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Geneva, 16 February, 2023.- UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Thursday expressed serious concerns about a proposed law in Italy that could hinder the provision of life-saving assistance by humanitarian search and rescue (SAR) organisations in the Central Mediterranean, resulting in more deaths at sea. “We all watch withContinuar Leyendo

Los hechos ocurrieron el 22 de octubre de 2019 en las plazas Sucre y Vergara. Según el jefe de Valparaíso del INDH, Fernando Martínez, desechar la figura de apremios ilegítimos es un criterio regresivo desde la perspectiva de los derechos humanos. Viña del Mar, 16 de Febrero de 2023.- ElContinuar Leyendo

Dhaka/Geneva 15 February, 2023.- The situation of persons affected by leprosy in Bangladesh indicates that the country’s outstanding economic growth is not reaching the entire population, a UN expert said today, calling for draft anti-discrimination laws to formally recognise leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, as a prohibited ground ofContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 13 February, 2023.- The international community must take action to stop systematic and deliberate housing demolition and sealing, arbitrary displacement and forced evictions of Palestinian people in the occupied West Bank, UN experts* said today. In the month of January 2023 alone, Israeli authorities reportedly demolished 132 Palestinian structuresContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 10 February, 2023.- A UN expert* today called on the Governments of Denmark and Greenland to address the negative impact of colonial legacy that translates into structural and systematic racial discrimination against the Inuit People, as a key measure to tackle past injustices and create a more inclusive society.Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, 10 February, 2023.- Extending their heartfelt support to the people of Türkiye and Syria, UN experts* today urged the international community to take prompt action to enable effective emergency response and recovery in the wake of catastrophic earthquakes in the two countries. “This includes the lifting of all economicContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 9 February, 2023.- The UN Child Rights Committee (CRC) today issued its findings on Azerbaijan, the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Ireland, Mauritius, New Zealand, Oman and Sweden, after reviewing the seven States parties during its latest session. The findings contain the Committee’s main concerns and recommendations on implementing theContinuar Leyendo

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