Geneva, 17 January, 2023.- UN experts* today condemned Iran’s arbitrary detention of Olivier Vandecasteele and demanded his immediate release, after the Belgian aid worker was recently sentenced to a cumulative 40-year jail term by a court in Tehran. “We believe Mr Vandecasteele has been arbitrarily deprived of his liberty andContinuar Leyendo
Washington, January 17, 2023.- Seventy-five years ago this year, President Truman signed an executive order banning segregation in the U.S. Armed Forces. And nearly 60 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his immortal «I Have a Dream» speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Today, the UnitedContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 16 January, 2023.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk today expressed alarm at the abduction of at least 50 women in Burkina Faso on 12 and 13 January and called for their immediate and unconditional release. “I am alarmed that dozens of women out to search forContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 12 January, 2023.- The UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, will visit Bosnia and Herzegovina from 13 to 20 January 2023. During her visit, the independent expert is scheduled to meet Government representatives, law enforcementContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 11 January, 2023.- New border enforcement measures recently announced by the US administration risk undermining the basic foundations of international human rights and refugee law, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned today. “The right to seek asylum is a human right, no matter a person’s origin,Continuar Leyendo
Geneva, January 09, 2023.- “The scenes that unfolded on 8 January in Brazil, when thousands of supporters of the former president stormed and vandalized the headquarters of the three branches of the Brazilian State – Congress, the Federal Supreme Court and the Presidential Palace – were shocking. I condemn thisContinuar Leyendo
Un informe realizado por el INDH con observaciones recogidas durante el plebiscito del 4 de septiembre y que ya fue enviado al Servicio Electoral, detectó personas que no pudieron votar porque no tenían carnet. Santiago, 09 de Enero de 2023.- Un informe que recomienda que el Ministerio de Justicia yContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 05 January, 2023.- UN human rights experts* today called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to renew the cross-border resolution (UNSCR 2642) expiring on 10 January 2023 for the provision of humanitarian aid into northwest Syria. Their statement is as follows: “Cross-border assistance remains an essential access modalityContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 4 January, 2023.- As I marked the beginning of this new year with my family, my thoughts went to those whose loved ones are languishing in detention facilities – imprisoned for exercising their human rights. This includes people working in defence of the environment, on climate action, those calling outContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 30 December, 2022.- UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk today called for a coordinated regional approach to protect the thousands of desperate Rohingya who risk their lives by undertaking perilous sea voyages. “More than 2,400 Rohingya have sought to leave Bangladesh and Myanmar in 2022 alone, and I amContinuar Leyendo
