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Oficina de DDHH de la ONU en Venezuela reanuda parcialmente sus actividades tras cierre
1 week, 2 days ago

Oficina de DDHH de la ONU en Venezuela reanuda parcialmente sus actividades tras cierre

Associated Press  

CARACAS — La oficina de la ONU para derechos humanos en Venezuela reanudó parcialmente sus operaciones en las últimas semanas, dijo el viernes el jefe de la agencia, meses después de que el gobierno del presidente Nicolás Maduro expulsara a su personal acusándolo de ayudar a golpistas y grupos terroristas. El anuncio de Volker Türk, el Alto Comisionado de la …

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UN human rights office in Venezuela partially resumes work months after government shut it down
1 week, 2 days ago

UN human rights office in Venezuela partially resumes work months after government shut it down

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — The U.N. office on human rights in Venezuela partially resumed operations in recent weeks, the agency’s chief said Friday, months after the government of President Nicolás Maduro expelled its staff for allegedly helping coup plotters and terror groups. “I’m very concerned that many of these people were arbitrarily detained, including adolescents and young adults, members of the …

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Head of UN human rights promises advice to FIFA and Saudi Arabia over 2034 World Cup issues
2 weeks ago

Head of UN human rights promises advice to FIFA and Saudi Arabia over 2034 World Cup issues

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Two days before FIFA confirms Saudi Arabia as the 2034 World Cup host, the United Nations’ top human rights official pledged Monday to try to ensure migrant labor standards are “properly respected” around the tournament. On Monday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, said his organization in Geneva was not directly engaged by FIFA …

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Middle East latest: Israeli strikes hit Gaza and also target suspected weapons sites in Syria
2 weeks ago

Middle East latest: Israeli strikes hit Gaza and also target suspected weapons sites in Syria

Deccan Chronicle  

Israeli strikes killed at least six people in the central Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical officials said Monday, while also hitting suspected chemical and long-range weapons sites in Syria to keep them from rebels who seized Damascus. ___ Here's the Latest: UN human rights chief says Assad and other officials should face justice GENEVA — The U.N. human rights chief said …

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The world is at a dangerous moment as conflicts spread, UN rights chief says
2 months ago

The world is at a dangerous moment as conflicts spread, UN rights chief says

The Independent  

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Weaponizing ordinary devices violates international law, United Nations rights chief says
3 months ago

Weaponizing ordinary devices violates international law, United Nations rights chief says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Weaponizing ordinary communication devices represents a new development in warfare, and targeting thousands of Lebanese people using pagers, two-way radios and electronic equipment without their knowledge is a violation of international human rights law, the United Nations human rights chief said Friday. He held up a photo of a mangled and bloodied hand, telling ambassadors from the …

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The Taliban’s repression of women in Afghanistan is outrageous, the UN rights chief says
3 months, 1 week ago

The Taliban’s repression of women in Afghanistan is outrageous, the UN rights chief says

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Taliban’s repressive control over women and girls in Afghanistan is unparalleled and will jeopardize the country’s future, the U.N. rights chief warned Monday. Volker Türk said new morality laws that ban women’s voices and bare faces in public, along with sweeping bans on education and most jobs, were outrageous and amounted to systematic gender persecution. The Taliban …

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UN rights chief urges voters to beware ‘strongman’ politicians who ‘throw glitter in our eyes’
3 months, 2 weeks ago

UN rights chief urges voters to beware ‘strongman’ politicians who ‘throw glitter in our eyes’

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N. human rights chief on Monday urged voters to be wary of “strongman” politicians and personalities “that throw glitter in our eyes” as more elections loom in a busy electoral calendar this year. Be wary of the shrill voices, the ‘strongman’ types that throw glitter in our eyes, offering illusory solutions that deny reality.” He denounced some …

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UN rights chief concerned about arbitrary detentions and excessive force in Venezuela's crackdown
4 months, 1 week ago

UN rights chief concerned about arbitrary detentions and excessive force in Venezuela's crackdown

The Independent  

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UN expert panel sent to Venezuela blasts lack of transparency in presidential elections
4 months, 1 week ago

UN expert panel sent to Venezuela blasts lack of transparency in presidential elections

Associated Press  

MIAMI — A panel of experts from the United Nations said Venezuela’s recent presidential elections lacked “basic transparency and integrity,” adding an important voice to those who have cast doubt on President Nicolás Maduro’s claim he won the contest. While the U.N. group praised the logistic organization of the voting, it harshly criticized the National Electoral Council, or CNE, for …

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UN demands investigation after mass graves found at Gaza hospitals raided by Israel
7 months, 4 weeks ago

UN demands investigation after mass graves found at Gaza hospitals raided by Israel

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. In response to a CNN inquiry about the mass graves at Nasser Medical Complex, the Israeli military said on Tuesday that the “claim that the IDF buried Palestinian bodies is baseless and unfounded.” People and health …

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UN rights office says Israeli settlements in Palestinian areas amount to a ‘war crime’
9 months, 2 weeks ago

UN rights office says Israeli settlements in Palestinian areas amount to a ‘war crime’

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office says in a report published Friday that the establishment and expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem amount to a war crime. The report covers the one-year period from Nov. 1, 2022, to Oct. 31, 2023, when it says roughly 24,300 housing units in existing settlements in the West …

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Netanyahu Calls Palestinians ‘Collateral Damage’ As Israel Destroys Gaza
1 year, 1 month ago

Netanyahu Calls Palestinians ‘Collateral Damage’ As Israel Destroys Gaza

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Palestinian civilians being killed en masse are simply “collateral damage” in his military’s destruction of Gaza. Israel must immediately end the use of such methods and means of warfare, and the attacks must be investigated.” “Considering the predictable high level of civilian casualty and the wide scale of …

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Live updates | More Palestinians fleeing combat zone in northern Gaza, UN says
1 year, 1 month ago

Live updates | More Palestinians fleeing combat zone in northern Gaza, UN says

Associated Press  

The pace of Palestinian civilians fleeing the combat zone in northern Gaza has picked up as Israel’s air and ground campaign there intensifies. WHITE HOUSE SAYS ISRAEL TO KEEP MILITARY IN GAZA AFTER WAR, BUT RE-OCCUPYING IS A ‘MISTAKE’ WASHINGTON: U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said it was likely that Israel would maintain a military presence in Gaza …

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UN: North Korea is increasing repression as people are reportedly starving in parts of the country
1 year, 4 months ago

UN: North Korea is increasing repression as people are reportedly starving in parts of the country

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — North Korea is increasing its repression of human rights and people are becoming more desperate and reportedly starving in parts of the country as the economic situation worsens, the U.N. rights chief said Thursday. Volker Türk told the first open meeting of the U.N. Security Council since 2017 on North Korean human rights that in the past …

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UN: North Korea is increasing repression as people are reportedly starving in parts of the country
1 year, 4 months ago

UN: North Korea is increasing repression as people are reportedly starving in parts of the country

The Independent  

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U.N.: North Korea is increasing repression as people starve in parts of the country
1 year, 4 months ago

U.N.: North Korea is increasing repression as people starve in parts of the country

LA Times  

Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, speaks via video call to the United Nations Security Council on Thursday. North Korea is increasing its repression of human rights and people are becoming more desperate and reportedly starving in parts of the country as the economic situation worsens, the U.N. rights chief said Thursday. Volker Türk told the first …

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UN closes its human rights office in Uganda as government ends an agreement allowing it to operate
1 year, 4 months ago

UN closes its human rights office in Uganda as government ends an agreement allowing it to operate

Associated Press  

BERLIN — The United Nations’ human rights office in Uganda will close this weekend after the East African country decided not to renew an agreement allowing it to operate, the U.N.'s top human rights official said Friday. “I regret that our office in Uganda had to close after 18 years, during which we were able to work closely with civil …

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UN human rights body takes up concerns about Quran burnings in Europe
1 year, 5 months ago

UN human rights body takes up concerns about Quran burnings in Europe

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N. human rights chief used a special debate on Tuesday about burnings of the Quran in Sweden and other European countries to tread a fine line between freedom of expression and respect for religious beliefs, while broadening his call for respect of “all others” including migrants, LGBTQI+ people, and women and girls who wear headscarves. Volker Türk, …

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Turkey slams Charlie Hebdo’s cover of electrocuted Erdogan in tub
1 year, 7 months ago

Turkey slams Charlie Hebdo’s cover of electrocuted Erdogan in tub

Al Jazeera  

Government officials say the May 28 run-off will prove Erdogan’s popularity as magazine’s cover called ‘inhumane’. “Our nation will give you the best answer, with an even louder voice, on May 28.” Charlie Hebdo paçavrası bu kadar çıldırdığına göre … doğru yoldayız. 🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷 — İbrahim Kalın May 17, 2023 Translation: “If the Charlie Hebdo rag went so crazy … we’re …

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UN rights chief decries ‘systematic repression’ in Belarus
1 year, 9 months ago

UN rights chief decries ‘systematic repression’ in Belarus

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N. human rights chief called on Belarus Friday to end its “systematic repression” of critics and immediately release people held on political grounds, saying some violations may amount to crimes against humanity. Authorities targeted opposition activists, journalists, medical workers, members of shooting sports clubs and people working with drones, according to Viasna, Belarus’ oldest and most prominent …

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U.N. calls on Taliban to drop restrictions on women
1 year, 11 months ago

U.N. calls on Taliban to drop restrictions on women

The Hindu  

The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday decried increasing restrictions on women's rights in Afghanistan, urging the country's Taliban rulers to reverse them immediately. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk pointed to “terrible consequences” of a decision to bar women from working for non-governmental organisations. "These unfathomable restrictions placed on women and girls will not only increase the suffering …

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UN Calls on Taliban to Drop Restrictions on Women
1 year, 11 months ago

UN Calls on Taliban to Drop Restrictions on Women

News 18  

The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday decried increasing restrictions on women’s rights in Afghanistan, urging the country’s Taliban rulers to reverse them immediately. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk pointed to “terrible consequences” of a decision to bar women from working for non-governmental organizations. “No country can develop — indeed survive — socially and economically with half its …

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UN human rights chief decries new Myanmar death sentences
2 years ago

UN human rights chief decries new Myanmar death sentences

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military-installed government has sentenced more critics to death, bringing the total to 139, and is using capital punishment as a tool to crush opposition, the U.N. high commissioner for human rights said Friday. High Commissioner Volker Türk said at least seven university students were sentenced to death behind closed doors on Wednesday, and there are reports that …

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