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Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome Denmark’s Global Efforts to Combat Torture, Ask about the Use of Coercive Measures in Psychiatric Institutions and Pre-Trial Detention

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09 Nov 2023

The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the eighth periodic report of Denmark, with Committee Experts welcoming Denmark’s global efforts to combat torture and raising...

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

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09 Nov 2023

Azerbaijan GENEVA (9 November 2023) – Azerbaijan’s human rights record will be examined by the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the fourth time...

UN Human Rights Chief visits Rafah border crossing with Gaza

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08 Nov 2023

Remarks at media briefing by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk following visit to Rafah, Egypt Masa' alkhayr, good evening, I have just returned from the Rafah crossing — the symbolic...

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

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08 Nov 2023

GENEVA (8 November 2023) – The human rights record of the Russian Federation will be examined by the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the fourth...

In war-torn Sudan, a sister’s search for a disappeared brother

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08 Nov 2023

Hundreds of civilians have been forcibly disappeared in the chaos that has engulfed Sudan since fighting broke out in April. Asma, whose brother vanished without a trace, spoke before the Committee on Enforced Disappearances to tell her family’s ordeal.

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

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08 Nov 2023

Bengali version (PDF) GENEVA (8 November 2023) – Bangladesh’s human rights record will be examined by the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the...

Türk open letter to European Union highlights issues with AI Act

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Open letters

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08 Nov 2023

Mesdames, Sirs, I wish to refer to the discussions on the proposed adoption of a European Union Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act). I commend the European Union’s ambition with this proposal, which...

Gaza: Destroying civilian housing and infrastructure is an international crime, warns UN expert

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08 Nov 2023

GENEVA (8 November 2023) – The world must act now to end the horrifying and massive attacks against civilian housing and infrastructure in Gaza, which comes at a tremendous cost to human life, a UN...

A/78/338: Situation of human rights in Afghanistan - Note by the Secretary-General

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07 Nov 2023

The present report, submitted by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, builds on his previous report and covers developments, mainly from February to August 2023.

ASG Brands Kehris launch of the practice note on mediation and human rights

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07 Nov 2023

It is my privilege to be here with you to launch the Practice Note on Mediation and Human Rights, in the absence of the High Commissioner, Volker Turk. This Practice Note is a comprehensive guide that...