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Geneva, 2 December, 2022.- Israel’s decision to deport French-Palestinian human rights defender and lawyer Salah Hammouri to France against his will may constitute a war crime under the Geneva Convention, UN experts* warned today. On 30 November 2022, Israel reaffirmed the revocation of his permanent residency in Jerusalem. Israeli authoritiesContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 2 December, 2022.- The Myanmar Military is forcibly evicting over 50,000 people from informal settlements and systematically destroying homes in a fundamental violation of core human rights obligations, UN experts said today. More than 40,000 residents living in informal settlements in Mingaladon, a northern township of Yangon, have receivedContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 1 December, 2022.- UN experts* said today they were concerned a 57- year-old Jordanian citizen may soon be executed for drug offences that do not meet the threshold for “most serious crimes” and continued to recommend the Government of Saudi Arabia to abolish the death penalty for drug convictions.Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, 30 November, 2022.- UN Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor will assess the situation of human rights defenders in Tajikistan during an official visit to the country from today, 28 November to 9 December 2022. The visit will provide an opportunity to discuss the situation of human rights defenders and keyContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 29 November, 2022.- The UN Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights, Marcos Orellana, will visit Ghana from 30 November to 13 December 2022 to assess the country’s human rights situation in relation to toxics and hazardous substances. The Special Rapporteur will visit at the invitation of the Government.Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, 29 November, 2022.- The UN Committee against Torture (CAT) and the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) have jointly decided to take action in response to Nicaragua’s refusal to cooperate with the two UN bodies in tackling and preventing torture in the country. «This is the first time theContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 29 November, 2022.- UN experts* today welcomed the adoption of a resolution presented by the African group, calling on Member states to lay the groundwork for a new UN convention on tax that would give low-and middle-income countries decision-making power over global tax affairs. The resolution adopted at theContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 28 November, 2022.- The UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Alexandra Xanthaki, will make an official visit to Germany from today, 28 November, to 9 December. Xanthaki will examine the right of all to participate in the cultural life of their choice and to freely expressContinuar Leyendo

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