GENEVA (3 April 2020) – States worldwide must urgently adopt inclusive measures aimed at protecting migrants and trafficked persons in their national response to COVID-19, such as prevention...
GENEVA (3 April 2020) – A UN human rights expert today called for the lifting of all unilateral sanctions that obstruct the humanitarian responses of sanctioned States, in order to enable their...
GINEBRA (1 de abril de 2020) – Los Estados deben incrementar inmediatamente las medidas para proteger a los 40 millones de personas internamente desplazadas alrededor del mundo ante la amenaza de...
GENEVA (2 April 2020) – A UN rights expert has urged Eritrea to reduce the risk of COVID-19 spreading in its overcrowded jails by immediately releasing all political prisoners, low-risk offenders and...
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is an international human rights treaty, the framework of which, developed by the Committee, provides States with a...
SANTIAGO (1 de abril de 2020) - Perú debe revisar su nueva ley para la protección de la policía nacional, por cuanto abre espacios para la impunidad, alertó el Representante en América del Sur* de la...
GENEVA (1st April 2020) – States must immediately step-up their measures to protect the 40 million internally displaced people worldwide from the COVID-19 threat, a UN expert said. “Internally...
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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 COVID-19 pandemic. "The continued...
GINEBRA (30 de marzo de 2020) – La explotación de los temores relacionados con COVID-19 por parte de grupos y políticos como chivos expiatorios de las minorías está provocando un alarmante aumento de...
GENÈVE (30 mars 2020) - L’exploitation des craintes liées à la COVID-19 par des groupes et des politiciens pour faire des minorités des boucs émissaires entraîne une augmentation alarmante des abus...
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 among detainees...
GENEVA (30 March 2020) –The exploitation of COVID-19-related fears by groups and politicians to scapegoat minorities is leading to an alarming rise in verbal and physical abuses against Chinese and...
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 avoid further...
GENEVA (27 March 2020) – States and businesses must urgently step up their efforts to ensure that health care workers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide receive adequate protective equipment,...
GENEVA (27 March 2020) – Restrictive measures adopted worldwide to fight COVID-19 intensify the risk of domestic violence; Governments must uphold the human rights of women and children and come up...
GENEVA (27 March 2020) – Society has a duty to exercise solidarity and better protect older persons who are bearing the lion's share of the COVID-19 pandemic, a UN human rights expert said. "Reports...
GENEVE (26 mars 2020) – La République centrafricaine (RCA) est frappée à son tour par la pandémie de COVID-19 et court vers une catastrophe sanitaire certaine si les hostilités ne cessent pas...
GENEVA (26 March 2020) – The Central African Republic (CAR) is struck by the COVID-19 pandemic and is heading towards a certain health disaster if hostilities do not stop immediately, said Yao...
GENEVA (26 March 2020) – The COVID-19 crisis cannot be solved with public health and emergency measures only; all other human rights must be addressed too, UN human rights experts* said today. ...
GENEVA (24 March 2020) – The Chairpersons of the 10 UN Treaty Bodies* on Tuesday urged global leaders to ensure that human rights are respected in government measures to tackle the public health...