Geneva, 13 July, 2022.- The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Felipe González Morales, has started an official visit to Poland and Belarus. From 12 to 15 July and 21 to 25 July, he will be in Poland, assessing the situation of migrants and refugees inContinuar Leyendo
Santiago, 12 de Julio de 2022.- El Instituto Nacional de Derechos Humanos (INDH) invita a participar de la convocatoria 2022 del Diplomado de Comunicación y Derechos Humanos que impulsa en conjunto con la Universidad Alberto Hurtado. Este programa de modalidad virtual se dirige a personas que se desempeñen en elContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 8 July, 2022.- UN human rights experts today deplored the execution of Kalwant Singh a/l Jogindar Singh, a Malaysian national convicted of drug offences in Singapore. Singh’s death sentence was enforced early in the morning on 7 July after an application for a stay of execution was dismissed onContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 8 July, 2022.- In view of the resolution on the situation in Syria to be adopted by United Nations Security Council members, a group of UN experts have called on all relevant stakeholders to extend resolution 2585 (2021) on cross-border humanitarian assistance to ensure that the population receives adequateContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 7 July, 2022.- UN human rights experts* today raised concerns over expanding the application of unilateral sanctions into areas of scientific and academic research and publishing, after reports that academic research submitted by authors from sanctioned countries were being disqualified. Recalling the principle of non-discrimination and due diligence setContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 7 July, 2022.- Haiti’s Cité Soleil is at risk of becoming a ‘sacrifice zone’ with its inhabitants facing extreme environmental injustices and an acute waste problem that threatens their health and safety, UN human rights experts* said today. “Inhabitants of Cité Soleil are exposed to toxic waters and fumesContinuar Leyendo
Geneva/Montevideo, 6 July, 2022.- The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances will conduct an official visit to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay from 7 to 14 July 2022. The Working Group’s delegation, which visits Uruguay at the invitation of the Government, will travel to Montevideo and meet stateContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 5 July, 2022.- The 2030 Agenda for sustainable development and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is characterised by a shallow commitment to racial justice and equality and fails to address systematic racism and xenophobia, a UN expert told the Human Rights Council today. “Despite the 2030 Agenda’s promising rhetoric, itContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 5 July, 2022.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet today called for a prompt, independent and transparent investigation into the deaths of at least 18 people during clashes at protests in the Uzbek region of Karakalpakstan last Friday. According to the Prosecutor General’s office, 18 people wereContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 4 July, 2022.- Rampant deforestation, chemical and plastic production, fossil fuel exploitation and other large-scale extractive activities by business entities are harming people and the planet, a UN expert said today, introducing a blueprint for laws to curb environmental and human rights violations by corporate actors. “Businesses operating inContinuar Leyendo
