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Volker Türk urged the authorities to immediately halt all forms of violence and repression against peaceful protestors and to restore full access to the internet and telecommunications. …
Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of its neighbour in February 2022, the UN and its partners have supported people…
“Any step that restores liberty to individuals who have been arbitrarily detained is significant for those concerned and for their…
The proceedings, held at the Peace Palace in The Hague, mark the start of the merits phase in the case,…
In a news release issued on Saturday, the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran said it was alarmed by credible…
In a statement issued on Friday, Volker Türk said he was “deeply disturbed” by the violence reported over nearly two…
UNMISS released its latest quarterly human rights brief, covering July to September 2025 – a period marked by a continued deterioration in the political and security…
Under Council rules, presidents are appointed to serve for one year by the body’s 47 Member States, based in Geneva.…
Thursday’s statement from Tom Andrews, the UN Human Rights Council-appointed Special Rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, reinforces earlier warnings…
The report by the UN human rights office, OHCHR, documents what it describes as a decades-long system of discrimination that…
