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Geneva, 4 March, 2026.-  Resettlement processes must uphold human rights, the Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Balakrishnan Rajagopal said today, presenting his new Guiding Principles on Resettlement to the Human Rights Council. “Resettlement after evictions and displacement is a massive challenge and shows poor performance globally,” RajagopalContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 3 March, 2026.- The Taliban’s increasing use of judicially-sanctioned corporal punishment, inflicted in public, often for so called moral crimes in Afghanistan, violates international human rights law, UN experts* warned today. “Corporal punishment is an offence against human dignity and physical integrity, and, depending on its severity, would amountContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 2 March, 2026.- The international community must ensure that any efforts to reconstruct Gaza are guided by international law and human rights norms and standards, rather than by neo-colonial interests that rest on impunity and avarice, UN experts* said today. “The right of Palestinians to self-determination is inalienable, itContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, March 01, 2026.- UN experts* today expressed grave concern about 40 Uyghur Muslim men forcibly returned to China by Thai authorities a year ago, whose fate, state of health and whereabouts remain unknown. “The disappearances reflect a broader pattern of transnational repression targeting ethnic and religious minorities and individualsContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 27 February, 2026.- The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today issued findings on Australia, Georgia, Kenya, and Uruguay, following its review of these States parties during its latest session. The findings highlight positive developments and outline major concerns and recommendations regarding each country’s implementation of theContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 27 February, 2026.- Afghanistan faces a deepening health crisis driven by the Taliban’s ongoing attack on the rights of women and girls and a sharp drop in international funding, a UN expert warned today. In a new report to the UN Human Rights Council, the Special Rapporteur on theContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 25 February, 2026.- UN experts* today called on the Government of India to launch urgent independent investigations into alarming allegations of hundreds of extrajudicial killings and torture-related deaths and thousands of injuries by law enforcement officials, and undertake major reforms to modernise policing in line with international human rightsContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 24 February, 2026.- UN experts* today urged States to ensure that any new regulations governing the deep seabed, including a code on mining, are firmly grounded in international law, including international human rights law, and implement the precautionary principle. “The deep seabed is not an industrial frontier, it isContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 20 February, 2026.- UN human rights experts* today urged Iranian authorities to fully disclose the fate and whereabouts of individuals detained, forcibly disappeared or missing in the aftermath of the nationwide protests, and to halt all death sentences and executions related to the demonstrations. “The true scale of theContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 19 February, 2026.- Nigeria must immediately end all demolitions and violent evictions in waterfront areas of Lagos once and for all, UN experts* said today. “More and more urban poor in Lagos are losing their homes, access to services and opportunities, while the government justifies these actions in theContinuar Leyendo