Serbia urged to uphold freedom of expression while also countering hate speech
The Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of expression said she was encouraged by the Government’s plans to reform media laws…
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Tensions mount in Middle East as UN reiterates need for ‘maximum restraint’
According to news reports, as yet unidentified militants fired a barrage of rockets across the border, forcing Israeli civilians to seek shelter,…
Rights expert welcomes Vatican’s rejection of ‘Doctrine of Discovery’
José Francisco Calí Tzay, UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, expressed hope that governments will follow the Holy See’s…
Reflecting on genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, Guterres urges all nations to stand firm against rising hate, intolerance
“We mourn the more than one million children, women, and men who perished in one hundred days of horror 29 years ago,”…
Top officials strongly condemn Taliban ban on Afghan women working for UN
In statements on Wednesday, Secretary-General António Guterres was joined by deputy chief Amina Mohammed, in describing the latest escalation of the de facto…
Rights expert denounces interference in Beirut explosion probe
Special Rapporteur Margaret Satterthwaite expressed grave concern over interference in the investigation, including threats against Judge Tarek Bitar, who has been leading…
Iraq: Rights experts call for new laws to end ‘waves of disappearance’
The appeal comes in the latest report by the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances, which visited the country in November. The report…
Racist rhetoric in Tunisia must stop, independent UN experts warn
“Tunisia must immediately stop hate speech and violence against migrants from south of the Sahara,” the independent UN-appointed experts said in a…
Taliban order bars Afghan women from working with UN
“Our colleagues on the ground at the UN mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) received word of an order by the de facto authorities…
Haiti crisis in spotlight, as top human rights body wraps marathon session
An independent expert mandate on Haiti had been created by the Council in 1995 but then discontinued in 2017. The current resolution,…