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“Their fighting spirit has stayed with us”
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On 19 August, World Humanitarian Day, UN Human Rights remembers our fallen colleagues, family and friends who lost their lives in the pursuit of human rights, for all of us.
Türk announces closure of UN Human Rights office in Uganda
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GENEVA (4 August 2023) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk today expressed deep regret at the closure of his office in Uganda, following the Government’s decision not to renew the Host...
Annual Report 2022: Impact amid crises
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UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said 2022 achievements show his office is a major contributor to stability and development.
Rosa Logar - Four decades of advocating for women's rights
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Rosa Logar, is a leading voice for the protection against violence towards women. She participated in ensuring women's rights were acknowledged in the first ever World Conference on Human Rights -...
Combatting modern slavery - Requires new human rights defenders
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Mariana de la Fuente, fights against slave labour and human trafficking in Brazil. According to ILO, more than 57,000 workers in Brazil were rescued in conditions similar to slavery – between 2003 to...
South Sudan - Transition period end in sight
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South Sudan’s transitional grace period as spelled out in the country’s peace agreement, ends in 2024. Yet, the world’s youngest nation is not quite on track to have its all its national institutions...
Shyami Puvimanasinghe - inequalities: the quest for justice and the right to development
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Shyami Puvimanasinghe, has seen poverty in her home country of Sri Lanka to distant places like Somalia. This propelled her to advocate for justice and the right to development. Hear from Shyami, a...
Let's talk human rights with Facundo Chavez Penillas
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An accident at the age of 15 changed his life. Facundo Chavez Penillas, says, "there is no better way of promoting change than facing others with that otherness." Facundo, advocates for rights of...
UN Human Rights chief Volker Türk deplores expulsion of representative from Mali
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GENEVA (6 February 2023) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Monday said he was deeply disturbed by the Malian authorities’ decision to declare the top UN Human Rights...