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Mexico: UN rights experts strongly condemn killing
Saturday, 20 May 2017, 12:41 pm | UNHCHR
Mexico: UN rights experts strongly condemn killing of human rights defender and call for effective measures to tackle impunity GENEVA (19 May) – A group of UN experts* strongly condemns the brutal murder of Miriam Rodríguez Martínez, a mother who ... More >>
“No end in sight” after five decades of Israeli occupation
Saturday, 20 May 2017, 12:40 pm | UNHCHR
“No end in sight,” says UN human rights expert after five decades of Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territory More >>
Human rights violations in and around Yei, South Sudan
Saturday, 20 May 2017, 12:39 pm | UNHCHR
UN report exposes human rights violations and abuses against civilians in and around Yei, South Sudan GENEVA/JUBA (19 May 2017) - A United Nations report published today released the findings of an in-depth investigation into human rights violations and ... More >>
Technology for human rights
Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 9:46 pm | UNHCHR
As communities around the world face continuing human rights challenges, the agreement demonstrates the potential to use technology to help tackle issues, and highlights the opportunity for greater private sector support for the work of the UN Human Rights ... More >>
Zeid alarmed by violence in Central African Republic
Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 9:46 pm | UNHCHR
GENEVA/BANGUI (16 May 2017) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Tuesday expressed grave alarm over the expanding attacks by armed groups against the civilian population in several parts of the Central African Republic ... More >>
Dialogue on human rights in North Korea
Monday, 15 May 2017, 9:23 pm | UNHCHR
GENEVA (15 May 2017) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Catalina Devandas-Aguilar, welcomed a number of positive steps on disability issues taken by the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic ... More >>
UN Committee against Torture publishes findings
Saturday, 13 May 2017, 2:55 pm | UNHCHR
UN Committee against Torture publishes findings on Afghanistan, Argentina, Bahrain, Lebanon, Pakistan and Republic of Korea More >>
UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Saturday, 13 May 2017, 2:54 pm | UNHCHR
UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination publishes findings on Finland, Moldova, Armenia, Kenya, Cyprus and Bulgaria More >>
Zambia’s peasants at risk of becoming squatters
Saturday, 13 May 2017, 2:51 pm | UNHCHR
Zambia’s peasants at risk of becoming squatters on their own land – UN expert warns More >>
OHCHR Press Briefing Notes - El Salvador
Saturday, 13 May 2017, 2:48 pm | UNHCHR
The vulnerability of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people in El Salvador is of deep concern. Since the beginning of 2017, at least seven transgender people have been murdered in El Salvador. Most recently, at the end of April, a prominent ... More >>
Special Rapporteur rejects misinformation: Philippines visit
Saturday, 6 May 2017, 4:10 pm | UNHCHR
GENEVA (5 May 2017) – The Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Agnes Callamard, has released the following statement clarifying reports in the Filipino media and rejecting misinformation about her current visit to Philippines ... More >>
OHCHR Press Briefing Notes - China
Saturday, 6 May 2017, 4:08 pm | UNHCHR
We are deeply troubled that on Wednesday 3 May, defence lawyer Chen Jiangang and his family were reportedly taken by police while they were travelling in Yunnan province in the southwest of China. This latest event takes place in the context of an ongoing ... More >>
Saudi Arabia must reform counter-terror law
Saturday, 6 May 2017, 4:07 pm | UNHCHR
Saudi Arabia must reform counter-terror law and free peaceful critics, says UN rights expert More >>
Moves to impeach Nepal Chief Justice
Friday, 5 May 2017, 8:15 pm | UNHCHR
GENEVA (5 May 2017) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has condemned moves to impeach the Chief Justice of Nepal, warning that such actions suggest a concerted attempt by the Government to undermine the independence of the ... More >>
South Sudan: Weary, frightened displaced civilians
Thursday, 4 May 2017, 8:40 pm | UNHCHR
South Sudan: Weary, frightened displaced civilians in Upper Nile at imminent risk of further violence More >>
Housing inequality defines Chilean landscape – UN
Saturday, 29 April 2017, 12:42 pm | UNHCHR
SANTIAGO / GENEVA (28 April 2017) – “Inequality is one of the hallmarks of Chilean society, and this is starkly apparent in the housing situation in the country” underlined the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Leilani Farha, ... More >>
Venezuela must allow peaceful protests
Saturday, 29 April 2017, 12:41 pm | UNHCHR
GENEVA (28 April 2017) – The Government of Venezuela must facilitate peaceful protests and properly investigate the deaths of at least 25 people in recent demonstrations, say a group of United Nations human rights experts.* More >>
Sanctions against Russia hurt most vulnerable groups
Saturday, 29 April 2017, 12:40 pm | UNHCHR
Unilateral sanctions against Russia hurt most vulnerable groups with limited impact on international businesses, UN expert finds More >>
UN experts urge Iran to stop executions
Saturday, 29 April 2017, 12:38 pm | UNHCHR
“Respect international law” – UN experts urge Iran to stop executions of two men sentenced to death as children More >>
OHCHR BRIEFING NOTES - Arkansas executions, Cambodia
Saturday, 29 April 2017, 12:37 pm | UNHCHR
We are deeply troubled that, after a 12 year de facto moratorium on the use of the death penalty, the US State of Arkansas has executed four men in the space of eight days. More >>
