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Afghanistan: Taliban attempting to steadily erase women and girls from public life – UN experts 1/17/2022
  • Press Releases
  • Afghanistan
  • Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
  • Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
  • Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
  • Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons especially women and children
  • Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
  • Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
  • Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
  • Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
  • Working Group on the use of mercenaries
  • Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
  • Special Rapporteur on the right to development
  • Special Rapporteur on Minorities Issues
  • Sp. Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery
  • Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
  • Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the sale of children
  • Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
  • Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls
  • WG on Arbitrary Detention
  • Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the right to everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the right to education
  • Sp. Rapporteur on Racial Discrimination
  • Women
  • Religious intolerance
  • Traffic in persons
  • Right to drinking water
  • Summary or arbitrary executions
  • Disability
  • Extreme poverty
  • Mercenaries
  • Freedom of association
  • Right to development
  • Minorities
  • Slavery
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
  • International Order
  • Internally displaced persons
  • Children
  • Human rights defenders
  • Women rights
  • Arbitrary detention
  • Cultural rights
  • Health
  • Education
  • Racism and racial discrimination
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Afghanistan: UN experts call for immediate action to stop escalating humanitarian catastrophe 12/23/2021
  • Press Releases
  • Afghanistan
  • Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
  • Special Rapporteur on Minorities Issues
  • Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the right to everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
  • Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
  • Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
  • Special Rapporteur on the right to development
  • Special Rapporteur on internally displaced persons
  • Independent expert on human rights and international solidarity
  • Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the right to food
  • Violence against women
  • Minorities
  • Summary or arbitrary executions
  • Right to food
  • Health
  • Human Rights and International Solidarity
  • Extreme poverty
  • Right to drinking water
  • Right to development
  • Internally displaced persons
  • Unilateral coercive measures
 E F S R C A
Spanish courts must protect children from domestic violence and sexual abuse, say UN experts 12/9/2021
  • Press Releases
  • Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
  • Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the right to everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
  • Sp. Rapporteur on torture
  • Violence against women
  • Torture and inhuman treatment
  • Health
  • Women
 E F S R C A
Mongolia: Time to accelerate translation of laws on violence against women into reality - UN expert 12/8/2021
  • Press Releases
  • Mongolia
  • Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
  • Violence against women
 E F S R C A
United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence against women, its causes and consequences, Reem Alsalem 12/8/2021
  • Statements/Messages
  • Mongolia
  • Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
  • Violence against women
 E F S R C A
El Salvador must amend reproductive health care laws after top Americas court ruling – UN experts 12/6/2021
  • Press Releases
  • El Salvador
  • Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls
  • Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the right to everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
  • Sp. Rapporteur on torture
  • Women
  • Violence against women
  • Health
  • Torture and inhuman treatment
 E F S R C A
Tigray conflict: UN experts call for urgent action to stop violence against women 12/3/2021
  • Press Releases
  • Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea
  • Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
  • Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
  • Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
  • Sp. Rapporteur on torture
  • Special Rapporteur on internally displaced persons
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the right to everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
  • Special Rapporteur on Minorities Issues
  • Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons especially women and children
  • Violence against women
  • Women
  • Migrant workers
  • Summary or arbitrary executions
  • Torture and inhuman treatment
  • Internally displaced persons
  • Health
  • Minorities
  • Traffic in persons
 E F S R C A
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, 2 December 2021 12/1/2021
  • Press Releases
  • Sp. Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the sale of children
  • Special Rapporteur on internally displaced persons
  • Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons especially women and children
  • Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
  • Independent Expert on Mali
  • Independent expert on human rights and international solidarity
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the right to food
  • Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
  • Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights
  • Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment
  • Independent expert on the effects of foreign debt
  • Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order
  • Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
  • Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
  • Special Rapporteur on the right to development
  • Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
  • Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises
  • Special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
  • Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls
  • Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights
  • Sp. Rapporteur on torture
  • Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
  • Working Group on the use of mercenaries
  • Sp. Rapporteur on Racial Discrimination
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the right to education
  • Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People s Republic of Korea
  • Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
  • Independent expert on Somalia
  • Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples
  • Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism
  • Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
  • WG on Arbitrary Detention
  • Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Central African Republic
  • Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
  • Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
  • Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity
  • Independent expert older persons
  • Fund on Slavery
  • Slavery
  • Sale of children
  • Internally displaced persons
  • Traffic in persons
  • Extreme poverty
  • Human Rights and International Solidarity
  • Right to food
  • Summary or arbitrary executions
  • Cultural rights
  • Environment
  • International Order
  • Disability
  • Freedom of association
  • Right to development
  • Violence against women
  • Transnational corporations
  • Discrimination
  • Women
  • Toxics and human rights
  • Torture and inhuman treatment
  • Religious intolerance
  • Mercenaries
  • Racism and racial discrimination
  • Education
  • Right to drinking water
  • Indigenous peoples
  • Albinism
  • Freedom of opinion and expression
  • Arbitrary detention
  • Terrorism
  • Human rights defenders
  • Sexual orientation and gender identity
  • Older persons
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States must prioritize health and equality over profits and vaccine hoarding, UN experts say 11/29/2021
  • Press Releases
  • Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
  • Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the right to everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
  • Special Rapporteur on the right to development
  • Independent expert on human rights and international solidarity
  • Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the right to food
  • Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the right to education
  • Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights
  • Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment
  • Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights
  • Independent expert on the effects of foreign debt
  • Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
  • Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
  • Sp. Rapporteur on torture
  • WG on Arbitrary Detention
  • Sp. Rapporteur on the sale of children
  • Sp. Rapporteur on Racial Discrimination
  • Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons especially women and children
  • Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
  • Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism
  • Special Rapporteur on internally displaced persons
  • Independent Expert on Mali
  • Independent expert on Somalia
  • Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia
  • Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Central African Republic
  • Special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
  • Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus
  • Coronavirus disease 2019
  • Extreme poverty
  • Transnational corporations
  • Health
  • Right to development
  • Human Rights and International Solidarity
  • International Order
  • Right to food
  • Right to drinking water
  • Education
  • Cultural rights
  • Environment
  • Toxics and human rights
  • Summary or arbitrary executions
  • Freedom of association
  • Torture and inhuman treatment
  • Arbitrary detention
  • Sale of children
  • Racism and racial discrimination
  • Traffic in persons
  • Violence against women
  • Albinism
  • Internally displaced persons
 E F S R C A
Mongolia: UN rights expert to assess violence against women 11/25/2021
  • Press Releases
  • Mongolia
  • Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
  • Women
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