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UN Human Rights on Gaza and Guatemala
Saturday, 7 April 2018, 10:56 am | UNHCHR
Given the deplorable killing of 16 people and the injuring of reportedly more than 1,000 others during protests in Gaza, mostly on 30 March, we are gravely concerned that further violence could occur during demonstrations today and in the coming weeks. More >>
UN rights experts condemn Israel’s response
Saturday, 7 April 2018, 10:55 am | UNHCHR
GENEVA (6 April 2018) - UN human rights experts have condemned the killings by Israeli security forces of at least 16 Palestinian protesters near the Gaza fence, and urged the international community to ensure accountability through an independent and impartial ... More >>
UN experts urge Thailand to show leadership
Thursday, 5 April 2018, 10:20 am | UNHCHR
UN experts urge Thailand to show leadership on business and human rights BANGKOK (4 April 2018) – A team of UN experts today presented their preliminary observations on steps that should be taken by the Royal Thai Government and businesses to improve ... More >>
UN Committee publishes findings on NZ and others
Wednesday, 4 April 2018, 10:11 am | UNHCHR
UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights publishes findings on Mexico, Niger, Bangladesh, Central African Republic, Spain, and New Zealand More >>
Statement by UN Human Rights Office on Venezuela jail deaths
Friday, 30 March 2018, 12:59 pm | UNHCHR
GENEVA (29 March 2018) – We are appalled at the horrific deaths of at least 68 people in Venezuela after a fire swept through a police station jail on Wednesday amid reported clashes between detainees and security forces. More >>
China: Concern about health of jailed rights lawyer
Saturday, 24 March 2018, 12:15 pm | UNHCHR
China: UN experts concerned about health of jailed rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong GENEVA (23 March 2018) –UN human rights experts* are deeply concerned over the deteriorating health of Jiang Tianyong, a prominent human rights lawyer jailed in ... More >>
Situation in Afrin, Syria
Saturday, 17 March 2018, 12:29 pm | UNHCHR
We have been receiving deeply alarming reports from Afrin in northwestern Syria about civilian deaths and injuries due to airstrikes and ground-based strikes, as well as reports that civilians are being prevented from leaving Afrin city by Kurdish ... More >>
Liberia: UN expert urges new Weah Administration
Saturday, 10 March 2018, 2:22 pm | UNHCHR
Liberia: UN expert urges new Weah Administration to advance freedom of expression MONROVIA (9 March 2018) - Liberia needs to lock in and expand the gains made in the years since the civil war, in particular in the areas of freedom of expression, media ... More >>
North Korea detente: UN expert urges human rights opening
Friday, 9 March 2018, 2:02 pm | UNHCHR
GENEVA (8 March 2018) – Welcoming rapprochement on the Korean peninsula, including possible discussions about denuclearisation, the UN Special Rapporteur, Tomás Ojea Quintana, called on the DPRK Government to take the opportunity to open up to UN ... More >>
Accusations against UN expert a retaliation by Philippines
Friday, 9 March 2018, 2:00 pm | UNHCHR
GENEVA (8 March 2018) - UN human rights experts have expressed grave concerns about terrorism accusations levelled against the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Ms. Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, a Philippine national. More >>
State and religion best served by “respectful distance”
Saturday, 3 March 2018, 3:29 pm | UNHCHR
GENEVA (2 March 2018) – The degree of States’ entanglement with, or disengagement from, religion or belief has far-reaching implications on how the right to freedom of religion or belief is upheld, said the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion ... More >>
Freedom of expression vital for peace in South Sudan
Friday, 23 February 2018, 1:24 pm | UNHCHR
GENEVA / JUBA (22 February 2018) – Genuine reconciliation and lasting peace will only be achieved in South Sudan if people are free and safe to express their opinions regardless of their ethnic or political affiliations, a UN report released today ... More >>
Calls for better protection against abuse of Nepali workers
Tuesday, 6 February 2018, 10:22 am | UNHCHR
UN expert calls for better protection against abuse and exploitation for Nepali workers seeking foreign employment More >>
Mauritania: UN rights experts urge immediate reform
Thursday, 1 February 2018, 1:26 pm | UNHCHR
GENEVA (31 January 2018) – A new law adopted in Mauritania represents a positive attempt to tackle discrimination, but raises major concerns for human rights and must be reformed, a group of UN human rights experts have said. More >>
Egypt must halt executions, say UN human rights experts
Saturday, 27 January 2018, 11:50 am | UNHCHR
GENEVA (26 January 2018) – A group of UN human rights experts* has called on Egypt to halt all pending executions following repeated allegations of unfair trials. More >>
Holocaust remembrance and education: A shared responsibility
Saturday, 27 January 2018, 11:49 am | UNHCHR
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, 27 January 2018 More >>
BRIEFING NOTES - Ethiopia, Honduras
Saturday, 20 January 2018, 11:57 am | UNHCHR
19 January 2018 Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Liz Throssell Location: Geneva Subject: (1) Ethiopia (2) Honduras (1) Ethiopia We welcome Ethiopia’s decision to release 115 federal detainees on Wednesday 17 January, including several ... More >>
Sexual orientation and gender identity legal opinion
Saturday, 13 January 2018, 11:31 am | UNHCHR
Sexual orientation and gender identity: UN expert hails historic legal opinion issued in Americas GENEVA (12 January 2018) - An independent expert appointed by the United Nations hailed a landmark opinion by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights that ... More >>
Tunisia protests
Saturday, 13 January 2018, 11:29 am | UNHCHR
We are closely watching the demonstrations across Tunisia and the authorities’ response to them. We are concerned about the high number of arrests – 778 people have been arrested since Monday, some 200 of them between the ages of 15 and 20. ... More >>
Iran: UN experts urge respect for protesters’ rights
Saturday, 6 January 2018, 11:03 am | UNHCHR
GENEVA (5 January 2018) – Demands by protesters in Iran for freedom and adequate living standards must be addressed and their rights respected, UN human rights experts* have stated. More >>
