Week in Numbers

13 mandates issued statements

9 statements issued

5 countries subject to statements

2 country visits concluded

13 UN human rights experts responsible for three country-specific and ten thematic Special Procedures mandates issued nine statements during the week, including two joint statements, one end-of-mission statement or press release, two press releases on thematic or country visit reports to the Human Rights Council, and two media advisories announcing country visits. The joint statement on freedom of expression was co-signed by the freedom of expression experts from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the Organization of American…

Week in Numbers

12 mandates issued statements

13 statements issued

6 countries subject to statements

1 country visit concluded

12 UN human rights experts responsible for four country-specific and eight thematic Special Procedures mandates issued 13 statements during the week, including four joint statements (xx), one end-of-mission statement or press release, and two media advisory announcing country visits. The joint statement on protecting LGBTI refugees was co-signed by UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection. The joint statement on Belarus was co-signed by the Human Rights Committee. …

Week in Numbers

26 mandates issued statements

16 mandates reported to the Human Rights Council

35 statements issued

23 countries subject to statements

1 country visit concluded

26 UN human rights experts responsible for two country-specific and 24 thematic Special Procedures mandates issued 35 statements during the week. The joint statement commemorating the International Day in Support of Torture Victims was also signed by the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture, the UN Committee against Torture, and the Board of Trustees of the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture. …

Week in Numbers

19 mandates issued statements

15 statements issued

12 countries subject to statements

2 country visits concluded

19 UN human rights experts responsible for three country-specific and 16 thematic Special Procedures mandates issued 15 statements during the week, including four joint statements, two end-of-mission statements or press releases, one media advisory announcing a country visit and two press releases announcing the publication of country visit or thematic reports. These mandates are (name of country or issue concerned in parentheses; * indicates country visit or country visit report publication, ** indicates joint statement):

1. Arbitrary detention (Algeria**, Mauritania**)

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The United Nations has made public recent urgent appeals and allegations letters sent by its independent human rights experts to ASEAN member states.

Before the start of each of its regular sessions, the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) would make public all the letters or appeals that its independent human rights experts (known as Special Procedures mandates) have sent to governments and other actors (such as businesses) regarding individual cases of alleged human rights violations, laws and practices, or thematic issues. The UNHRC’s next session (41th) starts on 24 June 2019.These …

Week in Numbers

20 mandates issued statements

11 statements issued

7 countries subject to statements

1 country visit concluded

20 UN human rights experts responsible for three country-specific and 17 thematic Special Procedures mandates issued eleven statements during the week, including three joint statements and three press releases announcing country visits or country visit reports. These mandates are (name of country or issue concerned in parentheses; * indicates country visit, ** indicates joint statement):

1. Assembly and association (Sudan**, digital space and human rights**)

2. Business and human rights (safe and healthy working conditions**)

3. Central African Republic country mandate…

Week in Numbers

18 mandates issued statements

10 statements issued

6 countries subject to statements

1 country visit concluded

18 UN human rights experts responsible for one country-specific and 17 thematic Special Procedures mandates issued ten statements during the week, including three joint statements (xx), one end-of-mission statement/press release, and two media advisories announcing country visits. These mandates are (name of country or issue concerned in parentheses; * indicates country visit, ** indicates joint statement):

1. Arbitrary detention (Philippines**)

2. Assembly and association (Philippines**, United States**)

3. Central African Republic country mandate (country visit*)

4. Cultural rights (Maldives*)

5. Disappearances…

Week in Numbers

4 mandates issued statements

4 statements issued

5 countries subject to statements

1 country visit concluded

Four UN human rights experts responsible for thematic Special Procedures mandates issued four statements during the week, including one joint statements and one end-of-mission statement/press release. These mandates are (name of country or issue concerned in parentheses; * indicates country visit, ** indicates joint statement):

1. Health (WHO decision to depathologise trans identities**)

2. Sexual orientation and gender identity (WHO decision to depathologise trans identities**)

3. Slavery (Togo*)

4. Torture (United Kingdom/United States/Ecuador/Sweden)

The statements issued during the week concerned five…