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BRIEFING NOTES - (1) Yemen, (2) Pakistan
Monday, 21 June 2021, 5:59 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Liz Throssell Location: Geneva Date: 18 June 2021 Subject: (1) Yemen; (2) Pakistan 1) Yemen We are seriously concerned at the continuing impact of fighting on civilians and the targeting of ... More >>
Bachelet Issues Strong Warning Of Imminent Further Bloodshed And Suffering In Myanmar
Saturday, 12 June 2021, 5:37 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (11 June 2021) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday warned that a further escalation in violence is unfolding across Myanmar and must be halted to prevent even greater loss of life and a deepening humanitarian ... More >>
Bachelet And Nderitu Welcome Decision To Uphold Ratko Mladić Convictions And Sentence
Wednesday, 9 June 2021, 6:05 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (8 June 2021) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet and Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on Prevention of Genocide Alice Wairimu Nderitu on Tuesday welcomed the decision to uphold the convictions of former Bosnian ... More >>
Colombia: Bachelet Calls For Dialogue And Respect For Human Rights After New Reports Of Deaths And Injuries In Cali
Monday, 31 May 2021, 6:02 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (30 May 2021) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has voiced deep concern at recent events in the Colombian city of Cali, where reports indicate that, since 28 May, fourteen people have died, and 98 people have been injured, ... More >>
BRIEFING NOTES - (1) Nicaragua; (2) Samoa
Saturday, 29 May 2021, 5:33 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Marta Hurtado Location: Geneva Date: 28 May 2021 Subject: (1) Nicaragua; (2) Samoa 1) Nicaragua We are deeply concerned that Nicaragua's chances of holding free and genuine elections on 7 November ... More >>
Occupied Palestinian Territory: UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Addresses UN Human Rights Council Special Session
Friday, 28 May 2021, 6:23 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Special Session of the Human Rights Council on the deteriorating human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michele Bachelet 27 May 2021 Madam President, Appalling ... More >>
Act To Protect Migrants In Central Mediterranean Sea, Bachelet Urges Libya And EU
Wednesday, 26 May 2021, 6:04 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (26 May 2021) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has called on the Libyan Government of National Unity and the European Union and its Member States to urgently reform their current search and rescue policies and ... More >>
BRIEFING NOTES - Belarus
Wednesday, 26 May 2021, 5:31 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date: 25 May 2021 Subject: Belarus Like so many others, we are shocked by the unlawful arrest and arbitrary detention of the Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich ... More >>
Belarus: Bachelet Appoints Fact-Finding Mission Experts
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 5:36 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (19 May 2021) – UN High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet today announced the appointment of three high-level experts to the UN Human Rights Office’s Fact-Finding Mission on Belarus that will assist her in conducting a comprehensive examination ... More >>
Bachelet Appeals For De-escalation Amid Increasingly Alarming Situation In Occupied Palestinian Territory And Israel
Sunday, 16 May 2021, 5:08 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (15 May 2021) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Saturday called for strict respect for international law and appealed to all sides to take steps to de-escalate the increasingly alarming situation in Israel and the ... More >>
Freedom Of Expression Increasingly Curtailed In Kurdistan Region Of Iraq - UN Report
Thursday, 13 May 2021, 6:24 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA / BAGHDAD (12 May 2021) – Freedom of expression in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has been increasingly curtailed over the past year, according to a UN report issued today. Critics of public authorities have faced not only intimidation, restrictions ... More >>
BRIEFING NOTES - (1) Occupied Palestinian Territory; (2) Myanmar; (3) Algeria
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 6:49 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date: 11 May 2021 Subject: (1) Occupied Palestinian Territory (2) Myanmar (3) Algeria 1) Occupied Palestinian Territory We are deeply concerned at the escalation ... More >>
BRIEFING NOTES - (1) oPT; (2) Uganda; (3) Brazil
Saturday, 8 May 2021, 4:55 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date: 7 May 2021 Subject: (1) oPT (2) Uganda (3) Brazil 1) oPT Eight Palestinian refugee families residing in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem are ... More >>
Bachelet Alarmed By Attempts To Undermine National Human Rights Institutions In Latin America And The Caribbean
Friday, 7 May 2021, 5:05 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (6 May 2021) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Thursday sounded the alarm over the rising number of threats, attacks and attempts to undermine and delegitimise independent national human rights institutions (NHRIs) ... More >>
BRIEFING NOTES - (1) Colombia; (2) El Salvador
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 6:43 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Marta Hurtado Location: Geneva Date: 4 May 2021 Subject: (1) Colombia (2) El Salvador 1) Colombia We are deeply alarmed at developments in the city of Cali in Colombia overnight, where police ... More >>
El Salvador: Dismissal Of Constitutional Chamber And Attorney General Seriously Undermines The Rule Of Law – Bachelet
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 6:40 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (4 May 2021) - United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Monday warned that the decision by El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly to dismiss the magistrates of the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of ... More >>
BRIEFING NOTES - (1) Bahrain, (2) Chad
Saturday, 1 May 2021, 6:01 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Marta Hurtado Location: Geneva Date: 30 April 2021 Subject: (1) Bahrain (2) Chad 1) Bahrain We are disturbed by the use of unnecessary and disproportionate force by police special forces to ... More >>
Statement By UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Michelle Bachelet On Guilty Verdict In George Floyd Case
Thursday, 22 April 2021, 5:42 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Geneva, 21 April 2021 “This is a momentous verdict. It is also a testament to the courage and perseverance of George Floyd’s family and many others in calling for justice. As the jury recognised, the evidence in this case was crystal clear. ... More >>
Intensifying Widespread, Systematic Slaughter By Myanmar Military Must Be Halted – Bachelet
Wednesday, 14 April 2021, 5:35 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (13 April 2021) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday urged States to take immediate, decisive and impactful measures to push Myanmar’s military leadership into halting its campaign of repression and slaughter ... More >>
UN Rights Chief Urges UK Parliament To Amend Proposed Law That Limits Accountability For Torture And Other War Crimes
Tuesday, 13 April 2021, 5:39 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (12 April 2021) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Monday urged legislators in the United Kingdom to heed warnings that the proposed new Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill, in its current form, ... More >>
