UN committee sets up ad hoc Conciliation Commission to help resolve Palestine-Israel racial discrimination dispute

20/02/2022

News briefing   Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 17 February 2022 The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has […]

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UN expert visits Sudan to monitor human rights situation 

17/02/2022

News briefing   Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice   Geneva: 17 February 2022  On February 20, 2022, the United Nations expert on human rights in […]

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UN High Commissioner urges Tunisia’s President to restore work of Supreme Judicial Council and preserve its independence 

09/02/2022

News briefing    Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: February 8 2022  The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, urged […]

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UN concerned about continued use of lethal force and violations against Sudanese demonstrators 

07/02/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: 7 February 2022  UN human rights experts have expressed their concerns to both the Prime […]

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UN condemns convictions and conditions of detention of Algerian human rights defender 

07/02/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: 7 February 2022  UN experts have indicated that the conditions of arrest and conviction of […]

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UN experts visit South Sudan to support steps to implement revitalized peace agreement  

06/02/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: February 6, 2022 On Monday, February 7, 2022, the members of the United Nations Commission […]

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UN concerned about arbitrary arrest and violations against human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia 

01/02/2022

News briefing:  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: February 1, 2022 UN experts have expressed their concerns about the alleged arbitrary arrest and […]

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UN warns of escalation of conflict in Yemen and its effects on civilians after Saudi bombing of a detention center    

30/01/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: January 30, 2022 The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has warned of the […]

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UN worried about situation of civilians in Syria’s Al-Hasakah, after prisoners affiliated with ISIS escaped from prison 

25/01/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 25 January 2022 Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ravina Shamdasani, stressed that the […]

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Algeria: UN concerned about prison sentence against Christian citizen on charges of insulting Islam 

25/01/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 25 January 2022 UN experts expressed their concerns about the conviction of an Algerian citizen named Hamid Soudad (42 years […]

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High Commissioner Spokesperson expresses her grave concern over continuing escalation in Yemen 

22/01/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: January 18 2022 Spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ravina Shamdasani, expressed her grave concern over the continued escalation of […]

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Following a complaint by CFJ, UN experts condemn continued detention of a member of Quranist minority in Egypt 

22/01/2022

News briefing: Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: January 20 2022 UN experts condemned the arrest, enforced disappearance and continued detention of a member of […]

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Lebanon: UN requests investigation into threats against lawyer and human rights defender for his support for Syrian refugees 

19/01/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: January 19, 2022 United Nations human rights experts have called on the Lebanese authorities to explain the measures […]

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Egypt: UN concerned about life-threatening health condition of former presidential candidate Aboul Fotouh  

18/01/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: January 13, 2022  UN experts have expressed their deep concern about the the life-threatening health condition of former Egyptian presidential candidate, Dr. Abdel […]

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UN concerned about deteriorating health condition of imprisoned Bahraini human rights defender Abduljalil Al-Singace

18/01/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: January 18 2022 UN experts have expressed their concerns about the deteriorating health of imprisoned Bahraini human rights […]

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