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Libya must take decisive steps to address serious rights violations, UN Fact-Finding Mission on Libya says

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29 Jan 2023

TRIPOLI/TUNIS (29 January 2023) – Libyan authorities must take decisive steps to provide justice and redress to the vast number of victims suffering from longstanding violations of human rights and...

Eswatini: Experts condemn killing of human rights defender Thulani Maseko, demand accountability

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26 Jan 2023

GENEVA (26 January 2023) – UN and African Union experts* today condemned the killing of human rights defender and lawyer Thulani Maseko in Eswatini as “abhorrent” and demanded an impartial...

The Policy Options for Transitional Justice in Ethiopia

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26 Jan 2023

The International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia acknowledges the publication by the Government of Ethiopia of its draft Policy Options for Transitional Justice, dated January 2023...

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

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26 Jan 2023

GENEVA (26 January 2023) – Japan’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the fourth time on Tuesday, 31 January 2023...

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

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25 Jan 2023

GENEVA (25 January 2023) – Zambia’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the fourth time on Monday, 30 January 2023...

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

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25 Jan 2023

Urdu version (PDF) GENEVA (25 January 2023) – Pakistan’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the fourth time on...

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

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24 Jan 2023

Italian version (PDF) German version (PDF) Switzerland’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the fourth time on...

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

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23 Jan 2023

GENEVA (23 January 2023) – Benin’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the fourth time on Thursday, 26 January 2023...

Türk: More is needed to expand support for human rights

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23 Jan 2023

Cover photo of un Human Rights Annual Appeal 2023. A young girl wearing a headscarf cups her hands around her mouth as she shouts during a protest in Beirut, Lebanon, 10 February 2021 © Florient Zwein/Reuters

In the 75th anniversary year of the Universal Declaration for Human Rights, the High Commissioner launches a USD 452 million funding appeal for 2023, urging donors to support his Office and renew determination on action to address human rights issues.

The Republic of Korea’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review

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23 Jan 2023

Korean Version (PDF) GENEVA (23 January 2023) – The Republic of Korea’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the...