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Geneva, 24 June, 2022.-  UN human rights experts* today denounced the decision by the US Supreme Court to strike down Roe v. Wade, a near half-century legal precedent that has protected women’s right to choose to have an abortion and called on President Joe Biden to take all necessary measuresContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 24 June, 2022.- Media freedom and safety of journalists have declined dangerously around the world with grave negative impacts on human rights, democracy and development globally, a UN expert warned today. “In a climate of surging authoritarianism and backsliding of democracies, populist leaders have actively sought to demonise andContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 24 June, 2022.- Human rights experts from the three UN anti-torture mechanisms* have urged States members to provide the necessary material and legal conditions to enable health personnel to assess, report and document torture, cruel or inhumane treatment. On the occasion of the International Day in Support of VictimsContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 23 June, 2022.- The dramatic real-life effects of Internet shutdowns on people’s lives and human rights have been vastly underestimated, the UN Human Rights Office warns in a new report issued today. The report urges States not to impose Internet shutdowns. “Too often, major communication channels or entire communicationContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 23 June, 2022.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Thursday urged Ethiopian authorities to hold prompt, impartial and thorough investigations into attacks that led to the killing of hundreds of people in the West Wollega zone, western Ethiopia, last weekend. The UN Human Rights Office hasContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 22 June, 2022.-  The capacity of States to investigate all potentially unlawful deaths, as required under international law, is too often hindered, Morris Tidball-Binz, the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, warned the Human Rights Council today, calling on the international community to step up effortsContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 21 June, 2022.- Trafficking in persons is a grave concern in the agricultural sector that affects both adults and children, resulting from high levels of informality and a lack of oversight and protection within the industry, a UN expert said today. “The growth of agribusiness and the power ofContinuar Leyendo

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