Bahrain: UN calls to investigate violations committed against Shia activists detained since 2013

30/08/2021

News briefing   Geneva, 30 August 2021   Translated and edited by: The Committee for Justice  United Nations human rights experts have called on Bahrain to investigate […]

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Enforced disappearance in Egypt turned from a phenomenon to a systematic policy, says CFJ 

30/08/2021

The phenomenon of enforced disappearance in Egypt is no longer confined to cases that are documented or verified, the Committee for Justice (CFJ) said. Enforced […]

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UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearances says practice is used as a tool of intimidation against human rights defenders 

27/08/2021

News briefing   Geneva, 27 August 2021   Translated and edited by: The Committee for Justice  The Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances emphasized that states […]

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UN concerned about judicial harassment of 3 human rights defenders in Algeria 

23/08/2021

News briefing   Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice   Geneva August 18 2021     UN human rights experts have expressed their concern over the judicial harassment […]

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UN concerned about ban on Hirak demonstrations in Algeria, arrest and use of excessive force against protestors

18/08/2021

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice   Geneva, August 18 2021  United Nations experts have expressed grave concern about allegations of arrests, bans on […]

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UN condemns Israel’s raid of NGO headquarters in West Bank, calls for investigation into child deaths  

18/08/2021

News briefing   Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice   Geneva, 15 August 2021   United Nations human rights experts have called on Israeli authorities to return […]

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UN concerned about violations and arbitrary detention of members of a Sahrawi organization in Morocco  

17/08/2021

News briefing   Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice   Geneva, 12 August 2021   Violations since inception: The experts explained in their memorandum sent to the […]

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UN concerned about prolonged detention and torture of 12 human rights defenders in Egypt

17/08/2021

News briefing   Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice   Geneva, 15 August 2021   UN experts stated that 12 human rights defenders in Egypt have been […]

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UN concerned about the long sentences and torture allegations of two human rights defenders in Morocco  

16/08/2021

News briefing   Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice   Geneva, 16 August 2021   United Nations human rights experts have revealed that two human rights defenders […]

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UN criticizes lack of a law in Lebanon criminalizing racial discrimination  

12/08/2021

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice   Geneva, August 12 2021  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination at the Human Rights Council […]

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UN calls on the Israeli authorities to protect human rights defenders in the occupied Palestinian territories and within its borders

11/08/2021

News briefing   Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice   Geneva, 11 August 2021   The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary […]

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Bachelet sounds alarm on plight of Syrian civilians in Daraa amid continuing hostilities

11/08/2021

News briefing   Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice   Geneva, 8 August 2021   The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has raised […]

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UN concerned about allegations of mistreatment of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia despite recent reforms 

08/08/2021

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: August 8, 2021 UN experts have expressed concern about allegations of abuse and exploitation of […]

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UN Assistance Mission for Iraq report confirms that torture is widespread in the country and that the only solution is to apply the law

08/08/2021

News briefing Translated and edited and by the Committee for Justice Geneva August 3 2021 A report issued by the United Nations Assistance Mission in […]

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UN High Commissioner’s spokeswoman calls on Lebanon to ensure a transparent and effective investigation into the Beirut port explosion

03/08/2021

News briefing   Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice   Geneva, 3 August 2021 The spokeswoman for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Marta […]

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