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UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights to review Chad, Palestine, Brazil, France, Qatar and Armenia

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21 Sep 2023

GENEVA (21 September 2023) - The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights will hold its upcoming session from 25 September to 13 October. During the session, the Committee will examine...

Official visit to Chad by UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk cancelled

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Media advisories

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24 Jul 2023

GENEVA (24 July 2023) – Due to massive flight delays and lack of viable alternative travel options, the planned two-day official mission from 24 to 26 July to Chad by UN High Commissioner for Human...

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk to conduct official visit to Chad

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21 Jul 2023

GENEVA (21 July 2023) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk will conduct a two-day official mission to Chad from 24 to 26 July. This will be the first-ever visit to Chad by a UN High...

Committee against Torture Adopts Concluding Observations on Australia, El Salvador, Chad, Malawi, Somalia and Uganda Before Closing its Seventy-Fifth Session

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25 Nov 2022

Also Adopts Final Concluding Observations on Nicaragua The Committee against Torture this morning closed its seventy-fifth session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of...

UN Committee against Torture publishes findings on Australia, Chad, El Salvador, Malawi, Nicaragua, Somalia and Uganda

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25 Nov 2022

GENEVA (25 November 2022) – The UN Committee against Torture (CAT) on Friday issued its findings on Australia, Chad, El Salvador, Malawi, Somalia and Uganda after reviewing the States parties in the...

Chad: Experts alarmed by lethal use of force against protesters and call for de-escalation

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26 Oct 2022

GENEVA (26 October 2022) - UN and African Union independent experts* today condemned the lethal repression of peaceful protests over Chad’s extended political transition period and called for de...

Authorities respond violently to protests

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Press briefing notes

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21 Oct 2022

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk deplores the lethal use of force against protesters in several cities in Chad, including killings by live ammunition. Our Office has also received...

Activists: Internet shutdowns violate human rights

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19 Aug 2022

Rakhine University Students hold placards during a protest against the internet shutdown in Sittwe, Rakhine State, Western Myanmar, 2020. Ⓒ EPA-EFE/NYUNT WIN

A recent report of the UN Human Rights Office warns Government-imposed internet shutdowns cause profound damage to the daily lives of millions of people, and undermine a range of human rights, first and foremost the right to freedom of expression.

Global Update: Bachelet urges inclusion to combat "sharply escalating misery and fear"

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Speeches

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07 Mar 2022

Distinguished President, Excellencies, Colleagues and friends, The United Nations, and this Council, stand for the human rights of the world's peoples: their rights to participate in decisions, to...

Press briefing notes on Chad

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Press briefing notes

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30 Apr 2021

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Marta Hurtado Location: Geneva Date: 30 April 2021 We are deeply disturbed by the apparently disproportionate use of force – including the...