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Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani On Violence During Protests In Nepal
Tuesday, 9 September 2025, 8:00 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
We have received several deeply worrying allegations of unnecessary or disproportionate use of force by security forces during protests organized by youth groups demonstrating against corruption and the recent Government ban on social media platforms. More >>
Türk Calls On The US To Withdraw Sanctions Against Palestinian Rights Groups
Saturday, 6 September 2025, 8:21 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
“The work of civil society in documenting violations and engaging with international accountability mechanisms is all the more important when international humanitarian and human rights laws are being violated systematically in Gaza and the West Bank, ... More >>
DRC: UN Report Raises Spectre Of War Crimes And Crimes Against Humanity In North And South Kivu
Saturday, 6 September 2025, 8:18 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The report was produced by the UN Human Rights Office's Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) on the situation in North and South Kivu, as mandated by the UN Human Rights Council. More >>
Mali: Türk Deplores Indefinite Suspension Of Elections, Deepening Crackdown On Civil Society
Friday, 5 September 2025, 7:33 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
On 8 July, the transitional president signed into law a bill providing for presidential terms to be renewable without elections “as many times as necessary, until peace is restored in the country”. More >>
Cameroon: Restrictions On Civic Space Risk Undermining Presidential Election, Türk Warns
Thursday, 4 September 2025, 8:48 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
“Equal access to participation in electoral processes for all Cameroonians is absolutely essential. Any measures that could disenfranchise sections of Cameroonian society should be promptly addressed,” the High Commissioner said. More >>
Myanmar: Death, Destruction And Desperation Mirror 2017 Atrocities – UN Report
Thursday, 4 September 2025, 8:44 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Since the escalation of hostilities in Rakhine, hundreds of thousands more people have been displaced, the report says. The United Nations estimates some 150,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh since November 2023, joining nearly one million already taking ... More >>
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 >>
