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Geneva, 19 December, 2022.- States must immediately and efficiently coordinate their efforts to prevent the disappearance of thousands of migrants en route to their countries of destination each year, UN rights experts* stressed on the eve of International Migrants Day. More than 35,000 migrants have died or disappeared since 2014,Continuar Leyendo

Athens, December 17, 2022.-  The UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries and private military and security companies today welcomed Greece’s commitment to regulate the operations of private military and security companies. During an eight-day official visit to the country, the human rights experts assessed the regulation of privateContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 16 December, 2022.-  The UN Child Rights Committee urged Peru to take immediate action to end violence against children, investigate the casualty of children during recent protests and duly guarantee children’s rights to expression. The Committee issued a statement today to express its deep concerns about the information itContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 16 December, 2022.- UN experts are deeply aggrieved about a public execution and that flogging has resumed in Afghanistan and call on the de facto authorities to halt immediately all forms of torturous, cruel and degrading forms of punishments. They said in a statement issued today: “Since 18 NovemberContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 15 December, 2022.- UN experts condemned the rampant Israeli settler violence and excessive use of force by Israeli forces against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank this year that have made 2022 the deadliest in this area of the occupied Palestinian territory since the United Nations started systematically documentingContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 15 December, 2022.- UN experts* warned that proposed legislation now before the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) fails to comply with the State’s obligation to investigate serious human rights violations committed during the “Northern Ireland Troubles” and denies truth and remedy forContinuar Leyendo

Juba/Geneva, 14 December, 2022.- A UN human rights expert today called on South Sudan to redouble its efforts to prevent trafficking in persons, for purposes of sexual exploitation, child marriage and recruitment, and forced labour, and urged authorities to strengthen prevention measures and improve protection and support for victims. EndingContinuar Leyendo

Accra/Geneva, December 13, 2022.-  In the face of threats posed by toxic substances, there is an urgent need for Ghana to respect and guarantee the free and full exercise of human rights, a UN expert said today. “Ghana should be commended for its leadership at the international level in strengtheningContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 13 December, 2022.- The Government of Lao must intensify efforts to investigate the enforced disappearance of Mr. Sombath Somphone, a development worker and human rights defender, whose fate and whereabouts are still unknown 10 years after his abduction, UN human rights experts* said today. “Credible, prompt, thorough, independent andContinuar Leyendo

Dushanbe/Geneva,  December 10,  2022.- The authorities in Tajikistan must radically improve the situation of its human rights defenders, and dispel an intensifying climate of fear, a UN independent expert said today after a two-week official visit to the country. “Some officials in the Tajik government are trying to engage positivelyContinuar Leyendo