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31 August 2022
Colombia: Committee on Enforced Disappearances welcomes significant step to examine complaints
GENEVA (31 August 2022) – The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances on Wednesday welcomed the declaration by the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to recognise the Committee’s competence to investigate individual complaints and interstate communications. It commended that the decision is a significant step forward in the country’s human rights development and will enhance the protection of victims of enforced disappearance. The Committee issued the following statement:
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31 August 2022
Spain violated former Catalan Parliament leaders’ political rights, UN Human Rights Committee finds
GENEVA (31 August 2022) – The UN Human Rights Committee has found that Spain violated the political rights of former Catalan Government and Parliament members by suspending them from public duties prior to a conviction following the independence referendum in 2017.
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30 August 2022
UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination publishes findings on Azerbaijan, Benin, Nicaragua, Slovakia, Suriname, United States of America and Zimbabwe
GENEVA (30 August 2022) – The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today issued findings on Azerbaijan, Benin, Nicaragua, Slovakia, Suriname, the United States of America and Zimbabwe after reviewing the States parties in its latest session.
