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Ethiopia – Bachelet Expresses Alarm As Tigray Conflict 'Risks Spiralling Out Of Control'
Sunday, 15 November 2020, 2:44 pm | OHCHR
Amid emerging reports of mass killings in the town of Mai-Kadra, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday expressed increasing alarm at the rapidly deteriorating situation in the Ethiopian region of Tigray. She warned that if the ... More >>
UN Rights Chief Disturbed By Harassment Of Opposition Following Tanzania Elections
Wednesday, 11 November 2020, 9:03 am | OHCHR
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday said she was disturbed by reports of continued intimidation and harassment against opposition leaders and members in Tanzania in the aftermath of the general elections. She called ... More >>
UN Committee Urges Saudi Arabia To Release Women’s Rights Activist Loujain Al-Hathloul
Friday, 6 November 2020, 8:25 am | OHCHR
The worsening health of Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain Al-Hathloul, who has been on hunger strike since 26 October to protest against her prolonged detention, is deeply alarming, the UN women’s rights committee said today. The Committee called ... More >>
Nigeria: Bachelet Condemns Army Killings, Calls For “root And Branch” Reform Of The Security Forces
Thursday, 22 October 2020, 8:43 am | OHCHR
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday strongly condemned the use of excessive and disproportionate force by Nigerian armed forces in Lagos on Tuesday evening. She called on the Nigerian authorities to take urgent ... More >>
Rape Is A Monstrous Crime, Perpetrators Must Be Held – But Death Penalty Not The Answer - Bachelet
Friday, 16 October 2020, 8:32 am | OHCHR
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Thursday called on governments worldwide to redouble their efforts to prevent rape and other forms of sexual violence, improve access to justice and reparations for victims, and ensure prompt criminal ... More >>
Spain’s Age Assessment Procedures Violate Migrant Children’s Rights, UN Committee Finds
Wednesday, 14 October 2020, 8:21 am | OHCHR
Spain’s procedures to determine the age of unaccompanied migrant children violated their fundamental human rights, the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has found. The Committee, composed of 18 independent experts, has adopted 14 decisions ... More >>
Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: Bachelet Urges Protection For Civilians Amid Escalation In Hostilities
Saturday, 10 October 2020, 8:05 am | OHCHR
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday expressed her alarm at the suffering of civilians as hostilities continue to widen along the line of contact in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone – also impacting other populated ... More >>
Hate Speech Ahead Of Guinea Elections Must Be Curbed And Condemned – Bachelet And Patten
Thursday, 8 October 2020, 7:48 am | OHCHR
Political leaders, in particular the candidates campaigning for the upcoming presidential election in Guinea, should refrain from invoking ethnic affiliations and using provocative language that may lead to violence, discrimination and other human rights violations, ... More >>
Citing COVID Risk, Bachelet Calls On Iran To Release Jailed Human Rights Defenders
Wednesday, 7 October 2020, 8:03 am | OHCHR
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday expressed deep concern at the deteriorating situation of human rights defenders, lawyers and political prisoners held in Iran’s prisons and called on the authorities to release them ... More >>
‘Shocking’ Cycle Of Violence For Migrants Departing Libya To Seek Safety In Europe
Saturday, 3 October 2020, 8:27 am | OHCHR
The UN Human Rights Office is calling for urgent action to address the dire situation of migrants attempting to cross the central Mediterranean Sea in search of safety in Europe and to tackle the shocking conditions they face in Libya, at sea, and – ... More >>
Stranded Migrants Need Safe And Dignified Return – UN Migrant Workers Committee
Friday, 2 October 2020, 9:11 am | OHCHR
The UN Committee on Migrant Workers has today called on governments to take immediate action to address the inhumane conditions of migrant workers who are stranded in detention camps and ensure they can have an orderly, safe and dignified return to ... More >>
Urgent Debate On Situation Of Human Rights In Belarus: Statement By UN High Commissioner
Saturday, 19 September 2020, 7:08 am | OHCHR
45th session of the Human Rights Council. Urgent debate on the situation of human rights in Belarus. Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Madam President, Your Excellencies, The Council’s consideration of the ... More >>
Execution Of Iran Athlete Sends Deeply Disturbing Message To Protesters, Say UN Experts
Tuesday, 15 September 2020, 7:26 am | OHCHR
UN human rights experts today strongly condemned the summary execution of champion wrestler Navid Afkari in Iran, raising alarm at the latest execution in a series of death penalty sentences handed down in the context of protests in 2018 and 2019. ... More >>
Bachelet's Global Update To The UN Human Rights Council 45th Session
Tuesday, 15 September 2020, 7:22 am | OHCHR
Distinguished President, Excellencies, Colleagues and Friends, In a context of sharply escalating suffering and turmoil across the world, human rights principles, norms and actions offer effective solutions to build stronger resilience to shocks, and ... More >>
UN Human Rights Chief Calls For Independent Investigation Into Poisoning Of Alexei Navalny
Wednesday, 9 September 2020, 7:15 am | OHCHR
Welcoming the news that Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny has emerged from his coma in a Berlin hospital, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday urged the Government of the Russian Federation to carry out, ... More >>
Enforced Disappearances: UN Committee Welcomes Mexico’s Decision On Individual Complaints
Sunday, 6 September 2020, 7:22 am | OHCHR
The unanimous decision by the Mexican Senate to recognize the competence of the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances to examine individual complaints is a significant step in the country’s human rights development, the Committee said in a statement ... More >>
UN Human Rights Office Highlights Fabricated Information In Relation To Algeria
Sunday, 6 September 2020, 7:21 am | OHCHR
An article published in French , Arabic and English by the Algérie Presse Service (APS) on Tuesday 1 September claimed that a body called “The Geneva Office of the United Nations Dispute Tribunal” (‘le Bureau des Contentieux de l’ONU à Genève’) ... More >>
Belarus: UN Committee Hails Role Of Women In Political Process And Protests
Friday, 4 September 2020, 8:24 am | OHCHR
Reports of violence against women in Belarus, including sexual abuse and rape, received by UN human rights experts, are deeply concerning, the UN women’s rights committee said on Thursday. The Committee also underlined how women voices are not marginal, ... More >>
Enforced Disappearances: UN Committee To Hold Special Online Dialogue With Iraq
Friday, 4 September 2020, 8:04 am | OHCHR
The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) will hold a special public dialogue with Iraq during its upcoming online session to discuss what the country is doing to address the issue of enforced disappearances. Iraq ratified the International ... More >>
Bachelet Welcomes Sudan Peace Deal, Urges Accountability
Wednesday, 2 September 2020, 7:27 am | OHCHR
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has welcomed the signing of a peace deal between the Transitional Government of Sudan and the majority of the country’s armed groups as a major step in ending the suffering and human rights ... More >>
