UN High Commissioner condemns killing of at least nine protesters in Sudan 

03/07/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: 3 July 2022   The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, expressed her […]

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UN denounces Israel’s excessive use of force against Palestinian worshipers in Jerusalem 

29/06/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: 29 June 2022   UN experts expressed their grave concerns about recent reports of excessive use […]

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UN concerned about Israel’s suppression of Bedouin protests in Negev  

21/06/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: June 21, 2022  UN experts expressed their deep concern about the information they received regarding […]

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Egypt: Three men detained over TikTok mosque singing video on charges of ‘spreading false news’

20/06/2022

Press release By: Committee for Justice Geneva: June 20, 2022 The Supreme State Security Prosecution in Egypt has concluded its investigations with 3 young men […]

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UN denounces Israel’s arrest and conviction of Palestinian aid worker

19/06/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: June 19, 2022 United Nations human rights experts denounced the conviction of an aid worker […]

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UN calls on Member States to establish mechanism for missing persons in Syria

19/06/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: June 19, 2022 The Chair of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria, Paulo Pinheiro, […]

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UN condemns death of 3 children in Gaza due to persistent Israeli delays in granting exit permits to access urgent medical treatment

06/06/2022

News briefing: Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 6 June 2022 UN experts condemn the death of three children from Gaza, after the […]

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UN urges Saudi authorities to halt death sentence against Al-Howaiti who was convicted of charges he committed as a child

05/06/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 5 June 2022 UN experts have called on the government of Saudi Arabia to immediately […]

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UN experts urge Israeli authorities to halt eviction and demolition of Bedouin village of Ras Jrabah

05/06/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 5 June 2022 UN experts urged Israel on Friday to stop the eviction and demolition of a Bedouin village, which […]

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UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights: “Promoting human rights is key to reducing violence in South Sudan”

24/05/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: May 24, 2022 UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ilze Brands Kehris concluded  on Monday […]

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UN warns regulatory framework of Israeli anti-terror law violates basic human rights

22/05/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: May 22 2022 UN experts have expressed concern about the anti-terror law passed by Israeli […]

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UN dismayed at the Israeli Supreme Court’s decision to forcibly deport Palestinians from the Masafer Yatta area

17/05/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 17 May 2022 UN experts called on the Israeli authorities and the international community, as […]

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Lebanon: UN concern about prolonged pretrial detention and overcrowding in detention centers

15/05/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: May 15, 2022 The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) has expressed concern […]

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Bachelet calls for an investigation into the attack on Shireen Abu Akleh’s funeral

15/05/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: May 15, 2022 The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, called for […]

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UN expert warns of ‘failing State’ amid widespread poverty in Lebanon

12/05/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 12 May 2022 The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier […]

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