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Ukraine conflict has deepening impact on civilians
Intensified Israeli attacks in Gaza
UN human rights expert to visit Cambodia
UN experts urge release of Indigenous human rights defenders detained in Assam: India
UN experts criticise advancement of law restricting gender identity and expression: Kyrgyzstan
Recovery and reconstruction require civil society, say UN experts: Venezuela
Massacre of peasants must not go unpunished, says UN expert: Honduras
Wave of unrest in Pakistan-Administered Kashmir
UN experts condemn arbitrary terminations of more than 100 immigration judges: USA
UN experts alarmed by alleged system of mass detention, expulsion and trafficking: Tunisia-Libya border
UN experts urge reversal of Tehran church compound seizure and return of its Christian residents: Iran
UN experts: UK must end IPP sentences as psychological harm continues
“War economy” sustains conflict, UN report warns: Sudan
Iran-US hostilities huge setback for civilians: Türk
UN expert urges politicians to uphold Supreme Court ruling and protect women’s rights: UK
UN Group of Experts decries mass revocation of lawyer credentials, warning of severe blow to human rights: Nicaragua
UN experts demand release of arbitrarily detained journalist Hassan Bouras: Algeria
There must be truth and accountability for prison violence: Sri Lanka
Türk deplores continued clashes in South Kivu, urges immediate de-escalation: DRC
UN expert on internally displaced persons to visit the Syrian Arab Republic
US Supreme Court ruling safeguards women’s and girls’ sports, says UN expert
Indigenous Peoples’ rights in conflict situations and Artificial Intelligence on the agenda at Expert Mechanism session
UN experts call for opening of military archives and facilities in the search for missing persons: Guatemala
Mass killings, abductions, and gang rape carried out in El Fasher constitute distinct markers of genocide, UN Fact-Finding Mission says as it…
Israel must release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya and all Palestinian medical personnel arbitrarily detained and adhere to international law, UN Commission of Inquiry says
Proposed presumption of lawful police shootings could fuel impunity, UN expert warns: France
UN experts condemn life sentence against Baloch woman human rights defender in Pakistan as grave injustice
UN experts: Israel must immediately release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya
States, sports organisations must prevent racism: Racist remarks against Mbappé
UN experts alarmed by criminal proceedings against judge over human rights rulings: Chile
Former political prisoners face continuing repression in exile through passport invalidation, say UN experts: Belarus
UN Human Rights to shut down country office: Burkina Faso
UN expert: From stadiums to boardrooms, racism remains pervasive in sport
UN experts condemn murder of Afro-Mexican activist, call for prompt investigation: Mexico
UN experts urge authorities to withdraw proposed restrictions on tutors and independent educators: Belarus
Human Rights Council to hold urgent debate on 3 July on the human rights situation in and around El Obeid: Sudan
Cultural rights under growing attack amid continuing repression, Special Rapporteur says: Belarus
Effective National Preventive Mechanism needed to address persistent risks of torture and ill-treatment, UN torture prevention body says: Sri Lanka
UN experts alarmed by trapped Australian engineer Robert Pether’s deteriorating health: Iraq
UN Commission warns of exceptionally grave human rights situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Türk alarmed at deaths in ICE custody, calls for urgent preventive action: US
UN expert: Respect for international humanitarian law essential to prevent and address internal displacement
UN experts urge reversal of disciplinary actions against judges applying international human rights law: Peru
UN expert calls to fight poverty beyond growth and expand social protection: Rethinking progress
UN expert: In a time of declining democracy, appointing meritorious judges safeguards public trust
UN Working Group calls for action to ensure AI serves equality, not discrimination
States, businesses and investors must adopt rights-based approaches to food security, say UN experts
UN experts on enforced disappearances to visit Guatemala

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