"HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS"

The UN mission in Iraq (UNAMI) and the UN Human Rights office (OHCHR) published a joint report on trials conducted under Iraq’s anti-terrorism laws. UNTV CH

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

The UN Special Representative for Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, urged the Iraqi Government to “initiate a renewed push for reform” and expressed concern about “ongoing human rights violations,” according to a UN spokesperson. UNIFEED

General Assembly approves $3.07 billion programme budget as it adopts 22 resolutions, 1 decision to conclude main part of seventy-fourth session.

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

At the United Nations briefing in Geneva Rupert Colville, spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, raised concerns about the deteriorating human rights situation in Libya as well as on a new draft legislation “which risks further jeopardizing the independence of the judiciary in Poland.” UNTV CH

Decolonization and Middle East matters in focus as General Assembly adopts 38 draft resolutions and decisions upon recommendation of Fourth Committee at 47th plenary meeting.

Displaced people at a small settlement in South Sudan’s Yambio attended a forum where they learned about their human rights duties and responsibilities, including what to do when they learn about grave violations of human rights, like rape. UNMISS

In a report published today, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), said that during the recent mass protests and state of emergency in Chile, the police and army failed to adhere to international human rights norms and standards relating to management of assemblies and the use of force. UNTV CH

Speaking at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi said the case alleging genocide in Rakhine State brought against her country by the Gambia is “incomplete and misleading,” yet stressed the importance of the Court assessing the situation “dispassionately and accurately.” ICJ