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The hashtag that saved lives
A hashtag campaign saved the lives of two indigenous human rights defenders in Mexico.
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UN Human Rights Office
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29 December 2022
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Banning women and girls from schools and workplace jeopardises entire country, UN committee condemns
GENEVA (29 December 2022) – The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has strongly condemned the recent decisions by the de facto authorities in Afghanistan to exclude women and girls from universities and ban them from working for non-governmental organisations (NGOs), saying they are cruel violations of women and girls’ rights.
Press releases
22 December 2022
Torture and inhuman treatment
Independent watchdog paramount to torture prevention: UN experts
GENEVA (22 December 2022) – A functional and independent preventive mechanism, at national and international levels, that can regularly visit all detention facilities is vital to protect more than 10 million people detained worldwide from torture and ill-treatment, the UN torture prevention body said on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the
Press releases
20 December 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina must establish torture prevention body immediately, UN experts urge
The United Nations torture prevention experts urged Bosnia and Herzegovina to establish a torture prevention body at the State level without further delay to protect people deprived of their liberty against torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.
The call came at the end of the first visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina by the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) from 11 to 17 December.