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Human Rights Council Elects Nazhat Shameem Khan of Fiji to serve as its President for 2021

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15 Jan 2021

GENEVA, (15 January 2021) - The Human Rights Council today elected Ambassador Nazhat Shameem Khan, Permanent Representative of Fiji to the United Nations Office at Geneva, to serve as its President...

CAR: Violations of human rights and international humanitarian law must be punished to prevent ongoing violence and conflict

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15 Jan 2021

Français GENEVA (15 January 2021) – A UN human rights expert said today impunity will continue to fuel violence and conflict in the Central African Republic unless perpetrators, co-perpetrators and...

Saint Lucia’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review

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15 Jan 2021

GENEVA (15 January 2021) – Saint Lucia’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the third time on Wednesday, 20 January...

Workshop on human rights helps indigenous people battle the pandemic

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15 Jan 2021

Indigenous people from several regions in Brazil took part in a workshop to help them better promote and protect their rights during the COVID-19 crisis. The workshop was led by UN Human Rights Senior Indigenous Fellows.

Mauritania’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review

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14 Jan 2021

العربية GENEVA (14 January 2021) – Mauritania’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the third time on Tuesday, 19...

Human Rights Council’s 3rd intersessional meeting for dialogue and cooperation on Human Rights and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

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14 Jan 2021

14 January 2021 (3 p.m. – 5 p.m. CET) Oral statement by Ms. Ilze Brands Kehris, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a privilege to join you in this...

An online event “Sustainable Recovery Lab: Building on human rights and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” organised by the Danish Institute for Human Rights in conjunction with the Human Rights Council’s 3rd intersessional meeting on Human Rights and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

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14 Jan 2021

14 January 2021 (12:30 – 14:30 PM CET) Opening remarks by Ms. Ilze Brands Kehris, Assistance Secretary-General for Human Rights Excellencies, Distinguished panellists, I am pleased to join you today...

Saint Kitts and Nevis’ human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review

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14 Jan 2021

GENEVA (14 January 2021) – Saint Kitts and Nevis’ human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the third time on Tuesday, 19...

Comment by UN Rights Office Spokesperson Marta Hurtado on Venezuela

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14 Jan 2021

Español Geneva, 14 January 2021 “We are deeply concerned by continuous and increasing attacks in Venezuela against civil society organizations, human rights defenders and journalists. In the latest...

Viet Nam: Arrests send chilling message before key Party meeting – UN experts

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14 Jan 2021

GENEVA (14 January 2021) – UN human rights experts said today that the heavy sentences handed down against three Vietnamese journalists and human rights defenders, just weeks ahead of a key meeting of...