GENEVA (5 December 2022) – UN human rights experts* call for ambitious policies and recommitment to development cooperation in a statement marking the 36th anniversary of the Declaration on the Right…Continue reading States must renew their commitment to international cooperation to achieve SDGs and realise human rights
GENEVA (25 November 2022) – UN experts* today said the latest actions by Taliban de facto authorities targeting women and girls deepen existing flagrant violations of their human rights and…Continue reading Afghanistan: Latest Taliban treatment of women and girls may be crime against humanity
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 25 November 2022 GENEVA (24 November 2022) –Increased and relentless attacks on the bodily autonomy of women and girls on the basis…Continue reading Ending violence against women and girls key to tackling global crises and achieving prosperity
GENEVA (18 November 2022) – Climate activists and civil society have been subjected to intimidation, harassment and surveillance during the COP27 climate summit in Sharm-el-Sheikh, UN experts* said today, urging…Continue reading Egypt: UN experts alarmed by harassment of civil society actors at COP27
GENEVA (11 November 2022) — UN experts* today urged Iranian authorities to stop indicting people with charges punishable by death for participation, or alleged participation, in peaceful demonstrations. Eight people…Continue reading Iran: Stop sentencing peaceful protesters to death
GENEVA (11 November 2022) – UN experts* today joined the growing chorus of human rights voices expressing fears for the life of Egyptian blogger and activist Alaa Abdel Fattah and…Continue reading UN experts call for immediate release of Alaa Abdel Fattah
NEW YORK (28 October 2022) – Faced with multiple and compounding crises, governments must embrace and enable social movements as essential partners as they ‘build back better’, a UN expert…Continue reading States must embrace and enable social movements as key partners in “Building Back Better”
An alarming number of protesters have already been detained and killed, many of whom are children, women and older persons” GENEVA (26 October 2022) – UN human rights experts* condemned…Continue reading Iran: Crackdown on peaceful protests needs independent international investigation
GENEVA (26 October 2022) – UN and African Union independent experts* today condemned the lethal repression of peaceful protests over Chad’s extended political transition period and called for de-escalation of…Continue reading Chad: Experts alarmed by lethal use of force and call for de-escalation
Justice for repression against anti-coup protesters is key to breaking cycle of violence and political turmoil” GENEVA (25 October 2022) – UN human rights experts* today demanded effective accountability for…Continue reading Sudan: Justice for repression against anti-coup protesters
