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Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Liz Throssell On Execution Of Seven People In Kuwait
Friday, 18 November 2022, 5:38 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
17 November 2022 The execution of seven people in Kuwait this week is disturbing. According to the authorities, the seven were executed on Wednesday. They included four Kuwaiti nationals – three men and a woman – an Ethiopian woman, a Pakistani ... More >>
Somalia: Türk Decries Steep Rise In Civilian Casualties Amid Surge In Al-Shabaab Attacks
Wednesday, 16 November 2022, 5:46 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (14 November 2022) – A steep rise in civilian casualties in Somalia, due largely to attacks by the Al-Shabaab armed group, has exacerbated an already grim human rights and humanitarian situation for the people of Somalia, UN High Commissioner ... More >>
Comment By UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Volker Türk On Deportation Of Haitians From Dominican Republic
Saturday, 12 November 2022, 4:55 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Geneva, 10 November 2022 “A week ago I called for deportations to Haiti to stop, given the human rights and humanitarian crises the country is facing. I am troubled to see that forced returns of Haitians to Haiti from the Dominican Republic are continuing. ... More >>
BRIEFING NOTES: (1) Egypt; ((2) Syria
Wednesday, 9 November 2022, 6:50 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani / Jeremy Laurence Location: Geneva Date: 8 November 2022 Subject: (1) Egypt; (2) Syria 1) Egypt The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday expressed ... More >>
Egypt Must Immediately Release Alaa Abdel Fattah – Türk
Wednesday, 9 November 2022, 6:49 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (8 November 2022) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday expressed deep regret that the Egyptian authorities have not yet released blogger and activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, whose life is reportedly at imminent risk ... More >>
BRIEFING NOTES: (1) Yemen; (2) Afghanistan
Saturday, 5 November 2022, 5:15 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Jeremy Laurence Location: Geneva Date: 4 November 2022 Subject: (1) Yemen (2) Afghanistan 1) Yemen It is now just over a month since the expiry of a UN-mediated truce in Yemen that started on ... More >>
Ethiopia: Comment By UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Volker Türk On Signing Of Cessation Of Hostilities Agreement
Friday, 4 November 2022, 6:03 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Geneva, 3 November 2022 Yesterday’s agreement between the Ethiopian Government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) is an encouraging and bold step towards ending the two-year-old conflict that has claimed many lives, caused widespread ... More >>
Haiti: International Community Must Act Now To Avert Tragedy - Türk
Friday, 4 November 2022, 5:59 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (3 November 2022) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk today warned that unremitting armed violence has precipitated Haiti’s descent into the worst human rights and humanitarian situation in decades. Urgent solutions to ... More >>
Central African Republic: UN Human Rights Chief Welcomes Convictions Over 2019 Massacre
Thursday, 3 November 2022, 6:24 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (2 November 2022) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Wednesday welcomed the conviction and sentencing of three members of the Retour, Réclamation et Réhabilitation (3R) armed group for crimes against humanity and ... More >>
Human Rights Must Be At The Heart Of Action To Tackle Climate Change, Türk Urges
Thursday, 3 November 2022, 5:48 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (2 November 2022) – It is no exaggeration to say that our right to life is being threatened by insufficient action in the face of the climate emergency, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned on Wednesday, as he issued ... More >>
DRC: Türk Urges De-escalation, Protection Of Civilians Following Renewed Hostilities
Wednesday, 2 November 2022, 7:41 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (1 November 2022) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk today called for urgent de-escalation of tensions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo where more than a dozen civilians have been killed, at least 40 injured and more ... More >>
Kenya: Türk Welcomes Charges Of ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ For 2017 Post-election Violations
Saturday, 29 October 2022, 5:43 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (28 October 2022) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday commended an important advance towards accountability for gross human rights violations in Kenya, following the decision to charge senior police officers with ... More >>
BRIEFING NOTES: (1) OPT; ( 2) Russia
Saturday, 29 October 2022, 5:19 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 28 October 2022 Subject: (1) OPT; (2) Russia 1) OPT This week saw further violence in the occupied West Bank, raising concerns about the possible resumption ... More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Liz Throssell On People Arrested And Detained In Kyrgyzstan
Thursday, 27 October 2022, 6:39 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
In Kyrgyzstan, more than 20 people, including activists and bloggers, remain in pre-trial detention after police raided their homes and arrested them at the weekend. They were placed in pre-trial detention for two months on 24 October and face serious ... More >>
Forced Returns To Myanmar Must Stop Immediately, Says Türk
Thursday, 27 October 2022, 6:37 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (26 October 2022) - UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk today called for a moratorium on any forced returns of refugees and migrants to Myanmar, given its dire human rights crisis. This followed news that Malaysia deported two Myanmar nationals ... More >>
BRIEFING NOTES: (1) Chad; (2) Sudan; (3) Syria
Saturday, 22 October 2022, 5:39 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 21 October 2022 Subject: (1) Chad (2) Sudan (3) Syria 1) ... More >>
Ethiopia: UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk Warns Of Devastating Impact Of Continued Hostilities On Civilians
Wednesday, 19 October 2022, 6:27 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (18 October 2022) – The latest alarming airstrikes on the Tigray region risk seriously exacerbating the already devastating impact of hostilities on civilians, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned today. “Since 31 August ... More >>
BRIEFING NOTES: (1) Ethiopia; (2) Iran
Wednesday, 19 October 2022, 5:53 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 18 October 2022 Subject: (1) Ethiopia (2) Iran 1) Ethiopia The latest alarming airstrikes on the Tigray region risk seriously exacerbating the already ... More >>
Haiti: Gangs Use Sexual Violence To Instill Fear – UN Report
Saturday, 15 October 2022, 7:03 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
PORT-AU-PRINCE/GENEVA (14 October 2022) - Children as young as 10 and elderly women have been subjected to sexual violence – including collective rapes for hours in front of their parents or children by more than half a dozen armed elements – amid ... More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Marta Hurtado On Türkiye
Saturday, 15 October 2022, 6:10 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Geneva, 14 October 2022 “We are concerned by the adoption on Thursday in Türkiye’s Parliament of a package of amendments to various laws that risk substantially curtailing freedom of expression in the country. One of these amendments is a revision of the ... More >>
