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Brazil: UN experts deplore attacks by illegal miners on indigenous peoples; alarmed by mercury levels

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02 Jun 2021

GENEVA (2 June 2021) – UN human rights experts* today expressed concerns about a series of attacks, resulting in the deaths of at least two children, by illegal miners in the Munduruku and Yanomami...

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 |...

Japan: UN experts say deeply disappointed by decision to discharge Fukushima water

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15 Apr 2021

GENEVA (15 April 2021) - UN human rights experts* today expressed deep regret at Japan’s decision to release contaminated water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, saying the...

Turkey: Withdrawal from Istanbul Convention is a pushback against women’s rights, say human rights experts

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23 Mar 2021

GENEVA (23 March 2021) – The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, the Chair of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and other UN and regional human rights...

The water crisis has a “major impact on human rights” expert says

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15 Mar 2021

圣河恒河（Ganga）沿岸完全被垃圾所污染的景象（摄影：Dipayan Bose／SOPA Images/Sipa USA）

In his latest report to the Human Rights Council, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, David R. Boyd, describes safe and sufficient water as one of the substantive components of the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment.

Counter-Terrorism Laws Compromise and Weaken Family Life, Warns Special Rapporteur on Protecting Human Rights while Countering Terrorism

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04 Mar 2021

4 March 2021 Council Concludes Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment The Human Rights Council this afternoon started an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur...

UN expert: Water crisis is worsening, urgent response needed

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03 Mar 2021

GENEVA (3 March 2021) – A UN human rights expert today called for a robust and rapid global response to the world’s worsening water crisis, saying that climate change had become a “risk multiplier” -...

COVID-19 pandemic may lead to a “cultural catastrophe”, Special Rapporteur on cultural rights warns in dialogue with the Human Rights Council

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03 Mar 2021

3 March 2021 AFTERNOON Special Rapporteur on the environment draws attention to the worsening water crisis The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special...

USA: Environmental racism in “Cancer Alley” must end – experts

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02 Mar 2021

GENEVA (2 March 2021) – UN human rights experts today raised serious concerns about further industrialisation of the so-called Cancer Alley in the southern US state of Louisiana, saying the...

USA: UN experts urge far-reaching reforms on policing and racism

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26 Feb 2021

GENEVA (26 February 2021) – UN human rights experts* today called on the US Government to adopt wide ranging reforms to put an end to police violence, and to vigorously address systemic racism and...