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Brazil Government must intensify efforts to ensure racial justice and redress, UN expert panel says

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08 Dec 2023

Non-official UN languages: Portuguese Português (Word) RIO DE JANEIRO (8 December 2023) – Brazil’s Government must end the brutal violence being inflicted on people of African descent by the country’s...

The international community must “walk the talk” on the safety and security of women and girls in times of armed conflict: UN experts

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24 Nov 2023

GENEVA (24 November 2023) – The international community must redouble its efforts to ensure the full protection of women and girls in times of armed conflict, UN experts* said today. In advance of the...

Brazil: Independent UN panel to assess racial justice in the context of law enforcement in awaited visit

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24 Nov 2023

Non-official UN languages: Portuguese Português (Word) GENEVA (24 November 2023) – Members of the International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in the Context of...

China must not forcibly repatriate North Korean escapees: UN experts

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17 Oct 2023

GENEVA (17 October 2023) – China must consider alternative solutions to forcible repatriation of North Korean escapees, UN experts* said today, calling on the country to respect the principle of non...

A/78/526: Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Advance Unedited Version)

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Thematic reports

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12 Oct 2023

Summary The present report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Elizabeth Salmón, is submitted pursuant to General Assembly...

Systemic racism pervades US police and justice systems, UN Mechanism on Racial Justice in Law Enforcement says in new report urging reform

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28 Sep 2023

GENEVA (28 September 2023) – Systemic racism against people of African descent pervades America’s police forces and criminal justice system, and US authorities must urgently step up efforts to reform...

A/HRC/54/CRP.7: International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in the Context of Law Enforcement - Visit to the United States of America

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26 Sep 2023

Summary Pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 47/21, and at the invitation of the Government, the International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in the Context...

UN expert on human rights in DPRK to visit South Korea

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01 Sep 2023

GENEVA (1 September 2023) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Elizabeth Salmón, will conduct her second official visit to the...

International Day for People of African Descent - UN experts urge General Assembly to proclaim second International Decade for People of African Descent

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30 Aug 2023

GENEVA (30 August 2023) - On the occasion of the International Day for People of African Descent, a group of UN experts issue the following Joint Statement: “The International Day for People of...

A/HRC/54/69: Promotion and protection of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of Africans and of people of African descent against excessive use of force and other human rights violations by law enforcement officers - Report of the International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement

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21 Aug 2023

The report of the Expert Mechanism focuses on reimagining policing and explores ways to adopt alternative and complementary methods of policing that can contribute to close trust deficits with the communities served. The report also includes an overview of the Mechanism’s activities in the intersessional period.