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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 >>
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk Regrets Statute Of Limitations For War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity In Peru
Monday, 12 August 2024, 8:38 am | OHCHR
Lack of accountability for these crimes, whenever committed, risks endangering the rights to truth, justice, reparations and guarantees of non-recurrence for thousands of victims of grave violations in Peru. More >>
Thailand: UN Human Rights Chief Says Deeply Troubled By Dissolution Of Move Forward Party
Friday, 9 August 2024, 10:16 am | OHCHR
The High Commissioner said UN human rights mechanisms have long expressed concern that this prohibition, set out in article 112 of the Criminal Code, is inconsistent with Thailand’s obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political ... More >>
Comment By UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Volker Türk On Risk Of Wider Conflict In Middle East
Tuesday, 6 August 2024, 7:26 am | OHCHR
Volker Türk said "I am deeply worried about the rising risk of a wider conflict in the Middle East and plead with all parties, along with those States with influence, to act urgently to de-escalate what has become a very precarious situation." More >>
Kazakhstan: Reject Rights-violating Petition, Say UN Experts
Thursday, 1 August 2024, 4:34 am | OHCHR
The Government of Kazakhstan should reject a petition it is considering that calls for legislation that would violate freedoms of expression, peaceful assembly and association based on sexual orientation and gender identity, five United Nations ... More >>
UN Report: Palestinian Detainees Held Arbitrarily And Secretly, Subjected To Torture And Mistreatment
Thursday, 1 August 2024, 4:21 am | OHCHR
The UN Human Rights Office today published a report on arbitrary, prolonged and incommunicado detention by Israeli authorities, affecting thousands of Palestinians since last October. More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk On Venezuela
Thursday, 1 August 2024, 4:08 am | OHCHR
Demonstrations have been taking place in at least 17 out of Venezuela’s 24 states, including the capital. Hundreds of people have been arrested, including children. More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan On Rise In Extrajudicial Executions In South Sudan
Thursday, 1 August 2024, 4:01 am | OHCHR
Extrajudicial executions constitute a grave violation of the right to life and to due process, including a fair trial. They must stop immediately, and the Government should conduct prompt and impartial investigations, and hold perpetrators accountable. More >>
Experts Hail ICJ Declaration On Illegality Of Israel’s Presence In The Occupied Palestinian Territory As “historic”
Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 4:08 am | OHCHR
Israel and other UN Member States must immediately comply with the authoritative determination by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Israel’s presence in the occupied Palestinian territory, independent human rights experts said today. More >>
UN Committee Against Torture Publishes Findings On Côte D’Ivoire, Ecuador, The Republic Of Korea, And Türkiye
Saturday, 27 July 2024, 4:24 am | OHCHR
The Committee against Torture (CAT) today issued its findings on Ecuador, the Republic of Korea, Côte d’Ivoire and Türkiye, after reviewing the four State parties in its latest session. More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Liz Throssell On Ghana Court Ruling
Saturday, 27 July 2024, 4:16 am | OHCHR
We deeply regret the decision by the Supreme Court of Ghana to uphold colonial-era provisions of the Criminal Offences Act that effectively criminalise consensual same-sex relations. More >>
Russia Must Free Human Rights Defender Alexey Sokolov Arrested For Posting Facebook Logo: UN Experts
Saturday, 27 July 2024, 4:01 am | OHCHR
Russia must immediately and unconditionally release human rights defender, Alexey Sokolov, and drop the criminal charges against him, UN experts said today. More >>
Pakistan: Experts Urge Immediate End To Discrimination And Violence Against Ahmadis
Friday, 26 July 2024, 4:34 am | OHCHR
A group of independent experts today expressed grave concern regarding a reported upsurge in discrimination and violence against Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan, including extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests and detentions, attacks on places of worship ... More >>
Bangladesh: UN Experts Call For Immediate End To Violent Crackdown And Full Accountability For Human Rights Violations
Friday, 26 July 2024, 4:18 am | OHCHR
UN experts today called on the Bangladesh government to immediately end the violent crackdown against protestors and political opponents, restore access to the Internet and ensure accountability for human rights violations. More >>
