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UN Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices
Tuesday, 11 August 2015, 7:54 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA / AMMAN (10 August 2015) – The UN Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories met with a range of civil society groups and Palestinian ... More >>
Bangladesh: UN experts condemn killing of blogger Niloy Neel
Saturday, 8 August 2015, 10:32 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (7 August 2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteurs on freedom of expression, David Kaye, and on extrajudicial executions, Christof Heyns, have condemned today’s killing in Bangladesh of the blogger Niloy Neel, a supporter of free expression and ... More >>
Alarming use of capital punishment in Iran
Wednesday, 5 August 2015, 10:07 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Death sentence on alternative health practitioner highlights alarming use of capital punishment in Iran – Zeid More >>
Afghanistan: Civilian casualties remain at record high level
Wednesday, 5 August 2015, 10:01 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Afghanistan: Civilian casualties remain at record high levels in first half of 2015 – UN report More >>
UN Special Rapporteur on torture to visit Brazil
Friday, 31 July 2015, 7:59 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (30 July 2015) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Juan E. Méndez will visit Brazil from 3 to 14 August 2015 to identify and assess the main challenges related to torture and ill-treatment in the country. More >>
UN experts urge Israel to halt legalization of force-feeding
Wednesday, 29 July 2015, 8:19 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
UN experts urge Israel to halt legalization of force-feeding of hunger-strikers in detention More >>
All charges against Nabeel Rajab must be dropped
Sunday, 19 July 2015, 12:06 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Three United Nations human rights experts* today call on the Bahraini authorities to drop all charges the prominent Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, who was released from prison earlier this week for health reasons. While welcoming Mr. ... More >>
UN expert warns against more austerity measures for Greece
Thursday, 16 July 2015, 7:00 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
“Not at the cost of human rights” – UN expert warns against more austerity measures for Greece More >>
"Now comes the time to focus on human rights in Iran,”
Thursday, 16 July 2015, 6:58 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
“Now comes the time to focus on human rights in Iran,” UN expert welcomes opportunity created by nuclear deal More >>
UN human rights expert hails nuclear deal with Iran
Wednesday, 15 July 2015, 7:48 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
UN human rights expert hails nuclear deal with Iran, and calls for the immediate lifting of sanctions More >>
Corporations must contribute to sustainable development
Wednesday, 15 July 2015, 7:22 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (14 July 2015) – The United Nations Working Group on business and human rights today urged Governments across the world to ensure that corporations do not undermine sustainable development, and called for greater transparency and accountability ... More >>
Killings of civilians continue unabated in Iraq
Tuesday, 14 July 2015, 8:09 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
BAGHDAD/GENEVA (13 July 2015) – A UN report released Monday shows that the conflict in Iraq continues to take a terrible toll on civilians, with at least 15,000 killed and 30,000 injured since January 2014. Widespread human rights violations and massive ... More >>
Release of five Ethiopian journalists is a positive step
Saturday, 11 July 2015, 9:03 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Release of five Ethiopian journalists is a positive step, but others remain in detention – UN expert More >>
Oral Update on Boko Haram by UN High Commissioner
Thursday, 2 July 2015, 7:55 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Oral Update on Boko Haram by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein at the 29th session of the Human Rights Council, 1 July 2015 More >>
US / Death penalty: UN experts call for federal moratorium
Saturday, 27 June 2015, 10:58 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
US / Death penalty: UN experts call for federal moratorium as Boston bomber gets death sentence More >>
Malta / Migrants: UN expert group hails positive moves
Saturday, 27 June 2015, 10:46 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Malta / Migrants: UN expert group hails positive move on automatic detention, but calls for long-term solutions More >>
Foreign debt expert to visit China to promote human rights
Saturday, 27 June 2015, 10:42 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
UN expert on foreign debt to visit China to promote human rights in international lending More >>
Allegations of sexual abuse in Central African Republic
Thursday, 25 June 2015, 8:12 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Protection and welfare of children at centre of allegations of sexual abuse in Central African Republic should be priority - UN child rights committee More >>
Belarus: Human rights situation deteriorates further
Thursday, 25 June 2015, 7:59 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (24 June 2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, Miklós Haraszti, today warned that the situation of human rights in the country has further deteriorated since last year. More >>
Trauma of torture victims should not be overlooked
Wednesday, 24 June 2015, 9:33 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Trauma of torture victims should not be overlooked amid migration challenges, UN experts remind States More >>
