Lift ‘suffocating’ unilateral sanctions against Syrians, urges UN human rights expert

A UN-appointed independent human rights expert on Thursday, urged States to lift unilateral sanctions against Syria, warning that they are perpetuating and exacerbating the destruction and trauma suffered by ordinary citizens since the brutal war began there in 2011.

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Unilateral sanctions particularly harmful to women, children, other vulnerable groups

08 Dec 2021

Women, children and other vulnerable groups are more likely to have their human rights impacted by unilateral sanctions, an independent UN human rights expert alerted on Wednesday.

Climate change heightens threats of violence against women and girls

05 Oct 2022

Climate change and environmental degradation are escalating the risk and prevalence of violence against women and girls across the world, a UN-appointed independent human rights expert warned on Wednesday.

EU must place social justice ‘at its core’ to lift people out of poverty

29 Jan 2021

The European Union’s failure to lift 20 million people out of poverty by 2020, is “a defeat for social rights”, an independent UN human rights expert said on Friday, urging the bloc to boldly rethink its whole socio-economic approach.