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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 >>
Sudan: This Tragedy Needs To End, Now, Urges Deputy UN High Commissioner For Human Rights
Sunday, 22 September 2024, 5:40 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Since May, El Fasher in North Darfur has been ravaged by heavy fighting: the targeting of medical facilities has deprived the population of health services. From June to August, we documented over 864 civilian deaths in attacks on residential areas across ... More >>
Briefing Notes: Myanmar
Sunday, 22 September 2024, 4:27 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Liz Throssell joined by James Rodehaver, UN Human Rights Head of Myanmar Team Location: Geneva Date: 17 September 2024 Subject: Myanmar This morning our Office published its latest report ... More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Liz Throssell On The New Anti-LGBTIQ+ Law In Georgia
Sunday, 22 September 2024, 4:25 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The text imposes discriminatory restrictions on education, public discussion and gatherings related to sexual orientation and gender identity. More >>
Haiti: UN Human Rights Expert William O’Neill Concludes Official Visit, Laments Bleak Situation
Sunday, 22 September 2024, 5:00 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Despite an international embargo, arms and ammunition continue to be smuggled into the country, enabling gangs to carry out large-scale attacks and extend their control and influence over new territories. More >>
Comment By UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Volker Türk On Explosions Across Lebanon And In Syria
Thursday, 19 September 2024, 6:55 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
At this extremely volatile time, I appeal to all States with influence in the region and beyond to take immediate measures to avert further widening of the current conflicts – enough of the daily horrors, enough of the suffering. More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Liz Throssell On Further Massive Closures Of NGOs In Nicaragua
Wednesday, 21 August 2024, 6:48 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The severe impact of these measures on the rights to freedom of association and expression, as well as freedom of religion, makes the defence of human rights increasingly difficult in Nicaragua. More >>
Bangladesh Transition An “Historic Opportunity” For Inclusive Governance Anchored In Human Rights And Rule Of Law – Türk
Saturday, 17 August 2024, 5:08 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The transition ahead presents an historic opportunity to reform and revitalize the country’s institutions, to restore fundamental freedoms and civic space, and to give all in Bangladesh a part in building the future. More >>
Jeremy Laurence Joined By The Head Of The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission In Ukraine (HRMMU) Danielle Bell
Wednesday, 10 July 2024, 4:13 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Jeremy Laurence joined by the Head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) Danielle Bell Location: Jeremy Laurence - Geneva / Danielle Bell - Kyiv Date: 9 July 2024 ... More >>
