States and companies need to move away from funding war economies towards investing in a peace economy. In his #UNGA report, @UNSRdevelopment provides a concrete road map to prevent conflicts and sustain peace. ohchr.org/en/documents/thema… #PeaceDay

The Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change Elisa Morgera will conduct an official visit to #Mozambique from 21 September to 2 October. waps.ohchr.org/en/media-advi…

#Peru: UN expert @SRjudgeslawyers dismayed at the number of unfounded disciplinary proceedings initiated against Judge Richard Concepción Carhuancho that could lead to his removal. ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…

UN experts are gravely concerned over #Pakistan’s forced return of Afghans following a directive issued by the Ministry of Interior on 28 June, instructing local authorities to detain & deport #Afghan nationals without valid documentation after 10 July. ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…

New #UK measures banning trade with #Israel's illegal settlement enterprise "is a long overdue step in the right direction," UN experts say, following the Govt’s recognition that Palestinians in the West Bank are being subjected to “ethnic cleansing.” ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…

“Marshallese people have acted collectively across generations...to prevent others around the world from enduring similar harms,” says @AndreaBV_SR_HRD after visiting #MarshallIslands, where communities face impacts of nuclear testing & climate change. ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…

International human rights law is moving beyond viewing cognitive impairment as diminished capacity or dependency. States must ensure legal frameworks recognise and uphold human agency. – Zvezdan Pirtošek, Independent Expert on Older Persons #HRC63

UN experts warn closed-door settlements between #Meta and states attorney generals in the United States cannot substitute for transparent, rights-based regulation, calling for public participation and adherence to global standards. ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…

UN experts: Honoring perpetrators of international crimes causes profound re-traumatization and harm to victims, survivors, and affected communities, after Ratko Mladić, former general convicted of Srebrenica genocide, was given a hero’s funeral. ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…

#Serbia: Use of #spyware against opposition and dissenting voices affects elections quality - UN experts. They call on the Government to uphold democratic integrity, safeguard civic space, and immediately cease the criminalisation of political dissent. ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…

“A detention can be lawful, or unlawful. But it must never be invisible" – Ganna Yudkivska, Working Group on Arbitrary Detention at #HRC63. "A Working Group opinion is a legal finding that a State is holding someone behind bars unlawfully... often the only document that says so."

100 years after the 1926 Slavery Convention, we are at a critical moment. Progress has been made, but conflict, climate change, poverty & inequality are putting more people at risk. We must #EndSlavery, trafficking and exploitation everywhere - UN expert @KLMSchwarz at #HRC63.

It is unacceptable that independent experts have become a target of coordinated efforts, aimed at undermining not only confidence in the Special Procedures system, but also the credibility of the @UN and its #HumanRights architecture as a whole. ohchr.org/en/press-releases/… #HRC63

#HRC63: UN expert @ProfSuryaDeva calls for active, free and meaningful participation of individuals & communities in decisions related to economic development as a precondition to achieve inclusive and sustainable development. ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…

A quarter century later, we must recognize that “wars on terror” have undermined #HumanRights and stretched the fundamental principles of international law to breaking point. Security and human rights must go hand in hand - UN experts. See full statement: ohchr.org/en/statements-and-…

#Bolivia: The Government must ensure that the killers of Judge Victor Claure Hinojoza are brought to justice, the motives behind the murder are clarified, and the family receives compensation, UN experts say. ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…

Growing unilateral coercive measures and geopolitical fragmentation are undermining the foundations of the UN Charter, UN expert @gkatr warns at #HRC63. He calls for "embedded multipolarity" to strengthen #HumanRights. ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…

#Afghanistan: The Taliban's institutionalised system of discrimination, repression and ideological control is depriving children of their fundamental rights – @SR_Afghanistan tells @UN_HRC at #HRC63. "The international community must act now." ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…

#USA: Tennessee state authorities must immediately halt the execution of Christa Pike scheduled for 30 September. “Her execution would mark the culmination of a trajectory of severe abuse and nearly three decades of solitary confinement on death row." ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…

📢Have your say! UN Special Rapporteur on the right to education Farida Shaheed wants your inputs for her official visit to #Bangladesh from 23 November to 4 December 2026. ❗️Deadline: 1 October 2026 ohchr.org/en/calls-for-input…