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Israel’s symbolic “ban” must not distract from atrocity crimes in Gaza: UN expert
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GENEVA (15 February 2024) – The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Francesca Albanese, said today that Israel’s decision to symbolically ban her entry is a distraction from atrocities being committed in Gaza. She issued the...
on Feb 18
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OHCHR | Universal Declaration of Human Rights - French (Français)
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Déclaration universelle des droits de l'homme Préambule Considérant que la reconnaissance de la dignité inhérente à tous les membres de la famille humaine et de leurs droits égaux et inaliénables constitue le fondement de la liberté, de la justice et de la paix dans le monde,
on Feb 14
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Syrian returnees subjected to “gross human rights violations and abuses”, UN report details
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Many Syrians who had fled the war face gross human rights violations and abuses upon their return to Syria, according to a report by the UN Human Rights Office released today.
on Feb 13
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The global climate crisis is a racial justice crisis: UN expert
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NEW YORK (31 October 2022) – There can be no meaningful solution to the global climate and ecological crisis without addressing systemic racism, and particularly the historic and contemporary racial legacies of colonialism and slavery, a UN human rights expert warned.
on Feb 12
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Child Rights Committee statement on children in Gaza
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No child should grow up in fear, pain and hunger.Yet, today, no child in Gaza is free from fear, pain and hunger.In fact, they will be considered lucky if they can even survive this war and have the chance to grow up.According to the latest UN figures, 27,585 Palestinians have been killed and...
on Feb 9
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Widespread destruction by Israeli Defence Forces of civilian infrastructure in Gaza
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The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) are reportedly destroying all buildings within the Gaza Strip that are within a kilometre of the Israel-Gaza fence, clearing the area with the objective of creating a “buffer zone”. I stress to the Israeli authorities that Article 53 of the Fourth Geneva...
on Feb 9
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GENEVA (22 January 2024) – UN experts* today called on Hong Kong SAR authorities to drop all charges against pro-democracy media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai and release him immediately, as his trial began in December 2023 after lengthy delays. “Jimmy Lai’s arrest, detention and series of criminal...
on Jan 24
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Commission of Inquiry finds that the Israeli occupation is unlawful under international law
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New York (20 October 2022) -- There are reasonable grounds to conclude that the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory is now unlawful under international law due to its permanence and the Israeli Government’s de-facto annexation policies, according to the first report to the General...
on Jan 22
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GENÈVE (19 janvier 2024) - La France doit agir de toute urgence pour protéger les enfants des abus sexuels au sein de la famille et s'attaquer aux traitements discriminatoires et aux violences subies par les mères qui tentent de protéger leurs enfants de la prédation sexuelle, ont déclaré...
on Jan 19
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GENEVA (16 January 2024) – Gazans now make up 80 per cent of all people facing famine or catastrophic hunger worldwide, marking an unparalleled humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip amid Israel’s continued bombardment and siege, according to UN human rights experts.
on Jan 19
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UN experts urge France to protect children from incest and all forms of sexual abuse
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GENEVA (19 January 2024) – France must urgently act to protect children from sexual abuse in the family and address discriminatory treatment and violence suffered by mothers who try to protect their children from sexual predation, UN experts* said today. “Despite credible allegations of sexual...
on Jan 19
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“Domicide” must be recognised as an international crime: UN expert
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NEW YORK (28 October 2022) – The massive, arbitrary destruction of civilian housing in violent conflict should be recognised as a crime under international law, the UN’s independent housing rights expert told the General Assembly today. “We should stop shutting our eyes to widespread or...
on Jan 5
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GENEVA (3 January 2024) – UN experts* today expressed alarm over the imminent execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith in the United States by nitrogen hypoxia – an untested method of execution which may subject him to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or even torture. “This will be the first...
on Jan 4
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The Netherlands should urgently assert the right to adequate housing for all: UN expert
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THE HAGUE (21 December 2023) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Balakrishnan Rajagopal, called urgent attention to the need to assert and protect the right to adequate housing for all in the face of the housing crisis in the Netherlands. He warned that in its efforts...
on Dec 28
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Comment by UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Seif Magango on continued bombardment of Middle Gaza
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We are gravely concerned about the continued bombardment of Middle Gaza by Israeli forces, which has claimed more than 100 Palestinian lives since Christmas Eve. It is particularly concerning that this latest intense bombardment comes after Israeli forces ordered residents from the south of Wadi...
on Dec 26
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I am very alarmed by recurring reports of widespread abuses and violations of human rights in recent days amid fighting between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Wad Madani, Sudan’s second-largest city. The unfolding humanitarian situation in the wider Al-Jezira...
on Dec 21
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Russia “should immediately cease its use of force against Ukraine,” Türk declares
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Mr President, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Peace is not a word that I hear very often these days. The situation in Ukraine has been added to a litany of continuous suffering, and the world’s attention seems jaded by the multiple crises that we face. I feel for the Ukrainians, who have...
on Dec 19
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UN experts alarmed by rise in settler violence in occupied Palestinian territory
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UN human rights experts* have expressed alarm at the rising rate of violence directed by Israeli settlers towards Palestinians in the occupied Palestinian territory. “Settler violence has always been an extremely disturbing feature of the Israeli occupation,” said the experts. “But in 2021, we...
on Dec 16
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The role of women in shaping the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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Women shaped the narrative of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights through their influence on the language and the inclusion of particular rights, a new book to be published later this year contends.
on Dec 11
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GENEVA (30 March 2023) – At a moment of increased violence in the occupied Palestinian territory, with the new Israeli government threatening even further annexation, the international community must take firm and principled action to protect the human rights and dignity of Palestinians, a UN...
on Nov 30
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Chile’s constitutional process: an historic opportunity to enshrine human rights
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The Chilean constitutional process represents a defining moment for the South American nation. Written by a constitutional assembly with an equal proportion of women and men, the draft enshrines human rights and values for a more equal and inclusive society, with special attention to groups that...
on Nov 17
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Israel must stop using water as a weapon of war: UN expert
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GENEVA (17 November 2023) – Israel must allow clean water and fuel into Gaza to activate the water supply network and desalination plants in the besieged enclave before it is too late, a UN expert warned today. "Every hour that passes with Israel preventing the provision of safe drinking water...
on Nov 17
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UN Child Rights Committee condemns killing of children in Gaza Strip
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GENEVA (1 November 2023) – Grave human rights violations against children are mounting by the minute in the Gaza Strip, and there are no winners in a war where thousands of children are killed. The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child issued the following statement today, expressing outrage...
on Nov 2
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Lao PDR: Stop deporting human rights defenders, says UN expert
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GENEVA (27 October 2023) – Laotian authorities must not deport people, including human rights defenders, to countries where there are substantial grounds to believe that they would face an imminent risk of enforced disappearance, torture, summary execution and other grave human rights...
on Oct 27
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GENEVA (23 October 2023) – UN experts* today called on all lawyers advising the Israeli military to refuse legal authorisation for acts that may amount to war crimes in retaliation for the Hamas attacks on Israel. “We unequivocally condemn the massacres of civilians and hostage-taking by Hamas...
on Oct 23, 2023
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GENEVA (16 October 2023) – All parties to the conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory have failed to take effective precautionary measures to avoid civilian casualties, exacerbating the long-running crisis and deepening divisions and hate on all sides, the UN Independent...
on Oct 23, 2023
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on Oct 21, 2023