UN Experts Urge Immediate Humanitarian Action and Ceasefire Amidst Disturbing Human Rights Violations in Gaza and West Bank

26/02/2024

Press release Geneva – February 22, 2024   UN experts are calling on Israel to implement an immediate ceasefire and prioritize gender-responsive humanitarian measures following […]

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UN report exposes widespread human rights abuses against returnees.

26/02/2024

Press release Geneva – February 22, 2024   A damning report released by the UN Human Rights Office today reveals a disturbing reality for Syrians […]

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UN experts call for completing the transitional phase in South Sudan based on human rights

22/02/2024

Press release Geneva – February 22, 2024   The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan has stressed the pivotal role of human rights […]

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Yemen: UN experts urge Houthi authorities to halt imminent execution of human rights defender Fatima Al-Arwali

22/02/2024

Press release Geneva – February 22, 2024   UN experts have called on the Ansar Allah or Houthi movement, the de facto authorities in Sana’a […]

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UN Experts Condemn Alleged Israeli Undercover Killings in West Bank Hospital as Potential War Crimes

14/02/2024

Press release Geneva – February 11, 2024   UN experts are raising serious concerns about Israel’s alleged extrajudicial killings of three Palestinian men at the […]

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UN Experts Alarmed as Sudan Faces Unprecedented Humanitarian Crisis

06/02/2024

Press release Geneva – February 5, 2024   UN experts have issued a joint statement expressing grave concern over the dire humanitarian situation in Sudan, […]

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UN Experts Condemn Israel’s Actions Against Journalists in Gaza and the West Bank

05/02/2024

Press release Geneva – February 4, 2024   UN experts have denounced Israel’s actions against journalists in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, labeling […]

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UN experts alarmed by UAE’s trial of civil society members on terrorism charges

24/01/2024

Press release Geneva – January 23, 2024   UN experts expressed concern over the ongoing trial in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) involving 84 members […]

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The UPR Working Group will examine the human rights records of Saudi Arabia and Jordan

19/01/2024

Press release Geneva – January 18, 2024   The United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group stated that Saudi Arabia’s human […]

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UN expert calls for urgent action on dismal human rights situation in Sudan as conflict enters 10th month.

19/01/2024

Press release Geneva – January 18, 2024   The UN expert on human rights in Sudan, Radwan Nouicer, deplored the grim human rights situation in […]

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OHCHR calls for an urgent ceasefire in Gaza and unimpeded humanitarian access after 100 days of conflict

18/01/2024

Press release Geneva – January 16, 2024   The spokeswoman for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Liz Throssell, renewed the call made by […]

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UN Experts Commend Commencement of ICJ Genocide Hearings, Urge Ceasefire in Israel-Palestine Conflict

16/01/2024

Media News edited: GFJ Geneva, 15 January 2024   UN human rights experts have welcomed the initiation of hearings before the International Court of Justice […]

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UN experts condemn Israel’s assassination of Hamas leader Saleh Al-Arouri in Lebanon

12/01/2024

media release Edited by: CFJ Geneva – January 11, 2024   UN experts condemned Israel for the alleged extrajudicial killings of Hamas deputy leader Saleh […]

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Human Rights Council Elects Omar Zniber of Morocco to serve as its President for 2024

12/01/2024

media release Edited by: CFJ Geneva – January 11, 2024   The Human Rights Council elected Ambassador Omar Zniber, the Permanent Representative of Morocco to […]

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UN experts express their concerns about the re-listing of 9 Al Jazeera journalists on terrorism lists in Egypt.

12/01/2024

media release Edited by: CFJ Geneva – January 11, 2024   UN experts expressed their deep concerns concerning the continued targeting of Al Jazeera journalists, […]

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