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Philippines: Drop murder charge against indigenous rights defender, UN experts urge
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GENEVA (28 January 2021) – UN human rights experts today called on Philippine authorities to drop a reportedly unwarranted murder charge against an indigenous rights defender who submitted himself to...
From leprosy to COVID-19, we must eliminate double standards and put those furthest behind at centre of recovery: UN expert
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World Leprosy Day 31 January 2021 GENEVA (28 January 2021) – A United Nations human rights expert said today that the response to the COVID-19 pandemic has failed persons affected by both leprosy and...
Sri Lanka UN Human Rights report
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New UN report warns Sri Lanka is on alarming path towards recurrence of grave human rights violations. Nearly 12 years after the armed conflict in Sri Lanka ended, impunity for grave human rights...
Sri Lanka on alarming path towards recurrence of grave human rights violations – UN report
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العربية | 中文 | Français | Русский | Español Sinhala | Tamil (PDF) GENEVA (27 January 2021) – A new UN report published on Wednesday warns that the failure of Sri Lanka to address past violations has...
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
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UN experts urge renewed commitment to combat antisemitism, including Holocaust distortion and denial GENEVA (27 January 2021) – UN experts* said today States must take resolute action against rising...
CAR: Handover to ICC of former militia leader accused of war crimes strong signal in fight against impunity, says UN expert
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GENEVA (27 January 2021) – A UN expert said today the Central African Republic’s handover to the International Criminal Court (ICC) of a former militia commander suspected of war crimes and crimes...
Israel’s conviction of human rights defender shows disdain for international obligations, say UN experts
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GENEVA (26 January 2021) – UN experts* said today Israel must immediately stop using its array of military security tools to obstruct the legitimate and indispensable work of human rights defenders...
Sri Lanka: Compulsory cremation of COVID-19 bodies cannot continue, say UN experts
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GENEVA (25 January 2021) – UN human rights experts today urged the Sri Lankan Government to end its policy of forced cremation of the COVID-19 deceased, saying it ran contrary to the beliefs of...
Disability is not a reason to sanction medically assisted dying – UN experts
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GENEVA (25 January 2021) – UN human rights experts today expressed alarm at a growing trend to enact legislation enabling access to medically assisted dying based largely on having a disability or...