South Sudan: UN report urges government to open up civic space, freedom of opinion and peaceful assembly

03/04/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 3 April 2022 The UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Nada Al-Nashif, presented the […]

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Israel: UN experts renew their concerns about the continued detention of a young Palestinian man amid reports of his deteriorating health

03/04/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 3 April 2022 UN experts renewed their fears of the Israeli authorities’ arbitrary detention of […]

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Libya fact-finding mission says human rights violations and impunity impede transition to peace and democracy 

28/03/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: March 28, 2022  The UN Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya affirmed that the continuation of […]

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Algeria: UN concerned about dissolution of NGO for participation in Hirak protests 

28/03/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: March 28, 2022  UN experts have expressed their concern about the information regarding the dissolution […]

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UN Human Rights Council concludes general debates on human rights situation in Palestine and the Occupied Arab Territories 

27/03/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: 27 March 2022  The Human Rights Council in Geneva concluded its general debate under its […]

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UN concerned about UAE’s listing of 4 human rights defenders on ‘terrorist lists’ without notifying them 

27/03/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva 27 March 2022  UN experts have expressed their concern about UAE’s inclusion of two human […]

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UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture visits Tunisia   

27/03/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva 27 March 2022  The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) is planning to […]

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Committee for Justice and Dignity urge UN Human Rights Council to create a mechanism to investigate human rights violations in Egypt   

23/03/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: March 23, 2022  The Committee for Justice and Dignity have called on the United Nations Human Rights […]

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Chair of UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria calls for investigations into possible war crimes   

20/03/2022

News briefing   Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice   Geneva: March 20 2022   The Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian […]

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Egypt: UN concerned about recent wave of executions amid calls to ensure fair trial standards 

15/03/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: 15 March 2022  The spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ravina Shamdasani, expressed […]

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After complaints by Committee for Justice, UN pressures Egypt to reveal fate of forcibly disappeared citizens 

14/03/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: 14 March 2022  The UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearances expressed its hope that appropriate investigations would […]

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Bachelet warns of increased violence in the occupied Palestinian territories and calls for those responsible to be held accountable 

06/03/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: 6 March 2022  The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has warned […]

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Qatar: UN experts commend legislative revision efforts and ask about stance on death penalty

03/03/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: March 3, 2022  UN Human Rights Committee has concluded its review of the initial periodic report […]

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South Sudan: UN report reveals horrific violations against civilians in Tambura, amid calls for those responsible to be held accountable 

01/03/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: March 1, 2022  The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the United Nations […]

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UN concerned about deteriorating health condition of detained Bahraini human rights activist Abdul-Jalil Al-Singace  

28/02/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: February 28, 2022   Arrests and sentencing due to his human rights activities:  The experts said […]

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