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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UN denounces restrictions imposed by Israeli authorities on entry and residence of foreign academics in West Bank

09/05/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: May 9, 2022 United Nations human rights experts stressed that the new procedures for the […]

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UN Conciliation Commission holds its first meeting between Palestine and Israel to resolve dispute over allegations of racial discrimination 

08/05/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: 8 May 2022   The United Nations Conciliation Commission held its first meeting on the State […]

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Yemen: UN concerned about long-standing strike by Judiciary and its impact on individual’s right to access to justice

08/05/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 8 May 2022 The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, […]

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Saudi Arabia: UN concerned about arrest of two Uyghurs at risk of being forcibly returned to China despite risk of torture

08/05/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 8 May 2022 UN experts have expressed their concerns about the Saudi authorities’ arrest and […]

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UN fears Serbia will extradite activist to Bahrain despite death penalty risks

28/04/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 28 April 2022 UN experts have expressed concern about the arrest and detention in Serbia […]

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UN experts denounce Israeli housing policies in occupied East Jerusalem as racist

28/04/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 28 April 2022 UN experts stressed that Israeli housing policies in East Jerusalem amount to […]

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