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47th session of the Human Rights CouncilPresentation of the Secretary-General's report on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran

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22 Jun 2021

Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet 22 June 2021 Distinguished President, Members of the Human Rights Council, Excellencies, Colleagues, Friends Pursuant to General...

Presentation of the annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human Rights in Nicaragua

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25 Feb 2021

Español Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights 46th session of the Human Rights Council (Statement delivered in Spanish) Geneva, 25 February 2021 Madame President, I...

Citing COVID risk, Bachelet calls on Iran to release jailed human rights defenders

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06 Oct 2020

العربية | Français | Español | Farsi فارسی Geneva (6 October 2020) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday expressed deep concern at the deteriorating situation of human...

Grantees of the UN fund for torture victims assist communities during COVID-19

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24 Jul 2020

Health workers in full PPE stand outside a municipal hall.

We highlight the work of grantees of the UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture who continue to work tirelessly to assist victims of torture, people deprived of liberty and their families during this global health crisis.

Iran: UN experts call for the urgent release from prison of human rights defender with COVID-19 symptoms

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22 Jul 2020

Farsi Version (PDF) GENEVA (22 July 2020) – Iran must release human rights defender Narges Mohammadi, reportedly ill with coronavirus symptoms, and other arbitrarily detained individuals before it is...

US: Migrants “held for processing” should be released from COVID-19 high-risk detention centres

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27 Apr 2020

Chinese | Spanish GENEVA (27 April 2020) – The US Government must urgently use readily available alternatives to detention for migrants held in overcrowded and unsanitary administrative centres to...

COVID-19: Israel must release Palestinian prisoners in vulnerable situation, say UN experts

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24 Apr 2020

Chinese | Spanish GENEVA (24 April 2020) – A group of UN human rights experts* urged Israel not to discriminate against thousands of Palestinian prisoners facing high-risk exposure to COVID-19 and to...

Iran urged to immediately release prisoners of conscience and dual and foreign nationals at risk of COVID-19

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17 Apr 2020

Chinese | French | Spanish GENEVA (17 April 2020) – UN human rights experts* today called on Iran to expand its temporary release of thousands of detainees to include prisoners of conscience and dual...

Eritrea must free political prisoners and low-risk offenders to reduce COVID-19 threat in crowded jails, says UN expert

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02 Apr 2020

Spanish GENEVA (2 April 2020) – A UN rights expert has urged Eritrea to reduce the risk of COVID-19 spreading in its overcrowded jails by immediately releasing all political prisoners, low-risk...

COVID-19: Measures needed to protect people deprived of liberty, UN torture prevention body says

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30 Mar 2020

Arabic | Chinese | French | Russian | Spanish GENEVA (30 March 2020) - The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) has issued detailed advices on a range of actions governments and...