The UN Child Rights Committee and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, today jointly call on Member States to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict (OPAC), to commit to endingContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, February 11, 2022.- Brazil must comply with its international obligations and reinforce its national prevention mechanisms against torture, experts from the UN torture prevention body said on conclusion to their visit to the country with the third largest prison population in the world. “We urge Brazil to drop itsContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, February 10, 2022.- UN human rights experts* today urged Sweden not to issue a licence for an iron-ore mine in the Gaìllok region, home of the indigenous Saìmi people, saying the open-pit mine will generate vast amounts of pollution and toxic waste, and endanger the protected ecosystem including reindeerContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, February 08, 2022.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday urged the President of Tunisia to restore the High Judicial Council, warning that its dissolution would seriously undermine the rule of law, the separation of powers and independence of the judiciary in the country. The PresidentContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, February 03, 2021.- UN human rights experts* today called on the United States of America to halt the planned and imminent forced evictions of 63 people who self-identify as belonging to the Nooksack indigenous tribe in northern Washington State. Twenty-one families face eviction from their homes by the NooksackContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, February 02, 2022.- Barbuda’s fragile and biodiverse natural site of Palmetto Point, recognised as a wetland of international importance by the Ramsar Convention, remains at risk, with serious human rights implications, due to the construction of the Barbuda Ocean Club resort, UN experts* said today. “More than 85 percentContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, February 01, 2022.- UN human rights experts* today urged Cambodian authorities to halt the planned implementation of data surveillance legislation, saying it is repressive and further undermines privacy rights and democratic freedoms in the country. The ‘Sub-decree on the Establishment of the National Internet Gateway’, due to come intoContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, February 1, 2022.- One year after the Myanmar military launched a coup, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar released a video* featuring the voices of some of those in Myanmar who have suffered greatly and are taking action to defend their country. TomContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, January 31, 2022.- Experts from the UN torture prevention body will visit Brazil from today to 4 February for meetings with senior officials to discuss the country’s policy that amended the national system to prevent and combat torture. During their visit to the capital, Brasilia, the experts from theContinuar Leyendo
Geneva, January 28, 2022.-UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday urged the international community to intensify pressure on the military to stop its campaign of violence against the people of Myanmar and to insist on the prompt restoration of civilian rule. “One year after the military seizedContinuar Leyendo
