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Kenya: UN experts urge upholding human rights
Thursday, 12 July 2018, 9:17 am | UNHCHR
Kenya: UN experts urge government and business to uphold human rights GENEVA/NAIROBI (11 July 2018) – The United Nations Working Group on business and human rights is urging the authorities in Kenya to turn ideals set out in the 2010 national constitution ... More >>
UN Human Rights Chief welcomes release of Liu Xia
Wednesday, 11 July 2018, 12:29 pm | UNHCHR
10 July 2018 (GENEVA) -- Comment by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on the granting of permission for Liu Xia to leave China for Germany: More >>
North Korea: UN expert says it’s time to end isolation
Tuesday, 10 July 2018, 8:14 pm | UNHCHR
North Korea: UN expert says it’s time to end isolation and talk human rights GENEVA (10 July 2018) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Tomás Ojea Quintana, has urged ... More >>
Syria: Zeid warns of Daraa catastrophe amid fighting
Friday, 29 June 2018, 8:42 pm | UNHCHR
GENEVA (29 June 2018) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has called on all sides to the conflict in Syria to end the escalating violence in Daraa Governorate, abide by their obligations under international law and avoid a ... More >>
Zeid appalled by execution of juvenile offenders in Iran
Thursday, 28 June 2018, 9:38 pm | UNHCHR
GENEVA (28 June 2018) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Thursday condemned the continued implementation of the death penalty against juvenile offenders in Iran, stressing that the execution of juvenile offenders is strictly ... More >>
Myanmar: UN expert calls for ICC to probe decades of crimes
Thursday, 28 June 2018, 11:57 am | UNHCHR
GENEVA (27 June 2018) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, has urged the Human Rights Council to support efforts to investigate and prosecute at the International Criminal Court those responsible for ... More >>
Saudi Arabia must free women human rights defenders
Thursday, 28 June 2018, 11:56 am | UNHCHR
Saudi Arabia must immediately free women human rights defenders held in crackdown, say UN experts More >>
Poland: Reforms a serious blow to judicial independence
Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 12:26 pm | UNHCHR
GENEVA (25 June 2018) – A UN human rights expert has criticised Poland’s efforts to reform the judiciary, saying the Government is planning a clear-out of senior judges to be replaced by magistrates recommended by a council of mostly political ... More >>
Women's rights facing global pushback
Saturday, 23 June 2018, 12:29 pm | UNHCHR
GENEVA (22 June 2018) – Immediate actions must be taken to stop a backlash which is threatening to undermine, erode, and even roll back hard-won women’s rights around the globe, say a group of UN experts. More >>
Venezuela: Continued impunity amid dismal human rights
Saturday, 23 June 2018, 12:28 pm | UNHCHR
GENEVA (22 June 2018) – A UN Human Rights report published on Friday spotlights the failure of Venezuelan authorities to hold accountable perpetrators of serious human rights violations that include killings, the use of excessive force against ... More >>
States must act now to protect migrants
Friday, 22 June 2018, 11:04 am | UNHCHR
States must act now to protect migrants vulnerable to human trafficking and exploitation, says UN rights expert More >>
New Hungary legislation shameful and blatantly xenophobic
Friday, 22 June 2018, 11:03 am | UNHCHR
GENEVA (21 June 2018) –UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has condemned the decision by the Hungarian Parliament to pass legislation that criminalizes individuals and groups deemed to be supporting asylum-seekers, refugees and undocumented ... More >>
UN experts say Gaza health care at “breaking point”
Thursday, 21 June 2018, 6:58 pm | UNHCHR
GENEVA (21 June 2018) - UN human rights experts have backed calls for a large-scale international response to the overwhelming health care needs of people living in Gaza. More >>
Violence and discrimination against LGBT people worldwide
Monday, 18 June 2018, 10:50 pm | UNHCHR
Urgent action needed to stop violence and discrimination against LGBT people worldwide, says UN expert More >>
Iran must halt execution of Ramin Hossein Panahi
Monday, 18 June 2018, 10:49 pm | UNHCHR
GENEVA (18 June 2018) – UN human rights experts* have made a fresh call to Iran to annul the death sentence imposed on Iranian Kurd Ramin Hossein Panahi, amid reports that he will be executed after the end of the holy month of Ramadan. More >>
Global update of human rights concerns by Zeid
Monday, 18 June 2018, 10:48 pm | UNHCHR
38th session of the Human Rights Council Opening statement and global update of human rights concerns by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein 18 June 2018 Mr. President, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Colleagues and ... More >>
Cambodia: UN experts express concerns about media freedoms
Friday, 15 June 2018, 6:50 pm | UNHCHR
Cambodia: UN experts express concerns about media freedoms ahead of vote GENEVA (15 June 2018) – UN human rights experts* have called on Cambodian authorities to respect and ensure the right to freedom of opinion and expression, citing concerns ... More >>
Financial abuse of older persons is rampant
Friday, 15 June 2018, 9:43 am | UNHCHR
GENEVA (14 June 2018) – We must all be more vigilant and report suspected cases of abuse of older people, including financial wrongdoing, says a UN expert. The Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Rosa Kornfeld-Matte, ... More >>
First-ever UN human rights report on Kashmir
Thursday, 14 June 2018, 7:32 pm | UNHCHR
First-ever UN human rights report on Kashmir calls for international inquiry into multiple violations More >>
Libya – escalating risks
Saturday, 9 June 2018, 1:03 pm | UNHCHR
We are deeply alarmed at the escalating risks to the population in the eastern city of Derna in Libya, where fighting has intensified in recent days with the Libyan National Army group – the LNA - reported to have taken over densely populated districts. More >>
