UN Human Rights Council

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Opinión núm. 54/2019, relativa a José de la Paz Ferman Cruz y Aren Boyazhyan (México) The case refers to the prolonged detention suffered by two asylum seekers during the refugee status recognition procedure that was being substantiated before COMAR. They were reportedly placed at the disposal of the National Migration Institute and kept in prolonged detention for a long period of time. The Working Group concluded that the Mexican State was responsible for the arbitrary detention of the petitioners and for the violation of articles 7, 8, 9, and 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and articles 9 and 26 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and falls within categories I, II and IV related to the Group's mandate. 18 February 2020 \| Judicial Body: UN Human Rights Council \| Document type: Case Law \| Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention \| Countries: Mexico
Situation of human rights in the temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol (Ukraine) 25 September 2017 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Council \| Document type: Country Reports
The situation of human rights in Yemen, including violations and abuses since September 2014 13 September 2017 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi 11 August 2017 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Report of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on its visit to the United States of America 17 July 2017 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Methods of work of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention 13 July 2017 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea 7 June 2017 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Summary of the high-level panel discussion on the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic 15 May 2017 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Council \| Document type: Conference Reports
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus 21 April 2017 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Report of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions on his mission to Honduras 11 April 2017 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Council \| Document type: Mission Reports

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