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Afghanistan: Women’s full participation in public and political life is crucial

9/15/2021

Press Releases

Afghanistan

Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls
Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
Sp. Rapporteur on religious intolerance
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief

Women
Cultural rights
Freedom of opinion and expression
Freedom of association
Health
Violence against women
Religious intolerance
Human rights defenders
Terrorism

E F S R C A

United States: UN experts denounce further attacks against right to safe abortion and Supreme Court complicity

9/14/2021

Statements/Messages

United States of America

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 violence against women
WG on Arbitrary Detention

Women
Health
Violence against women
Arbitrary detention

E F S R C A

Any party in Afghanistan declaring it follows Islamic Sharia must uphold and protect the rights of women and girls

8/24/2021

Statements/Messages

Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women

Violence against women
Women

E F S R C A

International Day Commemorating the Victims ofActs of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, 22 August 2021

8/20/2021

Press Releases

Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
Special Rapporteur on Minorities Issues
WG on Arbitrary Detention
WG on Disappearances
Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls
Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity
Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights
Sp. Rapporteur on Racial Discrimination
Sp. Rapporteur on torture

Freedom of opinion and expression
Terrorism
Minorities
Arbitrary detention
Summary or arbitrary executions
Violence against women
Women
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Religious intolerance
Cultural rights
Torture and inhuman treatment
Racism and racial discrimination
Enforced or involuntary disappearances

E F S R C A

Afghanistan: UN experts urge swift global action to protect human rights and prevent ‘civilian slaughter’

8/16/2021

Press Releases

Afghanistan

Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Sp. Rapporteur on torture
Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights
Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons especially women and children
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
WG on Arbitrary Detention
Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls
Special Rapporteur on internally displaced persons
Sp. Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery
Special Rapporteur on Minorities Issues
Sp. Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
Independent expert older persons
Sp. Rapporteur on the sale of children
Sp. Rapporteur on independence of judges and lawyers
Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities

Terrorism
Freedom of association
Freedom of opinion and expression
Human rights defenders
Torture and inhuman treatment
Cultural rights
Traffic in persons
Religious intolerance
Arbitrary detention
Violence against women
Women
Internally displaced persons
Slavery
Minorities
Migration and Human Rights
Older persons
Sale of children
Independence of judiciary
Disability

E F S R C A

Ghana: Anti-LGBTI draft bill a “recipe for violence” – UN experts

8/12/2021

Press Releases

Ghana

Sexual orientation and gender identity
Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity
Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to education
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Sp. Rapporteur on torture
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
WG on Arbitrary Detention
Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association

Sexual orientation and gender identity
Violence against women
Education
Freedom of opinion and expression
Human rights defenders
Torture and inhuman treatment
Health
Arbitrary detention
Freedom of association

E F S R C A

Israel must safeguard human rights defenders in Occupied Palestinian Territory and within its borders – UN expert

8/11/2021

Press Releases

Israel
Occupied Palestinian Territory

Sp. Rapporteur on occupied Palestine
Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls
Special Rapporteur on Minorities Issues
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
Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association

Human rights defenders
Women
Minorities
Violence against women
Health
Freedom of association

E F S R C A

Honduras must stop criminalising defence of indigenous rights, say UN experts

7/9/2021

Press Releases

Honduras

Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples
Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls
Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women

Human rights defenders
Indigenous peoples
Women
Violence against women

E F S R C A

Human Rights Council Starts Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons and Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women

6/29/2021

Press Releases

Human Rights Council
Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons especially women and children
Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women

Human Rights Council
Traffic in persons
Violence against women

E F S R C A

Human Rights Council Holds Separate Interactive Dialogues on Prevention of Genocide and on Violence Against Women

6/28/2021

Press Releases

Human Rights Council
Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women

Human Rights Council
Violence against women

E F S R C A

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