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Geneva, 23 September, 2022.- In a ground-breaking decision, the U.N. Human Rights Committee has found that Australia’s failure to adequately protect indigenous Torres Islanders against adverse impacts of climate change violated their rights to enjoy their culture and be free from arbitrary interferences with their private life, family and home.Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, 22 September, 2022.- UN experts today urged authorities, candidates and political parties in Brazil to ensure upcoming general elections are peaceful and election-related violence is prevented. Threats, intimidation and political violence, including death threats against candidates, continue to increase online and offline, particularly against women, indigenous peoples, Afro-descendants andContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 20 September, 2022.- Multilateralism through dialogue, diplomacy, negotiation, and inclusiveness, and based on collective responsibility, is the only path to resolving conflicts, maintaining international peace and security and generally overcoming the global challenges facing humankind, a UN expert said today. “Full and unconditional respect for international law, including internationalContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 20 September, 2022.- A UN expert today urged States to address human rights violations related to the use of mercury in small-scale gold mining and protect the environment by prohibiting its trade and use in such mining. “In most parts of the world where mercury is used in small-scaleContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 19 September, 2022.- A UN expert today called on the United States to allow the shipment to Venezuela of spare parts for electron microscopes vital for detecting disease and conducting crucial medical research, saying the sanctions now blocking them are violating the rights of the Venezuelan people to healthContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 18 September, 2022.- UN experts said today human rights defenders documenting and responding to atrocities by Myanmar’s military junta urgently need comprehensive support, including financial, and called on the international community to end apparent indifference to the violence targeting the country’s population. “In the face of inaction by theContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 16 September, 2022.- The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances will hold its 128th session from 19 to 28 September 2022 to examine 696 cases from 21 countries. In the spirit of its humanitarian mandate, the Working Group will also review allegations received concerning acts tantamount toContinuar Leyendo

Geneva/Amman, 15 September, 2022.- The UN expert on the rights of persons with disabilities today welcomed Jordan’s commitment and political will to include people with disabilities in all aspects of society, following a 10-day official visit to the country. “Jordan stands out as a leader on disability rights in theContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 14 September, 2022.- Facing the water crisis, the world could learn much from the management practices of indigenous peoples, a UN expert said today. In a report to the Human Rights Council, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, Pedro Arrojo-Agudo praisedContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 13 September, 2022.- Afghanistan faces a deepening human rights crisis under Taliban rule that is leading to authoritarianism, a UN expert warned today. In his first report to the Human Rights Council, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan Richard Bennett catalogues human rights abusesContinuar Leyendo