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Iran: UN expert says human rights at the heart
Thursday, 25 October 2018, 10:02 am | UNHCHR
Iran: UN expert says human rights should be at the heart of the response to challenges faced More >>
Myanmar shows ‘no real interest in building democracy’
Thursday, 25 October 2018, 10:01 am | UNHCHR
NEW YORK (24 October 2018) – The UN’s human rights expert on Myanmar said she was dismayed by the failure of the country’s leadership to take the path of democracy, and at their persistent denials and attempts to deflect attention concerning allegations ... More >>
UN human rights expert urges action to stop Israel
Thursday, 25 October 2018, 10:00 am | UNHCHR
NEW YORK (24 October 2018) – A UN human rights expert said it was high time the international community takes firm action to stop Israel’s annexation of large parts of the West Bank through settlement expansion and legislative initiatives, ... More >>
North Korea: We must learn from past
Thursday, 25 October 2018, 9:59 am | UNHCHR
North Korea: We must learn from past that human rights are central to lasting peace, says expert More >>
Tsunami of unchecked privatisation
Saturday, 20 October 2018, 11:51 am | UNHCHR
NEW YORK (19 October 2018) - Widespread privatisation of public goods in many societies is systematically eliminating human rights protections and further marginalising those living in poverty, according to a new report. More >>
Business leaders standing up for missing Saudi journalist
Saturday, 20 October 2018, 11:50 am | UNHCHR
GENEVA (19 October 2018) – A UN expert group has welcomed the decision by a number of the world’s business leaders to pull out of a high-level investment conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (23-25 October), to show their concerns over the case of ... More >>
UNHCR urges Australia to evacuate off-shore facilities
Saturday, 13 October 2018, 12:46 pm | UNHCHR
UNHCR urges Australia to evacuate off-shore facilities as health situation deteriorates The following is a transcript of the remarks by Spokesperson for the UNHCR Regional Representation in Canberra, Catherine Stubberfield - to whom quoted text may be attributed ... More >>
States must listen to girls to end prejudices
Wednesday, 10 October 2018, 4:42 pm | UNHCHR
States must listen to girls to end prejudices and deliver their rights, say UN experts GENEVA (9 October 2018) – States around the world must take effective action to end discrimination and gender-based violence faced by girls, say a group of UN rights ... More >>
Bachelet urges Iran to stop executing juvenile offenders
Saturday, 6 October 2018, 12:11 pm | UNHCHR
GENEVA (5 October 2018) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday condemned the execution in Iran this week of Zeinab Sekaanvand Lokran, a juvenile offender. Ms. Sekaanvand was convicted of murdering her husband in 2012, ... More >>
Bachelet on Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege
Saturday, 6 October 2018, 12:10 pm | UNHCHR
Comment by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege More >>
India: Terrorism charges are pretext to silence human rights
Saturday, 6 October 2018, 12:09 pm | UNHCHR
GENEVA (5 October 2018) – UN human rights experts* have expressed concerns about terrorism charges laid against 10 human rights defenders working with India’s poorest and most marginalised communities, including the Dalits, and urged authorities to ... More >>
Time to end invisibility of LGBT people in Georgia
Saturday, 6 October 2018, 12:08 pm | UNHCHR
Time to end invisibility of LGBT people in Georgia - expert GENEVA (5 October 2018) - A UN expert has commended the commitment of the Georgian Government to address violence and discrimination against lesbians, gays, bisexuals and trans persons, ... More >>
States must act now to allow safe, legal abortions
Friday, 28 September 2018, 10:00 am | UNHCHR
States must act now to allow safe, legal abortions for women and girls, say UN rights experts More >>
All generations have to protect rights of ageing society
Friday, 28 September 2018, 10:00 am | UNHCHR
GENEVA (27 September 2018) – The UN Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Rosa Kornfeld-Matte, pays tribute to all those human rights advocates and heroes of everyday life for their passionate struggle to bring ... More >>
Cambodia: UN expert questions “genuineness” of victory
Thursday, 27 September 2018, 10:59 am | UNHCHR
GENEVA (26 September 2018) - The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia called into question the “genuineness” of the general election in July, which maintained the ruling Cambodian People’s Party decades-long position ... More >>
Georgia: UN expert to assess human rights of LGBT persons
Saturday, 22 September 2018, 3:12 am | UNHCHR
Georgia: UN expert to assess human rights of LGBT persons GENEVA (21 September 2018) – The UN Independent Expert on the protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, Victor Madrigal-Borloz, will conduct ... More >>
UNHCR Praises NZ Refugee Quota Increase
Thursday, 20 September 2018, 6:45 pm | UNHCHR
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, praised New Zealand today for increasing the country’s longstanding refugee resettlement quota. Speaking in Wellington, Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern formally announced the increase. “This is the right ... More >>
UN Human Rights Chief applauds Indian Supreme Court decision
Friday, 7 September 2018, 7:30 pm | UNHCHR
GENEVA (7 September 2018) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday applauded the decision by the Indian Supreme Court to decriminalize consensual same sex relations. More >>
UN experts condemn sentencing of Reuters journalists
Tuesday, 4 September 2018, 10:12 am | UNHCHR
GENEVA (3 September 2018) - UN experts strongly condemned today’s sentencing of two Reuters journalists to seven years imprisonment. More >>
Botswana minorities need boost in education and health care
Saturday, 25 August 2018, 12:21 pm | UNHCHR
Botswana minorities need boost in education and health care, says UN expert urging Bill of Rights More >>
