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Mental Health, Human Rights and Legislation: Guidance and Practice
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This joint publication by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) aims to support countries embarking on legislative reform...
International community must act to end Israel’s annexation of occupied West Bank, including east Jerusalem, and defend international law: UN experts
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GENEVA (26 July 2023) – The international community must take steps to prevent Israel’s annexation of the occupied Palestinian territory or risk being seen as accepting the Israeli Government’s...
On Ukraine, High Commissioner Türk details severe violations and calls for a just peace
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Mr President, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, The Russian Federation's invasion of Ukraine has thrown us back to an archaic era. An era when a neighbouring country’s territory could be attacked...
Istanbul Protocol: Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (2022 edition)
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This revised edition from the original 2004 version strengthens the widely recognized and highly valued Istanbul Protocol on the effective investigation into and documentation of torture and ill...
“Strengthening accountability and justice for serious violations of international law”
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Distinguished President, Excellencies, I thank Albania for organizing this important Open Debate on accountability and justice. Impunity fuels and intensifies many of the crises currently on this...
UNESCO and UN HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE Joint Statement
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As families across Yemen gathered to mark Eid al-Fitr this year, UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet urged the immediate release of two...
Torture survivors and NGO make big strides towards justice
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Thanks to universal jurisdiction — a little-used feature of international law —some of Syria’s intelligence officers face their crimes
Bachelet urges respect for international humanitarian law amid growing evidence of war crimes in Ukraine
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GENEVA (22 April 2022) – The Russian invasion nearly two months ago has plunged Ukraine into a human rights and humanitarian crisis that has devastated the lives of civilians throughout the country...
Press briefing notes on Ukraine
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GENEVA (25 February 2022) - We are gravely concerned about developments over the course of the day yesterday and overnight in Ukraine. We are receiving increasing reports of civilian casualties...