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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights - Latest News [Page 7]
Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani On Indonesia Protests
Tuesday, 2 September 2025, 8:26 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
We call for prompt, thorough, and transparent investigations into all alleged violations of international human rights law, including with respect to use of force. More >>
BRIEFING NOTES: Iran
Saturday, 30 August 2025, 5:37 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Once again, UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk calls on Iran to impose a moratorium on the application of the capital punishment, as a step towards its abolition. More >>
Türk Calls On Egypt To End “Rotation” Practice That Facilitates Prolonged Arbitrary Detentions
Wednesday, 27 August 2025, 6:41 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The UN Human Rights Office is closely following a number of cases of “rotation”. Indications are that the practice is widely used in cases of politically motivated charges. The lack of transparency in such cases, however, makes it difficult to assess ... More >>
BRIEFING NOTES: (1) Sudan (EN/AR) ; (2) Myanmar; (3) Gaza
Sunday, 24 August 2025, 6:08 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Humanitarian assistance and workers are protected explicitly under international humanitarian law and must not be targeted. Attacks on humanitarian efforts only worsens the human rights situation for civilians. More >>
Peru: Türk Dismayed By Amnesty Law That Grants Impunity To Perpetrators Of Gross Human Rights Violations
Friday, 15 August 2025, 8:55 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The Peruvian President on 13 August signed into law legislation that grants amnestyto members of the security and armed forces and self-defence committees for crimes committed during the internal armed conflict that took place between 1980 and 2000. More >>
Sudan: Türk Outraged After RSF Kills At Least 57 Civilians In El Fasher And Abu Shouk IDP Camp
Friday, 15 August 2025, 7:51 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The UN Human Rights Chief reiterated his call on all parties to take urgent measures to ensure the protection of civilians, including safe passage out of conflict-affected areas. He also urged them to agree promptly to humanitarian pauses in besieged areas, ... More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Liz Throssell On Denial Of Bail To Ugandan Opposition Leader
Friday, 15 August 2025, 7:42 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Besigye and Lutale were on 8 August denied bail for the third time since their abduction in neighbouring Kenya and forcible return to Uganda in November last year. More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk On Death Of Colombian Presidential Candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay
Tuesday, 12 August 2025, 9:52 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
It is vital that the election campaigning can take place without being overshadowed and disrupted by violent, discriminatory or stigmatising speech. More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk On Full-Scale Israeli Military Takeover In Gaza
Friday, 8 August 2025, 7:15 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The war in Gaza must end now. And Israelis and Palestinians must be allowed to live side by side in peace. More >>
Sudan: UN Expert Concludes Official Visit To Port Sudan, Expressing Alarm At Deteriorating Human Rights Situation
Thursday, 7 August 2025, 8:24 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
During his visit to Port Sudan, Nouicer met with Sudanese officials, including the Minister of Justice, the Attorney General, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Governor of Darfur region, with whom he engaged in frank and transparent ... More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk On The Starvation Of Civilians And Treatment Of Hostages In Gaza
Tuesday, 5 August 2025, 7:55 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
I have repeated, time and again, that the hostages and all those arbitrarily detained must be immediately and unconditionally released. All those deprived of liberty must be treated humanely and never be used as bargaining chips. More >>
UN Human Rights Chief Welcomes Cambodia-Thailand Ceasefire, Calls For Full Respect And Confidence-Building Measures
Thursday, 31 July 2025, 8:42 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk wholeheartedly welcomes the ceasefire agreed between Thailand and Cambodia, with the important involvement of Malaysia as ASEAN chair. More >>
Türk On The High-Level Conference On Palestine & The Implementation Of The Two-State Solution
Monday, 28 July 2025, 7:27 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
We stand ready to support the Palestinians in state-building, with human rights and rule of law at its centre. More >>
Palestine Action Ban ‘Disturbing’ Misuse Of UK Counter-Terrorism Legislation, Türk Warns
Sunday, 27 July 2025, 6:50 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The UK Government proscribed Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act 2000 after some of its members broke into a military airfield in June and reportedly spray-painted two military aircraft, among other incidents of property damage. More >>
Türk Hails Landmark ICJ Ruling Affirming States’ Human Rights Obligations With Respect To Climate Change
Sunday, 27 July 2025, 5:45 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The Opinion, which was issued on Wednesday, makes clear that human rights law and obligations apply in the context of climate change, and must be taken into full account by States. More >>
Afghanistan: UN Report Documents Human Rights Violations Of Forced Returnees
Friday, 25 July 2025, 7:09 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Since 2023, large numbers of Afghans have been involuntarily returned to the country, primarily by Pakistan and Iran. More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk On Israeli Military Operations In Deir El Balah, Gaza
Wednesday, 23 July 2025, 8:37 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Israel, as the occupying power, must ensure food, medical and other supplies are provided for the population. It must immediately and unconditionally allow humanitarian aid to enter and be distributed to all those who are in need. More >>
BRIEFING NOTES: (1) Afghanistan, (2) Syria, (3) Bangladesh
Sunday, 20 July 2025, 3:04 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk calls for an immediate halt to the forcible return of all Afghan refugees and asylum-seekers, particularly those at risk of persecution, arbitrary detention, or torture upon their return. More >>
UN Human Rights Office To Open Mission In Bangladesh
Sunday, 20 July 2025, 3:02 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
“The signing of this memorandum sends an important message of the country’s commitment to human rights as a cornerstone of the transition,” said Türk. More >>
Türk Calls For Immediate Steps To Ensure Protection Of People In Suweida And Across Syria
Sunday, 20 July 2025, 3:01 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Türk called for a thorough, urgent and independent vetting process to ensure that those responsible for human rights violations and abuses are not integrated into Syria’s official security or military structures. More >>
