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San José, 25 de Noviembre del 2022.- Un experto de la ONU acogió hoy con satisfacción las medidas adoptadas por Costa Rica para eliminar las formas contemporáneas de la esclavitud, pero instó al gobierno y a las empresas a hacer más para garantizar que los grupos marginados no sean explotados.Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, 25 November, 2022.- The UN Human Rights Committee expressed profound regret over the Republic of Belarus’ denunciation of the First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, thirty years after its accession. The Committee said Minsk’s recent decision to withdraw from the Optional Protocol willContinuar Leyendo

Geneva,  25 November,  2022.- The UN Committee against Torture (CAT) on Friday issued its findings on Australia, Chad, El Salvador, Malawi, Somalia and Uganda after reviewing the States parties in the latest session, as well as the final version of the concluding observations on Nicaragua provisionally adopted during its previousContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 25 November, 2022.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday expressed his shock at the unabated human suffering in Ukraine, as highlighted by continuing Russian missile and drone strikes against critical infrastructure on a broad scale, and recent allegations of summary executions of prisoners of warContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 24 November, 2022.- The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) called on Iraq to take urgent action to include enforced disappearance as an autonomous offence in national legislation, stressing that the process cannot be further postponed. “The absence of an explicit definition in the domestic legislation of enforced disappearanceContinuar Leyendo

Tirana/Geneva, 24 November, 2022.- Albania’s efforts to include women in government deserve recognition, but the country can do more to promote the participation of persons with disabilities and rural communities in political, economic and social development, a UN expert said today. At the end of a 10-day visit to theContinuar Leyendo

En la jornada -que tendrá lugar el jueves 15 de diciembre en la comuna de San Antonio- se abordarán problemáticas y desafíos propios del trabajo con grupos de especial protección con especial énfasis en territorios comunales. Con el objetivo de generar un espacio de reflexión, debate y puesta en comúnContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 23 November, 2022.-  The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) announced plans to visit Georgia, Guatemala, Kazakhstan, Mauritius, the Philippines and South Africa in 2023, in addition to previously announced missions to Croatia, Madagascar and the State of Palestine for next year. The SPT also intended to visitContinuar Leyendo

Seoul/Geneva, 21 November, 2022.-  The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar today urged the Republic of Korea (ROK) to take even stronger action to help reverse the international community’s failure to address the crisis in Myanmar. “The Republic of Korea can play a vital leadershipContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 19 November, 2022.- UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk condemned the heinous killing of two young Egyptian girls at a displacement camp in northeastern Syria this week, and called the international community as well as Kurdish-led forces controlling the area to redouble efforts to ensure the protection of thousandsContinuar Leyendo