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Migrants must be included in all COVID-19 recovery plans – UN and regional experts

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17 Dec 2020

International Migrants Day 18 December 2020 GENEVA (17 December 2020) – Migrants and their families, no matter what their migration status, must be included in the national COVID-19 response and...

UN experts alarmed by sixth Palestinian child killing by Israeli forces in 2020, call for accountability

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17 Dec 2020

GENEVA (17 December 2020) – UN human rights experts* today called for an impartial and independent investigation into the killing of a 15-year-old boy by Israeli security forces at a West Bank protest...

15th Anniversary of the Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for Victims of Gross Violations of International Human Rights Law and Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law ‘The catalytic power of reparations’

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17 Dec 2020

Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 16 December 2020 Greetings from Geneva. I am very pleased to welcome all of you to this special event to mark, together, the 15th...

UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances registers its 1,000th urgent request to locate victims

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17 Dec 2020

GENEVA (17 December 2020) - The UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) has just registered the 1,000th urgent action request, marking a significant milestone for the mechanism. Among registered...

“It starts with the conversations you have with people around you”

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17 Dec 2020

Singaporeans are giving free haircuts to migrant workers, and worlds are intersecting and opening up.

UN experts: Bangladesh should release artist jailed over cartoons

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16 Dec 2020

GENEVA (16 December 2020) – UN human rights experts* today called on Bangladesh to immediately release celebrated cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore due to his deteriorating health condition. Mr. Kishore...

China: Shock at continued crackdown on human rights defenders and lawyers – UN expert

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16 Dec 2020

中文 GENEVA (16 December 2020) – A UN human rights expert today expressed dismay at the treatment of human rights defenders and lawyers in China, saying they continue to be charged, detained...

UN and African experts call on Central African Republic and armed groups to ensure basic rights during elections

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16 Dec 2020

GENEVA (16 December 2020) – The Central African Republic must ban hate speech and ensure respect for fundamental rights as the country heads for presidential and legislative elections on 27 December...

Human Rights Council Elects Three Vice Presidents for 2021 Bureau

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16 Dec 2020

Adopts Methods of Work for Consultative Group GENEVA, (16 December 2020) – The Human Rights Council this afternoon elected Ambassador Keva Lorraine Bain of the Bahamas, Ambassador Ali Ibn Abi Talib...

Migration: A chance to change the story

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16 Dec 2020

For too long, dehumanising narratives on migrants and migration have flooded media and public discourse. It is time to transform the old stories of hate and division into new ones about what unites us as human beings. Ahead of International Migrants Day, UN Human Rights is launching a new campaign, #StandUp4Migrants, as well as a toolbox that illustrates how we can change the story.