"HUMAN RIGHTS"

General Assembly, Security Council elect judge to International Court of Justice at 97th plenary meeting.

The General Assembly and Security Council elected Yuji Iwasawa of Japan to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. UNIFEED

Following the publishing of the United Nations (UN) report on the human rights situation in Venezuela, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said “the human rights situation of the people of Venezuela is dismal” and urged the Government and the international community to take immediate action to prevent further deterioration.” OHCHR

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

UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights Philip Alston said the contrast in the United States is “striking” as the country has 25 percent of the world’s billionaires and a “massive tax break which has made the wealthy much richer than they were before, but at the same time you have 40 million people living in poverty.” UNTV CH

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) said today (22 Jun) “credible, shocking accounts of extrajudicial killings” and impunity for perpetrators indicate that the rule of law “is virtually absent” and called for an international inquiry into the alleged violations. UNTV CH

Addressing the United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit in New York, the Secretary General’s Chef de Cabinet, Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, said “police personnel and policing assistance have made immense contributions to peace and stability.” She called for an increase in the participation of women police officers in peacekeeping, “both in numbers and in leading positions.” UNIFEED

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

UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression David Kaye said Governments and private companies policing online content must ensure it is done transparently using existing legal processes. OHCHR

International Criminal Court prosecutor presses for more active Security Council role in supporting arrest and transfer of indicted fugitives, at 8290th meeting.