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The Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council are human rights experts independent from any govt or organization, serving in their individual capacity.
US foreign aid suspension fuelling global humanitarian catastrophe, derailing decades of progress in poverty eradication & leaving the world’s poorest people to die - warn UN experts, urging US to restore funding & recommit to the intl human rights system.
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#Qatar: UN experts express concern at the arbitrary arrest & detention of Remy Rowhani & the deportation & blacklisting of Wahid Bahji & others, which appear to be part of a broader & disturbing pattern of discrimination against the Baha’i minority in 🇶🇦.
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UN expert @irenekhan.bsky.social denounces serious threats by #Israeli army against Anas Al-Sharif, the last surviving journalist of @aljazeera.com in northern Gaza - a blatant attempt to endanger his life and silence his reporting on #GazaGenocide.
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Starving civilians in #Gaza is lethal, inhumane & degrading, and it must end:
UN expert on torture Alice Jill Edwards joins calls for rapid, unimpeded, impartial & safe aid delivery to Gaza as well as peace & security based on a two-state solution.
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UN expert Tom Andrews appalled by US withdrawal of sanctions against companies providing weapons to #Myanmar junta, calling it a major step backward that undermines international efforts to save lives by restricting murderous junta’s access to weapons.
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UN experts condemn #Israel’s deliberate dehydration & starvation of the #Palestinian people, call for urgent deployment of naval humanitarian aid such as fuel, water & other supplies, to meet urgent humanitarian needs in #Gaza.
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UN expert @unsr-judges.bsky.social urges States to formally recognise the right of #Indigenous Peoples to maintain, strengthen, promote & develop their own legal systems & customary law institutions. #HRC59
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UN experts welcome the ICJ historic recognition that all States have binding obligations under int'l #HumanRights law to protect the climate & environment. Violations entail State responsibility to provide reparations.
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#Russia: UN experts urge authorities to take immediate & decisive action to end long-standing trafficking and forced labour of migrant women in the #Golyanovo district of Moscow, ensuring accountability as well as justice & redress for all victims.
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Global '#SuperElection' Cycle intensified civic space restrictions, with attacks or undue restrictions undermining democratic participation, electoral legitimacy & social peace - says UN expert @unsrapporteurfoaa.bsky.social in her report to #HRC59.
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#Guatemala: UN expert @balaraj.bsky.social calls for urgent moratorium on evictions until adequate legal protections can be guaranteed, urging an end to the widespread practice of violent & inhumane forced evictions.
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Despite legal progress, full inclusion of persons with disabilities in #Colombia remains an unfulfilled promise: concluding her visit to the country, UN expert Heba Hagrass urges the 🇨🇴 Gov't to translate legal framework into concrete actions .
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UN expert Siobhán Mullally regrets the decision by #M23 de facto authorities to revoke their authorisation for her entry into #NorthKivu without prior notice. She urges all actors to engage with UN #HumanRights mechanisms & commends those protecting civilians amid ongoing conflict.
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#DRC: Anti-trafficking and accountability measures crucial for achieving a just and sustainable peace - says UN expert
Siobhán Mullally concluding her official visit to the country.
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Despite centuries of oppression, women & girls of African descent have sustained their communities with resilience & care.
On 1st Int'l Day of Women & Girls of #AfricanDescent, UN experts honour their legacy & call for transformative justice & reparations.
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UN experts urge #Brazil to halt serious regression on environmental licensing. The new bill risks exacerbating the triple planetary crises, deepening inequalities & would disproportionately affect #IndigenousPeoples.
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UN experts welcome lifting of sanctions to rebuild #Syria as a promising pathway to recovery after more than 14 years of severe and widespread human rights impacts across the country.
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UN expert on right to peaceful assembly @unsrapporteurfoaa.bsky.social acknowledges progress & urges #Chile to settle outstanding debts with victims, concluding her official visit to the country.
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Working Group on discrimination against women and girls @unwgdawg.bsky.social to visit #Zimbabwe from 28 July to 8 August 2025.
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UN experts call for end to systematic & ongoing violations by #Israeli settlers & Israeli security forces against Palestinian peasants & rural workers in the occupied #WestBank, including #EastJerusalem.
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#Pakistan: UN experts call on the Govt of Pakistan to take concrete measures to prevent extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests & attacks against places of worship & cemeteries amid ongoing violence & discrimination against religious minorities.
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#Syria: UN experts gravely concerned over alarming reports of targeted abductions, disappearances & gender-based violence against women and girls, particularly from the Alawite community in the different regions of Syria since February 2025.
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Procurement and deployment of artificial intelligence must be aligned with human rights: UN Working Group on Business & Human Rights warns, calling for global cooperation to prevent abuses & ensure access to remedy for any AI-related #HumanRights violations.
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There's an urgency to facilitate the participation of #Indigenous Peoples in the peaceful dispute resolution instead of excluding them from negotiations - says Independent Expert on #InternationalSolidarity Cecilia M. Bailliet in her report to #HRC59.
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UN Special Rapporteur Beatriz Miranda-Galarza urges for international cooperation and calls on governments to act with solidarity & compassion to safeguard the #HumanRights of those affected by #leprosy.
22.07.2025 08:26 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0UN expert Yao Agbetse urges authorities in the Central African Republic to take concrete steps towards peace, fair elections & #HumanRights protections—and calls on the int'l community to step up support for credible elections & national development efforts.
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Afghanistan: UN experts urge #Taliban to release older British couple Peter & Barbie Reynolds, arbitrarily detained without charges since February & held in underground cells, as their health deteriorates.
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UN experts condemn ongoing mass returns of #Afghan nationals – many of them #refugees – from Iran & Pakistan. They call for returns to be halted immediately, saying Afghanistan is not a safe country for returnees since the #Taliban seized control.
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UN experts call for end to anguish of families seeking truth about disappeared loved ones in the Occupied Palestinian Territory & Israel, calling for immediate investigations and accountability.
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UN expert Alice J Edwards welcomes inclusion of prisoners’ treatment in landmark Inter-American Court #climate ruling, urging for measures to uphold dignity & safety of all persons deprived of liberty in the face of escalating climate threats.
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