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Concerns over outcome of Michael Brown and Eric Garner case
Saturday, 6 December 2014, 11:19 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (5 December 2014) – A group of United Nations experts on minority issues, racism, people of African descent, the right to peaceful assembly, and on extrajudicial executions have expressed “legitimate concerns” over the decision not to bring ... More >>
Impact of Iceland’s banking crisis
Friday, 5 December 2014, 1:37 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
UN expert to assess impact of Iceland’s banking crisis on social and economic rights More >>
UN torture prevention
Friday, 5 December 2014, 1:36 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (3 December 2014) – Countries that have ratified a key legal protocol that allows UN experts unannounced and unhindered access to places of detention are obliged to co-operate with such visits, the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) ... More >>
Migrants and the Mediterranean
Friday, 5 December 2014, 1:32 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Migrants and the Mediterranean – UN rights expert visits Malta to follow up EU border management study More >>
Violence against women & international accountability
Friday, 5 December 2014, 1:14 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Violence against women – A pervasive human rights violation calls for a binding standard of accountability at the international level More >>
Accountability needed to eradicate modern day slavery
Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 10:37 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (1 December 2014) – “Millions of people throughout the world, including children, are faced with persistent violations of their fundamental human rights. They are subjected to modern-day slavery, with insufficient political will and resources ... More >>
Botswana: Calls for a renewed “nation-building”
Friday, 28 November 2014, 12:14 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Botswana – UN cultural rights expert calls for a renewed “nation-building” to celebrate rich diversity More >>
Sweden: Human rights situation of people of African descent
Friday, 28 November 2014, 11:43 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Sweden: Human rights situation of people of African descent to be assessed in UN expert group visit More >>
Impact must be addressed in vulture fund litigation
Friday, 28 November 2014, 11:42 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (27 November 2014) – Litigation between Argentina and so-called vulture funds in the US courts highlights the need to take human rights into account when negotiating and ruling on debt restructuring, two UN independent human rights experts ... More >>
Palestinian homes must cease to be a target
Thursday, 27 November 2014, 12:07 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (25 November 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteurs on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and on the right to adequate housing today called on the Government of Israel to end its punitive demolition of Palestinian homes in response to alleged ... More >>
Serious human rights violations persist in eastern Ukraine
Friday, 21 November 2014, 12:09 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (20 November 2014) – Civilians have continued to be killed, unlawfully detained, tortured and disappeared in eastern Ukraine, and the number of internally displaced people has risen considerably despite the announcement of a ceasefire on 5 September, ... More >>
Rights And Plight of Women Asylum Seekers And Refugees
Friday, 7 November 2014, 3:55 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Rights And Plight of Women Asylum Seekers And Refugees Brought into Stark Focus in New UN Human Rights Paper More >>
Afghanistan: Violence against women
Friday, 31 October 2014, 5:03 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (30 October 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women, Rashida Manjoo, will visit the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan from 4 to10 November 2014 to assess the situation of violence against women, including its causes ... More >>
Europe / Migrants: “Let them die, this is a good deterrence”
Friday, 31 October 2014, 4:41 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (30 October 2014) – Allowing people to die at Europe’s borders just because of their administrative status is a complete disregard for the value of human life, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, François ... More >>
Current Situation in Iran Remains of Serious Concern
Thursday, 30 October 2014, 3:08 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Current Situation in Iran Remains of Serious Concern, Human Rights Expert Tells the UN General Assembly More >>
UN Human Rights: Death penalty: Keep momentum on abolition
Thursday, 30 October 2014, 2:53 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (29 October 2014) – The UN Human Rights Committee is calling on States to ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty. The use of capital punishment ... More >>
Myanmar: UN Human Rights Expert Commends Reforms to Date
Thursday, 30 October 2014, 2:43 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Myanmar: UN Human Rights Expert Commends Reforms to Date, But Warns of Risks of Backtracking More >>
Iran execution
Wednesday, 29 October 2014, 3:39 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
We are shocked and saddened by the execution on 25 October of Ms. Reyhaneh Jabbari, who was sentenced to death for the alleged murder of Morteza Abdolali Sarbandi, a former employee of the Iranian Intelligence Ministry. The execution of Ms Jabbari ... More >>
Pervasive Harassment of Civil Society Continues in Belarus
Wednesday, 29 October 2014, 3:37 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
NEW YORK / GENEVA (28 October 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, Miklós Haraszti, today reported to the UN General Assembly that NGOs and human rights defenders continue to endure extreme ... More >>
DPRK: Key report must be sent to UN Security Council
Wednesday, 29 October 2014, 3:31 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
DPRK / Human rights: Key report must be sent to UN Security Council, says UN Special Rapporteur More >>
