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Comment By UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk On The Israeli Airstrikes On Gaza
Wednesday, 19 March 2025, 3:20 pm | OHCHR
"This nightmare must end immediately. The hostages must be released immediately and unconditionally. All those arbitrarily detained must be released immediately and unconditionally. The war must end permanently." More >>
Israel Ramps Up Settlement And Annexation In West Bank With Dire Human Rights - UN Report
Wednesday, 19 March 2025, 3:16 pm | OHCHR
“Israel’s settlement policy, its acts of annexation, and related discriminatory legislation and measures are in breach of international law, as the International Court of Justice has confirmed, and violate Palestinians’ right to self-determination,” ... More >>
‘Tragedy Foretold & Stain On Our Collective Humanity’: Special Rapporteur Warns Of Mass Ethnic Cleansing In West Bank
Wednesday, 19 March 2025, 3:07 pm | OHCHR
While ethnic cleansing is not a standalone crime, it involves actions that constitute war crimes, crimes against humanity, and even genocide, said Francesca Albanese, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territory ... More >>
A Third Of Myanmar’s Population Faces Food Insecurity: UN Human Rights Experts
Friday, 14 March 2025, 10:23 am | OHCHR
“As the junta continue to lose territory to armed resistance groups, it has retaliated by blockading aid, and restricting humanitarian access, limiting trade routes, and targeting humanitarian workers, further compounding an already dire food crisis." More >>
Press Statement By William O'Neill, UN Expert On The Human Rights Situation In Haiti
Thursday, 13 March 2025, 7:20 pm | OHCHR
"The international community, for its part, must act without delay to implement the commitments it has made, particularly with regard to the sanctions regime, the arms embargo, and the substantial reinforcement of multinational security support, in ... More >>
Experts Alarmed By Deterioration Of Fundamental Freedoms And Civic Space In Slovak Republic
Tuesday, 11 March 2025, 5:42 pm | OHCHR
They warned that the labelling of NGOs receiving international funding as “foreign agents” and constant Government rhetoric against civil society organisations has sparked fears that political dissent and democratic freedoms could be severely restricted. More >>
USA: Businesses Must Stand Firm On Diversity, Equity And Inclusion, Say Experts
Tuesday, 11 March 2025, 5:31 pm | OHCHR
“We are deeply concerned by this unprecedented attack on DEI programmes, which the Executive Order defines as “dangerous, demeaning, and immoral race and sex-based preferences.” This puts LGBTI+ persons at higher human rights risk,” they warned. More >>
UN Experts Urge Singapore To Halt Execution Of Malaysian National On Drug Charges
Wednesday, 19 February 2025, 9:29 am | OHCHR
“We reiterate that under international law, only crimes of extreme gravity involving intentional killing meet the threshold for the death penalty,” the experts said. “Mandatory death sentences are inherently over-inclusive and inevitably violate ... More >>
Experts Alarmed At Reported Political Harassment And Persecution Against Ecuador’s Vice President
Wednesday, 19 February 2025, 9:09 am | OHCHR
“Vice-President Abad’s case appears to be an alarming precedent that jeopardises the democratic character of elections in Ecuador, undermines women’s participation in public life and violates fundamental principles of equality and non-discrimination,” ... More >>
Paraguay Responsible For Grave Rights Violations Over Deaths Of Two Young Girls, UN Committee Finds
Friday, 24 January 2025, 11:45 am | OHCHR
The Committee received a complaint about the unlawful killings and allegations that Paraguay took various measures to cover up the incident. More >>
Ecuador And Nicaragua: Forced Pregnancy And Motherhood Violated Rights Of Girl Victims Of Rape
Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 8:59 am | OHCHR
“Forcing girls who were victims of rape to endure unwanted pregnancies is more than a denial of choice; it is a violation of life with dignity, an act amounting to torture, and a failure to protect some of the most vulnerable,” said Committee ... More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Spokesperson Seif Magango On Tensions In Mozambique
Wednesday, 15 January 2025, 11:02 am | OHCHR
"With further demonstrations announced ahead of the presidential inauguration on 15 January, it is critical that freedom of peaceful assembly is upheld and facilitated, and that the security forces refrain from further unnecessary or disproportionate ... More >>
Comment By UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Volker Türk On Abolition Of Death Penalty In Zimbabwe
Friday, 3 January 2025, 8:59 am | OHCHR
"All States that still maintain the death penalty should follow Zimbabwe’s example and abolish it, or pending its abolition, impose a moratorium on its use." More >>
UN Special Committee Finds Israel’s Warfare Methods In Gaza Consistent With Genocide
Thursday, 14 November 2024, 10:49 pm | OHCHR
Covering the period from October 2023 to July 2024, the report examines developments across the occupied Palestinian territory and the occupied Syrian Golan but focuses on the catastrophic impact of the current war in Gaza on the rights of Palestinians. More >>
FIFA Must Respect International Law Regarding Israeli Football Clubs: UN Experts
Friday, 4 October 2024, 12:57 pm | OHCHR
Israeli clubs, many of which have exhibited racism towards the Palestinian people and players over the years, are integrated in the Israeli Football Association (IFA). A ninth club, based inside Israel, plays some home games in a settlement. More >>
Mexico: UN Experts Concerned Over Upcoming Constitutional Reform Proposal Implying Greater Role Of Armed Forces
Sunday, 29 September 2024, 7:24 am | OHCHR
"We are alarmed that, if the constitutional reform proposal is approved, it would permanently assign public security functions to the Armed Forces. The potential impact of this modification on the increase of enforced disappearances and impunity is extremely ... More >>
UN Experts Warn Of Irreparable Harm To Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Ahead Of AIIB Loan Disbursement And MotoGP Race
Sunday, 29 September 2024, 7:19 am | OHCHR
“We call on AIIB to suspend its final loan disbursement until it is certain that this project will not contribute to further irreparable harm to the project-affected Indigenous Peoples that have already been arbitrarily displaced and cut off from ... More >>
UN Expert Shocked By Death Of Another Palestinian Doctor In Israeli Detention
Sunday, 29 September 2024, 7:12 am | OHCHR
The Special Rapporteur said the targeting of healthcare workers and healthcare facilities contravenes the fundamental right of individuals to access essential healthcare services, a matter of acute significance during times of conflict, and may constitute a war ... More >>
Lebanon: Alarm At Sharp Escalation In Hostilities Between Israel And Hezbollah
Sunday, 29 September 2024, 7:05 am | OHCHR
UN High Commissioner Volker Türk calls on all States and actors with influence in the region and beyond to avert further escalation and do everything they can to ensure full respect for international law. More >>
Spokesperson For The UN High Commissioner For Human Rights: Liz Throssell
Monday, 12 August 2024, 8:49 am | OHCHR
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk is extremely concerned about reports that, in the space of two days this week, Iranian authorities reportedly executed at least 29 people across the country. More >>
