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Financial Planning To Address Climate Change In The Bahamas
Saturday, 2 September 2023, 4:42 am | UN Human Rights Council
A UN expert today called on the international community to step up support for the Bahamas and small island States at high risk of natural disasters due to climate change. “The Bahamas needs long-term financial planning to address its climate ... More >>
New Zealand Housing Crisis Requires Bold Human Rights Response, Says UN Expert
Friday, 21 February 2020, 7:57 am | UN Human Rights Council
The Government of New Zealand has recognized that the country is facing a housing crisis, said Leilani Farha, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to housing, at the end of her visit to the country . “While the Government has taken important steps ... More >>
Bachelet And Ugandan Government Sign New Agreement On UN Human Rights Country Office
Tuesday, 11 February 2020, 4:16 am | UN Human Rights Council
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Sunday signed a new agreement with the Government of Uganda maintaining the presence of a UN Human Rights office in the country for the next three years. Bachelet and Uganda’s Minister ... More >>
Human rights expert says Israel bent on further annexation
Saturday, 13 July 2019, 11:17 am | UN Human Rights Council
AMMAN (12 July 2019) – One of the UN’s independent experts has voiced concern about lack of human rights accountability in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, pointing to the actions of “an occupying power seemingly bent on further territorial ... More >>
Trump attacks on media violate basic norms of press freedom
Friday, 3 August 2018, 9:29 am | UN Human Rights Council
GENEVA/WASHINGTON (2 August 2018) - UN and Inter-American experts on freedom of expression have condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated attacks on the free press and urged him and his administration to cease efforts to undermine the media’s ... More >>
UN/EU Torture prevention bodies to strengthen cooperation
Friday, 27 July 2018, 9:31 am | UN Human Rights Council
GENEVA/STRASBOURG (26 July 2018) – At their respective plenary meetings of June and July 2018, the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (SPT) and the EuropeanCommittee ... More >>
Macron and Italy’s dep. PM urged to stop misuse of “leprosy"
Wednesday, 4 July 2018, 9:37 am | UN Human Rights Council
France’s Macron and Italy’s deputy PM urged to stop misuse of “leprosy” in political exchanges More >>
Provide trade support only to businesses that respect rights
Friday, 22 June 2018, 10:58 am | UN Human Rights Council
UN experts urge States to provide trade support only to businesses that respect human rights More >>
Urgent action needed to protect privacy in cyberspace
Wednesday, 7 March 2018, 10:14 am | UN Human Rights Council
GENEVA (6 March 2018) – International action is needed to protect privacy in cyberspace, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy has told the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Joseph Cannataci, who is exploring avenues for protecting cyberspace privacy, ... More >>
Tonga’s human rights record to be reviewed by UN
Friday, 12 January 2018, 12:59 pm | UN Human Rights Council
GENEVA – Tonga’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the third time on Monday, 15 January 2018 in a meeting that will be webcast live . More >>
OHCHR PRESS BRIEFING NOTES - (1) Burundi, (2) Yemen
Saturday, 16 January 2016, 12:00 pm | UN Human Rights Council
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has just issued a statement warning that deeply worrying new trends are emerging in Burundi, including cases of sexual violence by security forces and a sharp increase in enforced disappearances ... More >>
Nauru’s human rights record to be reviewed
Sunday, 1 November 2015, 10:56 am | UN Human Rights Council
GENEVA (29 October 2015) – Nauru’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the second time on Tuesday, 3 November 2015 in a meeting that will be webcast live. More >>
South Sudan on verge of catastrophe – Pillay
Thursday, 1 May 2014, 11:31 am | UN Human Rights Council
Opening remarks by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay at a press conference in South Sudan, Juba, 30 April 2014. More >>
UN: Eroding Protection of South Sudan’s Internally Displaced
Wednesday, 23 April 2014, 12:19 pm | UN Human Rights Council
The protection of South Sudan’s one million internally displaced persons is further eroding amid persistent violence and deliberate ethnically targeted attacks, United Nations Special Rapporteur Chaloka Beyani warned today. More >>
UN Calls For Actions To Fight Violence Against Women
Thursday, 17 April 2014, 10:39 am | UN Human Rights Council
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women, Rashida Manjoo, today urged the Government of the United Kingdom to consider the best interests of all women and girls in addressing the specific needs of survivors of violence. More >>
UN: Argentine Jail Conditions Violated Prisoner Rights
Thursday, 17 April 2014, 10:36 am | UN Human Rights Council
Argentine authorities failed to ensure that a prisoner with disabilities was able to use prison facilities and services on an equal basis with other detainees and are obliged to take steps to rectify the situation, the UN Committee on the Rights ... More >>
UN human rights expert welcomes release of Eritrean refugees
Wednesday, 16 April 2014, 11:41 am | UN Human Rights Council
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea, Sheila B. Keetharuth, today hailed the release of all Eritrean refugees and asylum seekers, some of whom had been held in detention for more than five years at the ... More >>
Ukraine, Need to counter misinformation and propoganda
Wednesday, 16 April 2014, 11:05 am | UN Human Rights Council
Misinformation, propaganda and incitement to hatred need to be urgently countered in Ukraine to avoid the further escalation of tension in the country, according to a UN human rights report* issued on Tuesday. More >>
Israeli settlers must be stopped from taking over Al-Rajabi
Wednesday, 16 April 2014, 11:00 am | UN Human Rights Council
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territories occupied since 1967, Richard Falk, today urged Israel to prevent settlers from taking over Al-Rajabi House, in Hebron, after a protracted legal battle. More >>
UN Warns Against Nepal Human Rights Bill
Tuesday, 15 April 2014, 11:35 am | UN Human Rights Council
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Monday expressed grave concern at a bill presented to the Nepalese Parliament which could lead to amnesties for serious human rights violations. More >>
