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DRC: UN reports hundreds of human rights violations
Thursday, 20 December 2018, 10:05 am | UNHCHR
DRC: UN reports hundreds of human rights violations as security situation in North Kivu deteriorates More >>
DRC: Calls for measures to prevent further violence
Saturday, 15 December 2018, 12:00 pm | UNHCHR
DRC: UN Human Rights Chief calls for measures to prevent further violence ahead of crucial election More >>
Poland: Government must not roll back women’s rights
Friday, 14 December 2018, 12:23 pm | UNHCHR
WARSAW (13 December 2018) – Poland is at a critical juncture with regard to its record on women’s rights. It must refrain from rolling back women’s rights, particularly in the areas of family and culture, as well as sexual and reproductive health, and ... More >>
Poland: UN experts condemn measures
Friday, 14 December 2018, 12:22 pm | UNHCHR
Poland: UN experts condemn measures to stop human rights defenders join climate talks GENEVA (13 December 2018) - UN human rights experts* have expressed concerns at reports that several human rights defenders have been harassed, arbitrarily detained ... More >>
30 Articles of the UDHR - Article 29: Duty to Your Community
Sunday, 9 December 2018, 12:51 pm | UNHCHR
So far, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) has concentrated on rights that every person has simply by virtue of being born human. Now Article 29 says the corollary of rights is duties. We all have a duty to other people, and we should ... More >>
UDHR - Article 28: Right to a Free and Fair World
Saturday, 8 December 2018, 12:48 pm | UNHCHR
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was drafted in a period, 1946-1948, that was simultaneously filled with optimism, yet overshadowed by the preceding thirty years of disaster – the Great Depression and two world wars. In the view of the ... More >>
We must recommit to UDHR goal for lasting peace
Saturday, 8 December 2018, 12:47 pm | UNHCHR
UN experts: We must recommit to UDHR goal for lasting peace GENEVA (7 October 2018) – On the occasion of Human Rights Day, independent experts* appointed by the Human Rights Council have underscored the centrality of the Universal Declaration of Human ... More >>
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Papua
Saturday, 8 December 2018, 12:46 pm | UNHCHR
We are concerned about the large number of arrests – more than 500 – during peaceful demonstrations held to commemorate West Papuan National Day in various locations across Indonesia on 1 and 2 December. We have received reports of security forces ... More >>
Calls on the Philippines to drop charges against Rappler
Friday, 7 December 2018, 2:32 pm | UNHCHR
GENEVA (6 December 2018) – The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression has called on the Philippine authorities to drop charges against online news website Rappler and its Chief Executive, Maria Ressa, saying the charges were being used ... More >>
Bachelet celebrates 70th anniversary of UDHR
Friday, 7 December 2018, 2:28 pm | UNHCHR
As we celebrate the 70th anniversary and many achievements of this trailblazing document, High Commissioner Bachelet calls on “each of us to do our part to breathe life into the beautiful dream of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.” The statement ... More >>
30 Articles of the UDHR - Article 27
Friday, 7 December 2018, 2:26 pm | UNHCHR
Article 27: Right to Cultural, Artistic and Scientific Life The monumental Buddhas of Bamiyan, statues 10 to 16 storeys high hewn from sandstone cliffs, inspired reverence and awe in central Afghanistan for 15 centuries – until the Taliban blew them to ... More >>
20th anniversary of the Declaration on Human Rights Defender
Friday, 7 December 2018, 9:31 am | UNHCHR
Joint statement on the 20th anniversary of the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders GENEVA (6 December 2018) – UN human rights experts* urge all States to fully implement the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders to ensure the freedom of human rights defenders ... More >>
30 Articles of the UDHR - Article 26: Right to Education
Thursday, 6 December 2018, 1:17 pm | UNHCHR
In 2002, when the Kenyan government announced free primary school education for all, Kimani Ng'ang'a Maruge decided to enroll in Grade One. What’s unusual about that? He was an 84-year-old great-grandfather. A photo on the front page of a Kenyan newspaper ... More >>
30 Articles of the UDHR - 22: Right to Social Security
Sunday, 2 December 2018, 11:07 am | UNHCHR
After spelling out a long list of civil and political rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) now turns to economic, social and cultural rights with Article 22 and the six following Articles. These rights, mostly developed in the 20th century, ... More >>
Senior UN rights official concludes visit to Yemen
Saturday, 1 December 2018, 11:41 am | UNHCHR
Senior UN rights official concludes visit to Yemen, urges warring parties to prevent renewed fighting More >>
30 Articles of the UDHR - Article 21: Democracy
Saturday, 1 December 2018, 11:40 am | UNHCHR
Article 21: A Short Course in Democracy In three concise paragraphs, Article 21 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) outlines some of the fundamental principles of democracy: the will of the people should be the basis of government ... More >>
Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
Thursday, 29 November 2018, 1:54 pm | UNHCHR
UN Secretary-General Message for UN International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 29 November - Statement Only More >>
UN Secretary-General Message for World AIDS Day
Thursday, 29 November 2018, 1:53 pm | UNHCHR
Thirty years after the first World AIDS Day, the response to HIV stands at a crossroads. Which way we turn may define the course of the epidemic—whether we will end AIDS by 2030, or whether future generations will carry on bearing the burden of this devastating ... More >>
30 Articles of the UDHR - Article 19: Freedom of Opinion
Thursday, 29 November 2018, 1:52 pm | UNHCHR
Article 19: Freedom of Opinion and Expression Why would a human rights organization go to court to support someone whose extreme political views or ethical position it fundamentally opposes? A pornographer perhaps, or an anarchist? Because of the ... More >>
30 Articles of the UDHR - Article 15: Right to Nationality
Sunday, 25 November 2018, 12:08 pm | UNHCHR
Article 15: Right to Nationality On the outskirts of the Vietnamese capital, Ho Chi Minh City, an elderly man revealed his most fervent wish: “just one simple hope – that when I died I could get a death certificate, to prove that I ever existed.” ... More >>
