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The Special Procedures of @UN_HRC are human rights experts independent from any govt or organization, serving in their individual capacity. #StandUp4HumanRights
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UN expert Pedro Arrojo Agudo, UN Special Rapporteur urges #Canada 🇨🇦 to step up efforts to eliminate discrimination and marginalisation, particularly of its Indigenous Peoples & fully uphold the #HumanRight to water & sanitation for all.
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#BosniaHerzegovina : UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of peaceful assembly and association UN Special Rapporteur Freedom of Association calls on authorities in 🇧🇦 to act urgently to reverse deterioration of civic space and strengthen social cohesion.
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#Afghanistan : UN experts urge immediate release of Afghan #HumanRights defender Ahmad Fahim Azimi who has been detained for over six months by the de facto authorities.
There is no justification for his detention.
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#Brazil 🇧🇷: Systemic impunity & economic interests are killing #HumanRights defenders, warns Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs, urging authorities to prioritise the demarcation & titling of land which often underlie these attacks.
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UN Independent Expert Graeme Reid wants your input. Send your contribution for his upcoming report on electoral participation and sexual orientation and #GenderIdentity .
Deadline: 25 April
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UN expert Margaret Satterthwaite calls on #Guatemala 🇬🇹 to “seize the opportunity” to appoint exemplary judges for top courts. Independent & impartial tribunals are crucial for upholding #HumanRights & the rule of law.
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#Denmark & #Greenland : UN expert calls for strengthening social cohesion and international solidarity to enable and empower everyone to fully enjoy their #HumanRights .
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⚠️Reem Alsalem UNSR Violence Against Women and Girls, UN WG on discrimination against women and girls, Mama Fatima Singhateh & Alice J Edwards UN Special Rapporteur Torture urge the Gov't of the #Gambia 🇬🇲 to uphold the ban on female genital mutilation - one of the most harmful forms of violence against women & girls with devastating physical & mental effects.
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UN Special Rapporteur SREnvironment will conduct a country visit to the #Maldives 🇲🇻from 16 to 25 April 2024, to assess the impact of the #ClimateCrisis on this small island state.
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