UN calls on the Israeli authorities to protect human rights defenders in the occupied Palestinian territories and within its borders

11/08/2021

News briefing   Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice   Geneva, 11 August 2021   The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary […]

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Bachelet sounds alarm on plight of Syrian civilians in Daraa amid continuing hostilities

11/08/2021

News briefing   Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice   Geneva, 8 August 2021   The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has raised […]

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UN concerned about allegations of mistreatment of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia despite recent reforms 

08/08/2021

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: August 8, 2021 UN experts have expressed concern about allegations of abuse and exploitation of […]

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UN Assistance Mission for Iraq report confirms that torture is widespread in the country and that the only solution is to apply the law

08/08/2021

News briefing Translated and edited and by the Committee for Justice Geneva August 3 2021 A report issued by the United Nations Assistance Mission in […]

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UN High Commissioner’s spokeswoman calls on Lebanon to ensure a transparent and effective investigation into the Beirut port explosion

03/08/2021

News briefing   Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice   Geneva, 3 August 2021 The spokeswoman for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Marta […]

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Egypt: Changing prison authority’s name is ‘propaganda’ as rights violations continue

03/08/2021

Egypt’s Ministry of Interior’s decision to change the name of the Prisons Authority to the Community Protection Authority will do nothing to change the fact […]

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Saudi Arabia ignores UN calls for stopping the execution of al-Darwish and continues to execute minors 

02/08/2021

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: August 1, 2021 A UN memorandum sent by UN human rights experts on May 28 […]

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UN calls for the departure of mercenaries and related contractors from Libya in preparation for peace and elections 

02/08/2021

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: August 1, 2021 UN experts have called on all mercenaries and private contractors associated with […]

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South Sudan: UN concerned of alarming wave of extrajudicial executions in Warrap State

01/08/2021

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: 29 July 2021 The Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan has expressed grave concern at the wave […]

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After a complaint by the Committee for Justice, UN calls for the release of Egyptian activists and an end to their prolonged detention

30/07/2021

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 15 July 2021 The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, […]

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UN concerned about detention and torture of an Algerian activist for filming police assaults on protesters

30/07/2021

News briefing Translated and Edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 26 July 2021 UN experts have issued a memorandum on the case of Algerian activist, […]

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UN concerned about the killing of a human rights defender and the conviction of another human rights defender in Sudan because of their human rights work 

29/07/2021

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 27 July 2021 UN experts have sent a UN memorandum to the Sudanese government regarding the killing of […]

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UN concerned about the continued detention and conviction of 20 human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia

29/07/2021

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 25 July 2021 United Nations human rights experts have expressed their concerns to Saudi authorities […]

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Bachelet: Revelations regarding the use of spyware to surveil journalists and human rights defenders are extremely alarming

29/07/2021

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, stressed that the revelations that Pegasus, an Israeli spyware, was used to spy on journalists, human rights […]

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Endless Emergency: CFJ analytical paper discusses effects of the state of emergency on human rights in Egypt

28/07/2021

The state of emergency has become the dominant feature in Egypt under the various ruling regimes since the end of the nineteenth century until now. […]

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