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Geneva,  23 May, 2022.- The UN Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW) commended Morocco’s open migration policy after its visit. During its trip, the Committee also advanced the drafting process of General Comment No. 6, a guide to the International Convention, to help States parties protect the rights of migrant workers.Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, 25 May, 2022.- The multi-layered violations of cultural rights in Ukraine will have devastating effects in the post-war era, a UN human rights expert warned today. “As in other conflicts, we currently witness the unfolding of suffering in Ukraine that does not seem to end and we cannot stop,”Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, 24 May, 2022.- A UN human rights expert* today cautiously welcomed the commitment of the Maldives Government to bring women and children from Syria home, while urging comprehensive action from the authorities to address the horrific and life-threatening situation faced by their nationals — primarily children – in conflictContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 23 May, 2022.- As the World Health Assembly, the main decision-making body of the World Health Organization, meets for its 75th Session in Geneva, Reem Alsalem, the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, calls on States and the WHO to step up efforts to prevent sexual exploitation andContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 21 May,  2022.- The UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Fernand de Varennes, today urged Tajikistan to end a deadly crackdown against the Pamiri minority in the Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous region (GBAO), warning that the use of counter-terrorism operations to quell protests could fuel even wider and more violent trouble.Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, 21 May, 2022.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Monday begins a six-day official mission to China, at the invitation of the Government. This is the first country visit by a UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to China since 2005. During her visit, the HighContinuar Leyendo

Tehran, 19 May, 2022.- The complex set of unilateral sanctions against Iran, coupled with secondary sanctions against third-parties, overcompliance and zero-risking policies by businesses and financial institutions, exacerbate existing humanitarian and economic challenges and negatively affect the lives of the people, in particular the most vulnerable, a UN human rightsContinuar Leyendo

Ginebra, 17 de Mayo de 2022.- Ecuador discriminó en contra del activista de derechos indígenas Yaku Pérez Guartambel al negarse a reconocer validez a su matrimonio oficiado por autoridades tradicionales indígenas, concluyó el Comité para la Eliminación de la Discriminación Racial (CERD). El Comité emitió su decisión luego de examinarContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 17 May, 2022.- The 100,000 officially registered disappearances in Mexico illustrate a long-standing pattern of impunity in the country, indicating the tragedy continues daily, UN human rights experts warned. The Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) and the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) today expressed grave concernContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 16 May, 2022.- A UN human rights expert today called on the international community to step up its support for Ukraine’s own investigations into alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the context of the armed attack by the Russian Federation, saying it is crucial that allContinuar Leyendo