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Myanmar: Bachelet Condemns Executions, Calls For Release Of All Political Prisoners
Tuesday, 26 July 2022, 6:28 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (25 July 2022) – UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet today condemned in the strongest terms the execution of four democracy activists by Myanmar’s military despite repeated calls by the United Nations and the wider international community ... More >>
CAR: UN Reports Detail Serious Violations, Some Possibly Amounting To War Crimes And Crimes Against Humanity
Tuesday, 26 July 2022, 6:25 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (25 July 2022) - The UN Human Rights Office today issued two reports on extremely disturbing events recently occurring in the Central African Republic (CAR). One details a brutal, organised attack on a village by a pro-Government militia, while the second ... More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Jeremy Laurence On Raid On Sri Lanka Protest Camp
Saturday, 23 July 2022, 7:20 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
22 July 2022 We are alarmed by the unnecessary use of force reportedly employed by Sri Lanka’s security forces to break up a protest camp near presidential offices in Colombo – only hours before the protesters indicated that it was due to be dismantled. ... More >>
UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Michelle Bachelet Concludes Her Official Visit To Peru (18-20 July)
Friday, 22 July 2022, 6:56 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Lima, 20 July 2022 Good morning and thank you for coming. I would like to begin by thanking the Government of Peru for its invitation. This visit has allowed me to better understand both the human rights advances and the challenges faced by the ... More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Jeremy Laurence On Haiti Gang Violence And Rise In Human Rights Abuses
Sunday, 17 July 2022, 5:50 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Geneva, 16 July 2022 We are deeply concerned by the worsening of violence in Port-au-Prince and the rise in human rights abuses committed by heavily armed gangs against the local population. We urge the authorities to ensure that all human rights are protected ... More >>
Briefing Notes: Sri Lanka
Saturday, 9 July 2022, 1:23 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 8 July 2022 Subject: Sri Lanka Ahead of what is expected to be a large demonstration in Colombo on Saturday, 9 July, we urge Sri Lankan authorities to show ... More >>
Statement By UN High Commissioner For Human Rights On Ukraine & Interim Report Of SG On Human Rights In Crimea
Wednesday, 6 July 2022, 7:00 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
5 July 2022 Distinguished President, Excellencies, As we enter the fifth month of hostilities, the unbearable toll of the conflict in Ukraine continues to mount. With daily killings, widespread destruction, arbitrary detention and mass displacement, ... More >>
Bachelet Calls For Urgent Probe Into Deadly Protest In Uzbek City Of Nukus
Wednesday, 6 July 2022, 6:28 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (5 July 2022) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet today called for a prompt, independent and transparent investigation into the deaths of at least 18 people during clashes at protests in the Uzbek region of Karakalpakstan ... More >>
Comment By UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Michelle Bachelet On The Killing Of At Least Nine Protesters In Sudan
Saturday, 2 July 2022, 5:58 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Geneva, 1 July 2022 I am alarmed by the killing of at least nine protesters by security forces in Sudan yesterday - including a 15-year-old child - even after the police had announced they would not use lethal force to disperse the demonstrators. Reports ... More >>
UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Michelle Bachelet Statement On The Situation Of Women And Girls In Afghanistan
Saturday, 2 July 2022, 5:53 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Geneva, 1 July 2022 Distinguished President, Excellencies, Afghan women and girls, I wish to first express my sympathy and solidarity to all those affected by the earthquake in Afghanistan. This calamity aggravates the already desperate situation facing the ... More >>
Comment By UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Michelle Bachelet On Colombian Truth Commission’s Final Report
Wednesday, 29 June 2022, 6:10 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Geneva, 28 June 2022 “I want to pay tribute to Colombia’s Truth Commission at a historic moment as it presents its final report today. I would also like to pay tribute to the victims, whose courage and persistence were the basis for the Commission’s ... More >>
UN Human Rights Office Estimates More Than 306,000 Civilians Were Killed Over 10 Years In Syria Conflict
Wednesday, 29 June 2022, 6:00 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (28 June 2022) – The UN Human Rights Office today published a report that, following rigorous assessment and statistical analysis of available data on civilian casualties, estimates that 306,887 civilians* were killed between 1 March 2011 and ... More >>
Comment By UN High Commissioner For Human Rights On US Supreme Court Ruling On Dobbs V Jackson Women’s Health Org
Monday, 27 June 2022, 6:57 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
24 June 2022 The US Supreme Court ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization delivered today represents a major setback after five decades of protection for sexual and reproductive health and rights in the US through Roe v Wade. It is a huge blow ... More >>
UN High Commissioner For Human Rights M Bachelet Concludes Her Official Visit To Bosnia & Herzegovina (21-24 June 2022)
Monday, 27 June 2022, 6:40 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Good afternoon to you all and thank you for coming. Let me first express my sincere gratitude to the Government for hosting my official visit. We have been following the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina very closely. This visit has provided an ... More >>
BRIEFING NOTES: (1) OPT; (2) Kyrgyzstan
Monday, 27 June 2022, 6:21 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 24 June 2022 Subject: (1) OPT; (2) Kyrgyzstan 1) OPT More than six weeks after the killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and injury of her colleague Ali ... More >>
Internet Shutdowns: UN Report Details ‘Dramatic’ Impact On People’s Lives And Human Rights
Friday, 24 June 2022, 6:21 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (23 June 2022) - The dramatic real-life effects of Internet shutdowns on people’s lives and human rights have been vastly underestimated, the UN Human Rights Office warns in a new report issued today. The report urges States not to impose ... More >>
Bachelet Urges Prompt Investigation Into Killings In Western Ethiopia
Friday, 24 June 2022, 6:01 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (23 June 2022) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Thursday urged Ethiopian authorities to hold prompt, impartial and thorough investigations into attacks that led to the killing of hundreds of people in the West Wollega zone, ... More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson R Shamdasani As 8 Prisoners At Serious Risk Of Finger Amputation In Iran
Thursday, 23 June 2022, 5:58 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Geneva, 22 June 2022 We are deeply concerned by the likely imminent amputation of the fingers of eight men convicted of burglary in Iran and urge the Iranian authorities to call off the planned amputations. We also call on Iran to urgently revise its ... More >>
Ukraine: Bachelet Briefs Human Rights Council On Mariupol
Friday, 17 June 2022, 5:41 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
50th Session of the Human Rights Council | Oral update on Mariupol |Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 16 June 2022 Distinguished President, Excellencies, Further to Human Rights Council resolution S-34/1 adopted ... More >>
Bachelet Briefs Human Rights Council On Nicaragua
Friday, 17 June 2022, 5:36 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
50th Session of the Human Rights Council | Oral update on the situation of human rights in Nicaragua | Statement by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet 16 June 2022 Distinguished President, Excellencies, I am pleased ... More >>
