"CAPITAL PUNISHMENT"

Significant progress made gathering evidence on ISIL/Da’esh crimes in Iraq, but domestic laws needed, investigating head tells Security Council.

After four years as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet held her final press conference in Geneva and said, “the profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ever-increasing effects of climate change, and the reverberating shocks of the food, fuel and finance crisis resulting from the war against Ukraine have been the three major issues” of her mandate. OHCHR

The human rights situation in Somalia came under the spotlight with the first visit of the United Nations Independent Expert Isha Dyfan who noted progress and challenges and called for more international support for human rights in the country. UNSOM

The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) called on the Government of Singapore to halt the imminent execution of two men, Roslan Bin Bakar and Pausi Bin Jefridin, who were jailed for drug offences. The two men were arrested in 2008 and convicted in 2010 on charges of drug trafficking. UNTV CH

The United Nations Human Rights office is very concerned by the situation in Yemen where all parties to the conflict continue to engage in violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law with little regard for basic rule of law principles, according to UN Human Rights spokesperson Marta Hurtado. OHCHR

High level meeting discussing the death penalty and gender dimension: exploring disadvantage and systemic barriers affecting death sentences.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

In response to a question on the verdict issued today in the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a UN spokesperson said the Secretary-General “continues to stress the need for an independent and impartial investigation into the murder to ensure full examination of and accountability for human rights violations committed in the case.” UNIFEED

Press Briefing by Agnes Callamard, Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions.

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