Geneva, 18 July, 2022.- The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran Javaid Rehman today hailed the conviction of an Iranian official by a Swedish court for his involvement in summary executions and enforced disappearances against political dissidents in 1988. Hamid Nouri wasContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, 17 July, 2022.- UN experts* today condemned reports of escalating violence against foreign nationals in South Africa and called for accountability against xenophobia, racism and hate speech that were harming migrants, refugees, asylum seekers and even citizens perceived as foreign throughout the country. Recent reports indicate that xenophobic violenceContinuar Leyendo
Gaborone, 15 July, 2022.- Botswana has made improvements on preventing and ending arbitrary deprivation of liberty, but significant challenges remain in further developing and implementing a legal framework, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said at the end of a visit to the country. «We commend Botswana for itsContinuar Leyendo
Geneva/Tunis, 15 July, 2022.- The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, Pedro Arrojo-Agudo will conduct a country visit to the Republic of Tunisia from 18 to 29 July 2022. The Special Rapporteur will be visiting Tunisia at the invitation of the Government. HeContinuar Leyendo
Ginebra, 14 de Julio de 2022.- Una mujer en España que fue sometida a inducción prematura del parto y cesárea sin su consentimiento fue víctima de violencia obstétrica, según el Comité para la Eliminación de la Discriminación contra la Mujer (CEDAW) de la ONU. El Comité publica su dictamen hoyContinuar Leyendo
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
