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Geneva, 8 May, 2026.- Decrying attacks against civilians seeking to break the siege on Gaza and deliver much-needed humanitarian aid, UN experts* today demanded the immediate release of Global Sumud Flotilla activists unlawfully arrested and detained in international waters. “We are seriously concerned over the capture in international waters andContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 7 May, 2026.- UN human rights experts* today expressed grave concern over the alleged abduction and enforced disappearance of three children and an adult in Conakry, Guinea, half a year ago, in what appears to be a targeted act of reprisal against a prominent Government critic. “The abduction andContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 7 May, 2026.- France must ensure that political and constitutional reforms concerning New Caledonia proceed only with the effective participation of the Kanak Indigenous People, grounded in their free, prior and informed consent, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination warned today. Acting under its Early WarningContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 7 May, 2026.-The January 2026 executive order issued by the President of the United States imposing a fuel blockade on Cuba amounts to ‘energy starvation’ with grave consequences for human rights and the country’s overall development, UN experts* warned today. “Cuba has been subjected to energy starvation by theContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 06 May, 2026.- The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today expressed alarm over the persistent overrepresentation of Indigenous children in Australia’s criminal justice system, warning that this reflects systemic and structural racial discrimination against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander childrenContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, May 04, 2026.- Israel’s newly adopted “Death Penalty for Terrorists Law” perpetuates racial discrimination against Palestinians and amounts to a grave erosion of human rights, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination warned today, urging Israel to immediately repeal the law. The Committee expressed alarm that theContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 30 April, 2026.- UN experts* today expressed grave concern that sexual violence has become a tool of Israeli occupation, committing genocide, perpetuating the system of oppression by intimidating the Palestinian population and driving their forcible transfer. “Israeli sexual violence has become embedded in Palestinians’ daily lives under occupation,” theContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 29 April, 2026.- UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk today deplored the crackdown by Iranian authorities on dissent – in particular through the use of national security-related charges. At least 21 individuals have been executed and thousands of others arrested. Since the start of the devastating joint Israeli-US attacksContinuar Leyendo

Bogotá, 28 de Marzo de 2026.- El Grupo de Trabajo sobre mercenarios ha elogiado la firma del Presidente Petro de la nueva ley en Colombia que ratifica la Convención Internacional sobre Mercenarios del 1989. Sin embargo, también ha destacado los riesgos que supone el reclutamiento de ciudadanos colombianos para irContinuar Leyendo

Ginebra, 27 de Marzo de 2026.- Expertos de la ONU expresaron hoy profunda preocupación por informes creíbles sobre un rápido deterioro del espacio cívico que afecta a los Pueblos Indígenas y defensores de derechos humanos en Ecuador. “Los Pueblos Indígenas son esenciales para la estabilidad y el futuro económico deContinuar Leyendo