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Deny legitimacy of Myanmar’s military junta, UN expert urges

·February 1, 2023·3 min read

The State Administration Council (SAC) is illegal and illegitimate, Special Rapporteur Thomas Andrews said at the launch, co-hosted by the democracy and electoral assistance body, International IDEA. He called on the international community to stand firm against military rule, create a coalition of Member States to enforce strong, coordinated sanctions,...

Cambodia positioned to fully integrate LGBT people into society, UN expert says

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·January 22, 2023·1 min read

In presenting his conclusions at the end of a 10-day visit to Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Battambang, the UN independent expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, Victor Madrigal-Borloz, urged authorities to legally recognize LGBT families. “Without exception, State agents with whom I held...

UN expert on Myanmar: Security Council resolution not strong enough on ‘systematic gross human rights violations’

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·December 23, 2022·3 min read

Thomas Andrews, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, acknowledged as “notable” that the Council crafted and advanced a draft that managed to avoid a veto, but “with all due respect”, said that the resolution adopted yesterday was not enough. “‘Demanding that certain actions be taken without any...

Philippines: Rights expert urges greater action to combat child sexual exploitation

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·December 10, 2022·1 min read

Mama Fatima Singhateh, Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, concluded an 11-day visit to the country on Friday, where she met with government officials, UN agencies, civil society representatives, faith-based leaders, diplomats, and local boys and girls. She commended a recent law that requires social media...

Myanmar crisis: Rights expert urges Korea to play ‘enhanced leadership role’ |

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·November 21, 2022·2 min read

“The Republic of Korea can play a vital leadership role in denying the Myanmar junta the means to continue holding 54 million people hostage while becoming a leader in providing humanitarian support to those in desperate need’’, said Tom Andrews, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in...

Lift ‘suffocating’ unilateral sanctions against Syrians, urges UN human rights expert |

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·November 11, 2022·2 min read

“I am struck by the pervasiveness of the human rights and humanitarian impact of the unilateral coercive measures imposed on Syria, and the total economic and financial isolation of a country whose people are struggling to rebuild a life with dignity”, said Alena Douhan, Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of...

Rights expert urges Saudi authorities to allow family to access jailed activist |

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·November 9, 2022·1 min read

Ms. Lawlor has issued a statement expressing her increasing concern for the health and life of Mohammad Al-Qahtani, a founding member of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association, which was dissolved in 2013. He was sentenced to a decade in prison that same year for allegedly providing false...

Persons affected by leprosy excluded from conversations around disability: rights expert |

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·November 4, 2022·2 min read

Alice Cruz, who advocates for people diagnosed with the age-old disease, delivered her latest report to the UN General Assembly in New York. She cited the physical impairments that leprosy causes, as well as discrimination based on harmful stereotypes surrounding the disease, as grounds for their full recognition in accordance...

Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian territory, tantamount to ‘settler-colonialism’: UN expert |

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·October 28, 2022·2 min read

“For over 55 years, the Israeli military occupation has prevented the realisation of the right to self-determination of the Palestinian people, violating each component of that right and wilfully pursuing the ‘de-Palestinianisation’ of the occupied territory,” said Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian...

United States: Concrete actions needed to ‘lay the scourge of racism to rest’ – UN expert |

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·August 12, 2022·3 min read

After the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) reviewed the US’ racial justice record, the UN human rights office issued a statement in which CERD Expert and Country Rapporteur Faith Dikeledi Pansy Tlakula recounted her observation that the country’s firearm homicide rate had increased, especially amongst black men...

Kenya: UN expert hails historic reparations ruling in favour of indigenous peoples |

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·July 19, 2022·2 min read

The historic ruling follows a landmark judgment delivered by the Court on 26 May 2017, finding that the Government of Kenya had violated the right to life, property, natural resources, development, religion and culture of the Ogiek, under the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. ‘Important step’ “This judgment...

Philippines: Top rights expert appeals to President Marcos over Maria Ressa conviction |

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·July 18, 2022·2 min read

Ms. Ressa, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021 for her work defending freedom of expression as a co-founder of independent news outlet Rappler, was convicted of “cyber libel” in 2020. It followed publication of an article on alleged corruption involving the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court...