GENEVA (8 December 2023) – Member States of the United Nations must use all measures at their disposal and their influence to promote an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza,…Continue reading UN experts urge States to unite for peace and push for ceasefire in Gaza
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International Day for the Abolition of Slavery – 2 December 2023 GENEVA (1 December 2023) – The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is a poignant reminder that contemporary…Continue reading UN experts urge shift towards human rights economy to prevent contemporary forms of slavery
GENEVA (27 November 2023) – Chilean authorities must take urgent steps to ensure justice and full reparations for victims who suffered serious human rights violations during the 2019-2020 mass demonstrations…Continue reading Chile: UN experts call for justice and accountability for human rights violations during 2019-2020 protests
International Day on the Elimination of Violence against Women GENEVA (24 November 2023) – The international community must redouble its efforts to ensure the full protection of women and girls in…Continue reading The international community must “walk the talk” on the safety and security of women and girls in times of armed conflict
GENEVA (23 November 2023) – UN experts* today expressed alarm at the worldwide wave of attacks, reprisals, criminalisation and sanctions against those who publicly express solidarity with the victims of…Continue reading Speaking out on Gaza / Israel must be allowed: UN experts
GENEVA (9 November 2023) – UN experts today expressed deep concern about the arbitrary detention of Uzbek human rights defender, Dauletmurat Tajimuratov, in Uzbekistan, and said he was facing harassment…Continue reading Uzbekistan must refrain from persecuting defenders of minority rights: UN experts
In the present report, to be presented at the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association,…Continue reading CIVIC SPACE AND SUSTAINABLE PEACE
GENEVA (18 October 2023) – Sri Lanka’s new proposed counter-terrorism legislation does not go far enough to remedy the defects of the country’s draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), UN…Continue reading UN experts say Sri Lanka’s counter-terrorism bill fails to heed their recommendations, status quo fundamentally unchanged
Press Conference, 13 October 2023 Discussion of thematic report on the Importance of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association for building sustainable peace and democratic transition….Continue reading 13/10 UNGA-78 Press Conference: Full Statement
