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UN Human Rights Office issues assessment of human rights concerns in Xinjiang, China

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31 Aug 2022

GENEVA (31 August 2022) – The UN Human Rights Office today issued an assessment of human rights concerns in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The assessment was initiated following serious...

OHCHR Assessment of human rights concerns in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People’s Republic of China

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31 Aug 2022

Note trimestrielle sur les tendances des violations et atteintes aux droits de l’homme au Mali (1 avril – 30 juin 2022) - French only

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31 Aug 2022

Colombia: Committee on Enforced Disappearances welcomes significant step to examine complaints

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31 Aug 2022

GENEVA (31 August 2022) – The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances on Wednesday welcomed the declaration by the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to recognise the Committee’s competence to...

International Day for People of African Descent - Video Message from Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

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31 Aug 2022

Dear friends, Today – the International Day for People of African Descent - is a day of celebration of the diverse heritage and contributions – political, economic, social, cultural - of people of...

A/HRC/50/19: Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran - Report of the Secretary-General

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31 Aug 2022

The present report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 76/178, in which the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to submit an interim report on the situation of human rights in...

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Commend Singapore on Ratifying the Marrakesh Treaty, Ask Questions on the Death Penalty and Access to Health Insurance

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31 Aug 2022

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Singapore on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with...

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commend Ukraine on its Commitment to Child Rights, Ask about the Mental Health of Children in Light of the War and the Evacuation of Children with Disabilities

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31 Aug 2022

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth to sixth periodic report of Ukraine under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Committee Experts...

“The journey to defend human rights never ends,” says Michelle Bachelet

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31 Aug 2022

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet reflects on the past four years as her mandate comes to an end this week.

Audio shows highlight heritage of people of African Descent and challenges they face

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31 Aug 2022

A group of musicians of African descent participate during the celebration of the official Afrocolombian Day in Cali, Colombia, 21 May 2016. The ombudsperson for the Rights of Indigenous and Ethnic Minorities, Nigeria Renteria, said that Afro-descendants have been victims of the Colombian armed conflict and have suffered the rigor of war more strongly than other communities. ©EPA-EFE/ CHRISTIAN ESCOBAR MORA

UN Human Rights has teamed up with radio stations and podcasts from around the world to commemorate the International Day for People of African Descent, engaging in conversations about their contributions and heritage as well as ongoing challenges.