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Press briefing notes on Libya

10/12/2021

Press Briefing Notes
Press Releases

Libya

High Commissioner for Human Rights

Migration and Human Rights

E F S R C A

Belarus and Poland: Stop sacrificing migrant lives to political dispute ̶ UN Special Rapporteurs

10/6/2021

Press Releases

Belarus
Poland

Sp. Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
Sp. Rapporteur on torture
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health

Torture and inhuman treatment
Health
Migration and Human Rights

E F S R C A

UN agencies call for protection measures and a comprehensive regional approach for Haitians on the move

9/30/2021

Statements/Messages

Haiti

Migration and Human Rights

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

Deadly practice of migrant ‘pushbacks’ must cease - UN Special Rapporteur

6/23/2021

Press Releases

Sp. Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants

Migration and Human Rights

E F S R C A

Chile: Nearly 40 years on, still no remedy for victims of Swedish toxic waste – UN experts

6/7/2021

Press Releases

Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights
Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment
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 defenders
Sp. Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation

Toxics and human rights
Environment
Health
Adequate housing
Human rights defenders
Migration and Human Rights
Extreme poverty
Right to drinking water

E F S R C A

Time for UN to formally recognise right to clean, healthy environment - experts

6/4/2021

Press Releases

Special Rapporteur on the right to development
Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
Sp. Rapporteur on Racial Discrimination
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to education
Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples
Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members
Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Special Rapporteur on Minorities Issues
Independent expert on Somalia
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to food
Sp. Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
Special Rapporteur on internally displaced persons
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Special Rapporteur on foreign debt
Sp. Rapporteur on occupied Palestine
Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity
Independent expert older persons
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons especially women and children
Sp. Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery
Independent expert on human rights and international solidarity
Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights
Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing
Special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
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
WG on Arbitrary Detention
Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights
Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment

Environment
Right to development
Right to drinking water
Racism and racial discrimination
Education
Discrimination
Indigenous peoples
Leprosy
African Descent
Extreme poverty
Minorities
Right to food
Migration and Human Rights
Internally displaced persons
Freedom of opinion and expression
Human rights defenders
External debt
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Older persons
Health
Traffic in persons
Slavery
Human Rights and International Solidarity
Toxics and human rights
Transnational corporations
Adequate housing
International Order
Religious intolerance
Violence against women
Arbitrary detention
Summary or arbitrary executions
Disability
Freedom of association
Cultural rights
Women

E F S R C A

Joint Statement by UN human rights experts for World Environment Day

6/4/2021

Statements/Messages
Press Releases

Special Rapporteur on the right to development
Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
Sp. Rapporteur on Racial Discrimination
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to education
Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples
Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy and their family members
Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Special Rapporteur on Minorities Issues
Independent expert on Somalia
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to food
Sp. Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
Special Rapporteur on internally displaced persons
Sp. Rapporteur on freedom of expression
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Special Rapporteur on foreign debt
Sp. Rapporteur on occupied Palestine
Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity
Independent expert older persons
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons especially women and children
Sp. Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery
Independent expert on human rights and international solidarity
Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights
Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises
Sp. Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing
Special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
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
WG on Arbitrary Detention
Sp. Rapporteur on summary executions
Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights
Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment

Environment
Right to development
Right to drinking water
Racism and racial discrimination
Education
Discrimination
Indigenous peoples
Leprosy
African Descent
Extreme poverty
Minorities
Right to food
Migration and Human Rights
Internally displaced persons
Freedom of opinion and expression
Human rights defenders
External debt
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Older persons
Health
Traffic in persons
Slavery
Human Rights and International Solidarity
Toxics and human rights
Transnational corporations
Adequate housing
International Order
Religious intolerance
Violence against women
Arbitrary detention
Summary or arbitrary executions
Disability
Freedom of association
Cultural rights
Women

E F S R C A

Act to protect migrants in central Mediterranean Sea, Bachelet urges Libya and EU

5/26/2021

Press Releases

High Commissioner for Human Rights

Migration and Human Rights

E F S R C A

Chile: Arbitrary and collective expulsion of migrants must stop - UN experts

5/19/2021

Press Releases

Chile

Sp. Rapporteur on torture
Sp. Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
WG on Arbitrary Detention

Migration and Human Rights
Torture and inhuman treatment
Arbitrary detention

E F S R C A

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