"RULE OF LAW"

UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer said it was the responsibility of Saudi Arabia and Turkey to establish the facts in the case of Jamal Khashoggi adding that, “If no solution can be found in conducting a credible and objective investigation on that level, then perhaps at some point international mechanisms should get involved.” UNIFEED

The members of the Security Council reiterated their "full and unanimous" support for the peace process in Colombia and also reiterated their "serious concern" about "continued insecurity, drug trafficking and violence" in some conflict-affected areas, including the "persistent pattern" of assassinations of community and social leaders. UNIFEED

Continuing commitment critical to overcoming challenges in Colombia peace process, head of United Nations Verification Mission tells Security Council at 8368th meeting.

The head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia Jean Arnault said “reintegration in the current circumstances in Colombia is a very complex task, and both sides have an important role to play in completing it successfully.” UNIFEED

Fifty-nine Colombian nationals are being detained in Venezuela in conditions described as “beyond monstrous” by the UN human rights office (OHCHR), which has also called for an investigation into the death of a political opponent of the Government who was being held by the country’s intelligence services. UNTV CH

Nelson Mandela peace summit concludes with urgent calls for dialogue, tolerance to resolve prolonged conflicts at resumed 5th plenary meeting.

Speaking today at the United Nations in New York, Amal Clooney, human rights activist and lawyer, called on Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi to free imprisoned Reuters journalists and said “history will judge her on her response.” UNIFEED

The President of Colombia, Iván Duque, told the General Assembly that “peace is the goal of all Colombians,” but stressed that “peace must be rooted within the rule of law, combining the public goods of security as well as justice.” UNIFEED

Asked about the situation in Venezuela, the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters today that “we will continue to make very very clear that this is a failure of leadership by the Maduro government, and by Nicolás Maduro personally,” adding that “the suffering of the Venezuelans must cease.” UNIFEED

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said more than 70 countries have laws that criminalize consensual same sex relationships and “implicitly encourage prejudice, hatred and violence” against LGBT people but stressed that “laws can change.” UNIFEED