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Ginebra, 04 de Septiembre de 2022.- El Comité de Derechos Humanos de la ONU ha considerado que España violó los derechos políticos de ex miembros del Gobierno y del Parlamento de Cataluña al suspenderlos de sus funciones públicas, previo a la existencia de una condena, tras el referéndum independentista deContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 2 September, 2022.- Chile’s referendum for a new constitution on Sunday will provide an opportunity to recognise the right to adequate housing in its domestic legal order, a UN expert said today. “The referendum gives Chile a unique opportunity to join the increasing number of countries that have givenContinuar Leyendo

Geneva,  31 August, 2022.- The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances on Wednesday welcomed the declaration by the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to recognise the Committee’s competence to investigate individual complaints and interstate communications. It commended that the decision is a significant step forward in the country’s human rights developmentContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 31 August 2022.- The UN Human Rights Office today issued an assessment of human rights concerns in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The assessment was initiated following serious allegations of human rights violations against Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim communities brought to the attention of the UN Human RightsContinuar Leyendo

Washington, 30 August, 2022.- A UN expert says the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse (LGBT) people are being deliberately undermined by some state governments in the United States and has urged the Biden administration to strengthen measures to protect them. “Despite five decades of progress,Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, 29 August, 2022.- The National Assembly of the Central African Republic (CAR) must ensure that drafting of a new constitution does not jeopardise ongoing efforts towards peace and reconciliation in the country, UN experts said today. “Any constitution drafted by human beings can be improved upon. But the leadersContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 27 August, 2022.- UN experts* today condemned Israel’s escalating attacks against Palestinian civil society in the occupied West Bank, after the Israeli army broke into the offices of seven Palestinian human rights and humanitarian groups operating in Ramallah and shut them down last week. “These actions amount to severeContinuar Leyendo

Ginebra, 25 de Agosto de 2022.- La Experta de la ONU Cecilia Jimenez-Damary realizará una visita oficial a México del 29 de agosto al 9 de septiembre, para evaluar la situación de derechos humanos de las personas desplazadas internas en el país. “El desplazamiento interno debido a la violencia oContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 26 August, 2022.- A UN expert has issued a 10-point human rights agenda to improve the human rights situation in Cambodia, open up civil and political space and pave the way for democratic reform, during his first official visit to the country. Issuing a statement at the conclusion ofContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 25 August, 2022.- Diego García-Sayán, UN Special Rapporteur on independence of judges and lawyers today expressed grave concern for one of Kiribati’s most senior judges, David Lambourne, who was detained by immigration authorities after a failed attempt by the government to deport him. Australian-born Judge Lambourne is a long-termContinuar Leyendo