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Ukraine: Nada Al-Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner For Human Rights On Human Rights Situation In Ukraine
Thursday, 16 December 2021, 6:35 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Madam President, Excellencies, Colleagues, It is my honour to present, on behalf of the High Commissioner, OHCHR’s report on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Ukraine. The report covers developments from 1 November 2019 to 31 October 2021 ... More >>
Nicaragua: Nada Al-Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner For Human Rights On Human Rights Situation In Nicaragua
Wednesday, 15 December 2021, 7:05 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Interactive dialogue on the interim oral update by the High Commissioner on the situation of human rights in Nicaragua Statement by Nada Al-Nashif UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights 14 December 2021 Excellencies, This oral update takes ... More >>
Afghanistan: Nada Al-Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner For Human Rights On Human Rights Situation In Afghanistan
Wednesday, 15 December 2021, 6:45 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Oral update on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan Statement by Nada Al-Nashif UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights 14 December 2021 Distinguished President of the Council, Excellencies, Colleagues, Friends, The people of Afghanistan today ... More >>
BRIEFING NOTES: (1) Human Rights Day; (2) Myanmar; (3) Libya
Saturday, 11 December 2021, 7:23 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date: 10 December 2021 Subject: (1) Human Rights Day; (2) Libya; (3) Myanmar 1) Human Rights Day The HC issued a statement yesterday focused on inequalities – ... More >>
Human Rights Day - Statement By UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Michelle Bachelet
Friday, 10 December 2021, 6:46 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (9 December 2021) – “The past two years have demonstrated, all too painfully, the intolerable cost of soaring inequalities. Inequalities that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the UN General Assembly 73 years ago on 10 December 1948, ... More >>
Myanmar: Bachelet Deplores Conviction And Sentencing Of Aung San Suu Kyi
Tuesday, 7 December 2021, 7:17 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (6 December 2021) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Monday deplored the conviction and sentencing of Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi to four years of imprisonment by a military-controlled court, and ... More >>
UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Michelle Bachelet Concludes Her Official Visit To Niger (2-4 December)
Tuesday, 7 December 2021, 6:01 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Niamey, 4 December 2021 Good afternoon to you all and thank you for coming. Let me first express my sincere gratitude to the Government for inviting us to conduct an official visit. We have been following the situation in Niger and other countries ... More >>
Comment By UN HR Office Spokesperson On Killing Of Cambodian Human Right Defender And Refoulements From Thailand
Saturday, 4 December 2021, 6:31 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (3 December 2021) – “We are shocked by the recent killing of Sin Khon, near his home in Phnom Penh on 21 November. Mr Sin Khon was affiliated with the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) that was disbanded by the Supreme Court in 2017. He ... More >>
UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Michelle Bachelet Concludes Her Official Visit To Burkina Faso
Thursday, 2 December 2021, 7:50 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Ouagadougou, 1 December 2021 Good afternoon to you all and thank you for coming. I would like to begin by thanking the Government of Burkina Faso for its invitation. This has been the first-ever official mission by a UN High Commissioner for Human ... More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Rupert Colville On Arrest Of Human Rights Defender Khurram Parvez
Thursday, 2 December 2021, 7:43 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Comment by UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Rupert Colville on arrest of human rights defender Khurram Parvez and recent killings in Indian Administered Kashmir GENEVA (1 December 2021) - We are deeply concerned at the arrest of Kashmiri human ... More >>
UN Human Rights Chief Michelle Bachelet Visits Burkina Faso (28 Nov-1 Dec) And Niger (2-4 Dec)
Monday, 29 November 2021, 6:13 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (28 November 2021) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet today begins a seven-day official mission to Burkina Faso and Niger, at the invitation of the respective governments. Bachelet will be in Burkina Faso until 1 December. ... More >>
BRIEFING NOTES: (1) Honduras; (2) Nepal
Wednesday, 24 November 2021, 6:15 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Marta Hurtado Location: Geneva Date: 23 November 2021 Subject: (1) Honduras; (2) Nepal 1) Honduras The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday expressed her deep ... More >>
Honduras: Ensure People Can Vote Without Fear Or Coercion – Bachelet
Wednesday, 24 November 2021, 6:14 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (23 November 2021) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday expressed her deep concern about political violence in Honduras, which has already claimed 29 lives, and called on the authorities to ensure an environment ... More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Marta Hurtado On China
Saturday, 20 November 2021, 7:16 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
We are very concerned about the rapidly deteriorating health of Zhang Zhan, whose life is reported to be at serious risk from a hunger strike she is currently conducting in protest against her conviction in December 2020 for documenting the early days ... More >>
Briefing Notes: Russia
Saturday, 20 November 2021, 7:02 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Liz Throssell Location: Geneva Date: 19 November 2021 Subject: Russia We are concerned that legal action is under way in Russia seeking to close down Memorial, among the country’s most ... More >>
Bachelet Condemns Killings Of Peaceful Protesters In Sudan
Friday, 19 November 2021, 7:40 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (18 November 2021) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Thursday condemned the killing by security forces of at least 39 people in Sudan since the 25 October military coup, 15 of whom were reportedly shot dead yesterday ... More >>
BRIEFING NOTES: Ethiopia
Wednesday, 17 November 2021, 7:00 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Liz Throssell Location: Geneva Date: 16 November 2021 Subject: Ethiopia We are concerned that arrests have been continuing over the last week in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, as well ... More >>
UN Human Rights Chief Designates Adama Dieng As Expert On Human Rights In Sudan
Saturday, 13 November 2021, 6:49 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (12 November 2021) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday designated Adama Dieng as an expert on human rights in Sudan, following a request from the UN Human Rights Council. The UN Human Rights Council held a special ... More >>
Bachelet Deplores Persecution Of Journalists In Myanmar
Saturday, 13 November 2021, 6:45 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (12 November 2021) – The conviction and harsh sentencing of journalist Danny Fenster by a military court in Yangon today following a closed door, unfair trial is emblematic of the wider plight of journalists in Myanmar who have been facing ... More >>
BRIEFING NOTES - (1) Sudan; (2) DRC; (3) Western Balkans
Saturday, 13 November 2021, 6:37 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Liz Throssell Location: Geneva Date: 12 November 2021 Subject: (1) Sudan; (2) DRC; (3) Western Balkans 1) Sudan Ahead of the protests planned to take place across Sudan tomorrow, we call ... More >>
