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Comment by High Commissioner on Indonesia
Wednesday, 4 September 2019, 8:05 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
“I have been disturbed by escalating violence in the past two weeks in the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua, and especially the deaths of some protestors and security forces personnel. This is part of a trend we have observed since December ... More >>
Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination findings
Friday, 30 August 2019, 9:09 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (29 August 2019) — The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has published its findings on the countries it examined during its latest session from 5 to 29 August: Czechia, El Salvador, Iceland, Mexico, Mongolia, Poland, ... More >>
Paraguay responsible for human rights violations
Thursday, 15 August 2019, 10:10 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (14 August 2019). Paraguay must undertake an effective and thorough investigation into fumigations with agrochemicals and the subsequent poisoning of peoples, including children, and contamination of water, soil and food, according to an expert UN body. ... More >>
UN Committee Against Torture publishes findings
Saturday, 10 August 2019, 11:25 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (9 August, 2019) – The UN Committee Against Torture has published its findings on the rights record of countries it examined during its latest session: Bangladesh, Greece, Poland, and Togo. The findings, officially termed concluding observations, ... More >>
Bachelet on the recent sanctions imposed on Venezuela
Friday, 9 August 2019, 1:37 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
“I am deeply worried about the potentially severe impact on the human rights of the people of Venezuela of the new set of unilateral sanctions imposed by the US this week. The sanctions are extremely broad and fail to contain sufficient measures ... More >>
Mexico responsible for disappearances - UN Expert
Thursday, 8 August 2019, 8:25 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (7 August 2019) — Mexico must carry out a thorough, rigorous, impartial, independent and effective investigation into the circumstances of enforced disappearances in Veracruz in 2010, the UN Human Rights Committee said in a decision published today ... More >>
Michelle Bachelet on killing of indigenous leader in Amapá
Tuesday, 30 July 2019, 8:20 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
“The murder of Emrya Wajãpi, leader of the indigenous Wajãpi people, is tragic and reprehensible in its own right. It is also a disturbing symptom of the growing problem of encroachment on indigenous land – especially forests – by miners, ... More >>
UN Human Rights Committee publishes
Friday, 26 July 2019, 8:22 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (25 July 2019) — The UN Human Rights Committee has published its find-ings on the civil and political rights record of countries it examined during its latest ses-sion: Equatorial Guinea, Mauritania, Netherlands, Nigeria, Paraguay, and Tajikistan. More >>
Somalia needs ongoing international help to tackle rights
Friday, 26 July 2019, 8:09 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA / MOGADISHU (25 July 2019) – The international community must continue to help Somalia strengthen its institutions and the justice and security sector ahead of the next elections, says UN Independent Expert Bahame Tom Nyanduga. “Somalia ... More >>
Bachelet appalled by conditions of migrants in USA
Tuesday, 9 July 2019, 9:23 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (8 July 2019) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said on Monday she is appalled by the conditions in which migrants and refugees - children and adults - are being held in detention in the United States of America after crossing ... More >>
Bachelet briefs Human Rights Council about Venezuela
Friday, 5 July 2019, 8:32 pm | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
Enhanced interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela More >>
UN Human Rights report on Venezuela urges immediate measures
Friday, 5 July 2019, 9:16 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (4 July 2019) – A UN human rights report published today urges the Government of Venezuela to take immediate, concrete measures to halt and remedy the grave violations of economic, social, civil, political and cultural rights documented in the country. More >>
Human rights: UN envision stronger, simpler system
Friday, 5 July 2019, 9:14 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (4 July 2019) — Rights-holders deserve protection through a strong UN human rights treaty body system, the Chairpersons of the ten UN treaty body committees said as they concluded their annual meeting in New York from 21 to 25 June. The ten ... More >>
Bachelet urges Sudan to restore freedoms
Thursday, 4 July 2019, 8:20 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (3 July 2019) – As more details emerge about casualties during Sunday’s mass protests in towns and cities across Sudan, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday called on the Sudanese authorities to lift ... More >>
Attack on Libyan migrant detention centre - Statement
Thursday, 4 July 2019, 8:19 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
“I am shocked by the death and injury of dozens of migrants and refugees in Tajoura Detention Centre which was reportedly hit by an airstrike last night. The fact that the coordinates of this detention facility and the knowledge that it housed civilians ... More >>
UN torture prevention body announces upcoming country visits
Tuesday, 2 July 2019, 8:17 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (July 1, 2019) — In the coming months, the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture will visit Australia, Croatia, Lebanon, Madagascar, Nauru and Paraguay. The visits were decided during the Subcommittee’s confidential session held in ... More >>
UN Human Rights Committee to review 6 nations
Friday, 28 June 2019, 8:27 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (June 27, 2019) — The UN Human Rights Committee, which monitors implementation by States of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), will meet in Geneva from July 1 to 26 to review the situation for human rights in Equatorial ... More >>
UN Women’s Rights Committee reviewing 7 nations
Friday, 28 June 2019, 8:10 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (27 June 2019) — The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is meeting in Geneva from July 1 to 19 to review the situation of women’s rights in the following countries: Austria, Cabo Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, ... More >>
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
Wednesday, 26 June 2019, 8:45 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA (25 June 2019) — Victims of torture have a right to redress, including compensation and rehabilitation, the UN anti-torture mechanisms* said today ahead of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, June 26. These mechanisms exist to help ensure ... More >>
Canada “a welcome ally” in advancing human rights
Thursday, 20 June 2019, 8:43 am | United Nations Human Rights Commissioner
GENEVA / OTTAWA (19 June 2019) — In the current context of emerging challenges to multilateralism, including on human rights, “Canada is a leader in promoting the international human rights agenda and the benefits of the rules-based international ... More >>
