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UN expert on debt and human rights visit to Argentina postponed

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29 Jul 2022

GENEVA (29 July 2022) – The visit to Argentina of the UN Independent Expert on foreign debt, other financial obligations and human rights, Attiya Waris, originally planned for 1 to 10 August 2022, has...

Nicaragua: UN experts denounce arbitrary shutdown of civil society organisations

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29 Jul 2022

GENEVA (29 July 2022) – The arbitrary shutdown of hundreds of civil society organisations in Nicaragua is deeply concerning and would have a chilling effect on activists and human rights defenders...

Mali: UN expert to conduct visit to assess human rights situation

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29 Jul 2022

GENEVA (29 July 2022) - The UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Mali, Alioune Tine, will conduct an official visit to the country from 1 to 12 August 2022. “This visit will allow...

A/77/247: Report of the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

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29 Jul 2022

The present report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 76/177 on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. It provides an overview of the human...

A/HRC/42/23: Draft plan of action for the fourth phase (2020–2024) of the World Programme for Human Rights Education - Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

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29 Jul 2022

Summary In accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 39/3 , the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) prepared a draft plan of action for the fourth phase (2020...

Mexico: UN expert calls for measures to stop kidnappings of human rights defenders at US border

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28 Jul 2022

GENEVA (28 July 2022) – A UN expert today sounded the alarm that a Baptist pastor working to provide the basic needs of migrants on the Mexico-USA border was at high risk of attack or kidnapping...

Colombia: Urgent government action needed as rising violence in rural areas gravely impacts human rights – UN report

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26 Jul 2022

GENEVA (26 July 2022) – The rising levels of violence perpetrated by non-State armed groups and criminal organizations in rural areas of Colombia are having a devastating impact, particularly on women...

“I lost friends, relatives, our house”

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26 Jul 2022

More people have been forced to flee their homes because of drought and other natural disasters caused by climate change than by armed conflict, and the scale of human displacement is growing every year, experts said during a Human Rights Council panel discussion on the adverse effects of climate change.

Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia to Conduct First Visit in the Country

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25 Jul 2022

GENEVA/ADDIS ABABA (25 July 2022) – Members of the UN International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia are undertaking a visit to Ethiopia from 25 to 30 July 2022. This will be the...

Luxembourg postpones country visit by UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights

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22 Jul 2022

GENEVA (22 July 2022) – The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights was scheduled to undertake its first country visit to Luxembourg from 18 to 28 July to assess efforts to identify, prevent and...