingness to hostContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 1 February, 2023.- The UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, will undertake a technical visit to the United States commencing 6 February 2023. Between 6 and 14 February, the independent expert will visit Washington D.C.Continuar Leyendo
Geneva / New York, 31 January, 2023.- Myanmar’s junta—the State Administration Council (SAC)—is illegal and illegitimate, the UN human rights expert on Myanmar said today. He called for the international community to deny the SAC legitimacy, create a coalition of member states to enforce strong, coordinated sanctions against the SAC,Continuar Leyendo
Dhaka/Geneva, 31 January, 2023.- Bangladesh must step up efforts to strengthen regulation of the migrant recruitment system to protect migrant workers against exploitation and abuses, a UN expert* said today. “Recruitment currently imposes exorbitant high costs on many migrants, creating debt bondage, much of which are imposed by “middlemen” whoContinuar Leyendo
Khartoum, 29 January, 2023.- The new UN expert on human rights in Sudan, Radhouane Nouicer, will arrive in Khartoum on 28 January for his first official visit to the country his appointment in December. He will also travel to Al-Geneina in West Darfur. During this visit, which will end onContinuar Leyendo
