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Türk Appeals For End To Daily Killing And Destruction In Ukraine
Wednesday, 28 May 2025, 8:57 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The High Commissioner highlighted that, even amid ongoing hostilities, people deprived of their liberty must be protected. More >>
Myanmar: UN Report Maps Pathway To Fulfil Aspirations For Peace, Inclusivity And Democracy
Tuesday, 27 May 2025, 10:55 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
“Ever since the military disrupted Myanmar’s democratic path in 2021, the country has endured an increasingly catastrophic human rights crisis marked by unabated violence and atrocities that have affected every single aspect of life,” said UN Human Rights ... More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Liz Throssell On Adoption Of Foreign Agents Law In El Salvador
Saturday, 24 May 2025, 5:33 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Geneva, 23 May 2025 We have serious concerns about the adoption of legislation in El Salvador that requires organisations and individuals in receipt of international donor funding to register as “foreign agents”. They will have to pay a 30 per ... More >>
Uganda: Türk Urges President To Reject Bill Allowing Trials Of Civilians In Military Courts
Saturday, 24 May 2025, 5:31 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces Amendment Bill 2025, which was passed on 20 May and now awaits presidential signature to become law, among others broadens the jurisdiction of military courts, authorising them to try a wide range of offences ... More >>
South Sudan: UN Human Rights Chief Decries Escalating Hostilities, Arbitrary Arrests And Hate Speech
Saturday, 24 May 2025, 5:30 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Hostilities between the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army – In Opposition (SPLA-IO) and their respective allied armed groups, have left at least 75 civilians killed and 78 others injured, and displaced ... More >>
UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Volker Türk Concludes Official Visit To Montenegro
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 4:20 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
An open and inclusive dialogue is crucial, everywhere in the world, especially in a country like Montenegro, with its rich ethnic, religious, and linguistic diversity. More >>
UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Volker Türk Concludes Official Visit To Serbia
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 4:13 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
For more than six months, Serbia has been witnessing a wave of protests mainly led by students, calling for transparency and accountability for the tragic incident at Novi Sad’s railway station on 1 November of last year. More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Jeremy Laurence On The Maldives
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 10:31 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Concerns have been raised with respect to the conduct of the proceedings against the judges. These developments followed the Supreme Court's hearing of a legal challenge to recent Constitutional amendments affecting lawmakers' ability to cross party lines. More >>
Mali: Curbs To Political Rights Risk Further Deepening Human Rights Concerns
Tuesday, 20 May 2025, 11:12 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Reports indicate members of the Mali Armed Forces, allegedly accompanied by foreign military personnel commonly referred to either as “Wagner” or as “Africa Corps”, also killed dozens of people last month. More >>
Comment By UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Volker Türk On Syria
Tuesday, 20 May 2025, 11:03 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Every victim and affected community have the right to truth, justice and reparations, and the assurance that past violations and abuses will not be repeated. More >>
BRIEFING NOTES: (1) USA; (2) (EN/SP) Venezuela; (3) (EN/AR) Egypt
Thursday, 15 May 2025, 8:46 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
According to official US data, between 20 January and 29 April, 142,000 individuals have been deported from the US. In particular, the fate and whereabouts of at least 245 Venezuelans and some 30 Salvadorans removed to El Salvador remain unclear. More >>
UN Human Rights Chief Raises Human Rights Concerns About Deportations From The United States Of America
Wednesday, 14 May 2025, 9:43 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Many of them were reportedly been detained in the maximum-security “Centre for Terrorism Confinement” (CECOT) in El Salvador, a facility where detainees are treated particularly harshly, without access to legal counsel or their relatives, or other ... More >>
Türk Urges EU To Protect Landmark Legislation On Business And Human Rights
Friday, 9 May 2025, 7:47 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
An “omnibus” proposal currently being debated by the EU parliament and Council aims to amend key EU sustainability laws, including the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), a landmark piece of legislation passed last year. More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk On Israeli Plans To Expand Gaza Offensive
Thursday, 8 May 2025, 8:54 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The only lasting solution to this crisis lies through full compliance with international law, including as articulated by the International Court of Justice in its 2024 Advisory Opinion and its orders on provisional measures. More >>
Message By UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Volker Türk For World Press Freedom Day
Saturday, 3 May 2025, 4:54 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
This year, World Press Freedom Day reminds us that restrictions on the media are increasing, as artificial intelligence is entirely overhauling how information is produced, distributed, and consumed. More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk On Sudan
Thursday, 1 May 2025, 8:52 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
My fears are all the greater given the ominous warning by the RSF of “bloodshed” ahead of imminent battles with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and their associated armed movements. Everything must be done to protect civilians trapped amid dire conditions ... More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Spokesperson Liz Throssell On Shrinking Civic Space In Guinea-Bissau
Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 8:35 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
We call on the authorities to engage more constructively with civil society, take steps to protect human rights and environmental defenders, journalists, and unionists, and commit to implement fully the recommendations made to Guinea-Bissau through the ... More >>
Türk Calls On World To Prevent Total Humanitarian Catastrophe In Gaza
Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 8:20 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Since 2 March, Israel has prevented the entry of food, fuel and other life-saving assistance to Gaza. Bakeries have now stopped working as flour and fuel have run out, and the remaining stocks of food are being rapidly depleted. More >>
Sudan: Türk Gravely Concerned At Rising Civilian Deaths And Widespread Sexual Violence In North Darfur
Saturday, 26 April 2025, 9:13 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
At least 129 civilians were killed between 20 and 24 April in El Fasher city, Um Kedada district and the Abu Shouk IDP camp. More >>
BRIEFING NOTES: (1) (EN/AR) Occupied Palestinian Territory; (2) Sudan
Friday, 18 April 2025, 2:29 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Since 18 March, Israel Has Issued 21 “evacuation Orders”. On 31 March, The Israeli Military Issued An Order Covering Almost All Of Rafah, The Southern-most Governorate, Followed By A Large-scale Ground Operation In The Area. More >>
