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Press briefing notes on Eswatini

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06 Jul 2021

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Liz Throssell Location: Geneva Date: 6 July 2021 The eruption of violence in the Kingdom of Eswatini in recent days is deeply concerning...

Human Rights Council holds separate interactive dialogues with the Working Group of Experts on people of African descent and on the Secretary-General’s report on alleged reprisals.

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12 Jun 2021

30 September 2020 The Human Rights Council this afternoon held separate interactive dialogues with the Working Group of Experts on people of African descent and on the Secretary-General’s report on...

Press Briefing Notes on Philippines

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09 Mar 2021

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 9 march 2021 We are appalled by the apparently arbitrary killing of nine activists in simultaneous...

Press briefing notes on Viet Nam

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08 Jan 2021

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 8 January 2021 On Tuesday, 5 January, three independent journalists in Viet Nam received severe...

Human rights: Reported reprisals continue unabated, says UN

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30 Sep 2020

NEW YORK/GENEVA (30 September 2020) – The UN Human Rights Office said Wednesday that it is consistently receiving information on intimidation and reprisals against victims, members of civil society...

Human Rights Council holds separate interactive dialogues with the Working Group of Experts on people of African descent and on the Secretary-General’s report on alleged reprisals.

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Statements

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30 Sep 2020

ARRIA formula meeting of the Security Council by Ilze Brands Kehris on “Reprisals against women human rights defenders and women peacebuilders who engage with the Security Council and its subsidiary bodies”Statement by Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights

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21 Feb 2020

21 February 2020 New York Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to thank the Permanent Missions of the Dominican Republic and the United Kingdom for organizing and Belgium, Estonia and...

Statement by Ilze Brands Kehris, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Roundtable on reprisals against human rights defenders, including those who cooperate with the United Nations

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10 Feb 2020

10 February 2020, 16:00 – 17:00 Conference Room 9, UNHQ Thank you for the opportunity to speak at this roundtable. I wish to thank the Delegation of the European Union and especially Mr. Eamon Gilmore...

Reported reprisals increase against those who cooperate with the UN

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20 Dec 2019

“People around the world are punished for cooperating with the UN, punished for cooperating with mechanisms set up by Member States,” said Assistant-Secretary General for Human Rights Andrew Gilmour. “The fact that most of the punishment is carried out by Member States has always seemed to me strikingly wrong.”

Myanmar: UN expert calls for tolerance and safety from reprisals after online threats to activists

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10 Dec 2019

GENEVA (10 December 2019) – The UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, has condemned online threats against activists campaigning for justice and accountability, urging the Government and...