"OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - OHCHR"

United Nations urged the government of Zimbabwe “to find ways to continuously engage with the population about their legitimate grievances on the economic situation, and to stop cracking down on peaceful protestors.” UNTV CH

In a statement read by her spokesperson Rupert Colville today in Geneva, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet raised her concern following the escalation of violence that has taken place in recent days, in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong SAR). UNTV CH / OHCHR

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) said it was “deeply concerned that the latest restrictions in Indian administered Kashmir will exacerbate the human rights situation in the region.” UNTV CH

The United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) today said it is “deeply concerned” by the mass shootings that took place over the weekend in the US, and encouraged the authorities to “pursue their investigations into these acts and to ensure the due process guarantees.” UNTV CH

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

United Nations human rights office called on the Israeli authorities to conduct a “thorough, effective, impartial and independent investigation” into shooting a Palestinian child in the head during demonstrations in Kafr Qadum on 12 July and condemned “strongly” the execution of two Bahraini men and called upon the Bahraini authorities to establish “an official moratorium on all executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty.” UNTV CH

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

In a statement read by her spokesperson today in Geneva, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet rang the alarm at the apparent international indifference to the rising civilian death toll caused by a succession of airstrikes in Idlib and other parts of north-western Syria. UNTV CH

Briefing Security Council on Ukraine, Under-Secretary-General expresses concern over language law, ceasefire violations at 8575th meeting.

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, said today that it is deeply alarmed at death penalty sentences handed down to 30 men in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, in an appeal to the de facto Houthi authorities to dismiss the likely "politically motivated" charges. UNTV CH