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Civilian casualties surged after peace talks began in Afghanistan – UN report

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23 Feb 2021

GENEVA/KABUL (23 February 2021) – Monitoring by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, UNAMA, and the UN Human Rights Office has revealed that despite a drop in civilians killed and injured overall...

Secretary-General Guterres calls for a global reset, "to recover better, guided by human rights"

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22 Feb 2021

العربية | 中文 | Français | Русский | Español 22 February 2021 Distinguished President of the Human Rights Council, Madam High Commissioner, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Human rights are our...

Brazil: Killing of land rights defender must be duly investigated to stop impunity, says UN expert

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22 Feb 2021

Portuguese GENEVA (22 February 2021) – The murder of land rights defender Fernando dos Santos Araújo, a key witness and survivor of the 2017 massacre of rural workers in Brazil’s Amazonia region...

Venezuela: Human rights defenders released but charges remain; criminalisation of civil society must stop

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18 Feb 2021

Español GENEVA (18 February 2021) – UN human rights experts* today welcomed the release from detention of five human rights defenders and members of NGO Azul Positivo but urged Venezuelan authorities...

Youth are standing up against racism

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Stories

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16 Feb 2021

On the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (21 March) we celebrate the young human rights defenders who, through their global engagement for equality and inclusion, build solidarity, lead change and stand up against racism.

A/HRC/46/35/Add.1: Observations on communications transmitted to Governments and replies received - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders

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Thematic reports

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15 Feb 2021

Special Session on the Human Rights Implications of the Crisis in Myanmar

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12 Feb 2021

中文 | Français | Русский | Español Myanmar Word | PDF Statement by Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif Human Rights Council 12 February 2021 Madam President, Excellencies, Dear...

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Stop extradition of rights defender at risk of torture or ill-treatment, say UN experts

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10 Feb 2021

GENEVA (10 February 2021) – UN human rights experts* today urged Bosnia and Herzegovina to halt the extradition of Musaed Al Masailim to Kuwait, where he faces 87 years’ imprisonment and risks...

Keeping women and girls in Kenya safe during COVID-19

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Stories

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02 Feb 2021

比阿特丽斯·卡萝尔（Beatrice Karore）的照片 © 比阿特丽斯·卡萝尔

Beatrice Karore, a community mobiliser who helps survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in Kenya, says that violence against women has increased during COVID-19 and uncovered unprecedented mental health needs.

Nicaragua: UN expert urges to improve protection of environmental rights defenders

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01 Feb 2021

GENEVA (1 February 2021) – A UN human rights expert has condemned the murder of indigenous environmental defender Nacilio Macario on Nicaragua's northern Caribbean coast, urging the Government to...