Human Rights

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Australia’s human rights record tainted by ‘regressive’ migration policies – UN expert

18 November 2016
Asia Pacific

Concluding his first official visit to Australia, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants said the country’s human rights standing has been tarnished by its “regressive” migration policies that fall “way behind” international standards.

UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

Central African Republic: Justice and reconciliation key to lasting peace, UN expert says

16 November 2016
Africa

The justice system in the Central African Republic (CAR) must be urgently strengthened if the country is to achieve lasting peace, a United Nations human rights expert has said, ahead of a major donors’ conference in Brussels, Belgium, tomorrow, which aims to raise funds in support of the country’s national peace-building plan.

FEATURE: Impunity for crimes against journalists must end to protect open democratic societies – experts tell UN

2 November 2016
Global

On the morning of 1 November 2015, the day before the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists last year, Abdalaziz Alhamza, co-founder of a campaign to expose atrocities committed against civilians in the Syrian city of Raqqa, received two photos. One was of his colleague – with no head.

UNHCR/Corentin Fohlen (file photo)

Politics prevailed over promises by France and UK in handling of children at Calais ‘Jungle’ – UN experts

2 November 2016
Europe

The Governments of France and the United Kingdom fell seriously short of their obligations under the international child rights convention by inadequately handling the situation of minors living at the Calais migrant camp in France, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has said.