UN Special Procedures

#UK: UN expert @UNSRVAW urges politicians to uphold Supreme Court ruling and protect women's rights. "It is difficult to reconcile opposition to lawful single-sex services with repeated commitments to ending violence against women and girls." ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

#Algeria: UN experts demand release of arbitrarily detained journalist & #HumanRights defender Hassan Bouras, who faces serious risks after weeks on hunger strike. The arrest follows a pattern of judicial harassment linked to his work. ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, @PaulaGaviriaB will conduct her first country visit to the Syrian Arab Republic from 10 to 21 July 2026. #Syria ohchr.org/en/media-advis…

#USA: @UNSRVAW says Supreme Court ruling on #TitleIX safeguards women’s and girls’ sports. Requiring female athletes to compete against males in female sporting categories may undermine fairness, safety, dignity and equal opportunities for women & girls. ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

#Guatemala: UN experts @WGEID call for opening of military archives & facilities in search for disappeared persons. "40 years after the internal armed conflict, Guatemala is still lacking consolidated records on missing persons." #EndEnforcedDisappearances ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

#Pakistan: UN experts condemn life sentence against Baloch #humanrights defender Dr. Mahrang Baloch as grave injustice. “These convictions risk silencing independent voices in #Balochistan and further shrinking civic space.” ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

#France: Proposed presumption of lawful police shootings could fuel impunity - UN expert called for the bill to be withdrawn or amended after #humanrights assessment. “The duty to investigate every potentially unlawful killing rests with the State.” ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

#Israel must immediately release Palestinian Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya and all the health & care workers arbitrarily detained: UN experts. The practice of medicine is not a crime. ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

Have your say! The UN Independent Expert on Foreign Debt and human rights @AttiyaWaris wants your input for her visit to #Tajikistan 18-28 August 2026. ❗️Deadline: 21 July 2026 ohchr.org/en/calls-for-i…

#Chile: UN experts alarmed by criminal proceedings against Judge Álvaro Mesa Latorre over #humanrights rulings - undermine judicial independence & rule of law. “Judges must be able to perform their duties free from intimidation, harassment or retaliation.” ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

#Belarus: Former political prisoners face continuing repression in exile through arbitrary passport invalidation, say UN experts. Warn measure may amount to transnational repression & expose them to risks of statelessness & other #humanrights violations. ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

Sport has extraordinary power to bring people together, yet racism & intolerance remain deeply embedded says @AshwiniKP_ @UN_HRC. “Transforming sport into a space of equality requires political will, collective action & confrontation of injustices." #HRC62 ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

Racism remains pervasive in sport, says @AshwiniKP_ @UN_HRC. Persistent stereotypes continue to influence how athletes are identified, trained, selected, and perceived. States & sports bodies must move beyond symbolic commitments to end inequality. #HRC62 ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

#Mexico: UN experts condemn murder of Afro-Mexican activist, Sael Silva Cisneros. Call for prompt and transparent investigation and for authorities to take measures to prevent and protect #humanrights defenders from such violence. ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

States must implement dialogue and strategies - together with persons affected by leprosy, their organisations & families – to address the issue of truth, justice and memorialisation says UN expert @Beamirgal @UN_HRC. “Justice is one of the channels to repair and heal.” #HRC6

#Belarus: UN experts concerned by proposed regulations introducing State register for tutors & other educators. “May further exclude & stigmatise individuals prosecuted under broad anti-extremism legislation, incl. those protected by #humanrights law." ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

#Belarus: The stigmitisation of Belarusian language users, rewriting of history, militarisation of education and repression of cultural elites must stop, says @MuizNils @UN_HRC. Calls for cultural rights to be upheld. #HRC62 ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

“Economic growth is not enough by itself to end poverty.” @srpoverty calls for the inclusion of perspectives from those living and suffering in poverty in the design, implementation and evaluation of anti-poverty strategies @UN_HRC. #HRC62 ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

#Belarus: @MuizNils warns @UN_HRC that despite release of several hundred political prisoners over last year, there has been no overall improvement in #humanrights situation. “Sustainable progress requires end to politically motivated repression.” ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

"Even wars have rules and those rules must be respected" says @PaulaGaviria @UN_HRC. Calls for respect for humanitarian law, real accountability for violations of #humanrights & humanitarian law and coordinated action from States & intl. community. #HRC62 ohchr.org/en/press-relea…