STATEMENTS

UN human rights experts welcome start of ICJ genocide hearings in The Hague, reiterate call for ceasefire

UN human rights experts welcome start of ICJ genocide hearings in The Hague, reiterate call for ceasefire

GENEVA (11 January 2024) – UN human rights experts* today welcomed the start of hearings before the International ...
Support civil society’s international solidarity efforts for peace: UN experts

Support civil society’s international solidarity efforts for peace: UN experts

International Human Solidarity Day GENEVA (19 December 2023) UN experts today emphasised the need for the ...
UN experts urge States to unite for peace and push for ceasefire in Gaza

UN experts urge States to unite for peace and push for ceasefire in Gaza

GENEVA (8 December 2023) – Member States of the United Nations must use all measures at their disposal and ...
The international community must “walk the talk” on the safety and security of women and girls in times of armed conflict: UN experts

The international community must “walk the talk” on the safety and security of women and girls in times of armed conflict: UN experts

The international community must redouble its efforts to ensure the full protection of women and girls in times of armed conflict, UN experts* said.
Speaking out on Gaza / Israel must be allowed: UN experts

Speaking out on Gaza / Israel must be allowed: UN experts

UN experts* expressed alarm at the worldwide wave of attacks, reprisals, criminalisation and sanctions against those who publicly express solidarity with the victims of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine.
Philippines: UN experts welcome release of former senator Leila De Lima on bail

Philippines: UN experts welcome release of former senator Leila De Lima on bail

17 November 2023 – UN experts today welcomed the release of former senator Leila De Lima from prison after nearly seven years of incarceration in the Philippines.
Gaza: UN experts call on international community to prevent genocide against the Palestinian people

Gaza: UN experts call on international community to prevent genocide against the Palestinian people

16 November 2023 – Grave violations committed by Israel against Palestinians in the aftermath of 7 October, particularly in Gaza, point to a genocide in the making, UN experts said today.
UN experts urge Bangladesh to seize Human Rights Council review as opportunity to address deteriorating human rights situation

UN experts urge Bangladesh to seize Human Rights Council review as opportunity to address deteriorating human rights situation

14 November 2023 – The severe crackdown against workers demanding fair wages and political activists calling for free and fair elections, judicial harassment of journalists, human rights defenders and civil society leaders, and failure to reform laws suppressing freedom of expression in Bangladesh are grave concerns, UN experts said today, as the Human Rights Council completed its periodic review of the human rights situation in the country.
Nicaragua: UN experts urge freedom for Bishop Álvarez after 12 Catholic priests were released

Nicaragua: UN experts urge freedom for Bishop Álvarez after 12 Catholic priests were released

7 November 2023 – UN experts today demanded an end to the arbitrary detention of the Bishop of Matagalpa, Monsignor Rolando José Álvarez, following the release of 12 Catholic priests on 18 October 2023.
Gaza is ‘running out of time’ UN experts warn, demanding a ceasefire to prevent genocide

Gaza is ‘running out of time’ UN experts warn, demanding a ceasefire to prevent genocide

2 November 2023 – Time is running out to prevent genocide and humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, UN experts warned today, expressing deep frustration with Israel’s refusal to halt plans to decimate the besieged Gaza strip.
Honduras National Protection Mechanism must address violence, smear campaigns and criminalisation of human rights defenders and journalists: UN expert

Honduras National Protection Mechanism must address violence, smear campaigns and criminalisation of human rights defenders and journalists: UN expert

31 October 2023 — The legal and judicial system in Honduras has failed to ensure justice and accountability for the most serious crimes and threats to the safety of human rights defenders, journalists and social communicators.
UN experts say Sri Lanka’s counter-terrorism bill fails to heed their recommendations, status quo fundamentally unchanged

UN experts say Sri Lanka’s counter-terrorism bill fails to heed their recommendations, status quo fundamentally unchanged

18 October 2023 – Sri Lanka’s new proposed counter-terrorism legislation does not go far enough to remedy the defects of the country’s draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), UN experts said today, urging the Government to ensure the new law meets international human rights standards.