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UN Human Rights Chief Deplores Harrowing Killings Of Children And Women In Rafah
Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 5:38 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
“Given the prevailing climate of impunity, this should include international investigators,” he added. “Hospitals are entitled to very special protection under international humanitarian law. And the intentional killing of civilians, detainees, and others ... More >>
UK-Rwanda Asylum Law: UN Leaders Warn Of Harmful Consequences
Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 5:35 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Following the passage of the “Safety of Rwanda” Bill by the UK Parliament, two UN leaders have again sounded the alarm on the harmful impact it will have on global responsibility-sharing, human rights and refugee protection. More >>
BRIEFING NOTES: Occupied Palestinian Territory
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 12:33 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk urges all States with influence to do everything in their power to halt the increasingly horrific human rights and humanitarian crisis in Gaza. More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk On Iranian Attacks Against Israel
Monday, 15 April 2024, 5:10 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
"I remind all parties of their obligations under international humanitarian law and international human rights law." More >>
(1) Humanitarian Work In Occupied Palestinian Territory (EN/AR) / (2) Kyrgyzstan Law Risks Undermining Work Of NGOs
Sunday, 7 April 2024, 5:42 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Jeremy Laurence Location: Geneva Date: 5 April 2024 Subject: (1) Occupied Palestinian Territory/Israel: Vital need to ensure humanitarian aid and protect humanitarian workers (2) Kyrgyzstan’s ... More >>
Comment By OHCHR-UN's Volker Türk Ahead Of The 30th Anniversary Of The 1994 Genocide Against The Tutsi In Rwanda
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 6:56 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The tragic events of 1994 in Rwanda should forever shock the conscience of humanity and be a constant reminder to States of the need to do everything in their power to prevent the crime of genocide worldwide. States must redouble their efforts to ... More >>
UN Human Rights Chief Speech On DRC At The Human Rights Council
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 6:34 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Between 1 October 2023 and 15 March 2024, the UN Joint Human Rights Office documented 2,110 human rights violations and abuses throughout DRC. Of these, 59 per cent were committed by armed groups, and they include summary executions and conflict-related ... More >>
Haiti: “Cataclysmic” Situation Demands Immediate And Bold Action – UN Report
Friday, 29 March 2024, 5:46 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The report calls for tighter national and international controls to stem trafficking of weapons and ammunition to Haiti. More >>
Chile: Operation Condor Judgement Major Win For Accountability – Türk
Saturday, 16 December 2023, 4:59 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (15 December 2023) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk today hailed Chile’s Supreme Court judgement on Operation Condor – a notorious campaign coordinated among South America’s dictatorships in the 70s and 80s to ... More >>
Comment By UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Volker Türk On Gaza
Monday, 20 November 2023, 9:42 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The horrendous events of the past 48 hours in Gaza beggar belief. The killing of so many people at schools turned shelters, hundreds fleeing for their lives from Al-Shifa Hospital, amid continuing displacement of hundreds of thousands in southern ... More >>
Comment By UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Volker Türk On Gaza
Sunday, 29 October 2023, 7:01 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Geneva, 28 October 2023 Last night’s bombardment and ground operations in Gaza by Israeli forces were reportedly the most intensive yet, taking this terrible crisis to a new level of violence and pain. Compounding the misery and suffering of civilians, ... More >>
Türk Urges Alignment Between EU, UN Rules On Business And Human Rights
Saturday, 28 October 2023, 6:50 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (27 October 2023) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk today urged European Union institutions currently finalizing a major new piece of legislation on corporate human rights due diligence to ensure it is aligned with internationally-accepted ... More >>
BRIEFING NOTES: (1) Israel/OPT; (2) Afghanistan/Pakistan
Saturday, 28 October 2023, 6:47 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 27 October 2023 Subject: (1) Israel/OPT (2) Afghanistan/Pakistan 1) Israel/OPT UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk is appealing to all ... More >>
Türk Regrets Australia No Vote As Missed Opportunity, Urges Inclusion & Participation
Wednesday, 25 October 2023, 6:06 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (24 October 2023) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday said he was deeply disappointed that a referendum on constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the First Peoples of Australia ... More >>
BRIEFING NOTES: OPT/Israel
Saturday, 21 October 2023, 5:39 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 20 October 2023 Subject: OPT/Israel With over 3,700 people killed in Gaza and 1,000 more presumed under the rubble, as well as 1,300 people killed in ... More >>
Peru: UN Human Rights calls for meaningful reforms to guarantee right to peaceful assembly, ensure inclusive dialogue
Friday, 20 October 2023, 6:13 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (19 October 2023) – Peruvian authorities must undertake meaningful reforms to ensure the exercise of human rights in the context of demonstrations, continue accountability efforts, and enable a decentralized and inclusive national dialogue, ... More >>
BRIEFING NOTES: Occupied Palestinian Territory/Israel
Wednesday, 18 October 2023, 8:03 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 17 October 2023 Subject: Occupied Palestinian Territory/Israel With a staggering 4,200 people killed, over one million people displaced in just 10 days, ... More >>
BRIEFING NOTES: (1) Israel/OPT; (2) Sri Lanka; (3) Kyrgyzstan (4) ICC
Saturday, 14 October 2023, 6:09 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 13 October 2023 Subject: (1) Israel/OPT (2) Sri Lanka (3) Kyrgyzstan (4) ICC (1) Israel/OPT We continue to follow, with deepening horror, the desperate ... More >>
IPU And UN Human Rights Office Launch Toolkit To Encourage Parliaments To Champion Human Rights
Thursday, 12 October 2023, 5:48 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (11 October 2023) - The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the UN Human Rights Office have today launched a toolkit to help Parliaments better integrate human rights into their work. Parliaments and Human Rights: A self-assessment toolkit ... More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Seif Magango Ahead Of Elections In Madagascar
Wednesday, 11 October 2023, 6:04 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Geneva, 10 October 2023 We are concerned by the deteriorating human rights situation in Madagascar in the lead up to presidential election next month after security forces used unnecessary and disproportionate force to disperse four peaceful protests in ... More >>
