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Spain: Rights experts call for probe into claim Catalan leaders were spied on

·February 3, 2023·2 min read

“Spanish authorities must conduct a full, fair, and effective investigation into these allegations, publish the findings and stop any unlawful interference into the fundamental rights of the Catalan minority activists in Spain,” they said in a statement. Top leaders arrested Following the October 2017 independence referendum, Spain arrested leaders of the...

Mali: Independent rights experts call for probe into Wagner Group’s alleged crimes

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·January 31, 2023·2 min read

The rights experts – who include the UN Working Group on Mercenaries – said that a “climate of terror and complete impunity” has surrounded Wagner’s activities in the northwest African country. Systematic killings “We are particularly worried by credible reports that over the course of several days in late March...

Systemic racism within UK criminal justice system a serious concern: UN human rights experts

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·January 28, 2023·2 min read

“We have serious concerns about impunity and the failure to address racial disparities in the criminal justice system, deaths in police custody, ‘joint enterprise’ convictions, and the dehumanising nature”, of the so-called ‘stop and search’ policing strategy, the UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent said in a statement at...

UN experts to intervene in Zambia lead pollution case

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·January 20, 2023·1 min read

The lawsuit against mining giant Anglo American was filed on behalf of women and children in Zambia’s central Kabwe District, who are the alleged victims of lead poisoning. The UN experts – whose mandates cover issues such as toxic pollution and human rights, business and human rights, and discrimination against...

‘Urgent need’ for more accountability from social media giants to curb hate speech: UN experts

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·January 8, 2023·5 min read

In a detailed statement, more than two dozen UN-appointed independent human rights experts – including representatives from three different working groups and multiple Special Rapporteurs – called out chief executives by name, saying that the companies they lead “must urgently address posts and activities that advocate hatred, and constitute incitement...

Syria: Rights experts call for renewal of cross-border aid resolution

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·January 5, 2023·1 min read

They warned of the dire consequences of not renewing Resolution 2642, which is set to expire on 10 January. “If the cross-border resolution is not renewed, the already desperate humanitarian situation in northwest Syria will be further aggravated at a time when people in the country need the international community’s...

Iran: US sanctions violating human rights of all living there, say UN experts

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·December 21, 2022·2 min read

“Like many countries, Iran has environmental issues. The sanctions not only prevent the Iranian Government from addressing them effectively; they contribute to making the challenges worse,” the group of Special Rapporteurs and the Independent Expert on international solidarity, said in a statement. Tehran pollution, ‘no surprise’ Air pollution is a...

UN rights experts condemn attacks in UK on trafficking victims’ credibility

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·December 20, 2022·2 min read

The credibility of victims of trafficking and contemporary forms of slavery – including migrants and nationals – is now under attack in the UK, the Human Rights Council-appointed experts warned, in a statement published on Monday. ‘Unsubstantiated claims’ “We are alarmed by the rise in unsubstantiated claims by public officials...

Rights experts urge UK to redraft controversial Northern Ireland bill

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·December 19, 2022·2 min read

The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill was introduced in Parliament in May and passed a second reading in the House of Lords last month. Further review is set to take place in January. Little access to remedy The UN experts are concerned that the Bill bans, and...

Iran: UN rights experts condemn protestor’s execution, raise alarm over detained artists

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·December 8, 2022·2 min read

Mohsen Shekari was hanged on Thursday morning after the Islamic Revolution Court in Tehran found him guilty of moharebeh or “waging war against God”. This was the first execution of a protester convicted for taking part in the recent anti-government unrest sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini...

Saudi Arabia: Quash death sentence for Jordanian convicted of drug offences, urge UN experts

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·December 2, 2022·2 min read

“Under international law, States that have not yet abolished the death penalty may only impose it for the ‘most serious crimes’, involving intentional killing”, the UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts said in a statement, continuing to urge the Saudi Government to “abolish the death penalty for drug convictions”. Hussein Abo...

WHO convenes experts to identify new pathogens that could spark pandemics |

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·November 22, 2022·1 min read

WHO is convening over 300 scientists who will consider the evidence on over 25 virus families and bacteria, as well as “Disease X”, which indicates an unknown pathogen that could cause a serious international epidemic. The process began on Friday and will guide global investment, and research and development (R&D),...