Sudan: UN Human Rights Chief horrified by escalating violence in El-Fasher
Press release Geneva – May 26, 2024 The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has expressed deep horror at the escalating violence […]
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Yemen: UN Experts Reiterate Call for Release of Detained Bahá’ís
Press release Geneva – May 26, 2024 UN experts today called for the urgent release of five Bahá’ís who remain detained one year after their […]
Israel: UN expert calls for probe into allegations of torture and mistreatment of palestinian detainees
Press release Geneva – May 26, 2024 The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Alice Jill Edwards, has urged the Israeli government to investigate multiple […]
Saudi Arabia: UN condemns for human rights violations against scholar Safar al-Hawali
Press release Geneva – May 16, 2024 UN human rights experts have condemned the prolonged solitary confinement of Saudi scholar Safar bin Abdulrahman al-Hawali, […]
Sudan: UN experts condemn human trafficking and sexual exploitation by Rapid Support Forces
Press release Geneva – May 9, 2024 United Nations human rights experts have expressed renewed concerns over credible and systematic allegations of human trafficking, […]
Palestine: UN warns of ground operation in Rafah; Turk urges protection of Gaza crossings
Press release Geneva – May 13, 2024 UN experts have cautioned that the ongoing ground operation by the Israeli army targeting eastern Rafah represents […]
Tunisia: UN Calls for End to Judicial Harassment and Attacks on Lawyers and Judges
Press release Geneva – May 9, 2024 UN human rights experts have called for an end to judicial harassment and attacks on lawyers and […]
Saudi Arabia: UN experts concerned over human rights violations against 2 women activists
Press release Geneva – May 9, 2024 UN human rights experts have expressed deep concern over reports of the criminalization and detention of women […]
Palestine: UN Condemns Escalating Violence Against Women and Children in Gaza
Press release Geneva – May 7, 2024 UN experts strongly denounced the relentless and systemic violence inflicted upon Palestinians in Gaza, particularly targeting women […]
UN High Commissioner Condemns Escalating Violence in El-Fasher, Sudan
Press release Geneva – April 30, 2024 Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has expressed deep concern over the intensifying violence […]
Palestine: UN Rapporteur Highlights Escalating Humanitarian Crisis in Occupied Palestinian Territory
Press release Geneva – April 30, 2024 Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, has underscored a deepening humanitarian crisis […]
Qatar: UN Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination Raises Concerns Over Mandatory HIV Testing and Sponsorship System
Press release Geneva – April 23, 2024 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination concluded its review of Qatar’s periodic report, with experts […]
Palestine: UN Human Rights Chief deplores harrowing killings of children and women in Rafah
Press release Geneva – April 23, 2024 UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk today decried a series of Israeli strikes on Rafah in the […]
Sudan: UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination calls for ceasefire and end to ethnic violence, hate speech
Press release Geneva – April 17, 2024 The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) issued a stern call to action today, […]
Gaza: UN High Commissioner Urges Action to Address Gaza and West Bank Crises
Press release Geneva – April 16, 2024 Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, is calling on all influential states to take […]
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