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Report: We must join forces to combat enforced disappearances in Mexico

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During a visit to Mexico in November 2021, the Committee on Enforced Disappearances accompanied an exhumation with forensic specialists and victims grabbing soil where they located dead bodies. © OHCHR
As the number of Mexico’s disappeared persons continues to rise and shows no sign of stopping, the Committee on Enforced Disappearances issued a new report on their recent visit to Mexico to launch its findings and recommendations as to the way ahead to fight against this unacceptable scourge.

Ukraine: civilian casualty update 25 April 2022

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Date: 25 April 2022 From 4 a.m. on 24 February 2022, when the Russian Federation’s armed attack against Ukraine started, to 24:00 midnight on 24 April 2022 (local time), the Office of the UN High...

Singapore urged to halt two imminent executions

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GENEVA (25 April 2022) - We urge the Government of Singapore to halt the imminent execution of Nagaenthran Dharmalingam and Datchinamurthy Kataiah, two Malaysian nationals convicted of drug offences...

A/HRC/50/36: Protection of lawyers against undue interference in the free and independent exercise of the legal profession - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Diego García-Sayán

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In the present report, which is being submitted pursuant to resolution 44/8, the Special Rapporteur addresses the issue of the protection of persons who practise law, since the free exercise of the legal profession is an indispensable element of the judicial guarantees that ensure a fair trial and the protection of human rights.