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Central African Republic: UN Human Rights Chief Welcomes Convictions Over 2019 Massacre
Thursday, 3 November 2022, 6:24 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (2 November 2022) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Wednesday welcomed the conviction and sentencing of three members of the Retour, Réclamation et Réhabilitation (3R) armed group for crimes against humanity and ... More >>
Human Rights Must Be At The Heart Of Action To Tackle Climate Change, Türk Urges
Thursday, 3 November 2022, 5:48 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (2 November 2022) – It is no exaggeration to say that our right to life is being threatened by insufficient action in the face of the climate emergency, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned on Wednesday, as he issued ... More >>
DRC: Türk Urges De-escalation, Protection Of Civilians Following Renewed Hostilities
Wednesday, 2 November 2022, 7:41 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (1 November 2022) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk today called for urgent de-escalation of tensions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo where more than a dozen civilians have been killed, at least 40 injured and more ... More >>
Kenya: Türk Welcomes Charges Of ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ For 2017 Post-election Violations
Saturday, 29 October 2022, 5:43 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (28 October 2022) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday commended an important advance towards accountability for gross human rights violations in Kenya, following the decision to charge senior police officers with ... More >>
BRIEFING NOTES: (1) OPT; ( 2) Russia
Saturday, 29 October 2022, 5:19 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 28 October 2022 Subject: (1) OPT; (2) Russia 1) OPT This week saw further violence in the occupied West Bank, raising concerns about the possible resumption ... More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Liz Throssell On People Arrested And Detained In Kyrgyzstan
Thursday, 27 October 2022, 6:39 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
In Kyrgyzstan, more than 20 people, including activists and bloggers, remain in pre-trial detention after police raided their homes and arrested them at the weekend. They were placed in pre-trial detention for two months on 24 October and face serious ... More >>
Forced Returns To Myanmar Must Stop Immediately, Says Türk
Thursday, 27 October 2022, 6:37 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (26 October 2022) - UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk today called for a moratorium on any forced returns of refugees and migrants to Myanmar, given its dire human rights crisis. This followed news that Malaysia deported two Myanmar nationals ... More >>
BRIEFING NOTES: (1) Chad; (2) Sudan; (3) Syria
Saturday, 22 October 2022, 5:39 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 21 October 2022 Subject: (1) Chad (2) Sudan (3) Syria 1) ... More >>
Ethiopia: UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk Warns Of Devastating Impact Of Continued Hostilities On Civilians
Wednesday, 19 October 2022, 6:27 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (18 October 2022) – The latest alarming airstrikes on the Tigray region risk seriously exacerbating the already devastating impact of hostilities on civilians, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned today. “Since 31 August ... More >>
BRIEFING NOTES: (1) Ethiopia; (2) Iran
Wednesday, 19 October 2022, 5:53 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 18 October 2022 Subject: (1) Ethiopia (2) Iran 1) Ethiopia The latest alarming airstrikes on the Tigray region risk seriously exacerbating the already ... More >>
Haiti: Gangs Use Sexual Violence To Instill Fear – UN Report
Saturday, 15 October 2022, 7:03 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
PORT-AU-PRINCE/GENEVA (14 October 2022) - Children as young as 10 and elderly women have been subjected to sexual violence – including collective rapes for hours in front of their parents or children by more than half a dozen armed elements – amid ... More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Marta Hurtado On Türkiye
Saturday, 15 October 2022, 6:10 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Geneva, 14 October 2022 “We are concerned by the adoption on Thursday in Türkiye’s Parliament of a package of amendments to various laws that risk substantially curtailing freedom of expression in the country. One of these amendments is a revision of the ... More >>
BRIEFING NOTES: (1) Ukraine (2) Libya (3) China/Hong Kong SAR
Wednesday, 12 October 2022, 5:29 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 11 October 2022 Subject: (1) Ukraine; (2) Libya; (3) China/Hong Kong SAR 1) ... More >>
Libya: UN Human Rights Report Details Violations Of Migrants’ Rights Amid ‘Assisted Return’ Programmes
Wednesday, 12 October 2022, 5:24 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (11 October 2022) – Widespread and systematic human rights violations and abuses against migrants in Libya are compounded by the lack of pathways to protection within and outside the country – meaning migrants are often compelled to accept ... More >>
Torture And Impunity Widespread In DRC's Conflict Areas – UN Report
Thursday, 6 October 2022, 5:17 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (5 October 2022) – The vast majority of cases of torture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) occur in conflict-affected areas where impunity is widespread, according to a UN report released today. The report, issued by the UN Joint Human ... More >>
UN Report Records Piecemeal Progress In Combating Systemic Racism Against People Of African Descent
Saturday, 1 October 2022, 5:21 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
UN report records piecemeal progress in combating systemic racism against people of African descent, insists on urgent need for transformative change GENEVA (30 September 2022) – Activism led by people of African descent, joined by many others, has resulted ... More >>
Report Details Disturbing Trends As Reprisals Continue Against People Cooperating With The UN
Friday, 30 September 2022, 7:11 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA / NEW YORK (29 September 2022) – People in 42 countries* across the world faced reprisals and intimidation for cooperating with the UN on human rights, a new report says, highlighting a number of disturbing trends over the past year. The annual ... More >>
Acting UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Welcomes Opening Of Trial For Massacre In Guinea 13 Years Ago
Thursday, 29 September 2022, 6:39 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (28 September 2022) – Acting UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif today welcomed the opening of the trial in relation to serious human rights violations committed during the events of 28 September 2009 in Guinea. On that day, ... More >>
BRIEFING NOTES: (1) Iran; (2) Russia
Wednesday, 28 September 2022, 6:39 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 27 September 2022 Subject: (1) Iran (2) Russia 1) Iran We are very concerned by the continued violent response by security forces to protests in Iran, as well ... More >>
Comment By Acting UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif After Equatorial Guinea Abolishes Death Penalty
Wednesday, 21 September 2022, 6:01 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Geneva, 20 September 2022 I welcome the adoption of a new penal code in Equatorial Guinea abolishing the death penalty. The death penalty is incompatible with fundamental tenets of human rights and dignity. With the signing of the new penal code by the ... More >>
