Yemen: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Condemns “Ansar Allah” Raid on Sana’a Office, Calls for Release of Detained Staff

23/08/2024

Press release Geneva – August 19, 2024   The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has condemned the storming of the United Nations […]

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Bahrain: UN Experts Warn of Life-Threatening Conditions at Jaw Prison, Urge Immediate Reforms

23/08/2024

Press release Geneva – August 19, 2024   Independent human rights experts have issued a stern warning to the Bahraini government, urging immediate action to […]

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Iraq: CERD commends Iraq’s progress in racial discrimination efforts, calls for continued action

22/08/2024

Press release Geneva – August 19, 2024   Geneva, August 2024 – The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has praised Iraq […]

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Israel: UN Special Rapporteur concerns over allegations of sexual torture by Israeli Authorities against Palestinian detainees

21/08/2024

Press release Geneva – August 19, 2024   Alice Jill Edwards, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, expressed deep concern and outrage following reports that […]

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Algeria: African Commission on Human Rights Expresses Concern Following Discovery of Migrant Bodies in Desert

22/07/2024

Press release Geneva – July 21, 2024 The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has voiced its concerns regarding the dire situation of migrants […]

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Yemen: Renewed call for release of UN and NGO staff detained by Ansar Allah

19/07/2024

Press release Geneva – July 17, 2024 Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Jeremy Laurence has expressed grave concern over the continued […]

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Sudan: UN Expert raises alarm over dire human rights situation

19/07/2024

Press release Geneva – July 17, 2024 Radhouane Nouicer, the Designated Expert on Sudan for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has expressed deep […]

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Israel: UN Experts condemn unfair trials for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank

19/07/2024

Press release Geneva – July 17, 2024 UN experts have condemned Israel for violating Palestinians’ due process rights in the occupied West Bank for the […]

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South Sudan: UN commission urges president to revise controversial security law amendments

18/07/2024

Press release Geneva – July 17, 2024 The United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan has called on President Salva Kiir to return […]

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Palestine: UN Experts confirm famine sweeps across Gaza Strip

18/07/2024

Press release Geneva – July 17, 2024 Famine has engulfed the entire Gaza Strip, resulting in the tragic deaths of more Palestinian children from hunger […]

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Committee for Justice and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Submit Report to UN Universal Periodic Review

15/07/2024

Geneva, Switzerland and Washington, United States [July 15, 2024] – The Committee for Justice (CFJ) and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR) have jointly submitted […]

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Egypt: CFJ Secures two opinions from UN working group regarding cases of Moaaz El-Sharqaoui and Mohamed Mubarak

12/07/2024

The ongoing communication by the Committee for Justice (CFJ) with UN mechanisms, aimed at addressing injustices against victims of violations in Egypt and other covered […]

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Egypt: Rights groups renew call to downgrade National Council for Human Rights for lack of independence

11/07/2024

The Committee for Justice (CFJ), MENA Rights Group and the Egyptian Front for Human Rights (EFHR) submitted an evaluation report to the Sub-Committee on Accreditation […]

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Tunisia: African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Expresses Concern Over Deteriorating Human Rights Situation

07/06/2024

Press release Geneva – June 6, 2024 The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has expressed deep concern over the ongoing crackdown by […]

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Egypt: United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child adopts key points from CFJ report on child rights

06/06/2024

The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has adopted several key recommendations from CFJ’s report on the state of child rights […]

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