“It is hard to imagine peace while State actors continue to be involved in gross human rights violations,” said Commission member Barney Afako, presenting the latest report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva. “A true demonstration of the Government’s stated commitments to peace and human rights would involve dismissing the responsible officials and initiating…
“Hope is rare now in Myanmar,” said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Volker Türk said, calling for robust support for its citizens under fire. “The disregard and contempt for human life and human rights that are continuously demonstrated by the military, constitute an outrage to the conscience of humanity,” he said. The latest…
Addressing the Human Rights Council, Nada Al-Nashif warned that serious violations of people’s basic freedoms in Eritrea have continued “and show no sign of improvement”. Military servitude In addition to the longstanding problem of indefinite military service – which intensified during the recent Tigray conflict in Ethiopia – Ms. Al-Nashif insisted that the agreed withdrawal of the Eritrean…
A court in Belarus has sentenced Nobel Prize-winning human rights activist Alice Bialitsky to 10 years in prison, the convict says, saying he was convicted for political reasons. Foreign news agencies Al Jazeera report He has been convicted on charges of tax evasion and financing protests. In this regard, the exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana…
In Belarus, Nobel Prize-winning human rights activist Alice Bialitsky was sentenced to 10 years in prison. According to a foreign news agency, Alice Bialitsky has been convicted of tax evasion and financial aid. “I was convicted for political reasons,” says Alice Bialitsky. Note that Alice Bialitsky was assigned the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022. setTimeout(function(){…
File photo Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis termed the tragic train accident as human error. According to foreign media, the Minister of Transport has also resigned from the post after the train accident. It should be noted that 38 people were killed and hundreds were injured in a train accident near the Greek city of…
The biennial panel’s theme is human rights violations relating to the use of the death penalty, in particular with respect to limiting the practice to only the most serious crimes. Promise of the Charter Volker Türk said this is ultimately about the United Nations Charter’s promise of the highest standards of protection of all human…
Speaking only days since a large majority of the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution calling for the immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine, the UN chief stressed that Russia’s decision to go to war against its neighbour on 24 February 2022 had unleashed “widespread death, destruction and displacement”. Also present at the opening…
“The findings of this report are horrifying,” said Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, during a visit to Haiti this week. “It paints a picture of how people are being harassed and terrorized by criminal gangs for months without the State being able to stop it. It can only be described as…
File photo The European Union has extended the term of its Special Representative for Human Rights, Eman Gilmour, by one year. This decision was taken unanimously by all the member states in the meeting of the European Council. Thus, the EU Special Representative for Human Rights will continue to serve until February 2024. In addition,…
