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Geneva, 17 June, 2022.- A UN human rights expert today urged the United Kingdom to halt plans to transfer asylum seekers to Rwanda and expressed serious concern that the country’s asylum partnership arrangement violates international law, and risks causing irreparable harm to people seeking international protection. “There are serious risksContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 15 June, 2022.- UN human rights experts* have expressed grave concerns about continuous encroachment on traditional Maasai lands and housing, accompanied by a lack of transparency in, and consultation with the Maasai Indigenous Peoples, during decision making and planning. This trend most recently culminated in security forces’ violence againstContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 14 June, 2022.- A group of UN human rights experts* have urged Member States to renew their commitment to end all forms of abuse and violence against older women, promote their human rights and act against pervasive sexist and ageist attitudes. On the occasion of World Elder Abuse AwarenessContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 10 June, 2022.- The Myanmar junta’s announced decision to enforce death sentences against four individuals, including two prominent activists, marks the start of what could be a spate of death pronouncements, two UN experts* warned today, without an increase in international pressure on the brutal military regime. “The illegitimateContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 10 June, 2022.- Ahead of the 50th session of the Human Rights Council, a group of UN experts* today urged the Government of China to cooperate fully with the UN human rights system and grant unhindered access to independent experts who have received and addressed allegations of significant humanContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 9 June, 2022.- The UN Child Rights Committee (CRC) has issued its findings on Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, Greece, Iceland, Kiribati, Somalia and Zambia, the States parties that it reviewed during its latest session. The findings contain positive aspects of each country’s implementation of the ConventionContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 7 June, 2022.- UN human rights experts* today condemned the Myanmar military junta’s attempts to establish a “digital dictatorship” in Myanmar by imposing further restrictions on the access to internet, internet shutdowns, online censorship, surveillance and other barriers to internet access. “The international community must not stand quietly byContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 5 June, 2022.- The environmental devastation caused by conflicts around the world is exacerbating the disastrous human rights consequences for people, including their right to live in a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, and will do so for years to come, David R. Boyd, UN Special Rapporteur on humanContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 4 June, 2022.-UN human rights experts* have expressed serious concerns about the continued use of excessive force by the Sudanese authorities against peaceful protesters, and called for those responsible to be held to account and justice to be served. Three years after the 3 June 2019 crackdown on peacefulContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 3 June, 2022.-  UN human rights experts* today urged Israel to stop the eviction and demolition of a Bedouin village in Israel that will forcibly displace hundreds of residents in a bid to expand Jewish-only settlements. “Thousands of Bedouin citizens of Israel living in the Naqab are facing threatsContinuar Leyendo