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Geneva, 11 November, 2022.- UN experts* today urged Iranian authorities to stop indicting people with charges punishable by death for participation, or alleged participation, in peaceful demonstrations. Eight people were charged on 29 October by the Islamic Revolution Court, in Tehran province, with crimes carrying the death penalty, namely “wagingContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 10 November, 2022.-  The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to development, Saad Alfarargi, will conduct an official visit to Albania from 15 to 24 November 2022 to assess the country’s efforts to integrate the human right to development into its domestic policies. “I look forward to meeting GovernmentContinuar Leyendo

Damascus/Geneva, 10 November, 2022.- UN Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures and human rights Alena Douhan today urged sanctioning States to lift unilateral sanctions against Syria, warning that they were perpetuating and exacerbating the destruction and trauma suffered by the Syrian people since 2011. “I am struck by the pervasivenessContinuar Leyendo

New York, 8 November, 2022.- The unresolved legacies of trade and trafficking of enslaved Africans and colonialism, post-colonial apartheid and segregation, continues to harm children of African descent in all areas of life, UN experts said. In a report presented to the General Assembly by the Working Group on peopleContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 8 November, 2022.- UN experts* today called on Türkiye to stop using counter-terrorism legislation to intimidate human rights defenders and immediately release recently detained Sebnem Korur Fincancı, a recognised forensic medical practitioner and anti-torture expert. Fincancı, who helped develop the United Nations’ reference standards on the investigation and documentationContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 5 November, 2022.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Saturday issued an open letter to Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer at Twitter, urging him to “ensure human rights are central to the management of Twitter” under Musk’s leadership. The letter follows reports of the sacking ofContinuar Leyendo

New York, 5 November, 2022.- Persons affected by leprosy have been waiting too long for their disability rights to be recognised globally and nationally, a UN independent expert told the General Assembly. “Persons affected by leprosy should be fully recognised as persons with disabilities in accordance with the Convention onContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 4 November, 2022.-UN experts today urged Brazil’s new government to axe a ‘parental alienation’ law that can lead to discrimination against women and girls, particularly in family court custody battles. Following the conclusion of the country’s presidential elections, the human rights experts issued the following statement: “Today we callContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 04 November, 2022.- The independence of the judiciary and national institutions is vital to stability and transitional process in the Central African Republic (CAR), a UN expert said today, following the removal of the top judge on the country’s Constitutional Court by presidential decree last week. President of theContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 3 November, 2022.- The UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) has issued its findings on Ethiopia, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Nicaragua, the Philippines, and Russia, after examining the implementation of civil and political rights in the respective States. The findings contain the Committee’s main concerns and recommendations on the implementation of theContinuar Leyendo