Nearly 12 million people are imprisoned globally, with almost one third awaiting sentencing, at a time when prisons are overcrowded in half of all countries, according to a new UN report released on Tuesday. On the occasion of Nelson Mandela International Day, marked on 18 July, UN News took a look at some ongoing efforts. The legacy of…
“Collective expulsions are prohibited under international law,” the UN experts warned in a statement. They emphasized that it is prohibition under international human rights law to deport migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers without conducting an individual and objective risk assessment of the potential human rights violations they might face upon return. Women and children deported The…
Mariana Katzarova, Special Rapporteur on human rights in Russia and Irene Khan, Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression, were responding to the 31-year-old United States citizen’s arrest and detention while on a reporting trip in the city of Yekaterinburg. “The arrest and indictment of Mr Gershkovich on serious criminal charges which…
He was speaking in Geneva at the annual meeting on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, referencing in-depth conversations he had had in recent months with Indigenous representatives during missions to Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and Kenya. He described the “unprincipled and devastating impact of extractive industries on the environment and the rights of Indigenous Peoples. Their…
Brussels: A resolution was passed in the European Parliament against human rights abuses in India, demanding that the Indian authorities stop ethnic and religious violence. According to the details, a resolution was passed in the European Parliament against the violation of human rights in India. The resolution condemned racial and religious violence in India. The…
London: The British Herald, a famous British magazine, blasted the so-called Indian democracy, raising questions on the serious human rights violations of the Modi government in its July issue. According to the details, the British journal British Herald in its July issue raised serious questions about Modi government’s serious violations of human rights, religious division,…
Independent investigations into human rights violations in India; European Parliament (Photo: File) Brussels: The European Parliament passed a resolution condemning ethnic and religious violence and human rights violations against minorities in India. According to the international news agency, the determination of the European Parliament has also been expressed They will continue to raise their voices…
A resolution was passed in the European Parliament on human rights violations in India. A resolution passed by the European Parliament in Brussels condemned ethnic and religious violence in India. The resolution of the European Parliament further asked the Indian authorities to stop ethnic and religious violence and provide protection to religious minorities. The European…
The victims, who included members of the Masalit ethnic community, were allegedly killed last month by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militia, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said, citing credible information. Local people were forced to dispose of the bodies in a mass grave outside the regional capital, El-Geneina , denying those…
According to the experts, hundreds of Eritreans were also subjected to summary deportations at the end of June. “Collective expulsions are prohibited under international law,” the experts, including Mohamed Babiker, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea, said in a news release issued by the UN human rights office (OHCHR). “Deporting migrants,…
