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Colombia: UN expert Antonia Urrejola concludes second official visit

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28 Nov 2023

Antonia Urrejola, the international human rights expert appointed to identify and verify obstacles to the implementation of the 2016 Peace Agreement, concludes her second visit to Colombia today. The...

Colombia - UN human rights expert Antonia Urrejola to conduct second official visit

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20 Nov 2023

GENEVA/BOGOTA (20 November 2023) – Antonia Urrejola, the international human rights expert appointed to identify and verify the obstacles to the implementation of the 2016 Peace Agreement, will visit...

DPPA-OHCHR Practice Note: Enhancing the quality and effectiveness of mediation efforts through human rights

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01 Nov 2023

Uganda: Promoting peace and human rights through dialogue

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29 Sep 2022

A mother mourns her slain son, in Karamoja, Northern Uganda © OHCHR

An on-going disarmament campaign in North-Eastern Uganda has seen a clash between security forces and the local Karimojong community. But a quarterly Karamoja Regional Protection Meeting – KRPM, between all parties in the conflict, is ensuring a refocus on respect for human rights.

Bachelet urges meaningful dialogue in aftermath of Cote d’Ivoire election

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09 Nov 2020

Français GENEVA (9 November 2020) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Monday urged all sides in Cote d’Ivoire to refrain from incitement to violence and to engage in...

UN Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts on Yemen releases their third reportYemen: A Pandemic of Impunity in a Tortured Land

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09 Sep 2020

العربية GENEVA / BEIRUT (9 September 2020) – After six unremitting years of armed conflict, all parties continue to show no regard for international law or the lives, dignity, and rights of people in...

Bachelet welcomes Sudan peace deal, urges accountability

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01 Sep 2020

العربية | Français GENEVA (1 September 2020) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has welcomed the signing of a peace deal between the Transitional Government of Sudan and the...

Central African Republic: UN expert calls for urgent ceasefire to protect population from COVID-19

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26 Mar 2020

French | Spanish GENEVA (26 March 2020) – The Central African Republic (CAR) is struck by the COVID-19 pandemic and is heading towards a certain health disaster if hostilities do not stop...

UN Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar exposes military business ties, calls for targeted sanctions and arms embargoes

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05 Aug 2019

Myanmar Language (PDF) Audio Rohingya language ( Abridged version, in case of discrepancy, the English version shall prevail ) GENEVA (5 August 2019) – The U.N. Independent International Fact-Finding...

Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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09 Jul 2019

Statement by Mr. Andrew Gilmour, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights 41st Human Rights Council session - Item 10 9 July 2019 Mr. President, Excellencies, It is an honour to again engage with...