On the occasion of the 52nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, the Sikh community living in Europe protested in front of the headquarters of the United Nations Human Rights Council. Organizers of the protest say attacks and violence against religious minorities have increased in the country since Indian Prime Minister…
In a report to the Human Rights Council, Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor, said that “States can and should do more to protect defenders”. She stressed that 25 years after States agreed on a Declaration to promote and protect the work of human rights defenders, their contributions were often ignored. The expert who champions the work of rights defenders…
In a report to the latest session of the Human Rights Council, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights while countering terrorism, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, warned of an alarming increase in the use of “intrusive and high-risk technologies”, according to a press release issued by the UN human rights office (OHCHR). This…
Bahrain International Airport Bahrain canceled visas issued to Human Rights Watch representatives to attend an international parliamentary conference. This would be the first time since 2012 that Human Rights Watch (HRW) representatives would visit the Gulf country. The 146th session of the International Parliamentary Union (IPU) will begin in Bahrain from Saturday. HRW has permanent…
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“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…
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…
“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…
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(){…
