"HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS"

Democratic Republic of Congo needs international support to bolster state authority, empower judiciary, special representative tells Security Council at 8638th.

A large number of armed groups “continue to exact an intolerable toll on civilians and added to an already dire humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,” Leila Zerrougui, the top UN official in the DRC told the Security Council today and highlighted importance of supporting the new Congolese government “to strengthen state functions and its capacity to govern the country in in accordance of the rule of law.” UNIFEED

Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council, “Terrorism is a growing threat across Africa, with serious implications for peace and security everywhere." UNIFEED

Press conference by Delcy Rodríguez, Vice President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

Human rights violations against Myanmar’s ethnic minorities are continuing, top UN-appointed independent experts said on Tuesday, insisting that those responsible for abuses would face justice. UNTV CH

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said “human rights violations continued to occur in Nicaragua,” however, since the Government and the Civic Alliance for Justice and Democracy resumed dialogue, “the number of violations against life and personal integrity has decreased.” UNTV CH

The human rights situation in Venezuela continues to take a devastating toll on the people of the country and is having destabilizing effects across Latin America, UN High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet told members of the Human Rights Council today at the United Nations in Geneva. UNTV CH

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

A human rights report on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) found fewer human rights violations there in the first half of the year. While welcoming this improvement, the United Nations (UN) cautioned that the number of human rights violations committed until June remains higher than two years ago. UNIFEED

Less than a year ahead of Burundi’s presidential, parliamentary and local elections in May 2020, the UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi (COIB) raised red flags at the serious human rights violations committed in the pre-electoral climate. UNTV CH