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

UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet told the Security Council, “decisions on peace that do not reflect women's voices, realities and rights are not sustainable,” adding that “there must be clear advocacy for and significant investment in women human rights defenders and peacebuilders.” UNIFEED

The UN Human Rights Office warned that the human rights situation in Sudan continues to be of serious concern, with peaceful protesters killed or injured on a near-daily basis by security forces, as well as a clampdown on critics of the authorities and on independent journalists. OHCHR

Prospects for women peacebuilders vastly worse than before pandemic as spoilers ramp up action aimed at silencing their voices, human rights chief warns Security Council.

Norway will hold an open debate to address how the intimidation of and violence and reprisals against women – because of their engagement in peace and security processes – threaten our shared goal of ensuring women's full, equal and meaningful participation in all stages of peace processes.

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) hailed the “historic” conviction by a German court of a senior Syrian intelligence officer, for crimes against humanity. OHCHR

Developments in Tunisia over the past month have deepened the UN Human Rights Office’s already serious concerns about the deteriorating human rights situation there, spokesperson Liz Throssell told a news briefing in Geneva on Tuesday. UNTV CH

As the death toll from the recent unrest in Kazakhstan mounts to 164, the UN Office for Human Rights (OHCHR) today requested “prompt, independent, impartial investigations into these killings and that would include whether unnecessary and disproportionated use of force was made by security forces.” UNTV CH

Given the continuing desperate plight of migrants and refugees at the Belarus-Poland border, the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) reiterated its call to both countries to urgently address this appalling situation in line with their obligations under international human rights law and refugee law. OHCHR

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) urged a “prompt, independent and thorough investigation” in Sudan into the allegations of “rape and sexual harassment, as well as the allegations of death and injury of protesters as a result of the unnecessary or disproportionate use of force, in particular use of live ammunition,” according to a spokesperson. OHCHR

UN Human Rights spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani spoke about the harsh sentencing of human rights and land rights defenders convicted of spreading anti-State propaganda in Viet Nam. UNTV CH