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
Dhaka/Geneva, 17 November, 2022.- Bangladesh must take concrete action to combat entrenched and pervasive ageism and follow through on its planned measures to ensure human rights protection of older persons, a UN expert said. Concluding an 11-day visit in the country, Claudia Mahler, the Independent Expert on the enjoyment ofContinuar Leyendo
Washington, 14 de Noviembre de 2022.- Over the weekend, Russian forces withdrew from Kherson in Ukraine, a city of more than 280,000. It’s a big win for the Ukrainian people and for its military, one senior military official said during a briefing today at the Pentagon. «The most significant developmentContinuar Leyendo
