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Syria: Bachelet Raises Alarm At Plight Of Civilians In Daraa Amid Ongoing Hostilities
Friday, 6 August 2021, 5:50 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (5 August 2021) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Thursday sounded the alarm at the plight of civilians in and around the southern Syrian city of Daraa, where neighbourhoods are seeing intense fighting and indiscriminate ... More >>
Central African Republic: UN Report Calls For Urgent End To Mounting Human Rights Abuses And Violations
Thursday, 5 August 2021, 6:55 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA / BANGUI (4 August 2021) – A UN report published today details the dire and worsening human rights situation over the past year in the Central African Republic (CAR), where armed groups carried out a violent bid to disrupt elections. In response, ... More >>
Iraq: Implementation Of Laws Key To Ending Torture And Building Public Trust In Justice System - UN
Wednesday, 4 August 2021, 6:17 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (3 August 2021) – Iraq’s legal framework to prevent ill-treatment, developed over several years, now needs to be translated into effective measures to tackle torture in detention centres and prevent further violations, a UN report published ... More >>
BRIEFING NOTES - (1) Iraq; (2) Lebanon
Wednesday, 4 August 2021, 5:53 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Marta Hurtado Location: Geneva Date: 3 August 2021 Subject: (1) Iraq (2) Lebanon 1) Iraq Iraq’s legal framework to prevent ill-treatment, developed over several years, now needs to be translated ... More >>
Bachelet Urges Iran To Focus On Addressing Water Crisis In Khuzestan Rather Than Crushing Protests
Saturday, 24 July 2021, 1:47 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (23 July 2021) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday called on the Iranian authorities to concentrate on taking urgent action to address the chronic water shortage in the province of Khuzestan, rather than using ... More >>
Use Of Spyware To Surveil Journalists And Human Rights Defenders - Statement By UN High Commissioner For Human Rights
Tuesday, 20 July 2021, 6:05 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Geneva, 19 July 2021 “Revelations regarding the apparent widespread use of the Pegasus software to spy on journalists, human rights defenders, politicians and others in a variety of countries are extremely alarming, and seem to confirm some of the ... More >>
Cuba: Bachelet Urges Dialogue, Calls For Release Of Detained Protesters
Friday, 16 July 2021, 8:04 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (16 July 2021) – With numerous protesters reportedly detained in Cuba since Sunday, including some held incommunicado, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday called for the prompt release of all those who have been ... More >>
BRIEFING NOTES - (1) India; (2) Eswatini
Wednesday, 7 July 2021, 6:53 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Liz Throssell Location: Geneva Date: 6 July 2021 Subject: (1) India (2) Eswatini 1) India We are deeply saddened and disturbed by the death of 84-year-old Father Stan Swamy, a human rights defender ... More >>
Bachelet Urges Palestinian Authorities To Ensure The Safety Of Protesters Ahead Of Planned Demonstrations In Ramallah
Saturday, 3 July 2021, 5:32 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (1 July 2021) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Thursday urged the Government of the State of Palestine to ensure the safety of protesters ahead of further demonstrations planned for Saturday in Ramallah, following ... More >>
Mali: Rampant Impunity For Human Rights Violations Poses Grave Risk For Protection Of Civilians– Bachelet
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 6:22 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Geneva (29 June 2021) – The rise in human rights violations and abuses in Mali since last August is deeply concerning, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said on Tuesday. There have been repeated attacks over the last six months ... More >>
Haiti: Inhumane Prison Conditions Demand Urgent Action – Bachelet
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 5:31 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (30 June 2021) – Prisoners in Haiti often spend years in inhumane conditions subjected to ill-treatment and torture and in many cases while still awaiting trial, according to a new UN report published on Wednesday. The report *, by the UN Integrated ... More >>
UN Human Rights Chief Urges Immediate, Transformative Action To Uproot Systemic Racism
Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 6:38 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (28 June 2021) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Monday issued an urgent call for States to adopt a “transformative agenda” to uproot systemic racism, as she published a report casting a spotlight on the litany ... More >>
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 >>
