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UN experts on enforced disappearances to visit Guatemala
UN expert: Digital surveillance related chilling effects must be addressed before long-term societal damage becomes irreversible
UN report documents widespread and brutal use of sexual violence in Sudan
Transforming food systems key to protecting climate and human rights, says UN expert
Israel continues to commit genocide and other atrocity crimes by deliberately targeting Palestinian children
UN expert calls for urgent action to end violence against mothers worldwide
Children left defenceless as rights groups are forced out, UN committee warns: Occupied Palestinian Territory
Foreign indifference compounds suffering of civilians – UN report: Myanmar
UN expert warns of expanding externalisation of migration governance, calls for renewed commitment to human rights
UN expert warns of rising child trafficking risks among displaced and stateless children
UN Human Rights Chief concerned about new EU returns law, urges consistency with human rights and refugee law
Urgent call for effective protection and inclusion to secure freedom of religion or belief, says UN expert: Nigeria
No signs of meaningful improvement in Eritrea’s human rights situation, warns UN Expert
Iran peace deal must not come at the cost of human rights, warn UN experts
UN expert report finds death penalty is torture, calls for abolition of practice globally
Imminent offensive on El Obeid must be halted – Türk warns of catastrophic impact on civilians: Sudan
UN expert: Lesbian, bisexual and queer women continue to face distinct challenges globally
Violence against protesters troubling: DRC
Taliban decree on separation of spouses further erodes rights of women and girls, warn UN experts: Afghanistan
Nicaragua has used gender as an instrument of political repression, affirms UN Group of Experts
Freedom of expression must not be treated as fodder for geopolitics or commodity for trade tariffs says UN expert
UN expert calls for dignity embedded in governance to realise right to health
UN experts warn British travellers wrongfully detained in Iran at grave risk after 30-day hunger strike
Global peace under threat amid rising militarisation, inequality and weakening multilateralism, says UN expert
UN Committee on Migrant Workers publishes findings on Ecuador, Gambia and Ghana
UN report warns about persistent use of anti-personnel mines, urges adherence to mine ban treaty
UN expert encourages continued dialogue on sovereign debt reform: United States of America
Arbitrary detention, torture and enforced disappearances fueling civilian protection crisis, UN Fact-Finding Mission says: Sudan
UN experts to deliver technical advice to strengthen protection of Indigenous Peoples in isolation and initial contact following mission to Brazil
UN torture prevention body to revisit Sri Lanka
Experts condemn arrests for dress code violations and excessive use of force in Herat: Afghanistan
UN Human Rights Chief deplores violence in the UK
Invisibility inhibiting full enjoyment of rights by persons with albinism, says UN expert: Pakistan
Leprosy remains a human rights concern amid persistent discrimination and exclusion, says UN expert: Colombia
Prosecution of journalist signals troubling crackdown on expression, warn UN experts: Kuwait
UN Fact-Finding Mission FFM Welcomes Extradition Request Arising from Investigation into Venezuela 2014 crimes: Venezuela
UN experts: Chișinău Declaration risks weakening protections for migrants, undermines absolute prohibition of torture
Palestinian civilians are victims of all sides, trapped between the mass atrocities of Israeli forces and settlers and the fear-based rule of Hamas
U.S. sanctions against Cuba are endangering lives and must be lifted
UN experts warn of rights violations against women and girls from Christian and other religious minority communities: Nigeria
UN experts demand truth and accountability after Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera dies in custody: Nicaragua
New Questions and Answers paper sets out path towards torture-free trade
Indigenous Peoples gravely vulnerable to Ebola epidemic, warn UN independent experts
UN experts condemn military trial in acid attack case targeting human rights defender Andrie Yunus: Indonesia
UN albinism expert to visit Pakistan
UN experts raise alarm over treatment of political prisoners, urge medical intervention: Belarus
Nicaragua Death In Custody
Specialised judicial units in Haiti