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Mozambique: UN Human Rights Chief Urges De-Escalation Of Post-Election Tensions
Thursday, 7 November 2024, 8:09 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
It is crucial that post-electoral grievances are resolved peacefully through inclusive dialogue and independent judicial processes, consistent with human rights and the rule of law; violence has no place in electoral processes, says UN High Commissioner ... More >>
International Day To End Impunity For Crimes Against Journalists: “Safety Of Journalists In Crises And Emergencies”
Monday, 4 November 2024, 8:33 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
On this International Day, Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, urges all those with influence to step up action to end impunity for crimes against journalists, to protect media workers, and to contribute to building open, More >>
Spokesperson For The UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Seif Magango On Sudan
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 9:17 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Reports suggest hundreds of people were killed in Tamboul, amid widespread looting. They also indicate at least 25 cases of sexual violence in several villages in Sharq Al-Jazira locality, including of three medical personnel and an 11-year-old girl, ... More >>
Türk Says World Must Act As Darkest Moment Of Gaza Conflict Unfolds
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 8:42 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Türk called on the world’s leaders to act, saying States have a duty under the Geneva Conventions to ensure respect for international humanitarian law. More >>
Human Rights' Focus On Fact, Law & Compassion Particularly Crucial In The Fog Of War, Türk Tells Journalists In New York
Monday, 21 October 2024, 5:25 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
We are in a particularly dangerous period in history, when disregard, disrespect for international human rights law and international humanitarian law is reaching a deafening crescendo. More >>
OHCHR Chief Calls On Tunisia To Uphold Rule Of Law And Democratic Freedoms
Sunday, 20 October 2024, 6:49 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
In the weeks leading up to the elections, held on 6 October, over 100 prospective candidates, members of their campaigns and other political figures were arrested on a variety of charges ranging from falsification of electoral paperwork to charges ... More >>
Spokesperson For The OHCHR Ravina Shamdasani On Situation In The Middle East
Sunday, 20 October 2024, 6:32 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The High Commissioner says now -- more than ever -- political courage, leadership and compassion are needed. The killing, destruction, as well as bellicose posturing by those in positions of power, must end. There is no alternative to resolution of ... More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Seif Magango On Impending Executions In The USA
Saturday, 19 October 2024, 10:39 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
We oppose the death penalty, as a matter of policy, in all circumstances. It is incompatible with the fundamental right to life and raises the unacceptable risk of executing innocent people. Evidence also suggests it has little to no effect in deterring crime. More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan On Killings In Balochistan, Pakistan
Saturday, 19 October 2024, 9:28 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
We recognise the role of the authorities to hold those responsible to account and prevent future attacks, consistent with Pakistan’s international human rights obligations. More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Seif Magango On Kyrgyzstan
Saturday, 19 October 2024, 6:52 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Geneva, 10 October 2024 We are concerned by the conviction and sentencing today of two Kyrgyz journalists, Azamat Ishenbekov and Makhabat Tazhibek Kyzy to five and six years in prison respectively for allegedly “calling for mass disorder”, following ... More >>
DRC - Statement By UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Volker Turk To The UN Human Rights Council
Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 8:34 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
A volatile mix of escalating violence, regional and international interests, exploitative businesses, and weak rule of law. This situation deserves the immediate attention of the international community – so the guns can be silenced and the space for ... More >>
57th Session Of The HR Council Interactive Dialogue On Haiti: Statement By UN High Commissioner For Human Rights
Friday, 11 October 2024, 6:23 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
I am convinced that the security crisis, the rule of law crisis, and the governance crisis that Haitians are enduring can be resolved. More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan On Killings In Haiti
Monday, 7 October 2024, 8:11 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
As the attacks unfolded, gang members reportedly set fire to at least 45 houses and 34 vehicles, forcing a number of residents to flee. More >>
Türk Welcomes Deal To Return Chagos Islands To Mauritius, Says Pending Treaty Should Ensure Human Rights
Monday, 7 October 2024, 8:10 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
In 2019, the International Court of Justice found that the decolonization of Mauritius was not conducted in a manner consistent with the rights of peoples to self-determination. More >>
BRIEFING NOTES: Lebanon
Friday, 4 October 2024, 3:57 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The High Commissioner urges all parties to pursue negotiations to end the current path of destruction and violence that shows no end in sight. More >>
BRIEFING NOTES: Ukraine
Friday, 4 October 2024, 3:55 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
During the reporting period, Russian armed forces continued to target energy infrastructure across Ukraine, affecting essential services and deepening concerns about the plight of the civilian population with winter approaching. More >>
Sudan: UN Expert Calls For Urgent Protection Of Civilians In Khartoum Amid Alarming Reports Of Summary Executions
Friday, 4 October 2024, 3:22 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The ongoing battle in greater Khartoum echoes the horror of the initial period of the conflict in April 2023 and could result in a large number of civilian casualties among people trapped next to strategic locations, serious human rights violations ... More >>
Haiti: Tackling Insecurity “Utmost Priority” UN Report Says, As Hundreds Killed By Ongoing Gang Violence
Monday, 30 September 2024, 5:39 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The report, which covers the period up to June, details extremely serious patterns of human rights violations and abuses taking place across the capital of Port-au- Prince and in the Artibonite Department – as well as in the southern part of West ... More >>
“Human Rights Are Our Mainstay Against Unbridled Power" - Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner For Human Rights
Sunday, 22 September 2024, 6:13 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The ‘new normal’ cannot mean accepting the injustice, driven by greed, that the triple planetary crisis affects those who are the least responsible the most. Or that sustainable development remains elusive for so many. More >>
Afghanistan Can Advance Rights – Or Spiral Deeper Into Failure, Türk Says
Sunday, 22 September 2024, 6:07 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
A key factor underlying these and other violations is the persistent lack of accountability in Afghanistan, over decades, for human rights violations and abuses committed by multiple actors. More >>
