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Yerevan/ Geneva, 28 February, 2023.- UN experts today welcomed Armenia’s commitment to combat the proliferating use of mercenaries and private security actors, urging greater oversight and stronger integration of human rights into its domestic policies. During an eight-day official visit to the country, the UN Working Group on the useContinuar Leyendo

La situación ocurrió en octubre de 2019 en Viña del Mar, donde hubo varias personas heridas. El tribunal desechó calificarla como apremios ilegítimos, descartando lo solicitado por los querellantes. Viña del Mar, 27 de Febrero de 2023.- El Tribunal Oral en lo Penal (TOP) de Viña del Mar sentenció aContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 24 February, 2023.- UN experts* today expressed grave concern that the Israeli Ministerial Committee on Legislation will vote on a private member’s bill to reinstate the death penalty for persons defined as “terrorists” next week. “The reinstatement of the death penalty is a deeply retrogressive step. More so when,Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, 23 February, 2023.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Thursday expressed concern at the escalating cycle of violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory after 11 Palestinians were killed and at least 100 injured with live ammunition in an Israeli operation in Nablus, followed byContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 22 February, 2023.- A UN expert today expressed concern over an escalating crackdown against civil society by Algerian authorities after the dissolutions of la Ligue Algérienne pour la Défense des Droits de l’Homme (LADDH) and le Rassemblement Actions Jeunesse (RAJ), two of the most important human rights associations inContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 22 February, 2023.- UN experts* today urged the Bangladesh government to drop the charges against investigative journalist Rozina Islam and end the practice of protracted prosecution of journalists and human rights defenders. “We are seriously concerned that the criminal charges and the prolongation of the investigation against Ms. IslamContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 21 February, 2023.- UN experts* today welcomed the adoption of new comprehensive anti-discrimination and feminist legislation in Spain, which guarantees and facilitates access to sexual and reproductive rights in the country. The experts said the new overarching measures ensure safe and accessible abortions provided by national health agencies; eliminateContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 20 February, 2023.- UN experts* today demanded answers about the fate of two disappeared Mexican human right defenders and urged the Government of Mexico to investigate their disappearance and bring the perpetrators to justice. On 15 January 2023, Ricardo Lagunes – a human rights lawyer – and Antonio Díaz,Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, 18 February, 2023.- UN experts* today warned about catastrophic consequences for Myanmar Rohingya refugees living in camps in Bangladesh if life-saving food aid is slashed, and issued an urgent plea for donations to the UN World Food Programme Rohingya Refugee Response. “The planned rations reductions are the devastating consequenceContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 17 February, 2023.- UN human rights experts* today expressed grave concern about reports that at least 10 boys, some as young as 12 years old were allegedly taken away from Camp Roj during the night of 31 January 2023 by the de facto authorities in North-east Syria. “The patternContinuar Leyendo