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UN Report Reveals Continuing High Rate Of Detainee Torture Allegations In Afghanistan
Thursday, 4 February 2021, 6:49 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Almost a third of people detained for security or terrorism-related offences in Afghanistan have been subjected to torture or other forms of ill-treatment, according to a UN report published on Wednesday. The report - jointly published by the UN Assistance ... More >>
BRIEFING NOTES - (1) Democratic Republic Of Congo; (2) South Sudan
Wednesday, 3 February 2021, 7:56 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Marta Hurtado Location: Geneva Date: 2 February 2021 Subject: (1) DRC (2) South Sudan 1) Democratic Republic of Congo We are appalled by a significant increase in the number of attacks against ... More >>
DPRK: Pursue Accountability For Human Rights Violations, UN Report Urges International Community
Wednesday, 3 February 2021, 7:51 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (2 February 2021) – Seven years on from a landmark UN investigation into human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), there are reasonable grounds to believe that crimes against humanity continue to be committed in the country, ... More >>
Comment By UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Michelle Bachelet On Myanmar
Tuesday, 2 February 2021, 6:47 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Geneva, 1 February 2021 I am gravely concerned about the situation in Myanmar following the removal of the civilian Government and the arbitrary detention of dozens of political leaders, human rights defenders, journalists, activists and others by the military ... More >>
Sri Lanka On Alarming Path Towards Recurrence Of Grave Human Rights Violations – UN Report
Friday, 29 January 2021, 5:50 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (27 January 2021) – A new UN report published on Wednesday warns that the failure of Sri Lanka to address past violations has significantly heightened the risk of human rights violations being repeated. It highlights worrying trends over ... More >>
International Holocaust Remembrance Day - Statement By Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner For Human Rights
Wednesday, 27 January 2021, 7:10 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
27 January 2021 “Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi extermination centre, was liberated on this day 76 years ago. On this day of remembrance and sorrow, we are reminded of the horror to which hatred and lies can lead. Millions of women, children ... More >>
BRIEFING NOTES - Sudan- Darfur
Saturday, 23 January 2021, 6:35 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 22 January 2021 Subject: Sudan - Darfur We have received deeply disturbing information about two deadly incidents of inter-communal violence in Darfur over ... More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Marta Hurtado On Venezuela
Friday, 15 January 2021, 7:21 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Geneva, 14 January 2021 “We are deeply concerned by continuous and increasing attacks in Venezuela against civil society organizations, human rights defenders and journalists. In the latest incident, on 12 January in Zulia state, military counter-intelligence ... More >>
Peru: Police Used Unnecessary And Excessive Force When Dealing With Protests – Bachelet
Wednesday, 13 January 2021, 6:22 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (12 January 2021) – Police in Peru used unnecessary and excessive force when faced with mass protests between 9 and 15 November 2020, according to a UN Human Rights Office report published on 12 January that stresses the failure of security ... More >>
BRIEFING NOTES - (1) Uganda; (2) Viet Nam
Saturday, 9 January 2021, 6:16 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 8 January 2021 Subjects: (1) Uganda (2) Viet-Nam 1) Uganda We are deeply concerned by the deteriorating human rights situation in Uganda ahead of parliamentary ... More >>
