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UN expert calls for end to gender-based violence against women journalists

7/8/2020

Press Releases

Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women

Violence against women

E F S R C A

Human Rights Council holds interactive dialogue on violence against women, starts dialogue on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity

7/7/2020

Press Releases

Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity
Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members

Sexual orientation and gender identity
Violence against women
Leprosy

E F S R C A

Statement by the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences Dubravka Šimonović at the 44th session of the Human Rights Council

7/7/2020

Statements/Messages

Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women

Violence against women

E F S R C A

Philippines: UN human rights experts renew call for an on-the-ground independent, impartial investigation

6/25/2020

Press Releases

Philippines

Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
Sp. Rapporteur on independence of judges and lawyers
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Sp. Rapporteur on torture
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
Sp. Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery
Sp. Rapporteur on toxic wastes
Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order
Sp. Rapporteur on the sale of children
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
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to food
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing
WG on Arbitrary Detention
Independent expert older persons
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples
Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence
Special Rapporteur on the right to development
Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises

Summary or arbitrary executions
Independence of judiciary
Freedom of opinion and expression
Women
Right to drinking water
Extreme poverty
Torture and inhuman treatment
Religious intolerance
Slavery
Toxic waste
International Order
Sexual exploitation of children
Health
Freedom of association
Human rights defenders
Right to food
Adequate housing
Arbitrary detention
Older persons
Indigenous peoples
Truth justice and reparation
Right to development
Transnational corporations

E F S R C A

Israeli annexation of parts of the Palestinian West Bank would break international law – UN experts call on the international community to ensure accountability

6/16/2020

Press Releases

Israel
Occupied Palestinian Territory

Sp. Rapporteur on occupied Palestine
WG on Arbitrary Detention
Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures
Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus
Sp. Rapporteur on Sudan
Independent Expert on Mali
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing
Sp. Rapporteur on toxic wastes
Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
Special Rapporteur on internally displaced persons
Working Group on the use of mercenaries
Independent expert older persons
Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment
Sp. Rapporteur on independence of judges and lawyers
Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls
Special Rapporteur on Minorities Issues
Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
Business and Human Rights
Independent expert on Somalia
Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples
Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to education
Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order
Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons especially women and children
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to food
Sp. Rapporteur on torture
Independent expert on human rights and international solidarity
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Special Rapporteur on the right to development
Sp. Rapporteur on Racial Discrimination
Sp. Rapporteur on Myanmar
Independent expert to examine the question of a draft optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People s Republic of Korea
Sp. Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery
Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity
Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Central African Republic
Independent expert on the effects of foreign debt
Sp. Rapporteur on the sale of children
Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises
Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions

Arbitrary detention
African Descent
Unilateral coercive measures
Leprosy
Adequate housing
Toxic waste
Disability
Internally displaced persons
Mercenaries
Older persons
Freedom of association
Health
Freedom of opinion and expression
Environment
Independence of judiciary
Violence against women
Women
Women human rights defenders
Minorities
Terrorism
Business and human rights
Privacy
Indigenous peoples
Cultural rights
Education
Right to drinking water
International Order
Traffic in persons
Human rights defenders
Right to food
Torture and inhuman treatment
Human Rights and International Solidarity
Extreme poverty
Right to development
Racism and racial discrimination
Slavery
Sexual orientation and gender identity
External debt
Sale of children
Transnational corporations
Summary or arbitrary executions

E F S R C A

Zimbabwe: UN experts demand an immediate end to abductions and torture

6/10/2020

Press Releases

Zimbabwe

Sp. Rapporteur on torture
WG on Disappearances
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women

Torture and inhuman treatment
Enforced or involuntary disappearances
Freedom of opinion and expression
Freedom of association
Women
Violence against women

E F S R C A

Statement on the Protests against Systemic Racism in the United States

6/5/2020

Statements/Messages

United States of America

Sp. Rapporteur on Racial Discrimination
Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism
WG on Arbitrary Detention
Business and Human Rights
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia
Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism
Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People s Republic of Korea
Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to education
Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment
Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to food
Independent expert on the effects of foreign debt
Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
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 adequate housing
Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members
Independent Expert on Mali
Working Group on the use of mercenaries
Sp. Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
Special Rapporteur on Minorities Issues
Sp. Rapporteur on Myanmar
Independent expert older persons
Sp. Rapporteur on occupied Palestine
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy
Special Rapporteur on the right to development
Sp. Rapporteur on the sale of children
Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity
Sp. Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery
Independent expert on human rights and international solidarity
Sp. Rapporteur on Sudan
Sp. Rapporteur on torture
Sp. Rapporteur on toxic wastes
Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons especially women and children
Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence
Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures
Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Racism and racial discrimination
African Descent
Women

E F S R C A

United States: Authorities manipulating COVID-19 crisis to restrict access to abortion, say UN experts

5/27/2020

Press Releases

United States of America

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

Coronavirus disease 2019
Health
Women
Violence against women

E F S R C A

“Every worker is essential and must be protected from COVID-19, no matter what” – UN rights experts

5/18/2020

Press Releases

Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises
Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls
Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
Sp. Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to food
Sp. Rapporteur on toxic wastes
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health

Transnational corporations
Women
Violence against women
Right to drinking water
Slavery
Extreme poverty
Right to food
Toxic waste
Health
Coronavirus disease 2019

E F S R C A

‘States must include LGBT community in COVID-19 response’: The how and why from a UN expert

5/14/2020

Press Releases

Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Sp. Rapporteur on Racial Discrimination
Sp. Rapporteur on Myanmar
Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to education
Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment
Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy
Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
Special Rapporteur on Minorities Issues
Independent expert on Somalia
Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to food
Sp. Rapporteur on independence of judges and lawyers
Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons especially women and children
Sp. Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
WG on Arbitrary Detention
WG on Disappearances
Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
Special Rapporteur on internally displaced persons
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Sp. Rapporteur on occupied Palestine
Independent expert older persons
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus
Sp. Rapporteur on torture
Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises
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 Contemporary Forms of Slavery
Independent expert on human rights and international solidarity
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 adequate housing
Special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
Sp. Rapporteur on violence against women
Sp. Rapporteur on the sale of children
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia
Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls
Independent Expert on Mali

Sexual orientation and gender identity
Children rights
Children
Racism and racial discrimination
Cultural rights
Education
Environment
Summary or arbitrary executions
Privacy
Leprosy
Extreme poverty
Disability
Albinism
Right to food
Independence of judiciary
Trafficking
Migration and Human Rights
Arbitrary detention
Enforced or involuntary disappearances
Right to drinking water
Internally displaced persons
Freedom of opinion and expression
Mercenaries
Human rights defenders
Older persons
Torture and inhuman treatment
Business and human rights
Terrorism
Freedom of association
Slavery
Human Rights and International Solidarity
Health
Adequate housing
African Descent
International Order
Religious intolerance
Violence against women
Sale of children
Women
Women rights

E F S R C A

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