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The right to freedom of religion or belief and the right to live free from violence and discrimination based on SOGI are both built on a promise of human freedom

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14 May 2021

LGBT persons deserve that promise fulfilled Statement by human rights experts on the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (to be held on 17 May 2021) Français | Русский |...

A/HRC/47/31: International solidarity in aid of the realization of human rights during and after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic Report of the Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity

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13 Apr 2021

The Independent Expert discusses how international solidarity in aid of the fuller realization of all categories of human rights has, or has not, been expressed by States and other actors in the context of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

Indonesia: UN experts flag rights concerns over $3bln tourism project

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31 Mar 2021

Français Bahasa version (PDF) GENEVA (31 March 2021) UN human rights experts today urged the Indonesian Government to respect human rights and the rule of law amid reports that a US$3 billion tourism...

Permanent state of emergency cannot be used as a justification or ground for unilateral sanctions

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04 Mar 2021

GENEVA (4 March 2021) - Emergency declarations by the U.S. Government that authorise unilateral sanctions are resulting in severe human rights violations and must be brought in line with International...

COVID-19: UN experts urge WTO cooperation on vaccines to protect global public health

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01 Mar 2021

GENEVA (1 March 2021) – UN experts said today billions of people, especially in the Global South, risk being excluded from the benefits of COVID-19 immunisation until 2024 and urged rich States to end...

UN expert says global coordination and more equitable sharing of COVID-19 vaccines key to recovery

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22 Jan 2021

GENEVA (22 January 2021) – States and non-state actors must cooperate in an equitable, globally coordinated vaccine distribution programme, such as the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access Facility (COVAX)...

United States: UN experts strongly condemn US Capitol attack

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18 Jan 2021

GENEVA (18 January 2021) – UN human rights experts today released a statement condemning the violent events at the US Capitol in Washington. It reads as follows: “We, the undersigned independent...

34th anniversary of UN Declaration on the Right to Development - 4 December 2020

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03 Dec 2020

International community must act now and together to prevent development setback, say experts GENEVA (3 December 2020) – It is critically important for States to strengthen and renew their commitment...

Urgent action needed to end pandemic of femicide and violence against women, says UN expert

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23 Nov 2020

Русский International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 25 November 2020 GENEVA (23 November 2020) – The COVID-19 pandemic is overshadowing the pandemic of femicides and gender-based...

Statement by UN Human Rights Experts Universal access to vaccines is essential for prevention and containment of COVID-19 around the world*

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09 Nov 2020

9 November 2020 To date, there have been more than 49 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and over 1.2 million deaths reported to WHO. 1 This disease continues to prove more deadly than anticipated...