Human Rigths (Page 79)

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

Luxembourg City/Geneva,  10 Dec, 2022.- UN experts today hailed Luxembourg’s commitment to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and praised the development of two National Action Plans on business and human rights. “Inviting the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights as the first SpecialContinuar Leyendo

Berlin/Geneva, 9 December, 2022.- Germany must embrace its rich cultural diversity and act more firmly to enable those marginalised to fully participate in shaping society, a UN expert said today. At the end of a 13-day official visit to the country, the UN Special Rapporteur in the field of culturalContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, December 09,  2022.- UN experts today condemned today’s execution of a 23-year-old demonstrator convicted in the context of nation-wide protests and raised the alarm about Iranian artists charged for crimes carrying the death penalty. The young Iranian was hanged on Thursday morning after Tehran Islamic Revolution Court found himContinuar Leyendo

Ginebra, 7 de Diciembre de 2022.- Las y los expertos de la ONU han manifestado hoy su preocupación por que el proyecto de 1.500 kilómetros del Tren Maya en la península de Yucatán, en México, ponga en peligro los derechos de los pueblos indígenas y otras comunidades a la tierraContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 6 December, 2022.-  In order to realise a “world living in harmony with nature” by 2050, UN experts today called on States to ensure that the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework is centred on human rights. “Healthy biodiversity and ecosystems are the foundation of life and fundamental to the enjoymentContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 3 December, 2022.- UN human rights experts* today expressed alarm over the deteriorating health situation of jailed human rights defender Arash Sadeghi and called for his immediate release from prison. Arash Sadeghi, who has been arrested and jailed on multiple occasions for his activities in defense of human rights,Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, 3 December, 2022.- UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Friday expressed shock that more than 130 people have now been sentenced to death by military courts behind closed-doors in Myanmar since the military launched a coup last year, following fresh convictions this week. At least seven university studentsContinuar Leyendo