Derechos Humanos

PHNOM PENH, 29 October 2014 (IRIN) -  As Australia moves ahead with a plan to resettle some 1,000 refugees in Cambodia, its government is...

JERUSALEM, 28 October 2014 (IRIN) - It is still dark when the minibus rolls into Jerusalem, picking up Israelis bound for occupied Palestinian land....

El envío a Guinea es el tercero financiado a través de la donación de 1 millón de euros para los países afectados por el...

República Centroafricana: la actividad agrícola y la población, afectadas por la inseguridad 29 de octubre de 2014, Roma – Los saqueos y la inseguridad en...

For the 25th anniversary of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights GENEVA (29 October 2014) – The UN...

NEW YORK / GENEVA (29 October 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of...

NEW YORK / GENEVA (29 October 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Eritrea, Sheila B. Keetharuth, expressed alarm about continuing human rights...

Nueve países presionaron anoche a El Salvador en las Naciones Unidas para que reforme su represiva y desfasada legislación sobre el aborto. Los efectos...

NEW YORK / GENEVA (28 October 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic...

NEW YORK / GENEVA (28 October 2014) – From food consumption models to burial rituals, social behavior and beauty canons, commercial messaging can deeply...

NEW YORK / GENEVA (28 October 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, Miklós Haraszti, today...

NEW YORK (28 October 2014) – In today’s globalized world, the meaning and practice of democracy stretches beyond national boundaries, United Nations human rights...

Iran execution We are shocked and saddened by the execution on 25 October of Ms. Reyhaneh Jabbari, who was sentenced to death for the alleged...

NEW YORK / GENEVA (27 October 2014) – “Education is not a privilege of the rich and well to do; it is an inalienable...

Paris, London: 27 October 2014 – Our organizations strongly condemn the execution of Ms. Reyhaneh Jabbari early in the morning on Saturday 25 October...

NEW YORK / GENEVA (28 October 2014) – The realization of the right of self-determination is essential to maintain local, regional and international peace...

- La aplicación efectiva de la Convención de la ONU sobre los Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad al ordenamiento jurídico español fue el...

NEW YORK / GENEVA (28 October 2014) –  The United Nations Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity, Virginia B. Dandan, called on...

GENEVA (27 October 2014) – Private military and security companies (PMSCs) personnel must always be held accountable for violations committed under international human rights...

CONAKRY (27 October 2014) – Detainees and prisoners in Guinea are held in squalid, overcrowded facilities that fall far short of international human rights...

NEW YORK/GENEVA (24 October 2014) – Criminalizing people for crossing or attempting to cross borders does nothing to tackle the issue of irregular migration,...

NEW YORK / GENEVA (26 October 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Rashida Manjoo, today...

NEW YORK / GENEVA (26 October 2014) – Eradicating hunger and ensuring access to adequate food has not been universally achieved despite considerable legislative...

NEW YORK / GENEVA (26 October 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs), Chaloka Beyani,...

NEW YORK / GENEVA (24 October 2014) – Development targets that pay no attention to which groups are being left behind can be met...

Location: Geneva Subjects: (1) Kyrgyzstan (2) Libya (3) Mexico _________________________________ (1) Kyrgyzstan We call on the Kyrgyz Parliament and authorities to refrain from passing draft legislation that would embed...

For many of the survivors of Rana Plaza the physical wounds are beginning to heal, but the lasting impact is just beginning to be...

NEW YORK / GENEVA (24 October 2014) – The Chair-Rapporteur of the intergovernmental Working Group on the Right to Development, Tamara Kunanayakam, urged all...

NEW YORK / GENEVA (24 October 2014) – United Nations human rights expert Heiner Bielefeldt told the UN General Assembly that freedom to manifest...

Reporteros Sin Fronteras: "Condenamos la persecución criminal y fanática del Estado Islámico a los periodistas" El Estado Islámico  ha ordenado a sus combatientes matar...