Geneva/New York, 28 July, 2022.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet hailed today’s recognition of the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment by the UN General Assembly and called for urgent action to make it a reality for all. “This decision reflects that all rightsContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 27 July, 2022.-Doing business in conflict-affected areas means business enterprises have responsibilities to conduct heightened human rights due diligence and adopt a conflict-sensitive approach in all decisions impacting affected populations, UN experts said today. In collaboration with the University of Essex and University of Virginia, the UN Working GroupContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 26 July, 2022.- The rising levels of violence perpetrated by non-State armed groups and criminal organizations in rural areas of Colombia are having a devastating impact, particularly on women and children, indigenous peoples, Afro-descendants, community leaders and human rights defenders, a UN Human Rights Office report published today warns.Continuar Leyendo
Geneva, 25 July, 2022.- UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet today condemned in the strongest terms the execution of four democracy activists by Myanmar’s military despite repeated calls by the United Nations and the wider international community to not carry out death sentences. “I am dismayed that despite appeals fromContinuar Leyendo
Su destacada labor en defensa del derecho a la vivienda y de los derechos fundamentales de las personas migrantes en el norte del país le valieron el reconocimiento del Instituto Nacional de Derechos Humanos (INDH). Santiago, 25 de Julio de 2022.- Ante más de un centenar de personas que seContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 25 July, 2022.- The UN Human Rights Office today issued two reports on extremely disturbing events recently occurring in the Central African Republic (CAR). One details a brutal, organised attack on a village by a pro-Government militia, while the second describes how specific armed groups have perpetrated recurring actsContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 24 July, 2022.- UN experts today expressed frustration and grave concern following confirmation of the death of Australian teenager Yusuf Zahab in a North-East Syrian detention facility. The boy is believed to have died from injuries he sustained compounded by subsequent lack of adequate medical treatment during and afterContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 22 July, 2022.- Four years since a dam failure in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic left at least 71 dead and thousands displaced and homeless, UN experts* have called on the Government and companies involved to explain why survivors continue to face hardship and neglect. “It is shameful thatContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 22 July, 2022.- The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights was scheduled to undertake its first country visit to Luxembourg from 18 to 28 July to assess efforts to identify, prevent and address adverse impacts of business operations on human rights and the environment. At the requestContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 21 July, 2022.- UN experts today called on authorities, candidates and political parties in Kenya to foster an enabling environment for peaceful elections and prevent election-related violence, as the country prepares to hold general elections on 9 August. “Civic space, public participation, fundamental freedoms and a violence-free environment areContinuar Leyendo
