Category: Human Rights

UN Experts Urge All States to Recognise State of Palestine. Photo: UN Human Rights Office
Democracy, Human Rights

UN Experts Urge All States to Recognise State of Palestine

UN Experts Urge All States to Recognise State of Palestine. Photo: UN Human Rights Office
UN Experts Urge All States to Recognise State of Palestine. Photo: UN Human Rights Office

UN Experts Urge All States to Recognise State of Palestine

As of 28 May 2024, the State of Palestine was recognised by the vast majority of Member States of the United Nations.

All States must follow the example of 146 United Nations Member States and recognise the State of Palestine and use all political and diplomatic resources at their disposal to bring about an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, UN experts said on June 3.

“This recognition is an important acknowledgement of the rights of the Palestinian people and their struggles and suffering towards freedom and independence,” the experts said. read more

Delhi Police. Photo: Rakesh Raman / RMN News Service. Representational Image
Human Rights

RSF Calls on the European Union to Sanction Delhi Police Officers

Delhi Police. Photo: Rakesh Raman / RMN News Service. Representational Image
Delhi Police. Photo: Rakesh Raman / RMN News Service. Representational Image

RSF Calls on the European Union to Sanction Delhi Police Officers

RSF and Guernica 37 are calling for European Union sanctions against these police officers, under a scheme introduced in December 2020 to address serious human rights violations in third countries.

International press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Guernica 37 Chambers call on the European Union to sanction four high-ranking officers of the Delhi Police, responsible – directly or indirectly – for exactions against dozens of journalists working or having collaborated with the independent media NewsClick. read more

Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders. Photo: UN
Human Rights

UN Experts Demand Release of Human Rights Lawyer Arnon Nampa in Thailand

Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders. Photo: UN
Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders. Photo: UN

UN Experts Demand Release of Human Rights Lawyer Arnon Nampa in Thailand

Arnon Nampa is also facing ongoing disbarment proceedings before the Lawyers Council of Thailand.

A group of UN experts* today (March 25) expressed alarm over the use of Thailand’s lèse-majesté laws to convict and sentence human rights defender and lawyer, Arnon Nampa.

Arnon Nampa is a founding member of Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR). He has provided free legal assistance, including representation in litigation, to individuals in vulnerable situations, and on highly sensitive cases. read more