Russia: UN experts alarmed by escalation of crackdown on civil society
GENEVA (27 January 2023) – UN experts* today expressed alarm over the escalating crackdown against civil society by Russian authorities after the decision by the Moscow city court this week…
Eswatini: Experts condemn killing of human rights defender Thulani Maseko, demand accountability
GENEVA (26 January 2023) – UN and African Union experts* today condemned the killing of human rights defender and lawyer Thulani Maseko in Eswatini as “abhorrent” and demanded an impartial investigation…
Afghanistan: Taliban’s targeting of women and NGOs preventing delivery of life-saving assistance is deplorable
GENEVA (29 December 2022) — UN experts* today denounced and called for an immediate reversal of the Taliban’s recent order barring women from working in international and national non-governmental organisations…
Afghanistan: Taliban’s exclusion of women and girls from universities is disastrous for everyone
GENEVA (21 December 2022) — UN experts* today condemned in the strongest terms the latest decision of the Taliban that excludes women and girls from universities, a further violation of their…
Israel: UN experts condemn record year of Israeli violence in the occupied West Bank
GENEVA (15 December 2022) – UN experts* condemned the rampant Israeli settler violence and excessive use of force by Israeli forces against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank this year…
Iran: UN experts condemn execution of protestor, raise alarm about detained artists
GENEVA (8 December 2022) – UN experts today condemned today’s execution of a 23-year-old demonstrator convicted in the context of nation-wide protests and raised the alarm about Iranian artists charged…
Mexico: Government and business must address negative impacts of Train Maya project
GENEVA (7 December 2022) – UN experts said today they were concerned the 1,500-kilometre Train Maya project on Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula was endangering the rights of indigenous peoples and other…
Comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation must be a priority, say UN experts ahead of Universal Declaration anniversary
GENEVA (7 December 2022) – Independent United Nations experts today urged all UN member states to prioritise enacting, enforcing and implementing anti–discrimination legislation, as the Office of the High Commissioner for Human…
Joint statement: International mechanisms join forces to strengthen the protection of assembly and association rights
GENEVA/WARSAW (05 December 2022) – UN and high-level representatives from regional mechanisms mandated with the protection of human rights and the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association,…
States must renew their commitment to international cooperation to achieve SDGs and realise human rights
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…