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Bachelet Hails Arrest Of Rwanda Genocide Suspect Félicien Kabuga
Wednesday, 20 May 2020, 6:51 am | OHCHR
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has hailed the arrest on 16 May in Paris of Félicien Kabuga, who is accused of playing a leading role in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. “The arrest of Félicien Kabuga, ... More >>
COVID-19: Exceptional Measures Should Not Be Cover For Human Rights Abuses And Violations – Bachelet
Tuesday, 28 April 2020, 6:47 am | OHCHR
As Governments face the formidable challenge of protecting people from COVID-19, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has called on them to ensure human rights are not violated under the guise of exceptional or emergency measures. ... More >>
Bachelet Alarmed By Media Clampdowns, Says Public Has Right To Know About COVID-19
Saturday, 25 April 2020, 7:34 am | OHCHR
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said today she was alarmed by restrictive measures imposed by several States against the independent media, as well as the arrest and intimidation of journalists, saying the free flow information ... More >>
COVID-19: Targeted Actions Needed To Protect LGBTI People Amid Pandemic – Bachelet
Saturday, 18 April 2020, 7:31 am | OHCHR
States need to ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people do not face discrimination or fear retribution for seeking healthcare amid the COVID-19 crisis, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said Friday, as the ... More >>
UN Experts Call For Urgent Action To Mitigate Heightened Risks Of Violence Against Children
Wednesday, 8 April 2020, 6:25 am | OHCHR
UN human rights experts have appealed to States to boost child protection measures to help safeguard the welfare of millions of children worldwide who may be more exposed to violence, sale, trafficking, sexual abuse and exploitation during the COVID-19 ... More >>
UN Rights Expert Urges Governments To Save Lives By Lifting Sanctions Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Saturday, 4 April 2020, 7:05 am | OHCHR
A UN human rights expert today called for the lifting of all unilateral sanctions that obstruct the humanitarian responses of sanctioned States, in order to enable their health care systems to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and save lives. “I urge ... More >>
COVID-19: UN Human Rights Chief Distressed Over Plight Of India’s Internal Migrants
Friday, 3 April 2020, 8:14 am | OHCHR
UN Human Rights chief Michelle Bachelet said today she was distressed by the plight of millions of internal migrants affected by the sudden announcement of a lockdown in India. She welcomed subsequent measures to address their situation but noted that ... More >>
Right to Recognition Before the Law
Friday, 16 November 2018, 11:31 am | OHCHR
After setting standards for dignity and freedom, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) devotes a cluster of articles to standards for the administration of justice including what is often known as “due process.” Roughly one-fourth of ... More >>
Egypt: “systematic targeting” of human rights defenders
Friday, 28 September 2018, 10:39 pm | OHCHR
GENEVA (28 September 2018) – UN human rights experts* have urged Egyptian authorities to ensure that all detained human rights defenders are afforded every right to due process and a fair, impartial and public trial in accordance with Egypt’s obligations ... More >>
UN expert on contemporary forms of slavery to visit Italy
Friday, 28 September 2018, 10:37 pm | OHCHR
GENEVA / ROME (28 September 2018) – The UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, Urmila Bhoola, will visit Italy from 3 to 12 October. More >>
UN expert: Argentina should avoid dismantling family farming
Saturday, 22 September 2018, 3:17 am | OHCHR
GENEVA / BUENOS AIRES (21 September 2018) – The Government of Argentina should support the country’s family farming sector in order to protect food availability, says the UN expert on food and human rights. More >>
UN Human Rights Committee findings on examined countries
Friday, 27 July 2018, 9:39 am | OHCHR
UN Human Rights Committee publishes findings on Bahrain, Algeria, the Gambia, Liberia, Lithuania, and Lao People’s Democratic Republic More >>
OHCHR Press Briefing Notes - (1) Syria, (2) Gaza
Saturday, 8 April 2017, 11:42 am | OHCHR
The absolutely abhorrent attack on Khan Shaykun has once again focused international attention on Syria – and rightly so. If confirmed, the use of chemical weapons by any party to the conflict would amount to a war crime. More >>
UN human rights official urges protection for civilians
Wednesday, 22 April 2015, 2:59 pm | OHCHR
KABUL/NEW YORK/GENEVA (21 April 2015) – “Afghanistan finds itself in a paradoxical situation. On the one hand, there are new opportunities for peace talks that would have been unimaginable only a few months ago. On the other, the conflict looks set ... More >>
Cooperate to save migrants' lives, urges UN Committee
Wednesday, 22 April 2015, 2:57 pm | OHCHR
GENEVA (21 April 2015) – The latest, and worst, loss of life in the Mediterranean Sea demands concerted action by all to save migrants' lives, the UN Committee on the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today urged. More >>
UN human rights experts welcome ruling on death penalty
Wednesday, 22 April 2015, 2:56 pm | OHCHR
GENEVA (21 April 2015) – A group of United Nations independent experts* welcomed today the recent decision by the Supreme Court of Pakistan to suspend death sentences imposed by military courts. More >>
World Must Prepare for Yemen Displacement Crisis
Thursday, 9 April 2015, 1:06 pm | OHCHR
Yemen: The world must be prepared for rapid collapse into mass displacement crisis – UN expert More >>
Call to Halt Execution of Muhammad Kamaruzzaman
Thursday, 9 April 2015, 12:58 pm | OHCHR
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Subjects: Bangladesh / imminent execution More >>
Political Impasse in Macedonia Raises Concern
Wednesday, 18 March 2015, 5:19 pm | OHCHR
We are deeply concerned about the prolonged political impasse in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and its human rights implications. More >>
OHCHR Press Briefing Notes: Ukraine, Congo, El Salvador
Saturday, 24 January 2015, 12:26 pm | OHCHR
OHCHR PRESS BRIEFING NOTES - (1) Ukraine, (2) Democratic Republic of the Congo, (3) El Salvador More >>
