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COVID-19: Economic sanctions should be lifted to prevent hunger crises – UN expert
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Arabic | Chinese | Russian | Spanish GENEVA (31 March 2020) – A UN human rights expert called for the immediate lifting of international sanctions to prevent hunger crises in countries hit by the...
The rights and health of refugees, migrants and stateless must be protected in COVID-19 response: A joint statement by UNHCR, IOM, OHCHR and WHO
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Arabic | Chinese | French | Russian | Spanish In the face of the COVID-19 crisis, we are all vulnerable. The virus has shown that it does not discriminate - but many refugees, those forcibly displaced...
Report of the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights on his visit to Malaysia - Comments by the State
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Concluding observations on the initial report of Guinea
COVID-19: Measures needed to protect people deprived of liberty, UN torture prevention body says
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Arabic | Chinese | French | Russian | Spanish GENEVA (30 March 2020) - The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) has issued detailed advices on a range of actions governments and...
COVID-19 fears should not be exploited to attack and exclude minorities – UN expert
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Arabic | Chinese | French | Russian | Spanish | Esperanto version GENEVA (30 March 2020) –The exploitation of COVID-19-related fears by groups and politicians to scapegoat minorities is leading to an...
UN experts welcome new study on corporate human rights due diligence
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The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights* welcomes a recent study for the European Commission on “due diligence requirements through the supply chain”, observing that it provides a solid and...
Human rights experts call for immediate release of political prisoners and detainees in yemen given risk of spread of covid-19
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Arabic | Chinese BEIRUT/GENEVA, 30 March 2020 – The Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts on Yemen, today expressed their deep concern about the potential risks of the spread of COVID-19...
UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria: As global pandemic reaches Syria, fighting must stop and urgent steps taken to prevent an even greater tragedy
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Arabic | Chinese Geneva, 28 March 2020 – With the first reported cases of COVID-19 confirmed in the Syrian Arab Republic, parties must cease fighting and allow space for urgent measures to be taken to...