Maldives Supreme Court is subverting the democratic process – Pillay
GENEVA (30 October 2013) -- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, expressed her deep concern Wednesday about “the dangerous drift in the democratic...
UN human rights expert to assess the situation of migrants in...
GENEVA / DOHA (30 October 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, François Crépeau, will visit Qatar from...
Roma in Europe: Guilty until proven innocent?
Stigmatization of Roma communities as criminal is disturbing and dangerous, warns UN Independent Expert on minority issues Rita Izsák GENEVA (29 October 2013)...
Genuine elections cannot be achieved if freedoms of peaceful assembly and...
NEW YORK (29 October 2013) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai warned about the increase in violations and abuses in several parts of...
More action needed to tackle business-related abuse of indigenous people’s rights
NEW YORK / GENEVA (29 October 2013) – States and businesses need to do more to tackle and prevent the violation of indigenous peoples’...
Chemical weapon inspectors unable to reach two Syrian sites
By Anthony Deutsch and Dominic Evans
AMSTERDAM/BEIRUT, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Safety concerns have prevented inspectors from a global chemical weapons watchdog from reaching...
La Xarxa EAPN afirma que en la C.Valenciana aumenta la demanda...
La red de lucha contra la pobreza indica que la falta de planes de inserción y de prevención del abandono escolar está agravando la...
Rights defenders increasingly branded “enemies of the State” over development projects,...
NEW YORK / GENEVA (29 October 2013) – Human rights defenders working on behalf of communities affected by large-scale development projects are increasingly being...
APDHA demandará por Responsabilidad Patrimonial a Instituciones Penitenciarias por negar la...
La Asociación Pro Derechos Humanos de Andalucía (APDHA) denuncia vulneración flagrante de de los Derechos Humanos de las personas presas por los recortes presupuestarios...
Military tribunals need stronger regulation, says UN expert on the independence...
NEW YORK – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Gabriela Knaul, called for stronger regulation of military tribunals...
Congo army says it captured rebel stronghold; peacekeeper killed
* Tanzanian peacekeeper killed trying to protect civilians
* Army says captures towns of Rutshuru and Kiwanja
* M23 rebels say they withdrew from...
Amnistía Internacional asegura que la vigilancia electrónica masiva es una amenaza...
El gobierno español debe tomar todas las medidas necesarias para garantizar que nadie sufre injerencias ilegales o arbitrarias en su intimidad
Londres/Madrid.- La revelación esta...
La suite 225 del Majestic recoge más de cuatro mil euros...
El Majestic Hotel & Spa Barcelona ha destinado el 10% de la facturación de una suite en la Fundación IReS
Barcelona , 28...
‘The Tunisia test’: UN expert calls for clear goals on access...
NEW YORK / GENEVA (28 October 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on transitional justice, Pablo de Greiff, warned that “unaddressed human rights...
Too many women in detention, facing violence and harsh conditions, warns...
NEW YORK / GENEVA (28 October 2013) – Many countries are witnessing a disproportionate rate of increase of incarcerated women, compared to their male...
Shortage of organs leading to increased human trafficking, warns UN expert
NEW YORK (28 October 2013) – A growing number of people are exploited and compelled by need or by force to provide organs for...
Drone attacks: UN rights experts express concern about the potential illegal...
NEW YORK (25 October 2013) – Two United Nations human rights experts today expressed concern about the potential illegal use of armed drones. In...
Defensores de derechos humanos denuncian el maltrato que se está dando...
El 3 de octubre, 366 refugiados de Eritrea perdieron sus vidas frente a la costa de la isla italiana de Lampedusa. Dicha tragedia ha...
EUROSUR: la hipocresía elevada a su máxima potencia
El pasado 10 de octubre el Parlamento europeo aprobó por aplastante mayoría un nuevo sistema de vigilancia de las fronteras exteriores de la UE,...
Amnistía Internacional le dice a Rajoy “Los derechos humanos no se...
Domingo 27 de octubre de 10 h a 14 h en los Jardines del Río, zona Palau de la Música.
La delegación de...
«Europe: where are your values? Where’s your solidarity?»
These words were pronounced by Lech Walesa, Nobel Peace Prize, at the excellent "European Forum for New Ideas" held in Sopot, Poland on the...
La Fundación Miguel Ángel Blanco apoya la concentración de la AVT...
La Memoria de Miguel Ángel Blanco y de todos los miles de ciudadanos españoles que han entregado su vida, su integridad, su seguridad y...
Migraciones y asilo hoy – “No podemos poner fronteras a nuestra...
Declaración de los Provinciales jesuitas en Europa, Oriente Medio y África-Madagascar
Roma, viernes 25 de octubre de 2013
Todos hemos visto, en las...
Más de 20 personalidades se «enjaulan» para ponerse en la piel...
Desde las 11:00 de la mañana más de 20 personalidades de todos los ámbitos están "encerrándose" en la reproducción de la jaula en la...
Declaración sobre Siria
Nosotros, los Provinciales Jesuitas, como superiores mayores de Oriente Medio y de Europa, acogemos con calor las recientes palabras del Santo Padre sobre Siria....
No longer a forgotten right” – UN expert hails a decade...
NEW YORK / GENEVA (25 October 2013) – In his final report to the UN General Assembly, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right...
Victims-Centred Perspective Needed in Combat against Enforced Disappearances
NEW YORK (24 October 2013) – “Better protection is needed for all those working to eradicate enforced disappearances” said the Chairs of two United...
“Focus on Eritrea’s human rights situation and help people who have...
NEW YORK (24 October 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Eritrea, Sheila B. Keetharuth, today reiterated her call on the international community...
Russia: ‘Hooliganism’ charges do not apply to peaceful Greenpeace protest
The new “hooliganism” charges levelled against crew members involved in last month’s Greenpeace Arctic Sunrise protest in Russian waters are inappropriate and should be...
Côte d’Ivoire : « Les victimes de la crise post-électorale ne...
GENEVE/ABIDJAN (24 octobre 2013) – « Les victimes de la crise post-électorale ne doivent pas être oubliée », a déclaré l’expert Indépendant Doudou Diène,...
