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#Kenya: UN expert on the rights of Indigenous Peoples Albert K. Barume urges the Government of Kenya to immediate halt land demarcation violating #Ogiek Peoples' rights and contravening African court judgments African Court. ohchr.org/en/press-relea…


UN expert on human rights defenders Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs will visit Bosnia and Herzegovina from 9 to 20 June 2025. ohchr.org/en/press-relea…


#USA: UN expert Margaret Satterthwaite alarmed at the targeting of judges, lawyers and law firms in an apparent organised effort to interfere in the independence of the U.S. legal and judicial system. ohchr.org/en/press-relea…


Belarus: UN experts alarmed by persisting violations of rights of trade unionists, urge the Govt to fully cooperate with UN Human Rights & its mechanisms as well as @ILO to ensure respect for the #HumaRights of leaders & members of independent trade unions ohchr.org/en/press-relea…


UN experts urge #Türkiye to guarantee implementation of the law ensuring women are not obligated to change their surname upon marriage to that of their spouse, which entrenches patriarchal ideals & reinforces existing gender-based inequalities. spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/… UN WG on discrimination against women and girls



Are States & companies diverting funding away from the #SDGs to conflicts & militarisation? Join UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development, Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt & other experts for a dialogue on “Financing development, or deaths & destruction?” 🗓️ 11 June 2025, 2-3pm CEST Registration: forms.office.com/e/Vvn2EutcNx







The Federated States of Micronesia must embrace opportunity to become example of self-led development: UN expert UN Special Rapporteur Cultural Rights says traditions & cultural practices of 🇫🇲 are the heart of its social fabric, concluding her official visit to the country. ohchr.org/en/press-relea…



The situation of women & girls in #Afghanistan is continuing to deterioriate, UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett told the United Nations Human Rights Council. The international community must stand with the Afghan people who continue to risk everything in pursuit of justice, dignity & peace, he said. #HRC59

UN expert UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett warns that Taliban is instrumentalizing legal and justice sectors in Afghanistan to entrench an institutionalized system of gender oppression, persecution and domination and abolish protections for women and girls. #HRC59 ohchr.org/en/press-relea…




Have your say! Special Rapporteur on trafficking Siobhán Mullally (UN SR Trafficking in Persons) wants your input for her upcoming country visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo #DRC. Deadline: 7 July 2025 ohchr.org/en/calls-for-i…
