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100 years after the Slavery Convention, slavery persists in traditional and contemporary forms.
On its centenary, UN experts call for renewed action to eradicate slavery, combat impunity, and ensure justice for victims and survivors. #ModernSlavery
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UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights @AXanthaki will visit the Republic of #Zimbabwe from 28 September to 9 October 2026.
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UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance @Ashwini__KP will visit #Canada between 28 September and 9 October 2026.
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UN Special Rapporteur on @adequatehousing Koldo Casla will visit #Ghana from 28 September to 9 October 2026.
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100 years after the 1926 Slavery Convention, 50m people still live in #ModernSlavery.
In Bangkok, @UN_SPExperts, @OHCHRAsia, @UNODC_SEAP, @ILO, @EUinThailand & @KLMSchwarz join stakeholders to turn commitments into stronger laws.
A century on, it’s time to act.
#PROTECT
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Amidst an increasing number of disappearances around the world, @WGEID is often the only international mechanism that can help many families establish the fate & whereabouts of their loved ones.
This year, the experts have received over 1,700 cases.
#StopEnforcedDisappearances
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Polyfluoroalkyl Substances #PFAS, known as forever chemicals, undermine the effective enjoyment of human rights, including the rights to life, health and a healthy environment - UN human rights expert on toxics Bethanie Carney Almroth tells #HRC63.
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📢UN Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights @profbensaul wants your input on transnational repression in counter-terrorism contexts and the concepts of “violent extremism” and “extremism”.
📅 Deadline: 15 November 2026
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UN experts demand justice for the killing of at least 12 Kurdish border couriers & 13 Baloch fuel couriers shot dead by #Iranian security forces in 2026. “Each of these deaths engages Iran’s obligation to conduct an independent and impartial investigation
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The denial of genocides, crimes against humanity and war crimes must be unequivocally rejected and countered - UN expert @BernardDuhaime says in his report to #HRC63.
"Denial of past events is often accompanied by the silencing of dissenting voices."
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Farmers across Africa, Asia, Europe & Latin America face fines & imprisonment for saving, exchanging & selling seed under laws written for industrial seed markets - @UN_WGPeasants at #HRC63
"Traditional seed systems should be celebrated, not prosecuted."
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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.
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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.
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#Peru: UN expert @SRjudgeslawyers dismayed at the number of unfounded disciplinary proceedings initiated against Judge Richard Concepción Carhuancho that could lead to his removal.
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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.
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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.”
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“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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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