Madam President, This is a key juncture for the Council’s engagement with Sri Lanka. As my report (A/HRC/46/20) indicates, nearly 12 years after the end of the armed conflict, domestic initiatives...
Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Distinguished President of the Human Rights Council, Excellencies, Colleagues and friends, I am pleased to present our report...
SURGE IN CIVILIAN CASUALTIES FOLLOWING AFGHANISTAN PEACE NEGOTIATIONS START - UN REPORT KABUL – There was a rise in civilians killed and injured in Afghanistan following the start of peace...
GINEBRA (19 de febrero 2021) – Acogemos con beneplácito los avances en la investigación en Colombia de los casos conocidos como “falsos positivos”, en que personas fueron presentadas de manera falsa...
GENEVA (19 February 2021) – We welcome the progress in the investigation in Colombia of the so-called “false positives” cases where people were falsely presented as having been “killed in combat.” On...
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Liz Throssell Location: Geneva Date: 19 February 2021 We are very concerned by the latest attacks against judicial independence in Haiti,...
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Liz Throssell Location: Geneva Date: 19 February 2021 We are increasingly concerned for the fate of civilians in Marib Governorate in...
« La pandémie COVID-19 est bien plus qu'une urgence de santé publique. Il s'agit d'une crise humaine, économique et sociale qui devient rapidement une crise des droits de l'homme. » – Secrétaire...
12 February 2021 Madam President, Excellencies, Dear colleagues, The seizure of power by the Myanmar military earlier this month constitutes a profound setback for the country, after a decade of...
UN report reveals continuing high rate of detainee torture allegations in Afghanistan GENEVA (3 February 2021) – Almost a third of people detained for security or terrorism-related offences in...