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Geneva, 20 June, 2022.- UN human rights experts* today commended an announcement made by the Malaysian government that it will abolish the country’s mandatory death penalty and encouraged Parliament to take concrete steps to pass the agreement into law. The policy shift will replace the mandatory death penalty with alternativeContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 20 June, 2022.- The world is bearing witness to a continued shrinking of civic space and increased human rights violations in the context of peaceful protests, as governments across the globe securitise their approach to compounding crises, a UN expert said today. “Rather than seeing peaceful protest as aContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 18 June, 2022.- UN human rights experts* today denounced Israel for abusing counter-terrorism laws to target and silence human rights defenders, after an Israeli court found Gaza aid worker, Mohammed el-Halabi, guilty of financing terrorism. The conviction of the former programme director of World Vision’s Gaza office was aContinuar Leyendo

Geneva/New York, 18 June, 2022.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet and UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Alice Nderitu today expressed their deep alarm about the impact of the recent increase in hostilities between the M23 armed group and the armed forces of the DemocraticContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 17 June, 2022.- A UN human rights expert today urged the United Kingdom to halt plans to transfer asylum seekers to Rwanda and expressed serious concern that the country’s asylum partnership arrangement violates international law, and risks causing irreparable harm to people seeking international protection. “There are serious risksContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 15 June, 2022.- UN human rights experts* have expressed grave concerns about continuous encroachment on traditional Maasai lands and housing, accompanied by a lack of transparency in, and consultation with the Maasai Indigenous Peoples, during decision making and planning. This trend most recently culminated in security forces’ violence againstContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 14 June, 2022.- A group of UN human rights experts* have urged Member States to renew their commitment to end all forms of abuse and violence against older women, promote their human rights and act against pervasive sexist and ageist attitudes. On the occasion of World Elder Abuse AwarenessContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 10 June, 2022.- The Myanmar junta’s announced decision to enforce death sentences against four individuals, including two prominent activists, marks the start of what could be a spate of death pronouncements, two UN experts* warned today, without an increase in international pressure on the brutal military regime. “The illegitimateContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 10 June, 2022.- Ahead of the 50th session of the Human Rights Council, a group of UN experts* today urged the Government of China to cooperate fully with the UN human rights system and grant unhindered access to independent experts who have received and addressed allegations of significant humanContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 9 June, 2022.- The UN Child Rights Committee (CRC) has issued its findings on Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, Greece, Iceland, Kiribati, Somalia and Zambia, the States parties that it reviewed during its latest session. The findings contain positive aspects of each country’s implementation of the ConventionContinuar Leyendo