New York, 20 October, 2022.- Eliminating racism and disparities in health status resulting from racial discrimination, xenophobia and intolerance is central to global efforts to advance the right to health and other human rights, a UN expert told the General Assembly today. “The health consequences of racism and discrimination areContinuar Leyendo
Kabul, 20 October, 2022.- After completing his 12-day visit to Afghanistan today, Richard Bennett, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, concluded that the country continues to experience a serious crisis and urgent action is needed from all parties to avert a further deterioration of theContinuar Leyendo
New York, 19 October, 2022.- Climate change is an increasingly potent driver of migration that compels millions of people to leave their homes every year and requires decisive actions by States, the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of migrants, Felipe González Morales, said today in a report presented toContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 19 October, 2022.- UN independent experts have called on Israel to immediately release Salah Hammouri, an arbitrarily detained French-Palestinian human rights defender and lawyer, who has just ended a 19 day hunger strike in objection to the systematic policy of administrative detention. “We are concerned by Israel’s pervasive misuseContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 18 October, 2022.- The latest alarming airstrikes on the Tigray region risk seriously exacerbating the already devastating impact of hostilities on civilians, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned today. “Since 31 August we have received numerous reports of civilian casualties and destruction of civilian objects dueContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 12 October, 2022.- Finland’s failure to repatriate Finnish children who have been held in Syrian camps in life-threatening conditions for years violated their right to life, as well as their right to be free from inhuman and degrading treatment, the UN Child Rights Committee has found. The UN ChildContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 11 October, 2022.- Widespread and systematic human rights violations and abuses against migrants in Libya are compounded by the lack of pathways to protection within and outside the country – meaning migrants are often compelled to accept ‘assisted return’ to their home countries in conditions that may not meetContinuar Leyendo
Santiago, 11 de Octubre de 2022.- Chile agradece a todos los Estados Miembros de la ONU que han apoyado esta candidatura y le han otorgado el honor de trabajar, activamente y desde un lugar destacado, en la promoción y protección de los derechos humanos, el fomento de la paz, laContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 10 October, 2022.- A UN expert has urged the Japanese government to give unqualified, human rights and needs-based support to the more than 30,000 people still displaced 11 years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.That approach must also apply to reconstruction in affected areas. “Many displaced persons are unableContinuar Leyendo
New York, 7 October, 2022.- States must strive to address the vulnerabilities of children to sale and sexual exploitation within the framework of the 2030 Agenda to usher in a world where no child is left behind, a UN expert told the General Assembly today. “The economic repercussions of theContinuar Leyendo
