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UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Volker Türk Statement At The End Of His Mission To Syria
Thursday, 16 January 2025, 5:33 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
This is really a seminal moment for Syria after decades of repression. My most fervent hope is for all Syrians to be able to thrive together, regardless of gender, religion or ethnicity and to build a common future. More >>
UN Human Rights Chief Expresses Huge Relief At Gaza Ceasefire Announcement, Urges Prompt Implementation
Thursday, 16 January 2025, 10:11 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
“My thoughts, right now, are with those who have suffered so much unbearable pain and misery over the past 15 months, and I hope for everyone’s sake that no one will ever have to go through this again,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights ... More >>
Deputy High Commissioner Nada Al-Nashif Briefing On Ukraine To The Human Rights Council
Thursday, 9 January 2025, 10:56 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The war in Ukraine cannot be seen in isolation. Beyond the vast and continued suffering in Ukraine itself, it is inextricably linked with events well beyond the immediate battlefield, with a debilitating impact on the exercise of human rights around the ... More >>
Iran: Rise In Executions Deeply Troubling - UN Human Rights Chief
Wednesday, 8 January 2025, 8:17 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Most of the executions last year were for drug-related offences, but dissidents and people connected to the 2022 protests were also executed. There was also a rise in the number of women executed. More >>
Haiti: UN Expert William O’Neill Says Deeply Concerned By Attacks On Health Care Sector
Saturday, 4 January 2025, 5:57 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Only 37 per cent of health facilities in the capital, Port-au-Prince, are fully functional and are difficult for people to access due to security concerns. The situation is compounded by the high number of medical staff fleeing the country fearing for their ... More >>
Pattern Of Israeli Attacks On Gaza Hospitals Raises Grave Concerns About Serious Crimes Under International Law
Wednesday, 1 January 2025, 10:07 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The attacks, documented between 12 October 2023 and 30 June 2024, raise serious concerns about Israel’s compliance with international law, the report states. During the period covered by the report, there were at least 136 strikes on at least 27 hospitals ... More >>
Comment By UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Volker Türk On NGOs Employing Women In Afghanistan
Wednesday, 1 January 2025, 9:51 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan remains dire, with more than half the population living in poverty. NGOs play a vital role in providing critical life-saving assistance – to Afghan women, men, girls and boys. More >>
BRIEFING NOTES: Syria
Sunday, 22 December 2024, 6:31 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Transitional justice and community trust building anchored in human rights will be a very important chapter in Syria’s future. This is the only way to address the immeasurable pain endured by individuals and families across the country for decades. More >>
Sudan: Alarming El Fasher Siege, Hostilities Must End - UN Report
Sunday, 22 December 2024, 6:28 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
“The continuing siege of El Fasher and the relentless fighting are devastating lives everyday on a massive scale,” said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. More >>
South Sudan: UN Report Says Arbitrary Arrests And Detentions Remain Serious Concern
Saturday, 21 December 2024, 9:38 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
“I call on the South Sudanese authorities to release all individuals arbitrarily deprived of their liberty, and to bring those responsible for such violations and abuses to justice,” says UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. More >>
Türk Welcomes 2nd International Decade For People Of African Descent, Calls For Bold Action To Deliver Real Change
Saturday, 21 December 2024, 8:27 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
As the coordinator of the International Decade, Türk noted that another important objective is the elaboration and adoption of a draft UN declaration on the respect, protection and fulfilment of the human rights of people of African descent. More >>
Türk Welcomes 2nd International Decade For People Of African Descent, Calls For Bold Action To Deliver Real Change
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 11:50 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk: To secure the full rights and freedoms of people of African descent, States and all of us must effectively confront the legacies of enslavement and colonialism, dismantle systemic racism and deliver reparatory justice. More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Seif Magango On Attacks On Civilian Infrastructure In Sudan
Monday, 16 December 2024, 9:57 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
We renew our call on all parties to take immediate & concrete steps to protect civilians & civilian objects, & to uphold all their obligations and responsibilities under international humanitarian law & international human rights law, also in line with ... More >>
United Nations High Commissioner For Human Rights Volker Türk Update On Venezuela
Monday, 16 December 2024, 9:55 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
My Office has begun to resume its operations in the country in recent weeks. My hope is that we will be able to restore our full presence. As in other situations, my Office can play an important role as a bridge-builder between the institutions of ... More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson On The Banning Of Women From Medical Courses In Afghanistan
Thursday, 12 December 2024, 10:15 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The measure is profoundly discriminatory, short-sighted and puts the lives of women and girls at risk in multiple ways. It removes the only remaining path for women and girls towards higher education and will decimate the already inadequate supply ... More >>
Opening Remarks By UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk At Press Conference Ahead Of Human Rights Day On 10 December
Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 9:59 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The disregard for international law and apparent indifference to civilian lives and infrastructure have been starkly in focus in the conflict in Israel, the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Lebanon, as well as in Ukraine, Sudan and Myanma, to name ... More >>
Türk Calls On Georgian Authorities To Protect Freedoms Of Expression And Assembly Amid Violence
Tuesday, 3 December 2024, 9:35 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
“The use of unnecessary or disproportionate force against protesters and media workers is extremely worrying,” said Türk. “All Georgians from across the political spectrum should be able to express their views about the future of their country ... More >>
BRIEFING NOTES: (1) Ukraine, (2) Lebanon, (3) Occupied Palestinian Territory
Saturday, 30 November 2024, 11:59 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Missile and drone attacks by the Russian Federation on Ukraine’s power network have heightened serious concerns about the plight of civilians, who are facing a winter of hardship and misery. More >>
BRIEFING NOTES: Afghanistan
Saturday, 30 November 2024, 11:19 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The report, which covers the period from 15 August 2021 to 30 September 2024, details a range of human rights violations, as well as worrying trends for media freedom in Afghanistan. More >>
Nicaragua: Türk Urges Lawmakers To Reject Proposed Constitutional Changes
Saturday, 30 November 2024, 11:12 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The proposed changes also aim to further increase the Government’s powers to strip individuals of citizenship – already a widely used tool of arbitrary repression against government critics and dissidents. More >>
