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Geneva, 19 January, 2023.- Proposed amendments to the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill should adequately ensure respect for the rights of victims, survivors and their families, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said today. “I recognise that addressing the legacy of the Troubles from the 1960sContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 18 January, 2023.-UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Wednesday expressed deep concern at repeated intimidation, harassment and reprisals against justice officials and other individuals involved in efforts to combat impunity for human rights violations or working on anti-corruption cases. “It is dramatic, given Guatemala’s history, thatContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 17 January, 2023.- UN experts* today condemned Iran’s arbitrary detention of Olivier Vandecasteele and demanded his immediate release, after the Belgian aid worker was recently sentenced to a cumulative 40-year jail term by a court in Tehran. “We believe Mr Vandecasteele has been arbitrarily deprived of his liberty andContinuar Leyendo

Washington, January 17, 2023.- Seventy-five years ago this year, President Truman signed an executive order banning segregation in the U.S. Armed Forces. And nearly 60 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his immortal «I Have a Dream» speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Today, the UnitedContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 16 January, 2023.- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk today expressed alarm at the abduction of at least 50 women in Burkina Faso on 12 and 13 January and called for their immediate and unconditional release. “I am alarmed that dozens of women out to search forContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 12 January, 2023.- The UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, will visit Bosnia and Herzegovina from 13 to 20 January 2023. During her visit, the independent expert is scheduled to meet Government representatives, law enforcementContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 11 January, 2023.- New border enforcement measures recently announced by the US administration risk undermining the basic foundations of international human rights and refugee law, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned today. “The right to seek asylum is a human right, no matter a person’s origin,Continuar Leyendo

Geneva, January 09, 2023.- “The scenes that unfolded on 8 January in Brazil, when thousands of supporters of the former president stormed and vandalized the headquarters of the three branches of the Brazilian State – Congress, the Federal Supreme Court and the Presidential Palace – were shocking. I condemn thisContinuar Leyendo

Geneva, 05 January,  2023.- UN human rights experts* today called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to renew the cross-border resolution (UNSCR 2642) expiring on 10 January 2023 for the provision of humanitarian aid into northwest Syria. Their statement is as follows: “Cross-border assistance remains an essential access modalityContinuar Leyendo