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The UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Jeremy Laurence said that the arrest, detention, and sentencing of human rights defenders in Viet Nam who advocate for the environment and the country’s transition to clean-energy use raises serious concerns “not only with respect to the charges leveled against them but also the conduct of their trials.” UNTV CH

Almost 89,000 residents of the Karabakh region - roughly half of the region’s population - have moved to Armenia since last week’s flare-up in fighting there and the total number of arrivals could rise to 120,000 in coming days, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said. UNTV CH

A recent Brazilian Supreme Court ruling in favour of a case brought by Indigenous Peoples to reject time restrictions on claiming rights to their ancestral land is very encouraging. UNTV CH

Comentando a recente decisão do Supremo Tribunal Federal do Brasil contra os esforços para impor um limite de tempo para a demarcação de terras indígenas, a porta-voz de Direitos Humanos, Marta Hurtado disse, “a recente decisão do Supremo Tribunal Federal do Brasil a favor de um caso apresentado por povos indígenas para rejeitar restrições temporais na reivindicação de direitos às suas terras ancestrais é muito encorajadora.” UNIFEED

Protracted conflict across Mali, along with internal displacement and limited humanitarian access are among the unprecedented risks threatening the country’s most vulnerable youngsters, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said. UNTV CH

Launching the report on human rights in Myanmar, UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said, “We are faced here with a system of ruthless repression designed to coerce and subjugate its people and to erode a society so that the narrow interests of a kleptocratic elite are preserved.” UNTV CH

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) raised concerns over the movement of a large number of civilians to Armenia as a result of the recent hostilities in the region. UNTV CH

The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine is concerned by the continuous evidence of war crimes committed by the Russian armed forces in Ukraine and the suffering of the people in Ukraine who have been continuing to cope with the loss and injury of loved ones, large-scale destruction, as well as economic hardship that have resulted from it, the investigators said in their latest report. UNTV CH

The UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk welcomed the passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill in India, which will reserve one third of seats in national and state parliaments for women, a spokesperson said. UNTV CH

UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani said, “we deeply regret the Iranian parliament’s passing of the new Chastity and Hijab Bill which vastly increases jail terms and provides for crushing fines on women and girls who do not obey the compulsory dress code.” UNTV CH