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• Too many nations failing to investigate torture cases, UN expert says UN News 14 Mar 2023 -- States must be "primary responders" in torture cases, to end impunity and bring justice on behalf of victims, a UN independent expert told the Human Rights Council on Tuesday.
• Counter-terrorism 'rhetoric' used to justify rise of surveillance technology: human rights expert UN News 14 Mar 2023 -- Some countries and private companies are using "counter-terrorism and security rhetoric" to justify a major increase in the deployment and use of cutting-edge surveillance technology, with no regulation, and at an "enormous cost" to human rights, said an independent UN expert on Tuesday.
• Counter-terrorism and Security Are Frequently Used To Cover for the Adoption of High-risk and Highly Intrusive Technologies, Special Rapporteur Tells the Human Rights Council OHCHR 14 Mar 2023 -- The Human Rights Council this morning started an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism. It also concluded its interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• 55 countries face a health worker crunch linked to COVID-19: WHO UN News 14 Mar 2023 -- No less than 55 countries are struggling with serious health worker shortages as they continue to seek better paid opportunities in wealthier nations that have stepped up efforts to recruit them amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.

China

• China scraps mandatory mask wearing for teachers, students Global Times 14 Mar 2023 -- China has scrapped mandatory mask wearing for school students and teachers, a fresh move linked to relaxed COVID-19 preventive measures since nearly 300 million teachers and students across the country returned to campus a month ago.

Taiwan

• Taiwan's new daily local COVID-19 cases remain below 10,000 CNA 14 Mar 2023 -- Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) reported 9,860 new domestic cases of COVID-19 and 28 deaths from the disease on Tuesday.